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12-letter words containing p, a, i, l

  • epistolarian — A writer of epistles.
  • epithalamion — A song or poem celebrating a marriage.
  • epithalamium — A song or poem celebrating a marriage.
  • epitheliomas — Plural form of epithelioma.
  • epoxylignane — (organic chemistry) Any lignane in which the two \u03b3-carbon atoms of the side chains are linked via an oxygen atom to form a tetrahydrofuran ring.
  • equiprobable — (of two or more things ) equally likely to occur; having equal probability.
  • escapologist — An entertainer specializing in escaping from the confinement of such things as ropes, handcuffs, and chains.
  • euphonically — In a euphonic manner.
  • euphorically — In a euphoric manner.
  • exceptionals — Plural form of exceptional.
  • exophthalmia — (medicine) The protrusion of the eyeball so that the eyelids will not cover it, in consequence of disease.
  • exophthalmic — Having or characterized by protruding eyes.
  • expediential — Governed by expediency; seeking advantage.
  • experiential — Involving or based on experience and observation.
  • experimental — (of a new invention or product) based on untested ideas or techniques and not yet established or finalized.
  • explain away — If someone explains away a mistake or a bad situation they are responsible for, they try to indicate that it is unimportant or that it is not really their fault.
  • explanations — Plural form of explanation.
  • explantation — The act of explanting.
  • explications — Plural form of explication.
  • exploitation — The action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work.
  • exploitative — In the nature of exploitation; acting to exploit someone or something.
  • explorations — Plural form of exploration.
  • expositional — Explained in clear terms, as in writing.
  • express mail — mail delivered quicker than normal mail
  • expressional — Of or pertaining to expression, either in language, the face or the arts.
  • exspoliation — (obsolete) spoliation.
  • feel no pain — physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
  • feldspathoid — Also, feldspathoidal. of or relating to a group of minerals similar in chemical composition to certain feldspars except for a lower silica content.
  • filial piety — (in Confucianism) the important virtue and primary duty of respect, obedience, and care for one's parents and elderly family members.
  • film company — a company dedicated to the making of motion pictures
  • filter paper — porous paper used in filtering.
  • fissipalmate — (of birds) having the toes lobed or partially webbed.
  • flag captain — the captain of a flagship
  • flavoprotein — an enzyme, containing riboflavin and linked chemically with a protein, active in the oxidation of foods in animal cells.
  • fluorapatite — a crystalline mineral, Ca 5 (PO 4) 3 F, formed from hydroxyapatite in the presence of fluoride, that has a hardening effect on bones and teeth.
  • fluphenazine — a potent tranquilizer, C 22 H 26 F 3 N 3 OS, derived from phenothiazine and used in various forms for the management of certain neurological or psychotic disorders and for short-term treatment of acute anxiety.
  • foam plastic — a kind of light cellular plastic made by creating bubbles of gas in the liquid material and solidifying it: often used as an insulator
  • fore-topsail — a topsail set on a foremast on a ship.
  • foretopsails — Plural form of foretopsail.
  • fort pulaski — Count Casimir [kaz-uh-meer] /ˈkæz əˌmɪər/ (Show IPA), 1748–79, Polish patriot; general in the American Revolutionary army.
  • francophilia — Alternative capitalization of Francophilia.
  • gaff topsail — Also called fore-and-aft topsail. a jib-headed fore-and-aft sail set above a gaff.
  • gaff-topsail — Also called fore-and-aft topsail. a jib-headed fore-and-aft sail set above a gaff.
  • gallinippers — Plural form of gallinipper.
  • garlic press — kitchen tool for crushing garlic
  • gas pipeline — a system of transmission for gaseous material, esp natural gas
  • generalships — Plural form of generalship.
  • geographical — of or relating to geography.
  • geopolitical — the study or the application of the influence of political and economic geography on the politics, national power, foreign policy, etc., of a state.
  • geopotential — the difference between the potential energy of a mass at a given altitude and the potential energy of an identical mass at sea level, equivalent to the energy required to move the mass from sea level to the given altitude.
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