9-letter words containing a, p, e, l
- perinatal — occurring during or pertaining to the phase surrounding the time of birth, from the twentieth week of gestation to the twenty-eighth day of newborn life.
- periplasm — an outer cytoplasmic layer that surrounds the oosphere in certain fungi.
- periplast — the hard and plated cell wall of a single-celled organism
- permabull — an investor who consistently acts in the expectation that the value of stocks and shares will rise
- permalink — a permanent URL that links to a specific web page, typically a single blog entry or news article.
- permalloy — any of various alloys containing iron and nickel (45–80 per cent) and sometimes smaller amounts of chromium and molybdenum
- permeable — capable of being permeated.
- perorally — through or via the mouth
- perp walk — an arranged public appearance of a recently arrested criminal for the benefit of the media
- perpetual — continuing or enduring forever; everlasting.
- perradial — relating to the main rays of a member of the Radiata group
- personals — of, relating to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private: a personal opinion.
- perusable — having the ability to be perused
- petaflops — (unit) 10^15 flops or 1000 teraflops. As with flops, the term ends in S in both the singular and plural as the S stands for seconds. The first computer to perform one petaflops was recorded in June 2008. By June 2012 there were 20.
- petechial — pertaining to, resembling, or characterized by petechiae.
- petillant — slightly sparkling.
- petiolate — having a petiole or peduncle.
- petit mal — a disorder of the nervous system, characterized either by mild, episodic loss of attention or sleepiness (petit mal) or by severe convulsions with loss of consciousness (grand mal)
- petrolage — the addition of petrol to the surface of a body of water to get rid of mosquitoes
- petulance — moodiness, irritability
- phacolite — a colorless variety of chabazite.
- phalanger — any of numerous arboreal marsupials of the family Phalangeridae, of Australia, having foxlike ears and a long, bushy tail.
- phalanges — a plural of phalanx.
- phalarope — any of three species of small, aquatic birds of the family Phalaropodidae, resembling sandpipers but having lobate toes.
- phalluses — an image of the male reproductive organ, especially that carried in procession in ancient festivals of Dionysus, or Bacchus, symbolizing the generative power in nature.
- phaseolin — a type of proteid that is present in the kidney bean
- phenolate — Also called phenoxide. a salt of phenol, as sodium phenolate, C 6 H 5 ONa.
- philander — (of a man) to make love with a woman one cannot or will not marry; carry on flirtations.
- philately — the collecting of stamps and other postal matter as a hobby or an investment.
- philomela — the nightingale.
- philopena — a custom, presumably of German origin, in which two persons share the kernels of a nut and determine that one shall receive a forfeit from the other at a later time upon the saying of a certain word or the performance of a certain action.
- phlyctena — a small vesicle, blister, or pustule.
- phthalate — a salt or ester of phthalic acid. Esters are commonly used as plasticizers in PVC; when ingested they can cause kidney and liver damage
- phthalein — any of a group of compounds formed by treating phthalic anhydride with phenols, from which certain important dyes are derived.
- piacevole — (to be performed) in a pleasant, agreeable manner
- pie plant — rhubarb
- pie plate — a shallow metal or glass dish with sloping sides, used for cooking a pie
- piecemeal — piece by piece; one piece at a time; gradually: to work piecemeal.
- pigmental — of or relating to a pigment or pigments, or the natural colouring of a person or thing
- pile arms — to prop a number of rifles together, muzzles together and upwards, butts forming the base
- pilferage — the act or practice of pilfering; petty theft.
- pin plate — a bearing plate having a projection for fixing into masonry.
- pinballer — a person who plays pinball machines, especially regularly or habitually.
- pineapple — the edible, juicy, collective fruit of a tropical, bromeliaceous plant, Ananas comosus, that develops from a spike or head of flowers and is surmounted by a crown of leaves.
- pinelands — the, an extensive coastal region in S and SE New Jersey, composed chiefly of pine stands, sandy soils, and swampy streams. About 2000 sq. mi. (5180 sq. km).
- pinnulate — having pinnules.
- pintailed — having a tapered tail
- pipe clay — a white, plastic clay used for making clay tobacco pipes or pottery, for whitening leather, etc.
- pipe-clay — to whiten with pipe clay.
- piperonal — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble aldehyde, C 8 H 6 O 3 , which darkens on exposure to light: used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis.