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13-letter words containing i, n, p, l, a

  • perpendicular — vertical; straight up and down; upright.
  • persian lilac — an Asian lilac, Syringa persica, having pale reddish-purple flowers.
  • persian melon — a round variety of muskmelon having a green, reticulate, unribbed rind and orange flesh.
  • personalistic — Also called personal idealism. a modern philosophical movement locating ultimate value and reality in persons, human or divine.
  • personalities — the visible aspect of one's character as it impresses others: He has a pleasing personality.
  • petit larceny — petty larceny.
  • phalansterian — of or relating to a phalanstery.
  • phalansterism — a model of society in which members of a community live in the same space and share common belongings
  • phallocentric — a doctrine or belief centered on the phallus, especially a belief in the superiority of the male sex.
  • phantasmality — the condition or character of being incorporeal and illusory
  • pharyngealize — to pronounce with pharyngeal coarticulation.
  • phenobarbital — a white, crystalline powder, C 1 2 H 1 2 N 2 O 3 , used as a sedative, a hypnotic, and as an antispasmodic in epilepsy.
  • phenomenalism — the doctrine that phenomena are the only objects of knowledge or the only form of reality.
  • phenomenality — highly extraordinary or prodigious; exceptional: phenomenal speed.
  • phenomenalize — to regard or interpret as a phenomenon.
  • phenylalanine — a crystalline, water-soluble, essential amino acid, C 6 H 5 CH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, necessary to the nutrition of humans and most animals, obtained chiefly from egg white or skim milk. Symbol: F. Abbreviation: Phe;
  • phenylic acid — phenol (def 1).
  • philanthropic — of, pertaining to, engaged in, or characterized by philanthropy; benevolent: a philanthropic foundation.
  • photogelatine — relating to photographic processes in which gelatine is used in receiving or transferring prints
  • pianistically — in a manner or way that is pianistic
  • pick-and-roll — an offensive maneuver in which a player interposes himself or herself between a teammate with the ball and a defender, then cuts quickly toward the basket for a pass from the same teammate.
  • pictorialness — the state of being pictorial
  • picture plane — the plane of a painting, drawing, or the like, that is in the extreme foreground of a picture, is coextensive with but not the same as the material surface of the work, is the point of visual contact between the viewer and the picture, and is conceived as a major structural element in the production of abstract or illusionistic forms.
  • piers plowman — (The Vision Concerning Piers Plowman) an alliterative poem written in three versions (1360–99), ascribed to William Langland.
  • pilot balloon — a balloon for the visual observation of upper-atmosphere wind currents.
  • pilot station — Also called pilotage. an onshore office or headquarters for pilots.
  • pilsner-glass — a pale, light lager beer.
  • pinar del rio — a city in W Cuba.
  • pinellas park — a city in W central Florida.
  • pitcher plant — any of various insectivorous New World bog plants of the genera Sarracenia, Darlingtonia, and Heliamphora, having tubular or trumpet-shaped leaves containing a liquid in which insects are trapped.
  • place setting — the group of dishes, silverware, glasses, etc., set at the place of each person at a meal.
  • place-setting — the group of dishes, silverware, glasses, etc., set at the place of each person at a meal.
  • placentia bay — a bay of the Atlantic Ocean on the SE coast of Newfoundland, Canada, W of the Avalon Peninsula. About 100 miles (160 km) long and 80 miles (129 km) wide.
  • placer mining — mining of placer deposits by washing, dredging, or other hydraulic methods
  • plague-ridden — afflicted by the plague or a plague
  • plain bearing — any of various bearings, not containing rolling elements, that present to the shaft or axle they support broad areas of corresponding form, usually segments of a cylinder.
  • plain dealing — direct and honest conduct in one's relations and transactions with others.
  • plain sailing — Navigation. sailing on waters that are free of hazards or obstructions. Compare plane sailing.
  • plain vanilla — having no embellishments, extra equipment, elaborate packaging, etc.; plain; simple; down-to-earth: I want a plain-vanilla car without a lot of chrome trim.
  • plain yoghurt — natural yoghurt, without added flavouring
  • plain-clothes — Plain-clothes police officers wear ordinary clothes instead of a police uniform.
  • plain-vanilla — having no embellishments, extra equipment, elaborate packaging, etc.; plain; simple; down-to-earth: I want a plain-vanilla car without a lot of chrome trim.
  • plains indian — a member of any of the North American Indian peoples formerly living in the Great Plains of the US and Canada
  • plane sailing — sailing on a course plotted without reference to the curvature of the earth.
  • planetologist — the branch of astronomy that deals with the physical features of the planets.
  • plant kingdom — the plants of the world collectively.
  • plantain lily — any Japanese or Chinese plant of the genus Hosta, of the lily family, having large leaves and spikes or one-sided clusters of white, lilac, or blue flowers.
  • plasma engine — an engine that generates thrust by reaction to the emission of a jet of plasma
  • plastic money — credit cards, used instead of cash
  • plastoquinone — a quinone that occurs in the chloroplasts of plants and functions as an electron carrier during photosynthesis.
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