10-letter words containing p, t, i, l
- 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.
- interplant — to plant (a crop) among another crop, or to plant (land) with a variety of crops
- interplays — Plural form of interplay.
- interplead — to litigate with each other in order to determine which of two parties is the rightful claimant against a third party.
- interpolar — connecting or being between poles: an interpolar flight.
- interposal — (dated) interposure.
- intraplate — (geology) Taking place within a single tectonic plate.
- intrepidly — In an intrepid manner; fearlessly; daringly; resolutely.
- isoplethic — Relating to isopleths.
- italophile — a person who admires Italian customs, traditions, etc.
- j particle — an early name for the J/psi particle.
- juliet cap — a skullcap, often set with pearls or other gems, worn by women for semiformal or bridal wear.
- kelyphitic — as in kelyphitic rim, a mineral shell enclosing another mineral in an igneous rock
- kick plate — a metal plate fastened to the bottom of a door to resist blows and scratches.
- kick pleat — an inverted pleat extending upward 6 to 10 inches (15 to 25 cm) from the hemline at the back of a narrow skirt, to allow freedom in walking.
- kilpatrick — Hugh Judson [juhd-suh n] /ˈdʒʌd sən/ (Show IPA), 1836–81, Union general in the U.S. Civil War.
- kilt pleat — a large vertical pleat overlapping one adjoining pleat and being overlapped by the other, as on a kilt.
- l'hospital — Guillaume François Antoine de [gee-yohm frahn-swa ahn-twan duh] /giˈyoʊm frɑ̃ˈswa ɑ̃ˈtwan də/ (Show IPA), 1661–1704, French mathematician.
- laeotropic — oriented or coiled in a leftward direction, as a left-spiraling snail shell.
- lampoonist — One who lampoons.
- lapidarist — Also, lapidist [lap-i-dist] /ˈlæp ɪ dɪst/ (Show IPA). a worker who cuts, polishes, and engraves precious stones.
- lapidation — to pelt with stones.
- lead paint — paint containing lead
- lectorship — a lecturer in a college or university.
- legateship — The office or authority of a legate.
- lepidolite — a mineral of the mica group, potassium lithium aluminum silicate, commonly occurring in lilac, rose-colored, or whitish scaly masses: an ore of lithium.
- leptosomic — a person of asthenic build.
- leptospira — any of several spirally shaped, aerobic bacteria of the genus Leptospira, certain species of which are pathogenic for human beings.
- leptospire — Any bacterium of the genus Leptospira.
- let it rip — If you let it rip, you do something forcefully and without trying to control yourself.
- li t'ai-po — Li Po
- life plant — air plant (def 2).
- light pipe — optical fibre
- light trap — any mechanical arrangement that allows some form of movement to take place while excluding light, such as a light-proof door or the lips of a film cassette
- lighten up — be less serious
- lightplane — a lightweight passenger airplane with relatively limited performance capability.
- lightproof — impervious to light: a lightproof film cartridge.
- lightships — Plural form of lightship.
- lightspeed — The speed of light.
- limitrophe — (of a country or region) on or near a frontier
- limp wrist — a contemptuous term used to refer to a homosexual, especially a male homosexual.
- lipomatous — a benign tumor consisting of fat tissue.
- lipotropic — having an affinity for lipids and thus preventing or correcting excess accumulation of fat in the liver.
- lipotropin — a large polypeptide of the pituitary gland from which endorphins and other endogenous opiates are thought to derive.
- lipsticked — Decorated with lipstick.
- list price — the price at which a product is usually sold to the public and from which a trade discount is computed by a wholesaler.
- lithoglyph — an incision or engraving on a gem or stone
- lithograph — a print produced by lithography.
- lithophane — a transparency made of thin porcelain or bone china having an intaglio design.