10-letter words containing p, o, l
- palinopsia — a visual disorder in which the patient perceives a prolonged afterimage
- palliation — to relieve or lessen without curing; mitigate; alleviate.
- palm court — a large room, usually in a prestigious hotel, where functions are staged, notably tea dances
- palm grove — small forest of palm trees
- palmaceous — belonging to the plant family Palmae.
- palmcorder — A palmcorder is a small video camera that you can hold in the palm of your hand.
- palmerston — Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount, 1784–1865, British statesman: prime minister 1855–58, 1859–65.
- palmerworm — the larva of a tineid moth, Dichomeris ligulella, of the eastern U.S., that feeds on the leaves of apple and other fruit trees.
- palo santo — a South American tree, Bulnesia sarmienti, of the caltrop family, yielding a fragrant essential oil.
- palynology — the study of live and fossil spores, pollen grains, and similar plant structures.
- panelboard — a compact pressboard for use in constructing sides of cabinets, paneling for walls, and in other nonstructural applications.
- panic bolt — a bar that spans an emergency exit door on its interior and opens the latch when pressure is applied.
- pantalones — pantaloons, a man's close-fitting garment for the hips and legs, worn especially in the 19th century, but varying in form from period to period; trousers.
- pantaloons — pantaloons, a man's close-fitting garment for the hips and legs, worn especially in the 19th century, but varying in form from period to period; trousers.
- paper doll — a paper or cardboard, usually two-dimensional, representation of the human figure, used as a child's toy.
- paper gold — special drawing rights.
- paper loss — an investment loss which has occurred but not yet been realized
- papulation — the formation or development of papules
- papyrology — the study of papyrus manuscripts.
- parabolize — to form as a parabola or paraboloid.
- paraboloid — a surface that can be put into a position such that its sections parallel to at least one coordinate plane are parabolas.
- paraglossa — the outer lobe of the lingua or labium of certain insects
- paralation — PARALlel reLATION. Sabot, MIT 1987. A framework for parallel programming. A "field" is an array of objects, placed at different sites. A paralation is a group of fields, defining nearness between field elements. Operations can be performed in parallel on every site of a paralation.
- paralogism — argument violating principles of valid reasoning.
- paralogize — to draw conclusions that do not follow logically from a given set of assumptions.
- paranormal — of or relating to the claimed occurrence of an event or perception without scientific explanation, as psychokinesis, extrasensory perception, or other purportedly supernatural phenomena.
- parapodial — of, relating to, or resembling a parapodium
- parcel out — an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
- pardonable — kind indulgence, as in forgiveness of an offense or discourtesy or in tolerance of a distraction or inconvenience: I beg your pardon, but which way is Spruce Street?
- pareidolia — the imagined perception of a pattern or meaning where it does not actually exist, as in considering the moon to have human features
- parlor car — a railroad passenger car that has individual reserved seats and is more comfortable than a day coach.
- parlormaid — a maid who takes care of a parlor, answers the door, waits on guests, etc.
- paroxysmal — any sudden, violent outburst; a fit of violent action or emotion: paroxysms of rage.
- parrotlike — any of numerous hook-billed, often brilliantly colored birds of the order Psittaciformes, as the cockatoo, lory, macaw, or parakeet, having the ability to mimic speech and often kept as pets.
- parsonical — a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
- partial to — fond of; having a liking for
- pascagoula — a city in SE Mississippi, on the Gulf of Mexico.
- paso doble — a quick, light march often played at bullfights.
- passiflora — a plant of the genus Passiflora
- paste mold — a mold lined with a moist carbonized paste, for shaping glass as it is blown.
- pastorally — having the simplicity, charm, serenity, or other characteristics generally attributed to rural areas: pastoral scenery; the pastoral life.
- patent log — any of various devices for determining the speed of a ship by means of a vaned rotor streamed at the end of a log line upon which it exerts a torsion transmitted to a registering device on board.
- pathet lao — the Communist nationalist group that took over the government of Laos in 1975 after two decades of civil war.
- pathologic — of or relating to pathology.
- patrifocal — focused or centered on the father.
- patrilocal — virilocal.
- patrocliny — inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the paternal parent (opposed to matrocliny).
- patrol car — squad car.
- 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.
- patronless — having no patron(s), without patrons