10-letter words containing p, i, l, u
- simplicius — Saint, died a.d. 483, pope 468–483.
- sipunculid — an invertebrate of the phylum Sipuncula, comprising the peanut worms.
- slip gauge — a very accurately ground block of hardened steel used to measure a gap with close accuracy: used mainly in tool-making and inspection
- slush pile — a collection of unsolicited manuscripts submitted to a publisher.
- soil group — one of a number of soil classes having the same kinds of horizons in the same sequence and under similar moisture and temperature regimes.
- speciously — apparently good or right though lacking real merit; superficially pleasing or plausible: specious arguments.
- spelunking — to explore caves, especially as a hobby.
- spherulite — a rounded aggregate of radiating crystals found in obsidian and other glassy igneous rocks.
- spiculated — covered with spicules or needle-like
- spinnerule — part of the spinneret of a spider
- spirituals — of, relating to, or consisting of spirit; incorporeal.
- spittlebug — the nymph of the froghopper, which surrounds itself with a frothy mass.
- sprightful — sprightly.
- spuriously — not genuine, authentic, or true; not from the claimed, pretended, or proper source; counterfeit.
- stipulated — to make an express demand or arrangement as a condition of agreement (often followed by for).
- strip club — strip joint.
- suboptimal — being below an optimal level or standard.
- sulphatise — to convert into a sulfate, as by the roasting of ores.
- sulphonium — the hypothetical univalent radical -SH3
- sulphoxide — any compound containing a sulphinyl group (SO) and a hydrocarbon radical
- sulphurise — to combine, treat, or impregnate with sulfur.
- sulphurize — to combine or treat with sulphur or a sulphur compound
- sun pillar — a halo phenomenon in which a vertical streak of light appears above and below the sun, believed to be caused by the reflection of sunlight by ice crystals with vertical axes.
- supercilia — the fillet above the cyma of a cornice.
- superelite — (often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- superfluid — a fluid that exhibits frictionless flow, very high heat conductivity, and other unusual physical properties, helium below 2.186 K being the only known example.
- superhelix — a coil formed by intertwined helical DNA or by protein chains.
- superiorly — higher in station, rank, degree, importance, etc.: a superior officer.
- superlight — extremely light
- superliner — an ocean liner of relatively great size or speed.
- supertitle — (especially in opera production) a translation of a segment of the libretto or other text or sometimes a brief summary of the plot projected onto a screen above the stage during a performance.
- suppletion — the use in inflection or derivation of an allomorph that is not related in form to the primary allomorph of a morpheme, as the use of better as the comparative of good.
- suppletive — serving as an inflected form of a word with a totally different stem, as went, the suppletive past of go.
- suppliance — appeal; entreaty; plea; supplication: He knelt in an attitude of suppliance.
- suppliancy — suppliance2 .
- suppliants — a tragedy (c463 b.c.) by Aeschylus.
- supplicant — supplicating.
- supplicate — to pray humbly; make humble and earnest entreaty or petition.
- supravital — pertaining to or involving a staining method for a preparation of living cells.
- surplusing — something that remains above what is used or needed.
- symphilous — of or relating to symphilism
- tamaulipas — a state in NE Mexico, bordering on the Gulf of Mexico. 30,731 sq. mi. (79,595 sq. km). Capital: Ciudad Victoria.
- the pulpit — the preaching of the Christian message
- theophilus — a walled plain in the 4th quadrant of the face of the moon: about 65 miles (105 km) in diameter.
- trickle-up — noting or pertaining to the theory that monetary benefits directed toward small businesses and the poor will gradually pass up to big business and the rich.
- tulip tree — Also called tulip poplar, yellow poplar. a tall tree, Liriodendron tulipifera, of the magnolia family, native to the eastern U.S., having large, cup-shaped, green and orange flowers: the state tree of Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee.
- turcophile — a person who favors or admires Turkey, Turkish customs, or Turks.
- turkophile — a person who favors or admires Turkey, Turkish customs, or Turks.
- ultrarapid — extraordinarily quick or fast
- un-spliced — to join together or unite (two ropes or parts of a rope) by the interweaving of strands.