10-letter words containing p, l, i, e, s
- geophilous — Zoology. terrestrial, as certain snails.
- geospatial — Relating to or denoting data that is associated with a particular location.
- gospellize — to evangelise
- gypsophile — any plant living or thriving in soil containing gypsum.
- half snipe — jacksnipe (def 1).
- halophiles — Plural form of halophile.
- heelpieces — Plural form of heelpiece.
- heliopause — the boundary of the heliosphere.
- heliopolis — Biblical name On. an ancient ruined city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta.
- helioscope — a telescope for viewing the sun, adapted to protect the eye of the viewer from the sun's glare.
- hemophilus — a genus of rod-shaped, parasitic, hemophilic bacteria, certain species of which, as H. influenzae or H. suis, are pathogenic for humans and animals.
- heraldship — the office or position of a herald
- herophilus — died ?280 bc, Greek anatomist in Alexandria. He was the first to distinguish sensory from motor nerves
- homophiles — Plural form of homophile.
- hospitable — receiving or treating guests or strangers warmly and generously: a hospitable family.
- hospitaler — a member of the religious and military order (Knights Hospitalers or Knights of St. John of Jerusalem) originating about the time of the first Crusade (1096–99) and taking its name from a hospital at Jerusalem.
- hospitalet — a city in NE Spain, near Barcelona.
- hotel ship — a ship which is moored and used as a hotel
- hypalgesia — decreased sensitivity to pain (opposed to hyperalgesia).
- hyperlinks — Plural form of hyperlink.
- idle speed — engine's slowest speed
- impassable — not passable; not allowing passage over, through, along, etc.: Heavy snow made the roads impassable.
- impassible — incapable of suffering pain.
- impersonal — not personal; without reference or connection to a particular person: an impersonal remark.
- implements — Plural form of implement.
- implexuous — not simple; complicated
- implicates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of implicate.
- impossible — not possible; unable to be, exist, happen, etc.
- 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.
- inculpates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inculpate.
- inpossible — Obsolete spelling of impossible.
- inspirable — capable of being inspired.
- interlopes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interlope.
- interplays — Plural form of interplay.
- interposal — (dated) interposure.
- irish pale — pale2 (def 6).
- isocephaly — (of a composition) having the heads of all figures on approximately the same level.
- isoplethic — Relating to isopleths.
- kiloparsec — a unit of distance, equal to 1000 parsecs. Abbreviation: kpc.
- 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.
- lagniappes — Plural form of lagniappe.
- lapidaries — Plural form of lapidary.
- lapidifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lapidify.
- leadership — the position or function of a leader, a person who guides or directs a group: He managed to maintain his leadership of the party despite heavy opposition. Synonyms: administration, management, directorship, control, governorship, stewardship, hegemony.
- lectorship — a lecturer in a college or university.
- legateship — The office or authority of a legate.
- leptosomic — a person of asthenic build.
- leptospira — any of several spirally shaped, aerobic bacteria of the genus Leptospira, certain species of which are pathogenic for human beings.
- leptospire — Any bacterium of the genus Leptospira.