10-letter words containing p, r, e, l, i, t
- pearl city — a city on S Oahu, in central Hawaii.
- pearlstein — Philip, born 1924, U.S. painter.
- 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.
- pelletizer — a machine for making pellets
- pelvimeter — an instrument used to measure the pelvis
- pelvimetry — measurement of the diameters of the female pelvis, especially the birth canal.
- penetralia — the innermost parts of a building
- percentile — one of the values of a variable that divides the distribution of the variable into 100 groups having equal frequencies: Ninety percent of the values lie at or below the ninetieth percentile, ten percent above it.
- perfoliate — having the stem apparently passing through the leaf, owing to congenital union of the basal edges of the leaf round the stem.
- peridental — periodontal.
- perimetral — the border or outer boundary of a two-dimensional figure.
- peripteral — (of a classical temple or other structure) surrounded by a single row of columns.
- peritoneal — the serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity and investing its viscera.
- perplexity — the state of being perplexed; confusion; uncertainty.
- petrópolis — a city in SE Brazil, north of Rio de Janeiro: resort. Pop: 280 000 (2005 est)
- picturable — a visual representation of a person, object, or scene, as a painting, drawing, photograph, etc.: I carry a picture of my grandchild in my wallet.
- pier table — a low table or console intended to be set between two windows, often beneath a pier glass.
- pilastered — having, or supported by, pilasters.
- pilastrade — a row of pilasters.
- pitcherful — the amount held by a pitcher.
- planimeter — an instrument for measuring mechanically the area of plane figures.
- planimetry — the measurement of plane areas.
- plastering — a composition, as of lime or gypsum, sand, water, and sometimes hair or other fiber, applied in a pasty form to walls, ceilings, etc., and allowed to harden and dry.
- plate rail — a rail or narrow shelf fixed along a wall to hold plates, especially for ornament or display.
- pleiotropy — the phenomenon of one gene being responsible for or affecting more than one phenotypic characteristic.
- pleromatic — relating to the pleroma
- pleximeter — a small, thin plate, as of ivory, placed against the body to mediate the blow of a plexor.
- pleximetry — the practice of using a pleximeter
- portlaoise — a town in central Republic of Ireland, county town of Laois: site of a top-security prison. Pop: 12 127 (2002)
- portliness — rather heavy or fat; stout; corpulent.
- power list — a list (esp one published in a newspaper, magazine, etc) of the most influential or successful people in a particular field or a particular country
- pratincole — any of several limicoline birds of the genus Glareola, of the Eastern Hemisphere, having a short bill, long, narrow, pointed wings, and a forked tail.
- prattville — a town in central Alabama.
- praxiteles — flourished c350 b.c, Greek sculptor.
- preceptial — preceptive, instructive, didactic; conveying or consisting of precepts
- pregenital — of, relating to, or noting reproduction.
- prelection — to lecture or discourse publicly.
- premarital — preceding marriage.
- prenuptial — before marriage.
- presential — present, or implying actual presence
- price list — a list giving the prices of items for sale.
- priestling — a small or insignificant priest
- printwheel — daisy wheel.
- pristinely — in a pristine manner
- prize list — a list of winners of a prize or prizes
- problemist — someone who composes and solves problems, esp in chess or mathematics
- proclinate — (of a part) directed or inclined forward.
- productile — capable of being lengthened out; extensile.
- profitable — yielding profit; remunerative: a profitable deal.
- profitless — Often, profits. pecuniary gain resulting from the employment of capital in any transaction. Compare gross profit, net profit. the ratio of such pecuniary gain to the amount of capital invested. returns, proceeds, or revenue, as from property or investments.