11-letter words containing n, i, p, l, e
- lead piping — pipes made of lead
- 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.
- led printer — (printer) (Or "LED page printer") A printer which is similar in operation to a laser printer, but where an array of LEDs is used in place of the laser.
- leg-pulling — the act of performing practical jokes
- leni-lenape — Lenape
- leopardskin — the skin of a leopard
- lepidosiren — a lungfish, Lepidosiren paradoxa, of the Amazon, having an eel-shaped body.
- lifemanship — the ability to conduct one's life, career, personal relationships, etc., in a successful manner.
- lightplanes — Plural form of lightplane.
- limber pine — a pine, Pinus flexilis, of western North America, having light, soft wood used locally for railroad ties, poles, fuel, etc.
- 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 panel — a panel carved with a linenfold.
- linen paper — paper, usually superior in quality, made from pure linen or from substitutes that produce a similar paper finish.
- linesperson — (sports) A linesman or lineswoman.
- linguaphile — a language and word lover.
- 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.
- lipogenesis — (biochemistry) The biochemical production of fat, especially the conversion of carbohydrate into fat so that it may be stored as a long-term source of energy when food is scarce.
- lipoprotein — any of the class of proteins that contain a lipid combined with a simple protein.
- lis pendens — a pending suit listed on the court docket.
- lithopedion — (medical) A calcium-encased foetus that occurs in ectopic abdominal pregnancies when the foetus dies and is not reabsorbed by the maternal body, whereby the maternal system encases the foreign body (foetus) in calcium to isolate it.
- long primer — a 12-point type.
- long splice — a splice for forming a united rope narrow enough to pass through a block, made by unlaying the ends of two ropes for a considerable distance, overlapping the strands so as to make pairs of one strand from each rope, unlaying one of each pair, twisting the other strand into its place in the united rope, and tucking the yarns of the unlaid strand separately into place.
- love potion — a magical potion believed to arouse love or sexual passion toward a specified person, especially the person offering it.
- low-protein — Low-protein substances contain very little protein.
- luminophore — a molecule or group of molecules that emits light when illuminated.
- lumpishness — The property of being lumpish.
- luteotropin — prolactin.
- lymphokines — Plural form of lymphokine.
- lymphopenia — a reduction in the number of lymphocytes in the blood.
- mailpersons — Plural form of mailperson.
- manila hemp — a fibrous material made from the leafstalks of the abacá, Musa textilis, used for making ropes, fabrics, etc.
- manila rope — rope made from Manila hemp.
- manipulable — capable of or susceptible to being manipulated; manipulatable.
- manipulated — Simple past tense and past participle of manipulate.
- manipulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of manipulate.
- mantelpiece — a construction framing the opening of a fireplace and usually covering part of the chimney breast in a more or less decorative manner.
- mantlepiece — mantel.
- marlinspike — a pointed iron implement used in separating the strands of rope in splicing, marling, etc.
- megapolitan — of, relating to, or characteristic of a megalopolis.
- melpomenish — Tragic; relating to tragedy in a literary or theatrical work.
- melting pot — a pot in which metals or other substances are melted or fused.
- mimic panel — a panel simulating the geographical layout of a television studio, railway points system, traffic interchange, etc, in which small indicator lamps display the selected state of the lighting circuits, signalling, traffic lights, etc
- minneapolis — a city in SE Minnesota, on the Mississippi.
- mispleading — a mistake in pleading, as a misjoinder of parties or a misstatement of a cause of action.
- misspelling — the act of spelling incorrectly: Note his misspelling of that word.
- monoblepsis — a condition of the eyesight in which there is no problem with vision when one eye is involved but there is impairment to vision that uses both eyes
- monodelphic — having a sole set of reproductive organs
- monopolised — Simple past tense and past participle of monopolise.
- monopolises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of monopolise.
- monopolized — Simple past tense and past participle of monopolize.