10-letter words containing p, l, e, a, t
- cell plate — (in plant cells) a plate that develops at the midpoint between the two groups of chromosomes in a dividing cell and that is involved in forming the wall between the two new daughter cells.
- cephalitis — encephalitis.
- chainplate — a metal plate on the side of a vessel, to which the shrouds are attached
- chaptalize — to add sugar to (a fermenting wine) to increase the alcohol content
- clap skate — a type of speed skate with a blade attached at the heel by a hinge, allowing the full length of the blade to remain on the ice for a longer time and increasing skating speed.
- clapometer — a device that measures applause
- claret cup — an iced drink made of claret, brandy, lemon, sugar, and sometimes sherry, Curaçao, etc
- coal depot — a place at which coal may be deposited, stored, etc
- coleoptera — the largest order in the animal kingdom; the beetles
- colportage — the work of a colporteur.
- compatable — Misspelling of compatible.
- compatible — If things, for example systems, ideas, and beliefs, are compatible, they work well together or can exist together successfully.
- complacent — A complacent person is very pleased with themselves or feels that they do not need to do anything about a situation, even though the situation may be uncertain or dangerous.
- complanate — having a flattened or compressed aspect
- complicate — To complicate something means to make it more difficult to understand or deal with.
- computable — computability theory
- conceptual — Conceptual means related to ideas and concepts formed in the mind.
- cone plant — any dwarf succulent of the genus Conophytum, native to southern Africa.
- contraplex — relating to the transmission of two messages in opposite directions simultaneously
- copulative — serving to join or unite
- cospectral — (mathematics) isospectral.
- cycle path — A cycle path is a special path on which people can travel by bicycle separately from motor vehicles.
- d particle — D meson.
- deathplace — the place at which a person dies: Lincoln is buried in Illinois, but his deathplace was Washington, D.C.
- deceptable — Vulnerable to deception.
- deck plate — a purlin plate at the edge of a deck.
- delipidate — To remove the lipids from.
- deoppilate — to remove obstructions (from)
- depilation — to remove the hair from (hides, skin, etc.).
- depilatory — Depilatory substances and processes remove unwanted hair from your body.
- depletable — to decrease seriously or exhaust the abundance or supply of: The fire had depleted the game in the forest. Extravagant spending soon depleted his funds.
- depopulate — To depopulate an area means to greatly reduce the number of people living there.
- deportable — liable to deportation
- despotical — of, relating to, or of the nature of a despot or despotism; autocratic; tyrannical.
- deutoplasm — nutritive material in a cell, esp the yolk in a developing ovum
- dilapidate — to cause or allow (a building, automobile, etc.) to fall into a state of disrepair, as by misuse or neglect (often used passively): The house had been dilapidated by neglect.
- dipetalous — bipetalous.
- diplomates — Plural form of diplomate.
- disculpate — (transitive) To free from blame or the imputation of a fault; to exculpate.
- disputable — capable of being disputed; debatable; questionable.
- disulphate — a salt of pyrosulfuric acid, as sodium disulfate, Na 2 S 2 O 7 .
- doorplates — Plural form of doorplate.
- double tap — an act of firing a gun twice in rapid succession
- drawplates — Plural form of drawplate.
- drop table — a tabletop hinged to a wall, held in a horizontal position by a bracket while in use.
- duplicated — a copy exactly like an original.
- duplicates — Plural form of duplicate.
- east islip — a town on the S shore of Long Island, in SE New York.
- echo plate — (in sound recording or broadcasting) an electromechanical device for producing echo and reverberation effects
- ecliptical — Astronomy. the great circle formed by the intersection of the plane of the earth's orbit with the celestial sphere; the apparent annual path of the sun in the heavens. an analogous great circle on a terrestrial globe.