10-letter words containing t, e, l, a, p
- ptolemaeus — a walled plain in the third quadrant of the face of the moon: about 90 miles (144 km) in diameter.
- ptolemaist — an adherent or advocate of the Ptolemaic system of astronomy.
- pulsatance — the angular frequency of a periodic motion
- pulse rate — the rate of the pulse: stated in pulsations per minute.
- pultaceous — resembling pap
- punctulate — studded with minute points or dots.
- push plate — a rectangular protective plate of metal, plastic, ceramic, or other material applied vertically to the lock stile of a door.
- putatively — commonly regarded as such; reputed; supposed: the putative boss of the mob.
- pyrolysate — a product of pyrolysis
- quadruplet — any group or combination of four.
- race plate — a metallic, plastic, or wooden strip directly in front of the reed on the lay of a loom, along which the shuttle travels in its passage through the shed.
- rattlepate — a rattlebrain.
- rattletrap — a shaky, rattling object, as a rickety vehicle.
- receptacle — a container, device, etc., that receives or holds something: a receptacle for trash.
- repeatable — to say or utter again (something already said): to repeat a word for emphasis.
- repeatedly — done, made, or said again and again: repeated attempts.
- replanting — to plant again.
- replicator — Any construct that acts to produce copies of itself; this could be a living organism, an idea (see meme), a program (see quine, worm, wabbit, fork bomb, and virus), a pattern in a cellular automaton (see life), or (speculatively) a robot or nanobot. It is even claimed by some that Unix and C are the symbiotic halves of an extremely successful replicator; see Unix conspiracy.
- repopulate — to inhabit; live in; be the inhabitants of.
- reportable — an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry, etc.: a report on the peace conference; a medical report on the patient.
- salopettes — a garment worn for skiing, consisting of quilted trousers reaching to the chest and held up by shoulder straps
- sapiential — containing, exhibiting, or affording wisdom; characterized by wisdom.
- scapulated — (of a raven) with white feathers across the scapular region
- screwplate — a metal plate having threaded holes, used for cutting screw threads by hand.
- seal point — a Siamese cat having a fawn-colored body and dark-brown points.
- seal-point — a Siamese cat having a fawn-colored body and dark-brown points.
- sebastopol — Sevastopol.
- seed plant — a seed-bearing plant; spermatophyte.
- semipostal — a postage stamp sold by a government at a premium above its face value, the excess being used for a nonpostal purpose, as a charity.
- separately — to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
- septennial — occurring every seven years.
- septicidal — (of a capsule) dehiscing lengthwise along a septum.
- sepultural — the act of placing in a sepulcher or tomb; burial.
- sevastopol — a fortified seaport in the S Crimea, in S Ukraine: famous for its heroic resistance during sieges of 349 days in 1854–55, and 245 days in 1941–42.
- shapetools — (tool, programming) A code management system for Unix from The Technical University of Berlin.
- side plate — a small plate used for bread or other accompaniments to a meal
- slipstream — Aeronautics. the airstream pushed back by a revolving aircraft propeller. Compare backwash (def 2), wash (def 31).
- soft-pedal — to use the soft pedal.
- soup plate — a deep, concave plate used especially for serving soup.
- sparkliest — tending to sparkle; animated; lively: a row of sparkly cheerleaders.
- spathulate — spatulate.
- specialist — a person who devotes himself or herself to one subject or to one particular branch of a subject or pursuit.
- speciality — specialty.
- spectacled — wearing spectacles.
- spectacles — anything presented to the sight or view, especially something of a striking or impressive kind: The stars make a fine spectacle tonight.
- spectrally — of or relating to a specter; ghostly; phantom.
- speculated — to engage in thought or reflection; meditate (often followed by on, upon, or a clause).
- speculator — a person who is engaged in commercial or financial speculation.
- spermatial — relating to the male reproductive cells of certain red algae and fungi
- sphacelate — affected with gangrene