12-letter words containing p, a, l, e, b
- multipliable — capable of being multiplied.
- non-culpable — deserving blame or censure; blameworthy.
- non-operable — that can be treated by a surgical operation. Compare inoperable (def 2).
- nonpermeable — capable of being permeated.
- nonrepayable — that does not need to be or cannot be repaid
- note payable — A note payable is a written legal obligation to repay an amount of borrowed money at a particular future date.
- number plate — vehicle's registration panel
- palaebiology — the study of fossil animals and plants
- palaeobotany — the study of fossil plants
- paleobiology — the branch of paleontology dealing with fossil life forms, especially with reference to their origin, structure, evolution, etc.
- paleoliberal — a person advocating a more extreme form of liberalism, especially in politics.
- palm cabbage — cabbage palm.
- palm warbler — a North American wood warbler, Dendroica palmarum, brown above and whitish or yellowish below.
- panel beater — a person who beats out the bodywork of motor vehicles
- parole board — panel who evaluate prisoners for release
- participable — capable of being shared.
- passing bell — a bell tolled to announce a death or funeral.
- peacock blue — a lustrous greenish blue, as of certain peacock feathers.
- pearl barley — barley milled into small, round grains, used in cooking, especially in soups.
- pearl button — a button (as for fastening a shirt, blouse, etc) made of pearl or mother-of-pearl
- pearl harbor — a harbor near Honolulu, on S Oahu, in Hawaii: surprise attack by Japan on the U.S. naval base and other military installations December 7, 1941.
- pebble beach — a beach covered with pebbles or stones rather than sand
- pebbledashed — covered with a finish for external walls consisting of small stones embedded in plaster
- perambulator — baby carriage.
- permeability — the property or state of being permeable.
- persian lamb — the young lamb of the Karakul sheep.
- petrobutanol — butyl alcohol.
- phlebography — venography.
- photolyzable — able to undergo photolysis
- phrasal verb — a combination of verb and one or more adverbial or prepositional particles, as catch on, take off, bring up, or put up with, functioning as a single semantic unit and often having an idiomatic meaning that could not be predicted from the meanings of the individual parts.
- piano nobile — the principal story of a large building, as of a palace or villa.
- picnic table — table-and-bench structure used outdoors
- pine warbler — a warbler, Dendroica pinus, inhabiting pine forests of the southeastern U.S.
- plasterboard — a material used for insulating or covering walls, or as a lath, consisting of paper-covered sheets of gypsum and felt.
- platform bed — a bed, originating in Scandinavia in the 1930s, consisting of a simple shallow box for holding a mattress situated on a slightly recessed pedestal.
- plea bargain — to engage in plea bargaining.
- plea-bargain — to engage in plea bargaining.
- plenum cable — (hardware) Cable that can be (legally) installed in the plenum (the space between a ceiling and the floor above it). Such cable is (usually) teflon-coated so that it will not give off toxic fumes when burned. In some parts of the world such cable is required by law.
- plunge basin — a cavity at the base of a falls or cataract, formed by the action of the falling water.
- plunket baby — a baby brought up in infancy under the dietary recommendations of the Plunket Society
- polysyllable — a polysyllabic word.
- port alberni — a port in SW British Columbia, in SW Canada, on the E central part of Vancouver Island, on an inlet of the Pacific Ocean.
- pre-assembly — an assembling or coming together of a number of persons, usually for a particular purpose: The principal will speak to all the students at Friday's assembly.
- preassembled — assembled prior to purchase
- precipitable — capable of being precipitated.
- preestablish — to establish beforehand.
- presbyterial — of or relating to a presbytery.
- prescribable — to lay down, in writing or otherwise, as a rule or a course of action to be followed; appoint, ordain, or enjoin.
- private bill — a congressional or parliamentary bill involving the private interests of a particular individual, corporation, or local unit.
- problem area — a place that is prone to a particular problem or danger, such as flooding or road-traffic accidents