12-letter words containing l, a, p
- pansexuality — Psychiatry. pertaining to the theory that all human behavior is based on sexuality.
- pantaloonery — foolery; humorous entertainment
- panty girdle — women's control pants
- papadopoulos — George, 1919–99, Greek military leader and dictator (1967–74).
- papal nuncio — someone, such as an archbishop, who is a state's representative of or ambassador to the Pope
- papal states — the temporal domain of the popes in central Italy from 756 ad until the unification of Italy in 1870
- papier colle — collage.
- papistically — in the manner of the Roman Catholic Church or a Roman Catholic
- para-medical — related to the medical profession in a secondary or supplementary capacity.
- paradisaical — paradisiacal.
- paradisiacal — of, like, or befitting paradise.
- paradoxology — a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.
- paraffin-oil — a white or colorless, tasteless, odorless, water-insoluble, solid substance not easily acted upon by reagents, consisting of a mixture of hydrocarbons chiefly of the alkane series, obtained from crude petroleum: used in candles, for forming preservative coatings and seals, for waterproofing paper, etc.
- paraglossate — having paraglossae
- paralanguage — vocal features that accompany speech and contribute to communication but are not generally considered to be part of the language system, as vocal quality, loudness, and tempo: sometimes also including facial expressions and gestures.
- paralation c — Paralation embedded in C. Under development.
- paralipomena — Chronicles.
- parallel ata — Parallel Advanced Technology Attachment
- parallel sml — ["Parallel SML: A Functional Language and its Implementation in Dactl", Kevin Hammond, Pitman Press 1990].
- parallel top — a parallel line or plane.
- parallelling — extending in the same direction, equidistant at all points, and never converging or diverging: parallel rows of trees.
- parallelwise — in a parallel manner
- paralysingly — in a manner that paralyses
- paralyzation — to affect with paralysis.
- paramilitary — noting or pertaining to an organization operating as, in place of, or as a supplement to a regular military force: a paramilitary police unit.
- paranoically — in a paranoiac manner
- paranormally — in a paranormal manner; by paranormal means
- paranthelion — a bright spot in the sky caused by refraction and occurring at an angular distance from the sun of between 90° and 140°
- parasitology — the branch of biology dealing with parasites and the effects of parasitism.
- parasol pine — stone pine (def 1).
- parcel shelf — flat storage panel in a vehicle
- parent metal — the metal of components that are being welded by a molten filler metal
- parietal eye — Zoology. a median outgrowth of the diencephalon anterior to the pineal apparatus, having visual adaptations in many anamniotes and lizards.
- parish clerk — an official designated to carry out various duties, either for a church parish or a parish council
- parisyllabic — (of a noun or verb, in inflected languages) containing the same number of syllables in all or almost all inflected forms
- parlor grand — a grand piano smaller than a concert grand but larger than a baby grand.
- parlor house — (especially in the 19th and early 20th centuries) a brothel with a comfortable, often elaborately decorated parlor for the reception of clients.
- parlour game — A parlour game is a game that is played indoors by families or at parties, for example a guessing game.
- parma violet — a variety of the sweet violet, Viola odorata, that is the source of an essential oil used in perfumery.
- paroccipital — of or relating to the part of the skull next to the mastoid process; paramastoid
- parochialise — to make parochial.
- parochialism — a parochial character, spirit, or tendency; excessive narrowness of interests or view; provincialism.
- parochialist — a parochial character, spirit, or tendency; excessive narrowness of interests or view; provincialism.
- parochialize — to make parochial.
- paroemiology — the study of proverbs
- parole board — panel who evaluate prisoners for release
- parrot tulip — a variety of the cultivated tulip Tulipa gesnerana, having variously colored, often double flowers with fringed petals.
- parsley fern — a small bright green tufted European fern, Cryptogramma crispa, that grows on acid scree and rock in uplands
- partial tone — one of the pure tones forming a part of a complex tone.
- partializing — to bias.