10-letter words containing l, d, o, p
- paper doll — a paper or cardboard, usually two-dimensional, representation of the human figure, used as a child's toy.
- paper gold — special drawing rights.
- paraboloid — a surface that can be put into a position such that its sections parallel to at least one coordinate plane are parabolas.
- parapodial — of, relating to, or resembling a parapodium
- pardonable — kind indulgence, as in forgiveness of an offense or discourtesy or in tolerance of a distraction or inconvenience: I beg your pardon, but which way is Spruce Street?
- pareidolia — the imagined perception of a pattern or meaning where it does not actually exist, as in considering the moon to have human features
- parlormaid — a maid who takes care of a parlor, answers the door, waits on guests, etc.
- paso doble — a quick, light march often played at bullfights.
- paste mold — a mold lined with a moist carbonized paste, for shaping glass as it is blown.
- pdc prolog — Prolog Development Centre Prolog. A Prolog evolved from Turbo Prolog by the original authors.
- peccadillo — a very minor or slight sin or offense; a trifling fault.
- pedal boat — a recreational water vehicle, consisting of two pontoons with a transverse seat and propelled by a pedal-operated paddle wheel.
- pediculous — the state of being infested with lice.
- pedologist — the scientific study of the nature and development of children.
- pedophilia — sexual desire in an adult for a child.
- pedophilic — pedophile.
- penal code — the aggregate of statutory enactments dealing with crimes and their punishment.
- pendelikon — a mountain in SE Greece, near Athens: noted for its fine marble. 3640 feet (1110 meters).
- pentaploid — having a chromosome number that is five times the haploid number.
- peoplehood — the state or condition of being a people.
- periodical — a magazine or other journal that is issued at regularly recurring intervals.
- petrolhead — a person who is excessively interested in or is devoted to travelling by car
- phalloidin — a peptide toxin, responsible for the toxicity of the death cap mushroom, Amanita phalloides
- phelloderm — a layer of parenchyma produced inwardly by the cork cambium; an inner secondary cortex of the cork cambium.
- phenol red — a bright to dark red crystalline compound, C 1 9 H 1 4 O 5 S, slightly soluble in water, alcohol, and acetone: used as an acid-base indicator and as a diagnostic reagent in medicine.
- phenolated — containing phenol; carbolated.
- pholidosis — the layout or disposition of the scales of reptiles
- photoflood — an incandescent tungsten lamp in which high intensity is obtained by overloading voltage: used in photography, television, etc.
- phylloclad — cladophyll
- phyllodium — phyllode.
- pileolated — pileated.
- pilot bird — a warbler of forest floors in SE Australia, Pycnoptilus floccosus, named from its alleged habit of accompanying the superb lyrebird
- pinacoidal — belonging or relating to a pinacoid
- pindo palm — a feather palm, Butia capitata, of Brazil, having long, arching leaves, grayish beneath, and small, egg-shaped fruit.
- ping-flood — (networking) To flood another user with ping requests.
- pink floyd — British rock group, formed in 1966: originally comprised Syd Barrett (1946–2006), Roger Waters (born 1944), Rick Wright (1945–2008), and Nick Mason (born 1945); Barrett was replaced by Dave Gilmour (born 1944) in 1968 and Waters left in 1986. Recordings include The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967), Dark Side of the Moon (1973), Wish You Were Here (1975), and The Wall (1979)
- pirandello — Luigi [loo-ee-jee] /luˈi dʒi/ (Show IPA), 1867–1936, Italian dramatist, novelist, and poet: Nobel prize 1934.
- pistillode — a sterile pistil, or one with a simple structure and reduced size and function
- plant food — nourishment, as fertilizer or chemicals, for plants.
- plasmodial — Biology. an ameboid, multinucleate mass or sheet of cytoplasm characteristic of some stages of organisms, as of myxomycetes or slime molds.
- plasmodium — Biology. an ameboid, multinucleate mass or sheet of cytoplasm characteristic of some stages of organisms, as of myxomycetes or slime molds.
- plauditory — approving or laudatory
- played out — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- playground — an area used for outdoor play or recreation, especially by children, and often containing recreational equipment such as slides and swings.
- please god — You say please God to emphasize a strong hope, wish, or desire that you have.
- pleurodont — fused or attached to the inner edge of the jaw, as a tooth.
- ploddingly — to walk heavily or move laboriously; trudge: to plod under the weight of a burden.
- ploughhead — the draught iron of a plough
- ploughland — land that is ploughed for growing crops
- plow under — an agricultural implement used for cutting, lifting, turning over, and partly pulverizing soil.