10-letter words containing t, a, p, l
- 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.
- penetrable — capable of being penetrated.
- penetralia — the innermost parts of a building
- pentaploid — having a chromosome number that is five times the haploid number.
- pentapolis — a group or federation of five cities; esp in reference to various ancient (Biblical and Classical) federations of five cities or towns
- pentastyle — having five columns.
- pentathlon — an athletic contest comprising five different track and field events and won by the contestant gaining the highest total score.
- perceptual — of, relating to, or involving perception.
- percolator — a kind of coffeepot in which boiling water in a repeated process is forced up a hollow stem, filters down through ground coffee in a sievelike container, and returns to the pot below.
- perfoliate — having the stem apparently passing through the leaf, owing to congenital union of the basal edges of the leaf round the stem.
- peridental — periodontal.
- perimetral — the border or outer boundary of a two-dimensional figure.
- peripteral — (of a classical temple or other structure) surrounded by a single row of columns.
- peritoneal — the serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity and investing its viscera.
- permutable — to alter; change.
- personalty — personal estate or property.
- persulfate — a salt of persulfuric acid, as potassium persulfate, K 2 S 2 O 5 or K 2 S 2 O 8 .
- pestalozzi — Johann Heinrich [German yoh-hahn hahyn-rikh] /German ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈhaɪn rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1746–1827, Swiss educational reformer.
- 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
- petrolhead — a person who is excessively interested in or is devoted to travelling by car
- petronella — a type of traditional country dance from Scotland
- phalangist — a member of a Lebanese Christian paramilitary organization founded in 1936 and originally based on similar ideas to the fascist Falange in Spain
- phallocrat — a male who assumes authority over females due to his maleness
- phantasmal — pertaining to or of the nature of a phantasm; unreal; illusory; spectral: phantasmal creatures of nightmare.
- phatically — in a phatic manner
- phenolated — containing phenol; carbolated.
- phenoplast — phenolic resin.
- philatelic — the collecting of stamps and other postal matter as a hobby or an investment.
- philistian — an ancient country on the E coast of the Mediterranean.
- philomathy — an enjoyment of and passion for learning new facts and acquiring new knowledge
- phlegmatic — not easily excited to action or display of emotion; apathetic; sluggish.
- phonetical — Also, phonetical. of or relating to speech sounds, their production, or their transcription in written symbols.
- photically — in a photic manner, by way of photic processes
- photoflash — flashbulb.
- photomural — a wall decoration consisting of a very large photograph or photographs.
- phthisical — pertaining to, of the nature of, or affected by phthisis.
- phylactery — Judaism. either of two small, black, leather cubes containing a piece of parchment inscribed with verses 4–9 of Deut. 6, 13–21 of Deut. 11, and 1–16 of Ex. 13: one is attached with straps to the left arm and the other to the forehead during weekday morning prayers by Orthodox and Conservative Jewish men.
- phyllotaxy — the arrangement of leaves on a stem or axis.
- phytoplasm — protoplasm of a plant or plants.
- pictorials — pertaining to, expressed in, or of the nature of a picture.
- 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.
- pier table — a low table or console intended to be set between two windows, often beneath a pier glass.
- pilastered — having, or supported by, pilasters.
- pilastrade — a row of pilasters.
- pileolated — pileated.
- pilot boat — a boat carrying pilots to or from large ships.
- pilot flag — the flag symbolizing the letter G in the International Code of Signals, flown by itself to request a pilot from a pilot service: a flag of three yellow and three blue vertical stripes.
- pilot lamp — an electric lamp, used in association with a control, which by means of position or color indicates the functioning of the control; an indicator light or a control light.