10-letter words containing p, l, e, i
- impugnable — to challenge as false (another's statements, motives, etc.); cast doubt upon.
- in plaster — If you have a leg or arm in plaster, you have a cover made of plaster of Paris around your leg or arm, in order to protect a broken bone and allow it to mend.
- inceptisol — a soil so young that horizons have just begun to form: especially prevalent in tundra areas.
- incomplete — not complete; lacking some part.
- inculpable — not culpable; blameless; guiltless.
- inculpated — Simple past tense and past participle of inculpate.
- inculpates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inculpate.
- indophenol — a quinonimine derivative that is the parent substance of the blue and green indophenol dyes.
- inexpertly — not expert; unskilled.
- inexpiable — not to be expiated; not allowing for expiation or atonement: an inexpiable crime.
- inexpiably — In an inexpiable manner or degree; permitting no atonement.
- inexplicit — not explicit or clear; not clearly stated.
- inlet pipe — a pipe that allows a substance to enter a machine or device
- inoperable — not operable or practicable.
- inpossible — Obsolete spelling of impossible.
- inspirable — capable of being inspired.
- interglyph — a surface between two grooves, as on a triglyph.
- interloped — Simple past tense and past participle of interlope.
- interloper — a person who interferes or meddles in the affairs of others: He was an athiest who felt like an interloper in this religious gathering.
- interlopes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interlope.
- interplant — to plant (a crop) among another crop, or to plant (land) with a variety of crops
- interplays — Plural form of interplay.
- interplead — to litigate with each other in order to determine which of two parties is the rightful claimant against a third party.
- interpolar — connecting or being between poles: an interpolar flight.
- interposal — (dated) interposure.
- intraplate — (geology) Taking place within a single tectonic plate.
- intrepidly — In an intrepid manner; fearlessly; daringly; resolutely.
- irish pale — pale2 (def 6).
- isocephaly — (of a composition) having the heads of all figures on approximately the same level.
- isoplethic — Relating to isopleths.
- italophile — a person who admires Italian customs, traditions, etc.
- j particle — an early name for the J/psi particle.
- joe public — also Joe Bloggs; US = John Q. Public
- juliet cap — a skullcap, often set with pearls or other gems, worn by women for semiformal or bridal wear.
- keep vigil — If someone keeps a vigil or keeps vigil somewhere, they remain there quietly for a period of time, especially at night, for example because they are praying or are making a political protest.
- keep-alive — (communications) A short message sent periodically on a communication channel that would otherwise time out and close due to inactivity.
- kelyphitic — as in kelyphitic rim, a mineral shell enclosing another mineral in an igneous rock
- kick plate — a metal plate fastened to the bottom of a door to resist blows and scratches.
- kick pleat — an inverted pleat extending upward 6 to 10 inches (15 to 25 cm) from the hemline at the back of a narrow skirt, to allow freedom in walking.
- killer app — a highly innovative, very powerful, or extremely useful computer application; esp one sufficiently important as to justify purchase of the equipment or software
- kiloampère — one thousand amperes
- kiloparsec — a unit of distance, equal to 1000 parsecs. Abbreviation: kpc.
- kilt pleat — a large vertical pleat overlapping one adjoining pleat and being overlapped by the other, as on a kilt.
- kriegspiel — (sometimes initial capital letter) a game using small figures and counters that represent troops, ships, etc., played on a map or miniature battlefield, developed for teaching military tactics to officers.
- laeotropic — oriented or coiled in a leftward direction, as a left-spiraling snail shell.
- lagniappes — Plural form of lagniappe.
- laid paper — paper with fine parallel and cross lines produced in manufacturing.
- laloplegia — paralysis of the speech organs in which the tongue is not affected.
- lampadaire — a pedestal of the Empire period for a lamp or candelabrum.
- lapidaries — Plural form of lapidary.