10-letter words that end in a
- padded bra — cushioned breast-support garment
- palaeogaea — the Old World as a biological region
- palestrina — Giovanni Pierluigi da [jaw-vahn-nee pyer-loo-ee-jee dah] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni ˌpyɛr luˈi dʒi dɑ/ (Show IPA), 1526?–94, Italian composer.
- palinopsia — a visual disorder in which the patient perceives a prolonged afterimage
- panophobia — a fear of everything
- panspermia — the theory that life exists and is distributed throughout the universe in the form of germs or spores that develop in the right environment.
- parageusia — an abnormal or hallucinatory sense of taste.
- paraglossa — the outer lobe of the lingua or labium of certain insects
- paramnesia — Psychiatry. a distortion of memory in which fact and fantasy are confused.
- paraphasia — a defect of speech in which the normal flow of words is interrupted by inappropriate words and phrases
- paraphilia — a type of mental disorder characterized by a preference for or obsession with unusual sexual practices, as pedophilia, sadomasochism, or exhibitionism.
- paraphonia — a disorder of the voice, usually caused by disease
- paraplegia — paralysis of both lower limbs due to spinal disease or injury.
- pararthria — incoherence or disorder of speech
- parasomnia — any of several sleep disorders characterized by abnormal or unusual behaviour of the nervous system during any of the stages of sleep
- pareidolia — the imagined perception of a pattern or meaning where it does not actually exist, as in considering the moon to have human features
- parenchyma — Botany. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin-walled cells able to divide.
- parmigiana — cooked with Parmesan cheese: veal parmigiana; eggplant parmigiana.
- paronychia — inflammation of the folds of skin bordering a nail of a finger or toe, usually characterized by infection and pus formation; felon.
- parramatta — a light, twilled dress fabric, having a silk or cotton warp and a woolen weft.
- pascagoula — a city in SE Mississippi, on the Gulf of Mexico.
- pasionaria — La (la), real name Dolores Ibarruri. 1895–1989, Spanish Communist leader, who lived in exile in the Soviet Union (1939–75)
- passiflora — a plant of the genus Passiflora
- pax romana — the terms of peace imposed by ancient Rome on its dominions.
- pedodontia — the branch of dentistry dealing with the care and treatment of children's teeth.
- pedophilia — sexual desire in an adult for a child.
- penetralia — the innermost parts of a building
- per capita — per person
- per contra — on the other hand; on the contrary.
- pericardia — the membranous sac enclosing the heart.
- peripeteia — a sudden turn of events or an unexpected reversal, especially in a literary work.
- perithecia — the fruiting body of ascomycetous fungi, typically a minute, more or less completely closed, globose or flask-shaped body enclosing the asci.
- peritricha — ciliate protozoans, of the order Peritrichida, in which the cilia are restricted to a spiral around the mouth
- personalia — the accoutrements, concerns, or intimations that are personal to one
- peten-itza — Lake, a lake in N central Guatemala: nearby site of Mayan ruins. About 38 sq. mi. (98 sq. km).
- petronella — a type of traditional country dance from Scotland
- phagedaena — a severe, destructive, eroding ulcer.
- phagomania — a compulsive desire to eat
- philippina — a German custom in which nuts containing two kernels are saved and one of these double kernels (called a philippina) is given to a person of the opposite sex. The next time the two people meet, the first one who calls 'philippina' must be bought a present (also called a philippina) by the other
- philoxenia — an act of hospitableness and welcome
- phlegmasia — a condition characterized by swelling, pain, and redness
- phocomelia — a usually congenital deformity of the extremities in which the limbs are abnormally short.
- phokomelia — a usually congenital deformity of the extremities in which the limbs are abnormally short.
- photodrama — photoplay.
- phylloxera — any of several plant lice of the genus Phylloxera, especially P. vitifoliae (grape phylloxera) which attacks the leaves and roots of grapevines.
- pigeon pea — a tropical shrub, Cajanus cajan, having showy yellow flowers.
- pileorhiza — a calyptra
- pipsissewa — any evergreen plant of the genus Chimaphila, especially C. umbellata, the leaves of which are used medicinally for their tonic, diuretic, and astringent properties.
- piracicaba — a city in SE Brazil, NW of São Paulo.
- piscifauna — all the fishes that live in a particular place, time or habitat