9-letter words containing l, p, t
- inculpate — to charge with fault; blame; accuse.
- indepthly — (nonstandard) in depth.
- interlisp — (language) A dialect of Lisp developed in 1967 by Bolt, Beranek and Newman (Cambridge, MA) as a descendant of BBN-Lisp. It emphasises user interfaces. It is currently[?] supported by Xerox PARC. Interlisp was one of two main branches of LISP (the other being MACLISP). In 1981 Common LISP was begun in an effort to combine the best features of both. Interlisp includes a Lisp programming environment. It is dynamically scoped. LAMBDA functions evaluate their arguments, NLAMBDA functions do not. Any function could be called with optional arguments. See also AM, CLISP, Interlisp-10, Interlisp-D.
- interloop — Between loops.
- interlope — to intrude into some region or field of trade without a proper license.
- interplay — reciprocal relationship, action, or influence: the interplay of plot and character.
- interpled — having instituted interpleader proceedings
- isopentyl — isoamyl.
- isophotal — relating to an isophote or isophotes, or to a diagram on which isophotes are represented
- isopleths — Plural form of isopleth.
- isopolity — equal rights of citizenship, as in different communities; mutual political rights.
- jaspilite — a metamorphic rock that has a high concentration of hematite and that resembles jasper
- jet plane — an airplane moved by jet propulsion.
- jillstrap — (informal) A pelvic protector, a woman's equivalent of a man's jockstrap.
- kallitype — an photographic printing process using silver and ferric salts, popular in the 19th century
- key plate — (in color printing) the plate providing the greatest definition of detail, usually the black plate, on which the other plates are registered.
- kleopatra — Cleopatra (def 2).
- klephtism — the activities or life of klephts
- klopstock — Friedrich Gottlieb [free-drikh gawt-leep] /ˈfri drɪx ˈgɔt lip/ (Show IPA), 1724–1803, German poet.
- la puente — a city in SW California, E of Los Angeles.
- la trappe — La Trappe.
- lager top — a pint or half-pint of lager with a dash of lemonade
- lalopathy — any defect of speech.
- lamp-post — A lamp-post is a tall metal or concrete pole that is fixed beside a road and has a light at the top.
- lampadist — (in ancient Greece) a competitor in a race run by young men with torches
- lamplight — the light thrown by a lamp.
- lampposts — Plural form of lamppost.
- lamproite — (geology) Any of several volcanic rocks having a high potassium content.
- lampstand — a support for a light bulb
- lap joint — Also called plain lap. a joint, as between two pieces of metal or timber, in which the pieces overlap without any change in form.
- lap-chart — a log of every lap covered by each car in a race, showing the exact position throughout
- lapidated — to pelt with stones.
- lappeting — Present participle of lappet.
- lapstrake — clinker-built (def 2).
- lapstreak — Alternative form of lapstrake.
- last gasp — a sudden, short intake of breath, as in shock or surprise.
- last post — a position of duty, employment, or trust to which one is assigned or appointed: a diplomatic post.
- last-gasp — a sudden, short intake of breath, as in shock or surprise.
- leadplant — a North American shrub, Amorpha canescens, of the legume family, the leaves and twigs of which have a gray cast.
- leaf spot — a limited, often circular, discolored, diseased area on a leaf, usually including a central region of necrosis.
- lectotype — a specimen designated as the type of a species or subspecies when no holotype was designated by the original author of the name.
- leetspeak — a coded spelling system and language used in very informal communications on the Internet, featuring letters combined with numbers or special characters in place of letters that they may resemble, and including inventive misspellings, jargon, and slang.
- leg stump — either of the outside stumps at which the batsman takes his position.
- leprosity — the state of being leprous
- leptophos — a solid compound, C 13 H 10 BrCl 2 O 2 PS, used as a nonsystemic insecticide for food crops and lawn grass.
- leptosome — a person of asthenic build.
- leptotene — a stage of cell division during the prophase of meiosis, in which the chromosomes are not distinct but appear as a mass of entangled threads.
- let up on — If you let up on someone or something, you stop being so harsh or strict with them.
- li tai po — Li Po.
- lick-spit — a contemptible, fawning person; a servile flatterer or toady.