11-letter words containing a, p, e, l
- pentecostal — of or relating to Pentecost, a Christian festival commemorating the descent of the Holy Ghost upon the apostles.
- pentlandite — a mineral, sulfide of nickel, occurring in the form of bronze-colored granular aggregates, found with pyrrhotite: the principal source of nickel.
- penultimate — next to the last: the penultimate scene of the play.
- perambulate — to walk through, about, or over; travel through; traverse.
- perceivable — capable of being perceived; perceptible.
- perceivably — capable of being perceived; perceptible.
- perchlorate — a salt or ester of perchloric acid, as potassium perchlorate, KClO 4 .
- perciatelli — a tubular pasta in long, straight pieces, resembling thick spaghetti.
- percolation — the act or state of percolating or of being percolated.
- perennially — lasting for an indefinitely long time; enduring: her perennial beauty.
- performable — to carry out; execute; do: to perform miracles.
- pericardial — of or relating to the pericardium.
- pericentral — arranged around a centre
- periclitate — exposed to danger
- periglacial — occurring or operating adjacent to the margin of a glacier.
- perilla oil — a light yellow oil, obtained from the seeds of mints of the genus Perilla, used in Asia as a cooking oil and elsewhere in the manufacture of varnish, printing ink, and artificial leather.
- perinatally — during the perinatal period; before birth
- perinuclear — situated near or occurring around the nucleus.
- periodontal — of or relating to the periodontium.
- peripherals — pertaining to, situated in, or constituting the periphery: peripheral resistance on the outskirts of the battle area.
- perishables — perishable articles, esp food
- peristalith — a group of stones encircling a mound, dolmen, or the like.
- peristalsis — the progressive wave of contraction and relaxation of a tubular muscular system, especially the alimentary canal, by which the contents are forced through the system.
- peristaltic — of, relating to, or resembling peristalsis.
- perithecial — of, pertaining to, or having a perithecium
- perlustrate — to inspect thoroughly; to make a thorough examination of (something), esp to intercept and read (letters) for purposes of surveillance; to travel through and survey (a region)
- permanently — existing perpetually; everlasting, especially without significant change.
- peroxisomal — of or relating to a peroxisome; of the nature of a peroxisome
- perpetrable — able to be perpetrated
- perpetuable — able to be perpetuated
- perpetually — continuing or enduring forever; everlasting.
- personal ad — of, relating to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private: a personal opinion.
- personalise — to have marked with one's initials, name, or monogram: to personalize stationery.
- personalism — Also called personal idealism. a modern philosophical movement locating ultimate value and reality in persons, human or divine.
- personalist — Also called personal idealism. a modern philosophical movement locating ultimate value and reality in persons, human or divine.
- personality — the visible aspect of one's character as it impresses others: He has a pleasing personality.
- personalize — to have marked with one's initials, name, or monogram: to personalize stationery.
- perspirable — having the ability to perspire
- persuadable — to prevail on (a person) to do something, as by advising or urging: We could not persuade him to wait.
- persuasible — capable of being persuaded; open to or yielding to persuasion.
- persulphate — a sulphuric acid salt of a base peroxide
- perturbable — to disturb or disquiet greatly in mind; agitate.
- peru balsam — an aromatic balsam that is obtained from the tropical South American leguminous tree Myroxylon pereirae and is similar to balsam of Tolu
- pervasively — spread throughout: The corruption is so pervasive that it is accepted as the way to do business.
- pervouralsk — a city in the central RSFSR, in the Ural Mountains in Asia.
- petalomania — the condition in which a flower has proportionately more petals than is normal
- petri plate — a petri dish containing culture medium
- petrodollar — profits made from oil exports
- petrol tank — The petrol tank in a motor vehicle is the container for petrol.
- phainopepla — a crested passerine bird, Phainopepla nitens, of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.