8-letter words containing e, l, i, p
- petaline — pertaining to or resembling a petal.
- petalism — a form of expulsion that typically lasted for five years and was dealt to those who were seen to have treacherous aspirations and objectives and was carried out in Syracuse in Ancient Greece
- petalite — a mineral, lithium aluminum silicate, Li(AlSi 4 O 1 0), occurring in colorless or white foliated masses: an important source of lithium.
- petaloid — having the form or appearance of a petal.
- petiolar — of, relating to, or growing from a petiole.
- petrillo — James Caesar, 1892–1984, U.S. labor leader: president of the American Federation of Musicians 1940–58.
- petrolic — of, relating to, containing, or obtained from petroleum
- phacelia — any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Phacelia, of the waterleaf family, chiefly of the western U.S. and Mexico, having clusters of violet, blue, or white flowers.
- phelloid — having a resemblance to cork
- phenolic — Also called carbolic acid, hydroxybenzene, oxybenzene, phenylic acid. a white, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous mass, C 6 H 5 OH, obtained from coal tar, or a hydroxyl derivative of benzene: used chiefly as a disinfectant, as an antiseptic, and in organic synthesis.
- phenylic — relating to, consisting of or originating from phenyl
- philabeg — filibeg.
- philemon — an Epistle written by Paul. Abbreviation: Phil.
- philibeg — the kilt or pleated skirt worn by Scottish Highlanders.
- philippe — full name Philippe Léopold Louis Marie. born 1960, king of Belgium from 2013
- philomel — the nightingale.
- phleboid — pertaining to or resembling a vein.
- phylesis — evolutionary events that modify an organism or group of organisms without leading to the formation of a new species
- phyletic — of, relating to, or based on the evolutionary history of a group of organisms; phylogenetic.
- phyllite — a slaty rock, the cleavage planes of which have a luster imparted by minute scales of mica.
- pickerel — any of several small species of pike, as Esox niger (chain pickerel) and E. americanus americanus (redfin pickerel) of eastern North America.
- picoline — any of three isomeric methyl derivatives of pyridine having the formula C 6 H 7 N, obtained from coal tar as a colorless oily liquid with a strong odor.
- picomole — a trillionth of a mole
- pie-hole — a person's mouth
- pieplant — the edible rhubarb, Rheum rhabarbarum.
- pig lead — lead molded in pigs.
- pilaster — a shallow rectangular feature projecting from a wall, having a capital and base and usually imitating the form of a column.
- pile cap — a reinforced or mass concrete connecting beam cast around the head of a group of piles enabling it to act as a single unit to support the imposed load
- pileated — crested.
- pileless — without pile
- pilework — construction built from heavy stakes or cylinders
- pilewort — Also called fireweed. a weedy composite plant, Erechtites hieracifolia, having narrow flower heads enclosed in green bracts.
- pilferer — petty thief
- pillaged — to strip ruthlessly of money or goods by open violence, as in war; plunder: The barbarians pillaged every conquered city.
- pillager — to strip ruthlessly of money or goods by open violence, as in war; plunder: The barbarians pillaged every conquered city.
- pillared — an upright shaft or structure, of stone, brick, or other material, relatively slender in proportion to its height, and of any shape in section, used as a building support, or standing alone, as for a monument: Gothic pillars; a pillar to commemorate Columbus.
- pillaret — a small pillar.
- pillhead — a person who habitually takes pills, especially amphetamines or barbiturates.
- pilotage — the process of directing the movement of a ship or aircraft by visual or electronic observations of recognizable landmarks.
- pilsener — a light Bohemian lager beer, traditionally served in a tall, conical, footed glass (Pilsener glass)
- pin seal — leather made of the skin of young seals.
- pin-hole — a small hole made by or as by a pin.
- pineland — Often, pinelands. an area or region covered largely with pine forest: He longed for the pinelands of his home state.
- pinnacle — a lofty peak.
- pinochle — a popular card game played by two, three, or four persons, with a 48-card deck.
- pinswell — a small boil
- pintable — a pinball machine
- pinwheel — a child's toy consisting of a wheel or leaflike curls of paper or plastic loosely attached by a pin to a stick, designed to revolve when blown by or as by the wind.
- pipeclay — a fine, white clay used for making tobacco pipes, whitening parts of military or other dress, etc.
- pipelike — like or resembling a pipe