9-letter words containing a, l, e, p, i, n
- lappeting — Present participle of lappet.
- lexiphane — One who uses words pretentiously.
- life span — the longest period over which the life of any organism or species may extend, according to the available biological knowledge concerning it.
- lifespans — Plural form of lifespan.
- lone pair — shoes, eyes
- manciples — Plural form of manciple.
- manyplies — Omasum.
- nemophila — any of a genus, Nemophila, of low-growing hairy annual plants, esp N. menziesii, grown for its blue or white flowers: family Hydrophyllaceae
- neophilia — Love of new things.
- neopilina — any primitive mollusk of the genus Neopilina, having a serial repetition of internal organs that suggests a close relationship to the annelids.
- neoplasia — Pathology. tumor growth.
- nephalism — teetotalism; abstinence from alcohol
- nephalist — (obsolete, Temperance movement) One who practises nephalism; a teetotaller.
- nonpareil — having no equal; peerless.
- paintable — easily painted
- painterly — of, relating to, or characteristic of a painter.
- palestine — Also called Holy Land. Biblical name Canaan. an ancient country in SW Asia, on the E coast of the Mediterranean.
- palleting — a small, low, portable platform on which goods are placed for storage or moving, as in a warehouse or vehicle.
- palm wine — wine made from distilled palm-tree sap.
- paludrine — proguanil hydrochloride, a synthetic antimalarial drug first produced in 1944
- panel pin — a light slender nail with a narrow head
- panelized — composed of prefabricated sections of walls, floors, or roofs that can be assembled at the building site: a panelized house.
- panelling — wood or other material made into panels.
- panellist — A panellist is a person who is a member of a panel and speaks in public, especially on a radio or television programme.
- parceling — an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
- pargyline — a monoamine oxidase inhibitor used to treat hypertension and depression
- parhelion — a bright circular spot on a solar halo; a mock sun: usually one of two or more such spots seen on opposite sides of the sun, and often accompanied by additional luminous arcs and bands.
- parvoline — any of various isomeric ptomaines found in liquid derived from decaying animal matter or bituminous coals
- patiently — a person who is under medical care or treatment.
- pectineal — of or relating to the pectineus muscle or the pubic bone
- pedal bin — A pedal bin is a container for waste, usually in a kitchen or bathroom. It has a lid which is controlled by a pedal that you press with your foot.
- pedalling — a foot-operated lever used to control certain mechanisms, as automobiles, or to play or modify the sounds of certain musical instruments, as pianos, organs, or harps.
- pelasgian — of or relating to the Pelasgians.
- pellagrin — a person affected with pellagra.
- pelmanism — a system of training to improve the memory
- peltation — having the stalk or support attached to the lower surface at a distance from the margin, as a leaf; shield-shaped.
- penalised — to subject to a penalty, as a person.
- penalties — a punishment imposed or incurred for a violation of law or rule.
- peneplain — an area reduced almost to a plain by erosion.
- peninsula — an area of land almost completely surrounded by water except for an isthmus connecting it with the mainland.
- pennalism — a system of mild oppression and torment practised upon first-year students of German Protestant universities in the 17th century
- penultima — the next to the last syllable in a word.
- percaline — a fine, lightweight cotton fabric, usually finished with a gloss and dyed in one color, used especially for linings.
- perennial — lasting for an indefinitely long time; enduring: her perennial beauty.
- periclean — of or relating to Pericles or to the period (Periclean Age) when Athens was intellectually, artistically, and materially preeminent.
- perinatal — occurring during or pertaining to the phase surrounding the time of birth, from the twentieth week of gestation to the twenty-eighth day of newborn life.
- permalink — a permanent URL that links to a specific web page, typically a single blog entry or news article.
- petillant — slightly sparkling.
- phaseolin — a type of proteid that is present in the kidney bean
- philander — (of a man) to make love with a woman one cannot or will not marry; carry on flirtations.