11-letter words containing a, p, i
- extirpating — Present participle of extirpate.
- extirpation — The act of extirpating or uprooting.
- extirpative — Of, relating to, or pertaining to an extirpation.
- extra point — conversion (sense 3)
- fair-spoken — speaking or spoken in a courteous, civil, or plausible manner; smooth-spoken.
- false oxlip — a similar and related plant that is a natural hybrid between the cowslip and primrose
- family plan — a special rate, especially of air passenger carriers, under which the head of a household purchasing a full-fare ticket may take other family members at reduced fares on certain days.
- fax over ip — (communications) (FoIP) Transmission of a facsimile over an IP networking instead of PSTN, analogous to Voice over IP.
- feldspathic — of, relating to, or containing feldspar.
- fibroplasia — the formation of fibrous tissue.
- filmography — a collection of writings about motion pictures, especially detailed essays dealing with specific films.
- fingerpaint — A form of paint designed to be applied using the fingers, especially by children.
- fingerplate — a metal plate fixed to a door next to the handle or keyhole to protect the surface
- fire escape — an apparatus or structure used to escape from a burning building, as a metal stairway down an outside wall.
- fissiparism — (biology) reproduction by spontaneous fission.
- fissiparity — (biology) The quality of being fissiparous.
- fissiparous — reproducing by fission.
- fitzpatrick — Sean (ʃɔːn). born 1963, New Zealand Rugby Union footballer; played in 92 test matches (1986–97), 51 as captain
- flash point — Also, flashing point. Physical Chemistry. the lowest temperature at which a liquid in a specified apparatus will give off sufficient vapor to ignite momentarily on application of a flame.
- flashpoints — Plural form of flashpoint.
- flight path — the trajectory of a moving aircraft or spacecraft relative to a fixed reference.
- flight plan — an oral or written report to an air traffic control facility describing the route of a projected flight.
- flitchplate — an iron or steel plate for reinforcing a flitch beam.
- flood plain — a nearly flat plain along the course of a stream or river that is naturally subject to flooding.
- floodplains — Plural form of floodplain.
- foam piping — Foam piping is a system of tubes which delivers a mass of very small bubbles to the base of tanks for protection from fire.
- focal point — Also called principal focus. Optics. either of two points on the axis of a mirror, lens, or other optical system, one point being such that rays diverging from it are deviated parallel to the axis upon refraction or reflection by the system and the other point being such that rays parallel to the axis of the system converge to the point upon refraction or reflection by the system.
- foetiparous — (of a marsupial) bearing young before they are fully developed.
- forcipation — the state or condition of being forcipated
- foremanship — The position of a foreman.
- foretopsail — (nautical) the sail draped from the foretopmast.
- forte-piano — loud and then immediately soft
- fortepianos — Plural form of fortepiano.
- francophile — friendly to or having a strong liking for France or the French.
- frangipanis — Plural form of frangipani.
- frangipanni — Archaic form of frangipani.
- frappuccino — Iced cappuccino.
- ftp archive — archive site
- ftp by mail — A service offered by DEC to allow people without Internet access to get copies of files which are available by anonymous FTP. Send a message with just the word "help" in the body to <[email protected]>.
- funeral pie — a traditional pie made with a black filling of raisins and lemon juice and presented to a bereaved family.
- galeophobia — The fear of sharks.
- gallinipper — any of various insects that sting or bite, especially a large American mosquito, Psorophora ciliata.
- gamekeeping — a person employed, as on an estate or game preserve, to prevent poaching and provide a natural environment conducive to the propagation of game, as by thinning brush, scattering food after a snowstorm, and the like.
- gamotropism — the tendency of gametes to attract each other
- garden pink — the plant Dianthus plumarius
- gatekeeping — The activity of controlling, and usually limiting, general access to something.
- gemmiparous — producing or reproducing by buds or gemmae.
- generalship — skill as commander of a large military force or unit.
- genetic map — an arrangement of genes on a chromosome.
- genioplasty — Mentoplasty.