10-letter words containing t, i, p, l
- penologist — the study of the punishment of crime, in both its deterrent and its reformatory aspects.
- 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
- pentelicus — Latin name of Pendelikon.
- pentelikon — Pendelikon.
- peptolysis — causing the hydrolysis of peptides.
- peptolytic — causing the hydrolysis of peptides.
- percentile — one of the values of a variable that divides the distribution of the variable into 100 groups having equal frequencies: Ninety percent of the values lie at or below the ninetieth percentile, ten percent above it.
- 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.
- perplexity — the state of being perplexed; confusion; uncertainty.
- pestalozzi — Johann Heinrich [German yoh-hahn hahyn-rikh] /German ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈhaɪn rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1746–1827, Swiss educational reformer.
- pestilence — a deadly or virulent epidemic disease.
- petrópolis — a city in SE Brazil, north of Rio de Janeiro: resort. Pop: 280 000 (2005 est)
- phalangist — a member of a Lebanese Christian paramilitary organization founded in 1936 and originally based on similar ideas to the fascist Falange in Spain
- phatically — in a phatic manner
- 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.
- philistine — (sometimes initial capital letter) a person who is lacking in or hostile or smugly indifferent to cultural values, intellectual pursuits, aesthetic refinement, etc., or is contentedly commonplace in ideas and tastes.
- philomathy — an enjoyment of and passion for learning new facts and acquiring new knowledge
- phlebolite — a small mass or solid deposit of calcium that forms in a vein
- phlebolith — valueless rock or mineral matter occurring in a vein; gangue.
- phlegmatic — not easily excited to action or display of emotion; apathetic; sluggish.
- phlogistic — Pathology. inflammatory.
- phlogiston — a nonexistent chemical that, prior to the discovery of oxygen, was thought to be released during combustion.
- phlogopite — a magnesium-rich mica mineral, usually yellowish-brown, but sometimes reddish-brown.
- 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
- photolitho — photolithography.
- photolysis — the chemical decomposition of materials under the influence of light.
- phthisical — pertaining to, of the nature of, or affected by phthisis.
- piccoloist — a person who plays the piccolo.
- 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.
- pile it on — to exaggerate
- pileolated — pileated.
- pillionist — a passenger riding on the pillion of a motorcycle
- pilot bird — a warbler of forest floors in SE Australia, Pycnoptilus floccosus, named from its alleged habit of accompanying the superb lyrebird
- pilot boat — a boat carrying pilots to or from large ships.
- pilot cell — one cell in a battery selected and tested to determine the charge or discharge current for the entire battery.
- pilot film — pilot (def 9).
- pilot fish — a small, marine fish, Naucrates ductor, often swimming with sharks.
- 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.