12-letter words containing a, p, e, l, i
- appellations — Plural form of appellation.
- appellatives — Plural form of appellative.
- appendicular — relating to an appendage or appendicle
- appetisingly — Alternative spelling of appetizingly.
- appetizingly — in an appetizing way
- applausively — in an applausive manner
- apple blight — an aphid, Eriosoma lanigera, that is covered with a powdery waxy secretion and infests apple trees
- apple-polish — to curry favor with someone, especially in an obsequious or flattering manner.
- appletviewer — (web, testing) A simplified web browser used for testing applets. You can't browse HTML with it but you can run applets to test them before embedding them in a web page.
- applied arts — arts that are put to practical use
- appropriable — that can be appropriated
- archesporial — the primitive cell, or group of cells, that give rise to the cells from which spores are derived.
- archetypical — Archetypical means the same as archetypal.
- archipelagic — a large group or chain of islands: the Malay Archipelago.
- archipelagos — Plural form of archipelago.
- aripiprazole — An antipsychotic drug used in the treatment of schizophrenia etc.
- asclepiadean — of or relating to a type of classical verse line consisting of a spondee, two or three choriambs, and an iamb
- assumptively — taken for granted.
- b-s particle — a neutral meson with a mass 10,507 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of approximately 1.6 X 10 -12 seconds.
- bachelorship — the state of being a bachelor; bachelorhood
- backpedaling — to retard the forward motion by pressing backward on the pedal, especially of a bicycle with coaster brakes.
- balance pipe — a pipe between two points used to equalize pressure
- bathypelagic — of, relating to, or inhabiting the lower depths of the ocean between approximately 1000 and 4000 metres
- beamsplitter — Alternative spelling of beam splitter.
- bearing pile — a foundation pile that supports weight vertically
- bedside lamp — a lamp beside a bed
- belaying pin — a cylindrical, sometimes tapered pin, usually of metal or wood, that fits into a hole in a pin or fife rail: used for belaying
- bell captain — a person in charge of a group of bellhops
- bernina alps — a mountain group in SE Switzerland, extending from the Rhateian Alps on the Italian border. Highest peak, Piz Bernina, 13,304 feet (4055 meters).
- bicarpellary — (of an ovary) having two carpels
- bicycle path — a path designed for bicyclists
- biparentally — from a biparental point of view
- bipropellant — a rocket propellant consisting of two substances, usually a fuel and an oxidizer
- bitter apple — colocynth
- black prince — Edward2 (Prince of Wales)
- blister pack — a type of packet in which small items are displayed and sold, consisting of a transparent dome of plastic or similar material mounted on a firm backing such as cardboard
- caesalpinoid — of, relating to, or belonging to the Caesalpinoideae, a mainly tropical subfamily of leguminous plants that have irregular flowers: includes carob, senna, brazil, cassia, and poinciana
- calendar api — Calendar Application Programming Interface
- caliper rule — a graduated rule with one sliding jaw and one that is stationary
- calligraphed — Simple past tense and past participle of calligraph.
- calligrapher — A calligrapher is a person skilled in the art of calligraphy.
- candied peel — fruit skin which has been impregnated or encrusted with sugar or syrup, esp that of citrus fruits
- capabilities — the quality of being capable; capacity; ability: His capability was unquestionable.
- capacitively — (physics, electronics) In relation to or in terms of capacitance.
- caper family — the plant family Capparidaceae (or Capparaceae), characterized by herbaceous plants, shrubs, and trees having alternate, simple, or palmate leaves, irregular flowers with four petals, and fruit in the form of elongated capsules or berries, including the caper and cleome.
- capercaillie — a large European woodland grouse, Tetrao urogallus, having a black plumage and fan-shaped tail in the male
- capercailzie — Alternative form of capercaillie.
- capillaceous — having numerous filaments resembling hairs or threads
- capital levy — a tax on capital or property as contrasted with a tax on income
- capitol peak — a mountain in W central Colorado, in the Elk range of the Rocky Mountains. 14,130 feet (4310 meters).