11-letter words containing p, a, e
- leafhoppers — Plural form of leafhopper.
- leap second — Coordinated Universal Time
- leapfrogged — Simple past tense and past participle of leapfrog.
- leapfrogger — One who leapfrogs.
- led display — a flat-screen device in which an array of light-emitting diodes can be selectively activated to display numerical and alphabetical information, used esp in pocket calculators, digital timepieces, measuring instruments, and in some microcomputers
- leni-lenape — Lenape
- leopardskin — the skin of a leopard
- lepidoptera — the order comprising the lepidopterous insects.
- leprechauns — a dwarf or sprite.
- lepromatous — the swollen lesion of leprosy.
- leprosarium — a hospital for the treatment of lepers.
- leptocercal — having a long thin tail
- leptodactyl — leptodactylous
- leptospiral — relating to, caused by, or characteristic of leptospires
- lesson plan — outline of teaching session
- letterspace — to space out (the letters of a word or line) for balance or emphasis.
- leucoplakia — a disorder of a mucous membrane characterized by one or more white patches, occurring most commonly on the cheek, tongue, vulva, or penis: often medically insignificant but sometimes becoming malignant.
- leucoplasia — a disorder of a mucous membrane characterized by one or more white patches, occurring most commonly on the cheek, tongue, vulva, or penis: often medically insignificant but sometimes becoming malignant.
- leucoplasts — Plural form of leucoplast.
- leukoplakia — a disorder of a mucous membrane characterized by one or more white patches, occurring most commonly on the cheek, tongue, vulva, or penis: often medically insignificant but sometimes becoming malignant.
- leukoplakic — Relating to leukoplakia.
- leukoplasia — a disorder of a mucous membrane characterized by one or more white patches, occurring most commonly on the cheek, tongue, vulva, or penis: often medically insignificant but sometimes becoming malignant.
- levorphanol — a potent synthetic narcotic analgesic, C 21 H 29 NO 7 , as the tartrate, used in the treatment of moderate to severe pain.
- lex scripta — written law; statute law.
- lexigraphic — Of or pertaining to lexigraphy.
- liberty cap — a soft, conical cap given to a freed slave in ancient Rome at manumission of his servitude, used as a symbol of liberty, especially since the 18th century.
- lifemanship — the ability to conduct one's life, career, personal relationships, etc., in a successful manner.
- light opera — operetta.
- lightplanes — Plural form of lightplane.
- 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.
- 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.
- logotherapy — (psychotherapy) A therapy that involves finding the meaning of one's life.
- lone parent — a parent who is not married and does not have a partner, who is bringing up a child or children
- loop aerial — an aerial that consists of one or more coils of wire wound on a frame. Maximum radiation or reception is in the plane of the loop, the minimum occurring at right angles to it
- lost pleiad — See under Pleiades (def 1).
- loudspeaker — any of various devices, usually electronic, by which speech, music, etc., can be intensified and made audible throughout a room, hall, or the like.
- lower apsis — See under apsis (def 1).
- lump hammer — a heavy hammer used for driving stakes or breaking stone
- lunarscapes — Plural form of lunarscape.
- lycanthrope — a person affected with lycanthropy.
- lymphopenia — a reduction in the number of lymphocytes in the blood.
- macrophages — Plural form of macrophage.
- macrophytes — Plural form of macrophyte.
- macrospores — Plural form of macrospore.
- madreporian — Resembling, or pertaining to, the genus Madrepora.
- madreporite — a sievelike plate in certain echinoderms, through which water passes into the vascular system.
- magic paper — An early interactive symbolic mathematics system.