10-letter words containing p, l, i, g
- nonplusing — Present participle of nonplus.
- oligophagy — the condition of feeding on a limited range of foodstuffs, esp plants
- oligopsony — the market condition that exists when there are few buyers, as a result of which they can greatly influence price and other market factors.
- opalescing — Present participle of opalesce.
- opposingly — to act against or provide resistance to; combat.
- optologist — a person who tests eyes for lenses
- outleaping — Present participle of outleap.
- outplaying — Present participle of outplay.
- palagonite — a yellow basaltic glass
- palavering — a conference or discussion.
- paraglider — Also called parawing. a steerable glider with inflatable wings proposed for use as an emergency vehicle for travel between a space station and the earth or for the recovery of rocket boosters.
- paralogism — argument violating principles of valid reasoning.
- paralogize — to draw conclusions that do not follow logically from a given set of assumptions.
- paraplegia — paralysis of both lower limbs due to spinal disease or injury.
- paraplegic — paralysis of both lower limbs due to spinal disease or injury.
- parchingly — to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do.
- party girl — a girl or woman who is interested in little else besides attending parties.
- pathologic — of or relating to pathology.
- patrolling — (of a police officer, soldier, etc.) to pass along a road, beat, etc., or around or through a specified area in order to maintain order and security.
- pedologist — the scientific study of the nature and development of children.
- pelagius i — died a.d. 561, pope 556–561.
- pelargonic — of or derived from a pelargonium or pelargonic acid.
- penologist — the study of the punishment of crime, in both its deterrent and its reformatory aspects.
- pergelisol — permafrost.
- perigonial — of or pertaining to a perigon
- permillage — a rate or proportion per thousand. Compare percentage (def 1).
- perplexing — to cause to be puzzled or bewildered over what is not understood or certain; confuse mentally: Her strange response perplexed me.
- persiflage — light, bantering talk or writing.
- phalangist — a member of a Lebanese Christian paramilitary organization founded in 1936 and originally based on similar ideas to the fascist Falange in Spain
- phlegmasia — a condition characterized by swelling, pain, and redness
- phlegmatic — not easily excited to action or display of emotion; apathetic; sluggish.
- phlegmonic — relating to or having the characteristics of a phlegmon
- phlogistic — Pathology. inflammatory.
- phlogiston — a nonexistent chemical that, prior to the discovery of oxygen, was thought to be released during combustion.
- phlogopite — a magnesium-rich mica mineral, usually yellowish-brown, but sometimes reddish-brown.
- phylogenic — the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
- physiology — the branch of biology dealing with the functions and activities of living organisms and their parts, including all physical and chemical processes.
- pier glass — a tall mirror, often full-length, intended to be set between windows.
- piercingly — loud or shrill, as the quality of a voice.
- pig island — New Zealand
- pigeonhole — one of a series of small, open compartments, as in a desk, cabinet, or the like, used for filing or sorting papers, letters, etc.
- pilgarlick — a bald person; a person looked upon with humorous contempt or mock pity
- pilgrimage — a journey, especially a long one, made to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion: a pilgrimage to Lourdes.
- pilgrimize — to go on a pilgrimage
- pillorying — a wooden framework erected on a post, with holes for securing the head and hands, formerly used to expose an offender to public derision.
- pilot flag — the flag symbolizing the letter G in the International Code of Signals, flown by itself to request a pilot from a pilot service: a flag of three yellow and three blue vertical stripes.
- pinchingly — in a mean or pinching way
- ping-flood — (networking) To flood another user with ping requests.
- pipelining — pipeline
- pixelating — in computer graphics and digital photography, to cause (an image) to break up into pixels, as by overenlarging the image: When enlarging a photograph, first increase the resolution to avoid pixelating it.