9-letter words containing e, l, i, p
- implosive — characterized by a partial vacuum behind the point of closure.
- imposable — to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.: to impose taxes.
- impotable — (rare) Not drinkable.
- impulsive — actuated or swayed by emotional or involuntary impulses: an impulsive child.
- impurpled — Simple past tense and past participle of impurple.
- imputable — to attribute or ascribe: The children imputed magical powers to the old woman.
- in places — If something has particular characteristics or features in places, it has them at several points within an area.
- in plenty — If there are things in plenty, those things exist or happen in large amounts or numbers.
- incapable — not capable.
- incomplex — Not complex; simple.
- inculpate — to charge with fault; blame; accuse.
- indalpine — A selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor marketed in 1983 as an antidepressant but swiftly withdrawn when found to cause neutropenia.
- indepthly — (nonstandard) in depth.
- interlisp — (language) A dialect of Lisp developed in 1967 by Bolt, Beranek and Newman (Cambridge, MA) as a descendant of BBN-Lisp. It emphasises user interfaces. It is currently[?] supported by Xerox PARC. Interlisp was one of two main branches of LISP (the other being MACLISP). In 1981 Common LISP was begun in an effort to combine the best features of both. Interlisp includes a Lisp programming environment. It is dynamically scoped. LAMBDA functions evaluate their arguments, NLAMBDA functions do not. Any function could be called with optional arguments. See also AM, CLISP, Interlisp-10, Interlisp-D.
- interloop — Between loops.
- interlope — to intrude into some region or field of trade without a proper license.
- interplay — reciprocal relationship, action, or influence: the interplay of plot and character.
- interpled — having instituted interpleader proceedings
- iodophile — taking an intense iodine stain
- iprindole — a tricyclic antidepressant drug. Formula: C19H28N2
- isopentyl — isoamyl.
- isopleths — Plural form of isopleth.
- jaspilite — a metamorphic rock that has a high concentration of hematite and that resembles jasper
- jump line — a line of type identifying the page on or from which a newspaper story is continued.
- 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.
- klephtism — the activities or life of klephts
- kraepelin — Emil [ey-meel] /ˈeɪ mil/ (Show IPA), 1856–1926, German psychiatrist.
- la spezia — a seaport in NW Italy, on the Ligurian Sea: naval base.
- 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.
- lamproite — (geology) Any of several volcanic rocks having a high potassium content.
- lapidated — to pelt with stones.
- lapideous — (obsolete) Of the nature of stone.
- lappeting — Present participle of lappet.
- lead pipe — a pipe made of lead
- leopold i — 1640–1705, king of Hungary 1655–1705; emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1658–1705.
- leporidae — an animal of the family Leporidae, comprising the rabbits and hares.
- leprosity — the state of being leprous
- leucippus — 5th century bc Greek philosopher, who originated the atomist theory of matter, developed by his disciple, Democritus
- lexigraph — A lexigram or ideograph, a graphical depiction of a single word.
- lexiphage — (graphics) /lek'si-fayj"/ A notorious word chomper, implemented and named by John Doty in late 1972 on and HP calculator and later on ITS. The lexiphage program would draw on a selected victim's bitmapped terminal the words "THE BAG" in ornate letters, followed a pair of jaws biting pieces of it off.
- lexiphane — One who uses words pretentiously.
- lexophile — A lover of words, especially in word games, puzzles, anagrams, palindromes, etc.
- lickpenny — something that uses up large amounts of money
- lie group — a topological group that is a manifold.
- life peer — a peer whose title ceases at death; nonhereditary peer.
- life span — the longest period over which the life of any organism or species may extend, according to the available biological knowledge concerning it.
- lifespans — Plural form of lifespan.