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12-letter words containing a, p, e, l, t

  • lapped joint — a joint made by placing one member over another and fastening them together
  • lappeenranta — a city in SE Finland.
  • lateral lisp — a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
  • lateral pass — a short pass thrown or tossed parallel to the line of scrimmage or slightly backward from the position of the passer.
  • laureateship — a person who has been honored for achieving distinction in a particular field or with a particular award: a Nobel laureate.
  • ledger plate — a strip of wood laid flat across the tops of studding as a support for joists.
  • leopard moth — a moth, Zeuzera pyrina, having white wings spotted with black and larvae that bore into the wood of various trees and shrubs.
  • lepidopteran — lepidopterous.
  • leptocephali — Plural form of leptocephalus.
  • leptosomatic — a person of asthenic build.
  • letter paper — paper used for writing letters or communications
  • letters page — the page in a newspaper or magazine containing letters sent to the editor by readers
  • life partner — one member of a monogamous relationship.
  • lipoproteina — a plasma lipoprotein containing protein and cholesterol, high levels of which are associated with atherosclerosis.
  • lithographed — Simple past tense and past participle of lithograph.
  • lithographer — a person who works at lithography.
  • litmus paper — a strip of paper impregnated with litmus, used as a chemical indicator.
  • liverpolitan — a native or inhabitant of Liverpool
  • locker plant — an establishment for storing food under refrigeration, containing lockers for renting to individual users.
  • longipennate — (of birds) having long slender wings or feathers
  • loop antenna — a coil of large diameter, used as an antenna, esp. in direction-finding equipment and in radio receivers
  • loop reactor — A loop reactor is a reactor in which the material is pumped round one or more vessels or stages in a continuous process.
  • lopez mateos — Adolfo [ah-th awl-faw] /ɑˈðɔl fɔ/ (Show IPA), 1910–69, Mexican lawyer and politician: president of Mexico 1958–64.
  • lophophorate — Of or relating to small aquatic invertebrates belonging to a group of phyla characterized by the possession of lophophores. They include bryozoans, brachiopods, and phoronids.
  • luteal phase — a stage of the menstrual cycle, lasting about two weeks, from ovulation to the beginning of the next menstrual flow.
  • lycanthropes — Plural form of lycanthrope.
  • lyophilizate — A lyophilizate is a freeze-dried product.
  • mac playmate — (games)   An early (~1985) example of a pornographic computer game. Mac Playmate runs on the Macintosh and involves trying to stimulate a simulated woman to orgasm by applying various implements to her erogenous zones.
  • major planet — planet (def 1a).
  • major-planet — Astronomy. Also called major planet. any of the eight large heavenly bodies revolving about the sun and shining by reflected light: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune, in the order of their proximity to the sun. Until 2006, Pluto was classified as a planet ninth in order from the sun; it has been reclassified as a dwarf planet. a similar body revolving about a star other than the sun. (formerly) a celestial body moving in the sky, as distinguished from a fixed star, applied also to the sun and moon.
  • malimprinted — (of an animal or person) suffering from a defect in the behavioural process of imprinting, resulting in attraction to members of other species, fetishism, etc
  • malpractices — Plural form of malpractice.
  • manipulative — influencing or attempting to influence the behavior or emotions of others for one’s own purposes: a manipulative boss.
  • mantelpieces — Plural form of mantelpiece.
  • mantle plume — plume (def 10).
  • maple butter — thickened maple syrup
  • mapplethorpeRobert, 1946–89, U.S. photographer.
  • marketplaces — Plural form of marketplace.
  • melanotropin — MSH.
  • meroplankton — a floating mass of eggs and larvae of organisms that are nektonic or benthic in their adult stage; temporary plankton.
  • mesoplankton — plankton that live at middle depths.
  • metal polish — cleaning fluid designed to clean, polish or add shine to metal
  • metaleptical — metaleptic
  • metallograph — a microscope for observing the microstructure of metals.
  • metallophone — any musical instrument consisting of a graduated series of metal bars that may either be struck by hammers operated manually or played with a keyboard.
  • metaphorical — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
  • metaphysical — pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics.
  • metapolitics — political theory: often used derogatorily
  • metempirical — beyond or outside the field of experience.
  • metropolitan — of, noting, or characteristic of a metropolis or its inhabitants, especially in culture, sophistication, or in accepting and combining a wide variety of people, ideas, etc.
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