11-letter words containing i, r, e, p, l, a
- imperialist — the policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries, or of acquiring and holding colonies and dependencies.
- imperiality — the state of being imperial
- imperialize — Subject to imperial rule or influence.
- impermeable — not permeable; impassable.
- impermeably — In an impermeable manner.
- imperviable — Impervious.
- implicature — potential inference that is not logical entailment.
- impregnable — susceptible to impregnation, as an egg.
- impregnably — In an impregnable manner; in a manner to defy attack.
- in parallel — Something that occurs in parallel with something else occurs at the same time as it.
- incorporeal — not corporeal or material; insubstantial.
- inseparable — incapable of being separated, parted, or disjoined: inseparable companions.
- inseparably — In an inseparable manner.
- insuperable — incapable of being passed over, overcome, or surmounted: an insuperable barrier.
- insuperably — In an insuperable manner.
- intercupola — the space between an inner and an outer dome.
- interpolate — to introduce (something additional or extraneous) between other things or parts; interject; interpose; intercalate.
- interseptal — situated between septa.
- interspinal — interspinous
- ipsilateral — pertaining to, situated on, or affecting the same side of the body: ipsilateral paralysis.
- irreparable — not reparable; incapable of being rectified, remedied, or made good: an irreparable mistake.
- irreparably — not reparable; incapable of being rectified, remedied, or made good: an irreparable mistake.
- irreputable — (obsolete) disreputable.
- isospectral — (mathematics) Having the same spectrum.
- kiloparsecs — Plural form of kiloparsec.
- klappvisier — a visor attached by a hinge at the top: used on basinets of the 14th century.
- lamplighter — a person employed to light and extinguish street lamps, especially those burning gas.
- large print — text printed in larger text than normal, so as to make it easier to read, esp for the visually impaired
- large-print — set in a type size larger than normal for the benefit of persons with impaired vision: large-print newspapers.
- leader-ship — the position or function of a leader, a person who guides or directs a group: He managed to maintain his leadership of the party despite heavy opposition. Synonyms: administration, management, directorship, control, governorship, stewardship, hegemony.
- leaderships — Plural form of leadership.
- leaf spring — a long, narrow, multiple spring composed of several layers of spring metal bracketed together: used in some suspension systems of carriages and automobiles.
- leopardskin — the skin of a leopard
- lepidoptera — the order comprising the lepidopterous insects.
- leprosarium — a hospital for the treatment of lepers.
- leptospiral — relating to, caused by, or characteristic of leptospires
- lex scripta — written law; statute law.
- lexigraphic — Of or pertaining to lexigraphy.
- liberty cap — a soft, conical cap given to a freed slave in ancient Rome at manumission of his servitude, used as a symbol of liberty, especially since the 18th century.
- light opera — operetta.
- linear type — 1. (theory, programming) An attribute of values which are used exactly once: they are neither duplicated nor destroyed. Such values require no garbage collection, and can safely be updated in place, even if they form part of a data structure. Linear types are related to the linear logic of J.-Y Girard. They extend Schmidt's notion of single threading, provide an alternative to Hudak and Bloss' update analysis, and offer a practical complement to Lafont and Holmström's elegant linear languages.
- linen paper — paper, usually superior in quality, made from pure linen or from substitutes that produce a similar paper finish.
- lip-reading — the reading or understanding, as by a deaf person, of spoken words from the movements of another's lips without hearing the sounds made.
- loop aerial — an aerial that consists of one or more coils of wire wound on a frame. Maximum radiation or reception is in the plane of the loop, the minimum occurring at right angles to it
- lower apsis — See under apsis (def 1).
- magpie lark — a black-and-white pied bird, Grallina cyanoleuca, inhabiting areas near water in Australia and southern New Guinea.
- mailpersons — Plural form of mailperson.
- malpractice — Law. failure of a professional person, as a physician or lawyer, to render proper services through reprehensible ignorance or negligence or through criminal intent, especially when injury or loss follows.
- manila rope — rope made from Manila hemp.
- marlinspike — a pointed iron implement used in separating the strands of rope in splicing, marling, etc.