10-letter words containing p, u, l, e
- outleaping — Present participle of outleap.
- outsparkle — to sparkle more brilliantly than
- outspeckle — a spectacle
- oversupply — an excessive supply.
- page fault — (memory management) In a paged virtual memory system, an access to a page (block) of memory that is not currently mapped to physical memory. When a page fault occurs the operating system either fetches the page in from secondary storage (usually disk) if the access was legitimate or otherwise reports the access as illegal.
- palaverous — a conference or discussion.
- palmaceous — belonging to the plant family Palmae.
- paniculate — arranged in panicles.
- pantagruel — (in Rabelais' Pantagruel) the huge son of Gargantua, represented as dealing with serious matters in a spirit of broad and somewhat cynical good humor.
- paracelsus — Philippus Aureolus [fi-lip-uh s aw-ree-oh-luh s] /fɪˈlɪp əs ɔˈri oʊ ləs/ (Show IPA), (Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim) 1493?–1541, Swiss physician and alchemist.
- parasexual — of or relating to any form of reproduction in which the recombination of genes occurs by a process other than the fusion of gametes
- parcel out — an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
- parimutuel — a system of betting on races in which those backing the winners divide, in proportion to their wagers, the total amount bet, minus a percentage for the track operators, taxes, etc.
- pasturable — capable of providing pasture, as land.
- paul jones — an old-time dance in which partners are exchanged
- pausefully — in a pauseful manner
- peacefully — characterized by peace; free from war, strife, commotion, violence, or disorder: a peaceful reign; a peaceful demonstration.
- 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.
- pearl blue — a light bluish gray.
- peculiarly — strange; queer; odd: peculiar happenings.
- pediculate — of or related to the Pediculati, a group of teleost fishes, characterized by the elongated base of their pectoral fins, simulating an arm or peduncle.
- pediculous — the state of being infested with lice.
- pedipalpus — the second paired appendage in Arachnida
- peduncular — Botany. a flower stalk, supporting either a cluster or a solitary flower. the stalk bearing the fruiting body in fungi.
- pelagius i — died a.d. 561, pope 556–561.
- pellagrous — a disease caused by a deficiency of niacin in the diet, characterized by skin changes, severe nerve dysfunction, mental symptoms, and diarrhea.
- pellet gun — a gun that fires imitation bullets, esp such a gun used as a toy
- 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.
- penannular — having the shape or design of an incomplete circle.
- peninsular — an area of land almost completely surrounded by water except for an isthmus connecting it with the mainland.
- pentelicus — Latin name of Pendelikon.
- perceptual — of, relating to, or involving perception.
- perdurable — very durable; permanent; imperishable.
- periculous — dangerous; perilous
- perilously — involving or full of grave risk or peril; hazardous; dangerous: a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat.
- perineural — located around a nerve or bunch of nerves; surrounding a nerve
- perlucidus — (of a cloud) having transparent spaces between the elements.
- permutable — to alter; change.
- persifleur — a person who is fond of persiflage
- persulfate — a salt of persulfuric acid, as potassium persulfate, K 2 S 2 O 5 or K 2 S 2 O 8 .
- petrolatum — a translucent gelatinous substance obtained from petroleum; used as a lubricant and in medicine as an ointment base and protective dressing
- petroleous — having or consisting of petroleum or an oil obtained from rock
- petroleuse — a female individual who uses petroleum to cause explosions or fires
- phase rule — a law that the number of degrees of freedom in a system in equilibrium is equal to two plus the number of components less the number of phases. Thus, a system of ice, melted ice, and water vapor, being one component and three phases, has no degrees of freedom. Compare variance (def 4).
- 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.
- piliferous — having or producing hair.
- pilothouse — an enclosed structure on the deck of a ship from which it can be navigated.
- pine bluff — a city in central Arkansas, on the Arkansas River.
- pitcherful — the amount held by a pitcher.
- plaguesome — vexatious or troublesome.