10-letter words containing p, u, r, l
- paul flory — Paul John, 1910–85, U.S. chemist: pioneer in research on polymers; Nobel Prize 1974.
- pearl blue — a light bluish gray.
- peculiarly — strange; queer; odd: peculiar happenings.
- peduncular — Botany. a flower stalk, supporting either a cluster or a solitary flower. the stalk bearing the fruiting body in fungi.
- pellagrous — a disease caused by a deficiency of niacin in the diet, characterized by skin changes, severe nerve dysfunction, mental symptoms, and diarrhea.
- 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.
- 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).
- photomural — a wall decoration consisting of a very large photograph or photographs.
- 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.
- pitcherful — the amount held by a pitcher.
- platterful — a heaped plate or platter
- plauditory — approving or laudatory
- playground — an area used for outdoor play or recreation, especially by children, and often containing recreational equipment such as slides and swings.
- pleasuring — the state or feeling of being pleased.
- plenilunar — relating to a full moon
- pleno jure — with full authority.
- plesiosaur — any marine reptile of the extinct genus Plesiosaurus, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, having a small head, a long neck, four paddlelike limbs, and a short tail.
- pleurodont — fused or attached to the inner edge of the jaw, as a tooth.
- pleurotomy — surgical incision into the pleura, esp to drain fluid, as in pleurisy
- plow under — an agricultural implement used for cutting, lifting, turning over, and partly pulverizing soil.
- plumassier — a person who works with ornamental feathers
- plumb rule — a device for determining perpendicularity, consisting of a narrow board with a plumb line and bob suspended from an upper edge.
- plunderage — act of plundering; pillage.
- plunderers — to rob of goods or valuables by open force, as in war, hostile raids, brigandage, etc.: to plunder a town.
- pluperfect — Grammar. perfect with respect to a point of reference in past time, as had done in He had done it when I came. designating a tense or other verb formation or construction with such meaning, as Latin portāveram “I had carried.”.
- pluriaxial — having several axes; specif., having flowers on secondary shoots
- plus-fours — Plus-fours are short wide trousers fastened below the knees which people used to wear when hunting or playing golf.
- plutocracy — the rule or power of wealth or of the wealthy.
- plutolatry — the worship of wealth or material possessions
- pnu-prolog — A parallel extension of NU-Prolog, implemented as a preproccessor.
- poculiform — having the shape of a cup; cup-shaped.
- poliovirus — any of three picornaviruses of the genus Enterovirus, having a spherical capsid, infectious to humans and the cause of poliomyelitis.
- polymerous — Biology. composed of many parts.
- popularise — to make popular: to popularize a dance.
- popularist — designed for the general public; non-specialist; non-intellectual