10-letter words containing l, a, t, r, p
- intraplate — (geology) Taking place within a single tectonic plate.
- j particle — an early name for the J/psi particle.
- kilpatrick — Hugh Judson [juhd-suh n] /ˈdʒʌd sən/ (Show IPA), 1836–81, Union general in the U.S. Civil War.
- kleptocrat — a government official who is a thief or exploiter.
- laeotropic — oriented or coiled in a leftward direction, as a left-spiraling snail shell.
- laparotome — a cutting instrument for performing a laparotomy.
- laparotomy — incision through the abdominal wall.
- lapidarist — Also, lapidist [lap-i-dist] /ˈlæp ɪ dɪst/ (Show IPA). a worker who cuts, polishes, and engraves precious stones.
- lapse rate — the rate of decrease of atmospheric temperature with increase of elevation vertically above a given location.
- lapstrakes — Plural form of lapstrake.
- laser trap — a device in which atoms or particles are slowed by the use of lasers and then confined to a small region of space.
- lawn party — garden party.
- leptospira — any of several spirally shaped, aerobic bacteria of the genus Leptospira, certain species of which are pathogenic for human beings.
- light trap — any mechanical arrangement that allows some form of movement to take place while excluding light, such as a light-proof door or the lips of a film cassette
- lithograph — a print produced by lithography.
- liver pâté — pâté made from minced liver meat
- logansport — a city in N Indiana, on the Wabash River.
- map turtle — any of several aquatic turtles of the genus Graptemys, as G. geographica, of the eastern and central U.S., usually having yellow stripes on the head and neck.
- marprelate — Martin, the pen name of the anonymous author or authors of a series of satirical Puritan tracts (1588–89), attacking the bishops of the Church of England
- masterplan — a general plan or program for achieving an objective.
- mcpartland — Marian, 1918–2013, British jazz pianist and composer, in U.S. since 1946.
- metacarpal — of or relating to the metacarpus.
- monopteral — having the form of a monopteron.
- multiparae — Plural form of multipara.
- multiparty — of or relating to more than two political parties.
- multipolar — having several or many poles.
- operatable — to work, perform, or function, as a machine does: This engine does not operate properly.
- operculate — having an operculum.
- ophiolater — a person who worships snakes
- ophiolatry — the worship of snakes.
- outsparkle — to sparkle more brilliantly than
- pack trail — a path or route suitable for pack animals
- palaestral — relating to the palaestra
- palatogram — Phonetics. a diagram or photograph obtained through palatography.
- palearctic — Zoogeography. belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising Europe, Africa north of the tropic of Cancer, the northern part of the Arabian Peninsula, and Asia north of the Himalayas.
- palestrina — Giovanni Pierluigi da [jaw-vahn-nee pyer-loo-ee-jee dah] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni ˌpyɛr luˈi dʒi dɑ/ (Show IPA), 1526?–94, Italian composer.
- palletizer — a machine that packs, dismantles, or secures pallets
- palm court — a large room, usually in a prestigious hotel, where functions are staged, notably tea dances
- palmerston — Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount, 1784–1865, British statesman: prime minister 1855–58, 1859–65.
- palpebrate — having eyelids.
- paltriness — ridiculously or insultingly small: a paltry sum.
- pantagruel — (in Rabelais' Pantagruel) the huge son of Gargantua, represented as dealing with serious matters in a spirit of broad and somewhat cynical good humor.
- paralation — PARALlel reLATION. Sabot, MIT 1987. A framework for parallel programming. A "field" is an array of objects, placed at different sites. A paralation is a group of fields, defining nearness between field elements. Operations can be performed in parallel on every site of a paralation.
- paralyzant — to affect with paralysis.
- parastatal — working with the government in an unofficial capacity.
- parcel net — a large bag made of netting attached inside (the boot or trunk of) a car and used to store loose items, such as groceries, sports equipment, or parcels, etc
- parcel out — an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
- parentally — of or relating to a parent.
- parenteral — taken into the body in a manner other than through the digestive canal.
- parentless — a father or a mother.