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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.
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