11-letter words containing a, p, e, l, i
- leucoplakia — a disorder of a mucous membrane characterized by one or more white patches, occurring most commonly on the cheek, tongue, vulva, or penis: often medically insignificant but sometimes becoming malignant.
- leucoplasia — a disorder of a mucous membrane characterized by one or more white patches, occurring most commonly on the cheek, tongue, vulva, or penis: often medically insignificant but sometimes becoming malignant.
- leukoplakia — a disorder of a mucous membrane characterized by one or more white patches, occurring most commonly on the cheek, tongue, vulva, or penis: often medically insignificant but sometimes becoming malignant.
- leukoplakic — Relating to leukoplakia.
- leukoplasia — a disorder of a mucous membrane characterized by one or more white patches, occurring most commonly on the cheek, tongue, vulva, or penis: often medically insignificant but sometimes becoming malignant.
- lex scripta — written law; statute law.
- lexigraphic — Of or pertaining to lexigraphy.
- liberty cap — a soft, conical cap given to a freed slave in ancient Rome at manumission of his servitude, used as a symbol of liberty, especially since the 18th century.
- lifemanship — the ability to conduct one's life, career, personal relationships, etc., in a successful manner.
- light opera — operetta.
- lightplanes — Plural form of lightplane.
- linear type — 1. (theory, programming) An attribute of values which are used exactly once: they are neither duplicated nor destroyed. Such values require no garbage collection, and can safely be updated in place, even if they form part of a data structure. Linear types are related to the linear logic of J.-Y Girard. They extend Schmidt's notion of single threading, provide an alternative to Hudak and Bloss' update analysis, and offer a practical complement to Lafont and Holmström's elegant linear languages.
- linen panel — a panel carved with a linenfold.
- linen paper — paper, usually superior in quality, made from pure linen or from substitutes that produce a similar paper finish.
- linguaphile — a language and word lover.
- lip-reading — the reading or understanding, as by a deaf person, of spoken words from the movements of another's lips without hearing the sounds made.
- loop aerial — an aerial that consists of one or more coils of wire wound on a frame. Maximum radiation or reception is in the plane of the loop, the minimum occurring at right angles to it
- lost pleiad — See under Pleiades (def 1).
- lower apsis — See under apsis (def 1).
- lymphopenia — a reduction in the number of lymphocytes in the blood.
- magic spell — incantation or curse
- magpie lark — a black-and-white pied bird, Grallina cyanoleuca, inhabiting areas near water in Australia and southern New Guinea.
- mailpersons — Plural form of mailperson.
- maladaptive — of, relating to, or characterized by maladaptation or incomplete, inadequate, or faulty adaptation: The maladaptive behavior of isolated children was difficult to change.
- malpractice — Law. failure of a professional person, as a physician or lawyer, to render proper services through reprehensible ignorance or negligence or through criminal intent, especially when injury or loss follows.
- manila hemp — a fibrous material made from the leafstalks of the abacá, Musa textilis, used for making ropes, fabrics, etc.
- manila rope — rope made from Manila hemp.
- manipulable — capable of or susceptible to being manipulated; manipulatable.
- manipulated — Simple past tense and past participle of manipulate.
- manipulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of manipulate.
- mantelpiece — a construction framing the opening of a fireplace and usually covering part of the chimney breast in a more or less decorative manner.
- mantlepiece — mantel.
- marlinspike — a pointed iron implement used in separating the strands of rope in splicing, marling, etc.
- maxillipeds — Plural form of maxilliped.
- megalopolis — a very large city.
- megapolises — Plural form of megapolis.
- megapolitan — of, relating to, or characteristic of a megalopolis.
- meliphagous — feeding on honey
- mesopelagic — of, relating to, or living in the ocean at a depth of between 600 feet (180 meters) and 3000 feet (900 meters).
- metaplasmic — Cell Biology. the nonliving matter or inclusions, as starch or pigments, within a cell.
- metaplastic — the transformation of one type of tissue into another.
- metapodials — Plural form of metapodial.
- microcephal — a person with microcephaly
- middle path — the conduct of life by a religious person in such a way as to avoid the extremes of luxury and asceticism.
- milliampere — a unit of electric current equal to one thousandth of an ampere. Abbreviation: mA.
- mimic panel — a panel simulating the geographical layout of a television studio, railway points system, traffic interchange, etc, in which small indicator lamps display the selected state of the lighting circuits, signalling, traffic lights, etc
- minneapolis — a city in SE Minnesota, on the Mississippi.
- mispleading — a mistake in pleading, as a misjoinder of parties or a misstatement of a cause of action.
- missile gap — a lag in one country's missile production relative to the production of another country.
- multiplanes — Plural form of multiplane.