10-letter words containing p, e, t, i
- psalterium — the omasum.
- pseudosuit — /soo'doh-s[y]oot"/ A suit wannabee; a hacker who has decided that he wants to be in management or administration and begins wearing ties, sport coats, and (shudder!) suits voluntarily. It's his funeral. See also lobotomy.
- psilophyte — any plant that is adapted to grow well in the dry savannah
- psittacine — of or relating to parrots.
- pterylosis — the arrangement of feathers on a bird
- ptolemaist — an adherent or advocate of the Ptolemaic system of astronomy.
- ptolemy ii — (surnamed Philadelphus) 309?–247? b.c, king of Egypt 285–247? (son of Ptolemy I).
- pulsimeter — an instrument for measuring the strength or quickness of the pulse.
- punishment — the act of punishing.
- punitively — serving for, concerned with, or inflicting punishment: punitive laws; punitive action.
- puntillero — (in bullfighting) a worker, or assistant, who gives the coup de grâce to the fallen bull with a puntilla.
- puppetlike — resembling a puppet
- purgatives — purging or cleansing, especially by causing evacuation of the bowels.
- purgatoire — a river in SE Colorado, flowing NE to the Arkansas River. 186 miles (299 km) long.
- puritanize — to (cause to) behave like a puritan
- putatively — commonly regarded as such; reputed; supposed: the putative boss of the mob.
- putrescine — a colourless crystalline amine produced by decaying animal matter; 1,4-diaminobutane. Formula: H2N(CH2)4NH2
- puy lentil — a greyish-green variety of lentil that retains its shape after cooking
- pyrethroid — any of several synthetic compounds that are similar to but more persistent than natural pyrethrins.
- pyrolusite — a common mineral, manganese dioxide, MnO 2 , the principal ore of manganese, used in various manufactures, as a decolorizer of brown or green tints in glass, and as a depolarizer in dry-cell batteries.
- pyroxenite — any rock composed essentially, or in large part, of pyroxene of any kind.
- pyrrhotite — a common mineral, iron sulfide, approximately FeS but variable because of a partial absence of ferrous ions, occurring in massive and in crystal forms with a bronze color and metallic luster; magnetic pyrites: generally slightly magnetic.
- pythogenic — originating from filth or putrescence.
- quicksteps — Plural form of quickstep.
- quintupled — Simple past tense and past participle of quintuple.
- quintuples — Plural form of quintuple.
- quintuplet — any group or combination of five, especially of the same kind.
- quintuplex — fivefold; quintuple.
- quivertips — Plural form of quivertip.
- qwertyuiop — Filler text.
- rain-swept — A rain-swept place is a place where it is raining heavily.
- rapidwrite — (language, tool) A method for translating set of abbreviations into the much more verbose COBOL code.
- rapier wit — ability to deliver witty and cutting remarks
- re-baptism — a new or second baptism
- re-baptize — to baptize (someone) again
- readoption — the adoption of something or someone again
- receipting — a written acknowledgment of having received, or taken into one's possession, a specified amount of money, goods, etc.
- receptible — adapted to or suitable for reception.
- redemption — an act of redeeming or atoning for a fault or mistake, or the state of being redeemed.
- redemptive — serving to redeem.
- redispatch — to send off or away with speed, as a messenger, telegram, body of troops, etc.
- reef point — one of several short lengths of line stitched through a sail for tying a reef
- reinspirit — to give a new spirit to; inspirit anew
- repaginate — to indicate the sequence of pages in (a book, manuscript, etc.) by placing numbers or other characters on each leaf; to number the pages of.
- repair kit — a set of items, instructions, etc designed to assist with the repair of a specific thing
- reparation — the making of amends for wrong or injury done: reparation for an injustice.
- reparative — tending to repair; repairing; mending.
- repatriate — to bring or send back (a person, especially a prisoner of war, a refugee, etc.) to his or her country or land of citizenship.
- repentigny — a town in S Quebec, in E Canada: suburb of Montreal.
- repertoire — the list of dramas, operas, parts, pieces, etc., that a company, actor, singer, or the like, is prepared to perform.