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11-letter words containing i, r, e, p, l, a

  • microcephal — a person with microcephaly
  • milliampere — a unit of electric current equal to one thousandth of an ampere. Abbreviation: mA.
  • multiplayer — of or relating to a video game, or a portion of a video game, in which more than one person plays at the same time in a shared game environment: a multiplayer game; multiplayer mode; a multiplayer experience.
  • nail puller — a handheld device used for pulling out or removing nails or fastening devices
  • nailclipper — a small mechanical device for clipping the fingernails or toenails.
  • nappy liner — a disposable paper or fabric liner placed inside a baby's nappy to catch excrement
  • narcoleptic — a condition characterized by frequent and uncontrollable periods of deep sleep.
  • necrophilia — an erotic attraction to corpses.
  • neotropical — belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising that part of the New World extending from the tropic of Cancer southward.
  • nephritical — Alternative form of nephritic.
  • old persian — an ancient West Iranian language attested by cuneiform inscriptions. Abbreviation: OPers.
  • operability — that can be treated by a surgical operation. Compare inoperable (def 2).
  • operational — able to function or be used; functional: How soon will the new factory be operational?
  • operatively — a person engaged, employed, or skilled in some branch of work, especially productive or industrial work; worker.
  • overexplain — to explain in too much detail
  • overlapping — to lap over (something else or each other); extend over and cover a part of; imbricate.
  • overplaided — (of a garment) covered with a design consisting of an overplaid
  • pain relief — techniques concerned with preventing or reducing pain
  • palaearctic — of or denoting a zoogeographical region consisting of Europe, Africa north of the Sahara, and most of Asia north of the Himalayas
  • paleoarctic — palearctic.
  • palsgravine — the wife or widow of a palsgrave.
  • panegyrical — a lofty oration or writing in praise of a person or thing; eulogy.
  • panel strip — one of a number of strips of wood or metal laid upon the surface of a wall, ceiling, etc., so as to divide it into a number of broad areas, usually in order to conceal joints between sheets of composition material forming the surface.
  • pantelleria — an Italian island in the Mediterranean between Sicily and Tunisia. 10,000; 32 sq. mi. (83 sq. km).
  • panty liner — a pad worn inside a woman's underwear for feminine hygiene purposes such as absorbing light menstrual flow, daily vaginal discharge, etc
  • paper trail — a written or printed record, as of transactions or judicial opinions, especially when used to incriminate someone.
  • parablepsis — abnormal vision
  • parableptic — relating to parablepsis
  • paraleipsis — paralipsis.
  • paralleling — extending in the same direction, equidistant at all points, and never converging or diverging: parallel rows of trees.
  • parallelise — to make parallel; place so as to be parallel.
  • parallelism — the position or relation of parallels.
  • parallelist — a person who seeks or makes a comparison.
  • parallelize — to make parallel; place so as to be parallel.
  • paramedical — related to the medical profession in a secondary or supplementary capacity.
  • parcel-gilt — the gilding of only some areas or ornaments of a piece of furniture.
  • parfocalize — to make parfocal
  • pari-mutuel — a form of betting and of handling the betting on horse races at racetracks, in which those holding winning tickets divide the total amount bet in proportion to their wagers, less a percentage for the management, taxes, etc.
  • park-miller — A pseudorandom number generation algorithm which was discredited by Marsaglia and Steve Sullivanin in the July 1993 CACM.
  • partial key — (database)   A key which identifies a subset of a set of information items (e.g. database "records"), and which could narrow the subset to one item if other partial key(s) were combined with it.
  • partialized — to bias.
  • partialness — being such in part only; not total or general; incomplete: partial blindness; a partial payment of a debt.
  • particulate — of, relating to, or composed of distinct particles.
  • party liner — a person who follows a party line, especially the Communist Party line.
  • pastoralize — to make pastoral or rural.
  • patelliform — having the form of a patella; shaped like a saucer, kneecap, or limpet shell.
  • paternalism — the system, principle, or practice of managing or governing individuals, businesses, nations, etc., in the manner of a father dealing benevolently and often intrusively with his children: The employees objected to the paternalism of the old president.
  • paternalist — government: fatherly in style
  • patrilineal — inheriting or determining descent through the male line.
  • patrilinear — patrilineal.
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