9-letter words containing a, p, e, l
- indalpine — A selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor marketed in 1983 as an antidepressant but swiftly withdrawn when found to cause neutropenia.
- interplay — reciprocal relationship, action, or influence: the interplay of plot and character.
- jalapenos — Plural form of jalapeno.
- jaspilite — a metamorphic rock that has a high concentration of hematite and that resembles jasper
- jean paul — Burton, born 1931, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1976.
- jet plane — an airplane moved by jet propulsion.
- jump lead — Jump leads are thick electrical leads that are used to connect a flat battery in a vehicle to an external charged battery, such as the battery of another vehicle, so that the first vehicle can be started.
- kalispell — a city in NW Montana.
- kallitype — an photographic printing process using silver and ferric salts, popular in the 19th century
- kapil dev — (Ramlal) Nikhanj (nɪˈkændʒ). born 1959, Indian cricketer: an all-rounder, he played in 131 test matches and captained India to victory in the 1983 World Cup
- kei-apple — a thorny shrub or small tree, Dovyalis caffra, of southern Africa, having round, yellow, juicy-pulped, cranberry-flavored fruit that is edible only when cooked.
- kelp bass — a sea bass, Paralabrax clathratus, of southern California coastal waters, valued as a food and game fish.
- kelp crab — any of several spider crabs common among kelp beds along the Pacific coast of North America.
- key plate — (in color printing) the plate providing the greatest definition of detail, usually the black plate, on which the other plates are registered.
- kleopatra — Cleopatra (def 2).
- kraepelin — Emil [ey-meel] /ˈeɪ mil/ (Show IPA), 1856–1926, German psychiatrist.
- la puente — a city in SW California, E of Los Angeles.
- la spezia — a seaport in NW Italy, on the Ligurian Sea: naval base.
- la trappe — La Trappe.
- lager top — a pint or half-pint of lager with a dash of lemonade
- lagniappe — Chiefly Southern Louisiana and Southeast Texas. a small gift given with a purchase to a customer, by way of compliment or for good measure; bonus.
- lamp-hole — a hole in the ground for lowering a lamp down into a sewer
- lampedusa — Giuseppe (Tomasi) di [joo-zep-pe taw-mah-zee-dee] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ tɔˈmɑ zi di/ (Show IPA), 1896–1957, Italian novelist.
- lampooned — a sharp, often virulent satire directed against an individual or institution; a work of literature, art, or the like, ridiculing severely the character or behavior of a person, society, etc.
- lampooner — Someone who lampoons; someone who pokes fun.
- lamproite — (geology) Any of several volcanic rocks having a high potassium content.
- lampshade — a shade, usually translucent or opaque, for shielding the glare of a light source in a lamp or for directing the light to a particular area.
- lampshell — Alternative form of lamp shell.
- landloper — a wanderer, vagrant, or adventurer.
- landscape — a section or expanse of rural scenery, usually extensive, that can be seen from a single viewpoint.
- lap dance — an erotic dance by a stripteaser performed mostly in the lap of a customer.
- lap-dance — an erotic dance by a stripteaser performed mostly in the lap of a customer.
- lapidated — to pelt with stones.
- lapideous — (obsolete) Of the nature of stone.
- laplander — Also called Laplander [lap-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈlæpˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a member of a Finnic people of northern Norway, Sweden, Finland, and adjacent regions.
- lappeting — Present participle of lappet.
- lapstrake — clinker-built (def 2).
- lapstreak — Alternative form of lapstrake.
- large-cap — designating a company, or a mutual fund that invests in companies, with a market capitalization of $5 billion or more.
- laypeople — a person who is not a member of the clergy; one of the laity.
- layperson — a person who is not a member of the clergy; one of the laity.
- lead pipe — a pipe made of lead
- leadplant — a North American shrub, Amorpha canescens, of the legume family, the leaves and twigs of which have a gray cast.
- leaf spot — a limited, often circular, discolored, diseased area on a leaf, usually including a central region of necrosis.
- leakproof — designed to prevent leaking: a leakproof bottle.
- leap year — (in the Gregorian calendar) a year that contains 366 days, with February 29 as an additional day: occurring in years whose last two digits are evenly divisible by four, except for centenary years not divisible by 400.
- leapfrogs — Plural form of leapfrog.
- leetspeak — a coded spelling system and language used in very informal communications on the Internet, featuring letters combined with numbers or special characters in place of letters that they may resemble, and including inventive misspellings, jargon, and slang.
- legal cap — ruled writing paper in tablet form, measuring approximately 8½ × 13 to 14 inches (22 × 33 to 36 cm).
- legal pad — a ruled writing tablet, usually yellow and measuring 8½ × 14 inches (22 × 36 cm).