0%

10-letter words containing r, e, p, l

  • perfoliate — having the stem apparently passing through the leaf, owing to congenital union of the basal edges of the leaf round the stem.
  • pergelisol — permafrost.
  • periapical — encompassing or surrounding the tip of the root of a tooth.
  • periclinal — of or relating to a pericline
  • periculous — dangerous; perilous
  • peridental — periodontal.
  • perigonial — of or pertaining to a perigon
  • perihelial — the point in the orbit of a planet or comet at which it is nearest to the sun.
  • perihelion — the point in the orbit of a planet or comet at which it is nearest to the sun.
  • perikaryal — of or pertaining to the perikaryon of a nerve; involving or occurring within a perikaryon
  • perilously — involving or full of grave risk or peril; hazardous; dangerous: a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat.
  • perimetral — the border or outer boundary of a two-dimensional figure.
  • perineural — located around a nerve or bunch of nerves; surrounding a nerve
  • periodical — a magazine or other journal that is issued at regularly recurring intervals.
  • peripheral — pertaining to, situated in, or constituting the periphery: peripheral resistance on the outskirts of the battle area.
  • peripteral — (of a classical temple or other structure) surrounded by a single row of columns.
  • perishable — subject to decay, ruin, or destruction: perishable fruits and vegetables.
  • peritoneal — the serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity and investing its viscera.
  • periwinkle — Also called myrtle. a trailing plant, Vinca minor, of the dogbane family, having glossy, evergreen foliage and usually blue-violet flowers.
  • perl-byacc — A modified version of byacc that generates a parser in Perl code, by Rick Ohnemus <[email protected]>. It has a "-p" switch so multiple parsers can be used in one program (C or Perl). Version 1.8.2 should work on most Unix systems. It also works with SAS/C 6.x on Amiga.
  • perlucidus — (of a cloud) having transparent spaces between the elements.
  • permillage — a rate or proportion per thousand. Compare percentage (def 1).
  • permutable — to alter; change.
  • perplexing — to cause to be puzzled or bewildered over what is not understood or certain; confuse mentally: Her strange response perplexed me.
  • perplexity — the state of being perplexed; confusion; uncertainty.
  • persepolis — an ancient capital of Persia: its imposing ruins are in S Iran, about 30 miles (48 km) NE of Shiraz.
  • persiflage — light, bantering talk or writing.
  • persifleur — a person who is fond of persiflage
  • personable — of pleasing personal appearance; handsome or comely; attractive.
  • personably — of pleasing personal appearance; handsome or comely; attractive.
  • personalia — the accoutrements, concerns, or intimations that are personal to one
  • personally — through direct contact; in person; directly: I will thank him personally.
  • personalty — personal estate or property.
  • personnels — a body of persons employed in an organization or place of work.
  • persulfate — a salt of persulfuric acid, as potassium persulfate, K 2 S 2 O 5 or K 2 S 2 O 8 .
  • perversely — willfully determined or disposed to go counter to what is expected or desired; contrary.
  • petroglyph — a drawing or carving on rock, made by a member of a prehistoric people.
  • petrol can — a container for carrying petrol
  • petrol cap — a small cover that goes over the hole in a vehicle into which you put petrol
  • 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
  • petrolhead — a person who is excessively interested in or is devoted to travelling by car
  • petronella — a type of traditional country dance from Scotland
  • petrópolis — a city in SE Brazil, north of Rio de Janeiro: resort. Pop: 280 000 (2005 est)
  • pharyngeal — of, relating to, or situated near the pharynx.
  • 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).
  • phelloderm — a layer of parenchyma produced inwardly by the cork cambium; an inner secondary cortex of the cork cambium.
  • phenol red — a bright to dark red crystalline compound, C 1 9 H 1 4 O 5 S, slightly soluble in water, alcohol, and acetone: used as an acid-base indicator and as a diagnostic reagent in medicine.
  • pheromonal — relating to or constituting a pheromone
Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?