13-letter words containing l, a, p, u
- paradigm plus — A configurable object-oriented CASE tool from Proto Soft.
- parainfluenza — an influenzalike respiratory infection of animals and humans, caused by any of several paramyxoviruses.
- parallel turn — a turn, executed by shifting one's weight, in which the skis stay parallel
- parasexuality — parasexual behaviour
- parental unit — of or relating to a parent.
- parnell shout — a social occasion where each person in a group pays for his or her own entertainment or meal
- parquet floor — flooring made of inlaid wood
- parsley sauce — a white sauce containing chopped parsley
- particularism — exclusive attention or devotion to one's own particular interests, party, etc.
- particularity — the quality or state of being particular.
- particularize — to make particular.
- partly cloudy — sky: not constantly clear
- pedal pushers — women's short trousers
- peninsula war — a war (1808–14) in Spain and Portugal, with British, Spanish, and Portuguese troops opposing the French.
- peninsularity — the state or fact of being a peninsula
- pentadelphous — (of a plant) having its stamens arranged in five groups; (of stamens) being arranged in five groups
- penultimately — in penultimate position; lastly except for one
- perambulation — to walk through, about, or over; travel through; traverse.
- perlustration — the act of perlustrating; a thorough inspection or survey, esp of letters for purposes of surveillance
- perpendicular — vertical; straight up and down; upright.
- personal foul — a foul called in certain games, as basketball or football, for illegal body contact or rough, unsportsmanlike play.
- philo judaeus — c20 b.c.–a.d. c50, Alexandrian Jewish theologian and philosopher.
- phyllocladous — having phylloclades.
- phyllophagous — (of an organism) feeding on leaves.
- 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.
- plagiostomous — plagiostome
- plague-ridden — afflicted by the plague or a plague
- plain yoghurt — natural yoghurt, without added flavouring
- plane journey — a journey made by flying in an aeroplane
- planet-struck — affected adversely by the supposed influence of a planet.
- plastoquinone — a quinone that occurs in the chloroplasts of plants and functions as an electron carrier during photosynthesis.
- platiniferous — platinum-bearing
- platiniridium — a natural alloy composed chiefly of platinum and iridium.
- platinum disc — (in Britain) an album certified to have sold 300 000 copies or a single certified to have sold 600 000 copies
- platitudinize — to utter platitudes.
- platitudinous — characterized by or given to platitudes.
- platykurtosis — the state of being platykurtic.
- play catch up — an effort to reach or pass a norm, especially after a period of delay: After the slowdown there was a catch-up in production.
- play catch-up — an effort to reach or pass a norm, especially after a period of delay: After the slowdown there was a catch-up in production.
- pleasure boat — recreational vessel
- pleasure dome — a large building, facility, or place used for recreation.
- pleasure trip — holiday, vacation
- plesiosaurian — a member of the reptile order Plesiosauria
- pleurocarpous — (of certain mosses) bearing the fructifications along the main stem or lateral branches.
- plique-a-jour — an enameling technique in which the colored enamels are fused into the spaces of a wire framework on a temporary backing; the backing is then removed, producing a translucent effect
- plough monday — the first Monday after Epiphany, which in N and E England used to be celebrated with a procession of ploughmen drawing a plough from house to house
- plug and play — (sometimes lowercase) a standard for the production of compatible computers, peripherals, and software that facilitates device installation and enables automatic configuration of the system.
- plug and pray — (humour) The Windows 95 equivalent of the Macintosh's plug and play, referring to difficulties encountered when setting up new hardware under Windows 95.
- plug-and-play — Plug-and-play is used to describe computer equipment, for example a printer, that is ready to use immediately when you connect it to a computer.
- plural eulisp — EuLisp with parallel extensions. "Collections and Garbage Collection", S.C. Merall et al, in Memory Management - IWMM92, Springer 1992, pp.473-489.