11-letter words containing a, p, e, l
- naphthalize — to mix or saturate with naphtha.
- napoleon ii — (François Charles Joseph Bonaparte; Duke of Reichstadt) 1811–32, titular king of Rome (son of Napoleon I).
- napoleonite — a variety of diorite rock with a spherical structure
- nappy liner — a disposable paper or fabric liner placed inside a baby's nappy to catch excrement
- narcoleptic — a condition characterized by frequent and uncontrollable periods of deep sleep.
- nazca plate — a tectonic division of the earth's crust, coincident with the suboceanic Peru Basin, and bounded on the north by the Cocos Plate, separated from the South American Plate by the Peru-Chile Trench, from the Pacific Plate by the East Pacific Rise, and from the Antarctic Plate by the Chile Rise.
- necrophilia — an erotic attraction to corpses.
- neoplatonic — a philosophical system, originated in the 3rd century a.d. by Plotinus, founded chiefly on Platonic doctrine and Eastern mysticism, with later influences from Christianity. It holds that all existence consists of emanations from the One with whom the soul may be reunited.
- neotropical — belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising that part of the New World extending from the tropic of Cancer southward.
- nephritical — Alternative form of nephritic.
- neuroplasty — Any surgery to repair nerve tissue.
- neuropteral — (zoology) Of or pertaining to the Neuroptera.
- new planets — the outer planets Uranus, Neptune, and (formerly) Pluto, only discovered comparatively recently
- nonparallel — extending in the same direction, equidistant at all points, and never converging or diverging: parallel rows of trees.
- nonparental — of or relating to a parent.
- nonpersonal — Not personal.
- nonplayable — Not playable.
- nonspecular — that reflects light diffusely and evenly over the hemisphere surrounding the reflective surface; diffuse
- nontemporal — not indicating time
- nuclear sap — karyolymph
- nucleoplasm — the protoplasm of the nucleus of a cell.
- numberplate — Alternative spelling of number plate.
- nyckelharpa — an old-time Swedish stringed musical instrument, similar to the hurdy-gurdy but sounded with a bow instead of a wheel.
- octuplicate — a group, series, or set of eight identical copies (usually preceded by in).
- oesophageal — esophageal.
- old persian — an ancient West Iranian language attested by cuneiform inscriptions. Abbreviation: OPers.
- omphalocele — A hernia of the navel.
- opalescence — exhibiting a play of colors like that of the opal.
- openability — The quality of being openable.
- opera cloak — a large cloak worn over evening clothes
- opera-lover — someone who likes opera very much
- operability — that can be treated by a surgical operation. Compare inoperable (def 2).
- operational — able to function or be used; functional: How soon will the new factory be operational?
- operatively — a person engaged, employed, or skilled in some branch of work, especially productive or industrial work; worker.
- operculated — relating to the operculum
- ophicalcite — a type of marble containing serpentine and calcite
- optimizable — Capable of being optimized.
- oral herpes — a disease caused by herpes simplex virus type 1, characterized primarily by a cluster of small, transient blisters chiefly at the edge of the lip or nostril; herpes labialis.
- orange peel — outer skin of an orange
- osteoplasty — plastic surgery on a bone to repair a defect or loss.
- outerplanar — (mathematics) Describing a graph having a planar embedding such that the vertices lie on a circle and the edges lie inside that circle.
- outline map — a map which only provides very basic information so that more details can be added
- outpopulate — to surpass in populating
- overexplain — to explain in too much detail
- overlapping — to lap over (something else or each other); extend over and cover a part of; imbricate.
- overplaided — (of a garment) covered with a design consisting of an overplaid
- overplanned — resulting from overplanning
- pace bowler — a bowler who characteristically delivers the ball rapidly
- pachydermal — having the characteristics of a pachyderm
- padded cell — a room, as in a mental hospital, with padded walls for the confinement of violent inmates.