13-letter words containing a, p, l, e, i
- paleomagnetic — Geology. magnetic polarization acquired by the minerals in a rock at the time the rock was deposited or solidified.
- paleosiberian — a group of languages comprising those languages of Siberia that are not affiliated with Indo-European, Altaic, Uralic, or Eskimo-Aleut and including the Chukotian family and the unrelated language isolates Ket, Nivkh, and Yukaghir; Paleo-Asiatic.
- paleotropical — belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising the Ethiopian and Oriental regions.
- palette knife — a thin blade of varying flexibility set in a handle and used for mixing colors or applying them to a canvas.
- palingenesist — a person who believes in a doctrine of rebirth or transmigration of souls.
- palisade cell — a columnar cell of palisade parenchyma.
- palletization — to place (materials) upon pallets for handling or moving.
- palos heights — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- panel heating — heating of a room or building by means of wall, ceiling, floor, or baseboard panels containing heating pipes or electrical conductors.
- panel patient — a patient insured under the National Health Insurance Scheme
- panel-beating — the act of beating out the bodywork of motor vehicles
- panic selling — widespread selling of a security or investment, causing sharp price declines. Usually caused by an unexpected event seen to devalue the security.
- panleucopenia — a viral disease of cats marked by a deficiency of white blood cells
- panleukopenia — distemper1 (def 1c).
- pantagruelian — (in Rabelais' Pantagruel) the huge son of Gargantua, represented as dealing with serious matters in a spirit of broad and somewhat cynical good humor.
- pantagruelism — (in Rabelais' Pantagruel) the huge son of Gargantua, represented as dealing with serious matters in a spirit of broad and somewhat cynical good humor.
- pantheologist — a student of, or expert in, pantheology
- pantie girdle — a girdle with a crotch.
- papaprelatist — a supporter of papal prelates
- paper-clipped — to fasten together with one or more paper clips: Paper-clip these letters and file them.
- paradise lost — an epic poem (1667) by John Milton.
- parainfluenza — an influenzalike respiratory infection of animals and humans, caused by any of several paramyxoviruses.
- paralipomenon — Chronicles.
- parallelistic — of, relating to, or of the nature of a parallelism.
- paraphernalia — (sometimes used with a singular verb) equipment, apparatus, or furnishing used in or necessary for a particular activity: a skier's paraphernalia.
- parasexuality — parasexual behaviour
- parent-in-law — the father or mother of one's wife or husband.
- parental unit — of or relating to a parent.
- parenthetical — of, pertaining to, noting, or of the nature of a parenthesis: several unnecessary parenthetic remarks.
- parietal bone — either of a pair of membrane bones forming, by their union at the sagittal suture, part of the sides and top of the skull.
- parietal cell — any of the cells in the mucous membranes of the stomach that secrete hydrochloric acid.
- parietal lobe — the middle part of each cerebral hemisphere behind the central sulcus.
- paring chisel — a woodworking chisel moved by steady hand pressure to make long, light cuts.
- parking place — an reserved area or a space in a street where a car may be parked
- parliamentary — of or relating to a parliament or any of its members.
- parliamenting — parliamentary debating
- parsley piert — a small N temperate rosaceous plant, Aphanes arvensis, having fan-shaped leaves and small greenish flowers
- parti-colored — having different colors in different areas or patches; variegated: a parti-colored dress.
- particle beam — Physics. a concentrated stream of particles, as electrons, neutrons, or protons, generated for studying particle interactions, nuclear structure, crystal structure, etc.
- particleboard — a boardlike building material made by compressing sawdust or wood particles with a resin binder
- particularize — to make particular.
- partitionable — a division into or distribution in portions or shares.
- pas de calais — a department of N France, in Nord-Pas-de-Calais region, on the Straits of Dover (the Pas de Calais): the part of France closest to the British Isles. Capital: Arras. Pop: 1 451 307 (2003 est). Area: 6752 sq km (2633 sq miles)
- pas-de-calais — French name of the Strait of Dover.
- passing place — a wider place on a narrow road where vehicles can pass
- passionflower — any chiefly American climbing vine or shrub of the genus Passiflora, having showy flowers and a pulpy berry or fruit that in some species is edible.
- patentability — the exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years.
- paterfamilias — the male head of a household or family, usually the father.
- paternalistic — the system, principle, or practice of managing or governing individuals, businesses, nations, etc., in the manner of a father dealing benevolently and often intrusively with his children: The employees objected to the paternalism of the old president.
- patripotestal — Anthropology. of or relating to the authority exercised by a father or a father's blood relatives.