10-letter words containing p, r, i, m, a, l
- permillage — a rate or proportion per thousand. Compare percentage (def 1).
- phialiform — having a form like that of a saucer
- pilgrimage — a journey, especially a long one, made to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion: a pilgrimage to Lourdes.
- plagiarism — an act or instance of using or closely imitating the language and thoughts of another author without authorization and the representation of that author's work as one's own, as by not crediting the original author: It is said that he plagiarized Thoreau's plagiarism of a line written by Montaigne. Synonyms: appropriation, infringement, piracy, counterfeiting; theft, borrowing, cribbing, passing off.
- planimeter — an instrument for measuring mechanically the area of plane figures.
- planimetry — the measurement of plane areas.
- pleromatic — relating to the pleroma
- plumassier — a person who works with ornamental feathers
- praeludium — a prelude, now predominantly in a musical context
- pre-climax — a stable community that precedes the full development of the climax community of a given area and that results from local variations in soil and water.
- premarital — preceding marriage.
- premaxilla — one of a pair of bones of the upper jaw of vertebrates, situated in front of and between the maxillary bones.
- premedical — of or relating to studies in preparation for the formal study of medicine: a premedical course.
- prenominal — being such in name only; so-called; putative: a nominal treaty; the nominal head of the country.
- primaveral — of, in, or pertaining to the early springtime: primaveral longings to sail around the world.
- primevally — of or relating to the first age or ages, especially of the world: primeval forms of life.
- primordial — constituting a beginning; giving origin to something derived or developed; original; elementary: primordial forms of life.
- pro-family — that favors or benefits families
- proclaimer — to announce or declare in an official or formal manner: to proclaim war.
- pronominal — Grammar. pertaining to, resembling, derived from, or containing a pronoun: “My” in “my book” is a pronominal adjective. “There” is a pronominal adverb.
- proximally — situated toward the point of origin or attachment, as of a limb or bone. Compare distal (def 1).
- psalterium — the omasum.
- rampallian — a scoundrel, wretch, rascal
- relief map — a map showing the relief of an area, usually by generalized contour lines.
- simple arc — a curve that does not cross itself and has no points missing; a curve that can be put into one-to-one correspondence with the closed interval from 0 to 1.
- slipstream — Aeronautics. the airstream pushed back by a revolving aircraft propeller. Compare backwash (def 2), wash (def 31).
- spermatial — relating to the male reproductive cells of certain red algae and fungi
- spiral arm — any of the elongated and curved spiral sections that are connected to the center of a spiral galaxy.
- strip mall — a retail complex consisting of stores or restaurants in adjacent spaces in one long building, typically having a narrow parking area directly in front of the stores.
- trampoline — a sheet, usually of canvas, attached by resilient cords or springs to a horizontal frame several feet above the floor, used by acrobats and gymnasts as a springboard in tumbling.