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11-letter words containing a, p, e, l

  • parablepsis — abnormal vision
  • parableptic — relating to parablepsis
  • paracetamol — painkilling drug
  • paraldehyde — a colorless, liquid, cyclic compound, C 6 H 1 2 O 3 , having a disagreeable taste but an agreeable odor, produced by the polymerization of acetaldehyde with sulfuric acid: used chiefly in the manufacture of organic chemicals and in medicine as a sedative and hypnotic.
  • paraleipsis — paralipsis.
  • paralleling — extending in the same direction, equidistant at all points, and never converging or diverging: parallel rows of trees.
  • parallelise — to make parallel; place so as to be parallel.
  • parallelism — the position or relation of parallels.
  • parallelist — a person who seeks or makes a comparison.
  • parallelize — to make parallel; place so as to be parallel.
  • parallelled — extending in the same direction, equidistant at all points, and never converging or diverging: parallel rows of trees.
  • paramedical — related to the medical profession in a secondary or supplementary capacity.
  • paraphernal — (sometimes used with a singular verb) equipment, apparatus, or furnishing used in or necessary for a particular activity: a skier's paraphernalia.
  • paraplanner — a person who assists a financial planner, esp in compiling reports and conducting research
  • parcel bomb — explosive device in a package
  • parcel post — (in the U.S. Postal Service) nonpreferential mail consisting of packages and parcels, weighing one pound or more sent at fourth-class rates. Compare fourth class.
  • parcel-gilt — the gilding of only some areas or ornaments of a piece of furniture.
  • parenchymal — Botany. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin-walled cells able to divide.
  • parfocalize — to make parfocal
  • pari-mutuel — a form of betting and of handling the betting on horse races at racetracks, in which those holding winning tickets divide the total amount bet in proportion to their wagers, less a percentage for the management, taxes, etc.
  • park-miller — A pseudorandom number generation algorithm which was discredited by Marsaglia and Steve Sullivanin in the July 1993 CACM.
  • parlor game — any game usually played indoors, especially in the living room or parlor, as a word game or a quiz, requiring little or no physical activity.
  • partial key — (database)   A key which identifies a subset of a set of information items (e.g. database "records"), and which could narrow the subset to one item if other partial key(s) were combined with it.
  • partialized — to bias.
  • partialness — being such in part only; not total or general; incomplete: partial blindness; a partial payment of a debt.
  • particulate — of, relating to, or composed of distinct particles.
  • partnerless — the person with whom one cohabits in a romantic relationship: I'd like you to meet my partner, Sarah.
  • party liner — a person who follows a party line, especially the Communist Party line.
  • passed ball — a pitched ball that the catcher can reasonably be expected to catch but misses, resulting in a base runner's or runners' advancing one or more bases or in the batter's reaching first base safely.
  • passionless — not feeling or moved by passion; cold or unemotional; calm or detached.
  • pasteurella — any of several rod-shaped bacteria of the genus Pasturella, certain species of which are parasitic and pathogenic for humans and animals.
  • pastoralize — to make pastoral or rural.
  • pastureland — Also called pastureland [pas-cher-land, pahs-] /ˈpæs tʃərˌlænd, ˈpɑs-/ (Show IPA). an area covered with grass or other plants used or suitable for the grazing of livestock; grassland.
  • pastureless — without pasture, free of pasture
  • patelliform — having the form of a patella; shaped like a saucer, kneecap, or limpet shell.
  • paternalism — the system, principle, or practice of managing or governing individuals, businesses, nations, etc., in the manner of a father dealing benevolently and often intrusively with his children: The employees objected to the paternalism of the old president.
  • paternalist — government: fatherly in style
  • pathologies — the science or the study of the origin, nature, and course of diseases.
  • pathologize — to represent (something) as a disease
  • patientless — a person who is under medical care or treatment.
  • patrilineal — inheriting or determining descent through the male line.
  • patrilinear — patrilineal.
  • patsy cline — Patsy (Virginia Patterson Hensley) 1932–63, U.S. country singer.
  • patternless — a decorative design, as for wallpaper, china, or textile fabrics, etc.
  • patty shell — a cup-shaped shell of light, flaky pastry, for serving vegetable, fish, or meat mixtures, usually with a sauce.
  • paul revere — Paul, 1735–1818, American silversmith and patriot, famous for his night horseback ride, April 18, 1775, to warn Massachusetts colonists of the coming of British troops.
  • pauselessly — in a pauseless manner; ceaselessly
  • peace lobby — a lobby for peace or the end of conflict
  • peace talks — negotiations aimed at ending conflict
  • peach melba — a dessert consisting of cooked peach halves served with vanilla ice cream and Melba sauce.
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