10-letter words containing p, l, y, i
- polyprotic — (of an acid) having two or more transferable protons.
- polytheism — the doctrine of or belief in more than one god or in many gods.
- polytheist — the doctrine of or belief in more than one god or in many gods.
- ponytailed — having a ponytail
- popularity — the quality or fact of being popular.
- positively — with certainty; absolutely: The statement is positively true.
- postliminy — the right by which persons and things taken in war are restored to their former status when coming again under the power of the nation to which they belonged.
- potability — fit or suitable for drinking: potable water.
- praisingly — in a praising manner; with praise
- prankingly — showily, in an ostentatious or pranking manner
- prankishly — in a prankish manner, mischievously
- preciously — of high price or great value; very valuable or costly: precious metals.
- preholiday — relating to the period before a holiday
- prepyloric — the opening between the stomach and the duodenum.
- prequalify — to provide with proper or necessary skills, knowledge, credentials, etc.; make competent: to qualify oneself for a job.
- previously — coming or occurring before something else; prior: the previous owner.
- pridefully — a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
- primevally — of or relating to the first age or ages, especially of the world: primeval forms of life.
- princessly — resembling a princess
- pristinely — in a pristine manner
- privy seal — (in Great Britain) the seal affixed to grants, documents, etc., that are to pass the great seal, and to documents of less importance that do not require the great seal.
- pro-family — that favors or benefits families
- proclivity — natural or habitual inclination or tendency; propensity; predisposition: a proclivity to meticulousness.
- prodigally — wastefully or recklessly extravagant: prodigal expenditure.
- profitably — yielding profit; remunerative: a profitable deal.
- profligacy — shameless dissoluteness.
- prowlingly — in the manner of a prowl
- proximally — situated toward the point of origin or attachment, as of a limb or bone. Compare distal (def 1).
- psilocybin — a hallucinogenic crystalline solid, C 1 2 H 1 7 N 2 O 4 P, obtained from the mushroom Psilocybe mexicana.
- psilophyte — any plant that is adapted to grow well in the dry savannah
- pterylosis — the arrangement of feathers on a bird
- ptolemy ii — (surnamed Philadelphus) 309?–247? b.c, king of Egypt 285–247? (son of Ptolemy I).
- public eye — public attention or notice; limelight: a politician who keeps out of the public eye.
- punitively — serving for, concerned with, or inflicting punishment: punitive laws; punitive action.
- puppy mill — farm where dogs are bred
- purblindly — in a purblind manner
- pursuingly — in a pursuing manner
- putatively — commonly regarded as such; reputed; supposed: the putative boss of the mob.
- puy lentil — a greyish-green variety of lentil that retains its shape after cooking
- puzzlingly — in a puzzling manner
- pycnocline — a layer, zone, or gradient of changing density, esp. a thin layer of ocean water with a density that increases rapidly with depth
- pyrazoline — any of the group of heterocyclic compounds containing three carbon atoms, two adjacent nitrogen atoms, and one double bond in the ring.
- pyrolusite — a common mineral, manganese dioxide, MnO 2 , the principal ore of manganese, used in various manufactures, as a decolorizer of brown or green tints in glass, and as a depolarizer in dry-cell batteries.
- radial-ply — (of a motor tyre) having the fabric cords in the outer casing running radially to enable the sidewalls to be flexible
- radio play — a play written for broadcasting on radio
- repiningly — in a repining manner, discontentedly
- reply-paid — having the cost of sending a reply (of a letter, etc) prepaid by the sender
- scampishly — in a scampish manner
- sheepishly — embarrassed or bashful, as by having done something wrong or foolish.
- simplicity — the state, quality, or an instance of being simple.