10-letter words containing r, e, p, l
- plenilunar — relating to a full moon
- pleno jure — with full authority.
- pleochroic — (of a biaxial crystal) characterized by pleochroism.
- pleromatic — relating to the pleroma
- plerophory — the presence of total assurance regarding a religious doctrine
- 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
- pleximeter — a small, thin plate, as of ivory, placed against the body to mediate the blow of a plexor.
- pleximetry — the practice of using a pleximeter
- 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.”.
- pokerishly — in a pokerish manner
- polar bear — a large white bear, Ursus maritimus, of the arctic regions.
- pole horse — a horse harnessed to the tongue of a vehicle; poler; wheeler.
- police car — squad car.
- pollenizer — a plant which provides pollen
- polychrest — a thing which has adapted to multiple uses
- polychrome — being of many or various colors.
- polycrates — died 522? b.c, Greek tyrant of Samos.
- polyhedral — of, relating to, or having the shape of a polyhedron.
- polyhedric — resembling a polyhedron
- polyhedron — a solid figure having many faces.
- polymerase — any of several enzymes that catalyze the formation of a long-chain molecule by linking smaller molecular units, as nucleotides with nucleic acids.
- polymerise — to subject to polymerization.
- polymerism — Chemistry. a polymeric state.
- polymerize — to subject to polymerization.
- polymerous — Biology. composed of many parts.
- polyspermy — the fertilization of an ovum by several spermatozoa.
- ponderable — capable of being considered carefully or deeply.
- ponerology — a theory of evil
- popularise — to make popular: to popularize a dance.
- popularize — to make popular: to popularize a dance.
- pork belly — a side of fresh pork.
- portabella — a very large, rich-flavored cremini mushroom, often grilled, broiled, or sautéed.
- portlaoise — a town in central Republic of Ireland, county town of Laois: site of a top-security prison. Pop: 12 127 (2002)
- portliness — rather heavy or fat; stout; corpulent.
- portobello — portabella.
- postgresql — (database) /'post-gres-kyu-el/ An enhancement of the POSTGRES database system. PostgreSQL is an advanced relational database management system with some object oriented approaches. PostgreSQL is developed and distributed as free software, and while retaining its freedom it remains technically and featurewise a worthy competitor to even the most advanced commercial alternatives. It was also one of the first databases to offer MVCC as opposed to row-level locking or table locking, thereby greatly improving multi-user performance. PostgreSQL implements an extended subset of ANSI SQL and runs on many platforms. It also has interfaces to many different programming languages and database protocols, like ODBC and JDBC.
- pot-holder — a thick piece of material, as a quilted or woven pad, used in handling hot pots and dishes.
- pourparler — an informal preliminary conference.
- powderless — lacking powder, not involving or containing powder
- powderlike — resembling powder (usually in consistency or texture); powdery
- power line — a line for conducting electric power.
- power list — a list (esp one published in a newspaper, magazine, etc) of the most influential or successful people in a particular field or a particular country
- power play — Football. an aggressive running play in which numerous offensive players converge and forge ahead to block and clear a path for the ball carrier.