9-letter words containing a, p, l, i, e, r
- painterly — of, relating to, or characteristic of a painter.
- palmister — a person telling fortunes by reading palms
- paludrine — proguanil hydrochloride, a synthetic antimalarial drug first produced in 1944
- paperclip — a flat wire or plastic clip shaped so that it can hold sheets of paper between two of its loops.
- papergirl — a girl who delivers newspapers to homes.
- papermail — snail mail
- paraglide — to engage in paragliding.
- parakelia — a succulent herb of the genus Calandrinia, with purple flowers, that thrives in inland Australia
- paralexia — an impairment of reading ability characterized by the transposition of letters or words.
- parboiled — to boil partially or for a short time; precook.
- parceling — an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
- pargyline — a monoamine oxidase inhibitor used to treat hypertension and depression
- parhelion — a bright circular spot on a solar halo; a mock sun: usually one of two or more such spots seen on opposite sides of the sun, and often accompanied by additional luminous arcs and bands.
- parietals — the regulations that govern living within a college
- parkville — a city in N Maryland, near Baltimore.
- parvoline — any of various isomeric ptomaines found in liquid derived from decaying animal matter or bituminous coals
- pasquiler — a person who lampoons or pasquinades; a satirist
- pea rifle — a small rifle
- pearlfish — any of several small fishes of the family Carapidae, living within pearl oysters, sea cucumbers, starfishes, etc.
- pearlitic — Metallurgy. a microscopic lamellar structure found in iron or steel, composed of alternating layers of ferrite and cementite.
- pearlized — resembling or made to resemble mother-of-pearl; iridescent: pearlized buttons.
- pedicular — of or relating to lice.
- pellagrin — a person affected with pellagra.
- percaline — a fine, lightweight cotton fabric, usually finished with a gloss and dyed in one color, used especially for linings.
- percivale — a knight who is allowed to see the Holy Grail
- perennial — lasting for an indefinitely long time; enduring: her perennial beauty.
- periblast — the protoplasm surrounding the blastoderm in meroblastic eggs
- periclase — a cubic mineral, native magnesia, MgO, occurring usually in metamorphosed dolomite.
- periclean — of or relating to Pericles or to the period (Periclean Age) when Athens was intellectually, artistically, and materially preeminent.
- perihelia — the point in the orbit of a planet or comet at which it is nearest to the sun.
- 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
- permalink — a permanent URL that links to a specific web page, typically a single blog entry or news article.
- perradial — relating to the main rays of a member of the Radiata group
- philander — (of a man) to make love with a woman one cannot or will not marry; carry on flirtations.
- 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.
- pinballer — a person who plays pinball machines, especially regularly or habitually.
- 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.
- pis aller — the last resort or the final resource.
- plein-air — pertaining to a manner or style of painting developed chiefly in France in the mid-19th century, characterized by the representation of the luminous effects of natural light and atmosphere as contrasted with the artificial light and absence of the sense of air or atmosphere associated with paintings produced in the studio.
- plicature — the act or procedure of folding.
- pluralize — to express in the plural form; make plural: to pluralize a noun.
- polarised — to cause polarization in.
- polarized — of or relating to a medium that exhibits polarization.
- polarizer — a person or thing that polarizes.
- porcelain — a strong, vitreous, translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a low temperature, the glaze then fired at a very high temperature.
- portatile — portable
- praeludia — musical preludes