11-letter words containing a, i, l, u
- oxtail soup — soup made using the skinned tail of an ox
- papillulate — covered with small papillae
- pari-mutuel — a form of betting and of handling the betting on horse races at racetracks, in which those holding winning tickets divide the total amount bet in proportion to their wagers, less a percentage for the management, taxes, etc.
- parlourmaid — In former times, a parlourmaid was a female servant in a private house whose job involved serving people at table.
- partial sum — one of a series of sums of elements of a given sequence, the first sum being the first element, the second sum being the first element added to the second element, the third sum being equal to the sum of the first three elements, and so on.
- particulars — of or relating to a single or specific person, thing, group, class, occasion, etc., rather than to others or all; special rather than general: one's particular interests in books.
- particulate — of, relating to, or composed of distinct particles.
- patch quilt — a patchwork quilt
- peculiarity — a trait, manner, characteristic, or habit that is odd or unusual.
- peculiarize — to make peculiar, unusual, distinguished, etc.
- pecuniarily — of or relating to money: pecuniary difficulties.
- pediculated — having a stalk or stalks
- pelagius ii — died a.d. 590, pope 579–590.
- pelargonium — any plant of the genus Pelargonium, the cultivated species of which are usually called geranium. Compare geranium (def 2).
- peninsulate — to cause (land) to become peninsular
- penultimate — next to the last: the penultimate scene of the play.
- perinuclear — situated near or occurring around the nucleus.
- persuasible — capable of being persuaded; open to or yielding to persuasion.
- phitsanulok — a city in central Thailand.
- pi-calculus — (theory) A process algebra in which channel names can act both as transmission medium and as transmitted data. Its basic atomic actions are individual point to point communications which are nondeterministically selected and globally sequentialised.
- piacularity — the state of being piacular
- pickelhaube — a spiked German helmet from the 19th and 20th centuries
- plaid cymru — the Welsh nationalist party
- plain flour — ground wheat with no raising agent
- planetarium — an apparatus or model representing the planetary system.
- planuliform — resembling a planula
- plastiqueur — a person, especially a terrorist, who makes, places, or detonates plastic bombs.
- platykurtic — (of a frequency distribution) less concentrated about the mean than the corresponding normal distribution.
- pleurodynia — pain in the chest or side.
- plumularian — a member of the genus Plumularia
- pluralistic — Philosophy. a theory that there is more than one basic substance or principle. Compare dualism (def 2), monism (def 1a). a theory that reality consists of two or more independent elements.
- pluriserial — having many series or rows
- plutarchian — of or relating to the biographer Plutarch.
- plutocratic — of, relating to, or characterized by a plutocracy or plutocrats.
- pneudraulic — of or relating to a mechanism involving both pneumatic and hydraulic action.
- politbureau — (often lowercase) the executive committee and chief policymaking body of a Communist Party.
- pollakiuria — abnormally frequent urination.
- polychasium — a form of cymose inflorescence in which each axis produces more than two lateral axes.
- polylingual — pertaining to, expressed in, or using several languages; multilingual.
- polyzoarium — a bryozoan colony, or its supporting skeleton.
- postcubital — Anatomy, Zoology. pertaining to, involving, or situated near the cubitus.
- postnuptial — subsequent to marriage: postnuptial adjustments.
- postulating — to ask, demand, or claim.
- postulation — to ask, demand, or claim.
- pourability — to send (a liquid, fluid, or anything in loose particles) flowing or falling, as from one container to another, or into, over, or on something: to pour a glass of milk; to pour water on a plant.
- prejudicial — causing prejudice or disadvantage; detrimental.
- prothallium — Botany. the gametophyte of ferns and related plants.
- pseudologia — a psychological condition in which a patient tells elaborate, false stories believing them to be true
- public gaze — If someone or something is in the public gaze, they are receiving a lot of attention from the general public.
- public sale — auction (def 1).