10-letter words containing p, o, r, l
- hydropolyp — an individual animal in a colony of hydroids
- hylotropic — (of a substance) capable of undergoing a change in phase, as from a liquid to a gas, with no change in the original proportions of its constituents.
- hyoplastra — the second foremost pair of plastral bones in a turtle
- hyperbolas — Plural form of hyperbola.
- hyperboles — Plural form of hyperbole.
- hyperbolic — having the nature of hyperbole; exaggerated.
- hyperfocal — relating to the distance beyond which a lens can be focused to produce satisfactory image quality
- hypergolic — (especially of rocket-fuel propellant constituents) igniting spontaneously upon contact with a complementary substance.
- hyperlocal — relating to or focused on a very small geographical community, as a neighborhood: hyperlocal news websites; hyperlocal advertising.
- hyperploid — having a chromosome number that is greater than but not a multiple of the diploid number.
- hypodermal — Zoology. an underlayer of epithelial cells in arthropods and certain other invertebrates that secretes substances for the overlying cuticle or exoskeleton.
- impersonal — not personal; without reference or connection to a particular person: an impersonal remark.
- implorable — to beg urgently or piteously, as for aid or mercy; beseech; entreat: They implored him to go.
- implorator — a person who implores
- importable — to bring in (merchandise, commodities, workers, etc.) from a foreign country for use, sale, processing, reexport, or services.
- improbable — not probable; unlikely to be true or to happen: Rain is improbable tonight.
- improbably — not probable; unlikely to be true or to happen: Rain is improbable tonight.
- improperly — not proper; not strictly belonging, applicable, correct, etc.; erroneous: He drew improper conclusions from the scant evidence.
- improvable — to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition: He took vitamins to improve his health.
- incorporal — Obsolete form of incorporeal.
- inoperable — not operable or practicable.
- interloped — Simple past tense and past participle of interlope.
- interloper — a person who interferes or meddles in the affairs of others: He was an athiest who felt like an interloper in this religious gathering.
- interlopes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interlope.
- interpolar — connecting or being between poles: an interpolar flight.
- interposal — (dated) interposure.
- ivory palm — the palm bearing the common ivory nut.
- jubbulpore — Jabalpur.
- kaempferol — (organic compound) A flavonoid, isolated from tea and other plants, that may reduce the risk of heart disease.
- karyolymph — The liquid part of the nucleus of a cell.
- karyoplasm — nucleoplasm.
- kiloampère — one thousand amperes
- kiloparsec — a unit of distance, equal to 1000 parsecs. Abbreviation: kpc.
- kleptocrat — a government official who is a thief or exploiter.
- la perouse — Jean François de Galaup [zhahn frahn-swa duh ga-loh] /ʒɑ̃ frɑ̃ˈswa də gaˈloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1741–88, French naval officer and explorer.
- labor camp — Also called slave labor camp. a penal colony where inmates are forced to work.
- laeotropic — oriented or coiled in a leftward direction, as a left-spiraling snail shell.
- lagerphone — (Australia) A generally homemade percussion instrument consisting of crown cap beer bottle tops loosely nailed to a pole (often a broom handle) and a board mounted cross-ways on the pole (the head of the broom), and played by striking the pole on the ground or with a stick, by drawing the serrated stick across the pole, or by shaking the instrument. (From 1952.).
- lagomorphs — Plural form of lagomorph.
- lampholder — a fixture for an electric light bulb
- lampoonery — a sharp, often virulent satire directed against an individual or institution; a work of literature, art, or the like, ridiculing severely the character or behavior of a person, society, etc.
- land power — a nation having an important and powerful army.
- landlouper — A vagabond; a vagrant.
- laparocele — (medicine) A rupture or hernia in the lumbar regions.
- laparotome — a cutting instrument for performing a laparotomy.
- laparotomy — incision through the abdominal wall.
- laserscope — a surgical instrument that employs a laser beam to destroy diseased tissue or to create small channels; used to open clogged arteries and, in ophthalmology, to treat patients with glaucoma or diabetic retinopathy.
- lay person — a person who is not a member of the clergy; one of the laity.
- leafhopper — any of numerous leaping, homopterous insects of the family Cicadellidae that suck plant juices, many being serious crop pests.
- lectorship — a lecturer in a college or university.