10-letter words containing p, o, l
- paul flory — Paul John, 1910–85, U.S. chemist: pioneer in research on polymers; Nobel Prize 1974.
- paul jones — an old-time dance in which partners are exchanged
- pdc prolog — Prolog Development Centre Prolog. A Prolog evolved from Turbo Prolog by the original authors.
- peach-blow — a delicate purplish pink.
- peanut oil — a yellow to greenish oil expressed or extracted from peanuts, used in cookery, as a vehicle for medicines, and in the manufacture of margarine and soap.
- peccadillo — a very minor or slight sin or offense; a trifling fault.
- pecos bill — a legendary cowboy of the American frontier who performed such fabulous feats as digging the Rio Grande.
- pectoralis — either of two muscles on each side of the upper and anterior part of the thorax, the action of the larger (pectoralis major) assisting in drawing the shoulder forward and rotating the arm inward, and the action of the smaller (pectoralis minor) assisting in drawing the shoulder downward and forward.
- pedal boat — a recreational water vehicle, consisting of two pontoons with a transverse seat and propelled by a pedal-operated paddle wheel.
- pediculous — the state of being infested with lice.
- pedologist — the scientific study of the nature and development of children.
- pedophilia — sexual desire in an adult for a child.
- pedophilic — pedophile.
- pelargonic — of or derived from a pelargonium or pelargonic acid.
- pellagrous — a disease caused by a deficiency of niacin in the diet, characterized by skin changes, severe nerve dysfunction, mental symptoms, and diarrhea.
- peltmonger — a seller of pelts
- pelycosaur — any of a group of large primitive reptiles belonging to the extinct order Pelycosauria, abundant in North America and Europe during the Permian Period, often having a tall spinal sail.
- penal code — the aggregate of statutory enactments dealing with crimes and their punishment.
- pencil box — a shallow covered box, usually of pasteboard, for holding pencils and crayons: used by children as an item of school equipment.
- pendelikon — a mountain in SE Greece, near Athens: noted for its fine marble. 3640 feet (1110 meters).
- penelopize — to act or behave like Penelope, the wife of Odysseus
- pennyroyal — an aromatic Old World plant, Mentha pulegium, of the mint family, having clusters of small purple flowers and yielding a pungent essential oil used medicinally and as an insect repellent.
- penologist — the study of the punishment of crime, in both its deterrent and its reformatory aspects.
- pentaploid — having a chromosome number that is five times the haploid number.
- pentapolis — a group or federation of five cities; esp in reference to various ancient (Biblical and Classical) federations of five cities or towns
- pentathlon — an athletic contest comprising five different track and field events and won by the contestant gaining the highest total score.
- pentelikon — Pendelikon.
- peoplehood — the state or condition of being a people.
- peopleless — persons indefinitely or collectively; persons in general: to find it easy to talk to people; What will people think?
- peoplesoft — (application, company) A company selling web-based ERP systems. Originally PeopleSoft supplied human resource management systems, they now provide financial data management, customer relationship management, supply chain management, workforce management, and data analytics systems.
- peptolysis — causing the hydrolysis of peptides.
- peptolytic — causing the hydrolysis of peptides.
- perchloric — of or derived from perchloric acid.
- percolator — a kind of coffeepot in which boiling water in a repeated process is forced up a hollow stem, filters down through ground coffee in a sievelike container, and returns to the pot below.
- perfoliate — having the stem apparently passing through the leaf, owing to congenital union of the basal edges of the leaf round the stem.
- pergelisol — permafrost.
- periculous — dangerous; perilous
- perigonial — of or pertaining to a perigon
- perihelion — the point in the orbit of a planet or comet at which it is nearest to the sun.
- perilously — involving or full of grave risk or peril; hazardous; dangerous: a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat.
- periodical — a magazine or other journal that is issued at regularly recurring intervals.
- peritoneal — the serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity and investing its viscera.
- persepolis — an ancient capital of Persia: its imposing ruins are in S Iran, about 30 miles (48 km) NE of Shiraz.
- personable — of pleasing personal appearance; handsome or comely; attractive.
- personably — of pleasing personal appearance; handsome or comely; attractive.
- personalia — the accoutrements, concerns, or intimations that are personal to one
- personally — through direct contact; in person; directly: I will thank him personally.
- personalty — personal estate or property.
- personnels — a body of persons employed in an organization or place of work.
- pestalozzi — Johann Heinrich [German yoh-hahn hahyn-rikh] /German ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈhaɪn rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1746–1827, Swiss educational reformer.