10-letter words containing u, l, p
- eruptional — relating to volcanic eruption
- eucalyptol — a colourless oily liquid with a camphor-like odour and a spicy taste; it is obtained from eucalyptus oil and used in perfumery and as a flavouring. Formula: C10H18O
- eucalyptus — A fast-growing evergreen Australasian tree that has been widely introduced elsewhere . It is valued for its timber, oil, gum, and resin, and as an ornamental tree.
- euphonical — (archaic) euphonious; pleasing to the ear.
- euplastics — the art of healing well
- europhilia — The love of Europe, Europeans, or European culture.
- eutrapelia — the quality of being skilled in conversation; wit; urbanity
- exculpable — Capable of being exculpated; deserving exculpation.
- exculpated — Simple past tense and past participle of exculpate.
- exculpates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exculpate.
- exit pupil — the smallest cross section of the beam of light from the eyepiece of a telescope through which all the light from the eyepiece passes. Its diameter is equal to the ratio of the focal length of the eyepiece to the focal ratio of the telescope
- expugnable — Capable of being expugned.
- expulsions — Plural form of expulsion.
- falciparum — The parasitic protozoan Plasmodium falciparum that causes falciparum malaria.
- fault trap — A fault trap is a hydrocarbon trap in which closure is caused by a geological fault.
- feel up to — to perceive or examine by touch.
- filopodium — a long, hairlike pseudopod composed of ectoplasm.
- flophouses — Plural form of flophouse.
- fluorophor — Alternative form of fluorophore.
- fluorotype — an early form of photograph produced on paper treated with sodium fluoride
- flurazepam — a benzodiazepine, C 21 H 23 ClFN 3 O, used in its hydrochloride form as a sedative and hypnotic in the management of insomnia and to alleviate anxiety states.
- full speed — the maximum speed.
- full-power — (of a radio station) able to broadcast up to 100 miles (166 km) under clear atmospheric conditions.
- funnel cap — any of various basidiomycetous fungi of the genus Clitocybe, characterized by the funnel-shaped caps and, usually, markedly decurrent gills
- galumphing — to move along heavily and clumsily.
- geophilous — Zoology. terrestrial, as certain snails.
- gill pouch — branchial pouch.
- glammed up — made to look more glamorous
- glucophore — a chemical group responsible for sweetness of taste
- gnaphalium — Any of the genus Gnaphalium of flowering plants, the cudweeds.
- goloptious — voluptuous
- grapelouse — an insect that attacks grape vines
- groundplot — Aeronautics. a method for obtaining the position of an aircraft by multiplying its groundspeed by its time in flight and marking off the product with respect to its starting position.
- guadeloupe — two islands (Basse-Terre and Grande-Terre) separated by a narrow channel in the Leeward Islands of the West Indies: together with five dependencies they form an overseas department of France. 687 sq. mi. (1179 sq. km). Capital: Basse-Terre.
- guilt-trip — Informal. to attempt to instill a guilt trip in; play upon the guilt feelings of. See also guilt (def 4).
- gulper eel — any deep-sea eel-like fish of the genera Eurypharynx and Saccopharynx and order Lyomeri, having the ability to swallow large prey
- half-pound — a unit of weight equal to 8 ounces avoirdupois (0.227 kilogram) or 6 ounces troy or apothecaries' weight (0.187 kilogram).
- haplogroup — Genetics. a set of similar haplotypes inherited together, or a group who shares a set of similar haplotypes, used to understand genetic lineages.
- heliopause — the boundary of the heliosphere.
- hemophilus — a genus of rod-shaped, parasitic, hemophilic bacteria, certain species of which, as H. influenzae or H. suis, are pathogenic for humans and animals.
- herophilus — died ?280 bc, Greek anatomist in Alexandria. He was the first to distinguish sensory from motor nerves
- hippolytus — Also, Hippolytos [hi-pol-i-tuh s, -tos] /hɪˈpɒl ɪ təs, -ˌtɒs/ (Show IPA). Classical Mythology. the son of Theseus who was falsely accused by his stepmother, Phaedra, of raping her after he had rejected her advances and who was killed by Poseidon in response to the plea of Theseus.
- holdup man — a person who commits an armed robbery.
- houseplant — an ornamental plant that is grown indoors or adapts well to indoor culture.
- humble pie — humility forced upon someone, often under embarrassing conditions; humiliation.
- hump bluey — to carry one's bundle; tramp
- hyperdulia — the veneration offered to the Virgin Mary as the most exalted of creatures.
- hypoptilum — (ornithology) An aftershaft.
- impaludism — a diseased state affecting the inhabitants of marshy areas
- implexuous — not simple; complicated