12-letter words containing p, a, l, e
- paedophiliac — an adult who is sexually attracted to young children.
- paint roller — a roller of absorbent material, mounted on a handle, that is rolled in a trough of paint and then rolled over a flat surface to be painted.
- painted lady — a butterfly, Vanessa cardui, having brownish-black and orange wings and hind wings each with four eyespots, the larvae of which feed on thistles.
- palace guard — the security force protecting a palace.
- palaebiology — the study of fossil animals and plants
- palaeobotany — the study of fossil plants
- palaeography — the study of the handwritings of the past, and often the manuscripts as well, so that they may be dated, read, etc, and may serve as historical and literary sources
- palaeolithic — the period of the emergence of primitive man and the manufacture of unpolished chipped stone tools, about 2.5 million to 3 million years ago until about 12 000 bc
- palais glide — a dance with high kicks and gliding steps in which performers link arms in a row
- pale-skinned — having pale skin
- paleo-indian — of, relating to, or characteristic of a New World cultural stage, c22,000–6000 b.c., distinguished by fluted-point tools and cooperative hunting methods.
- paleobiology — the branch of paleontology dealing with fossil life forms, especially with reference to their origin, structure, evolution, etc.
- paleoclimate — the climate of some former period of geologic time.
- paleoecology — the branch of ecology dealing with the relations and interactions between ancient life forms and their environment.
- paleogeology — the science of representing geologic conditions of some given time in past earth history.
- paleographer — sb who studies ancient scripts
- paleoliberal — a person advocating a more extreme form of liberalism, especially in politics.
- paleological — the study of antiquities.
- paleontology — the science of the forms of life existing in former geologic periods, as represented by their fossils.
- paleozoology — the branch of paleontology dealing with fossil animals.
- palimpsestic — a parchment or the like from which writing has been partially or completely erased to make room for another text.
- paling-fence — Also called paling fence. picket fence.
- palingenesis — rebirth; regeneration.
- pallet knife — a small, flat utensil for picking up and handling pastry paste.
- pallet truck — a powered truck with a mast, sometimes telescopic, on which slides a carriage which can be raised and lowered hydraulically. The carriage has extended forks which can be passed under a palletized load for stacking or moving to a new position
- palm cabbage — cabbage palm.
- palm warbler — a North American wood warbler, Dendroica palmarum, brown above and whitish or yellowish below.
- paludamentum — a cloak worn by officials and military officers of ancient Rome, especially during wartime.
- pancake coil — a coil (of wire, etc) wound in a flat circular shape
- pancake roll — A pancake roll is an item of Chinese food consisting of a small roll of thin crisp pastry filled with vegetables and sometimes meat.
- panchen lama — Tashi Lama.
- panel beater — a person who beats out the bodywork of motor vehicles
- panel doctor — a doctor within a given area available for consultation by patients insured under the National Health Insurance Scheme
- panhellenism — the idea or advocacy of a union of all Greeks in one political body.
- panhellenium — an institution founded by the Roman Emperor Hadrian idealizing Greece's Classical history
- pansexualism — the belief that a sexual instinct drives all human behaviour
- pansexualist — someone who is pansexual
- pansexuality — Psychiatry. pertaining to the theory that all human behavior is based on sexuality.
- pantaloonery — foolery; humorous entertainment
- panty girdle — women's control pants
- papal states — the temporal domain of the popes in central Italy from 756 ad until the unification of Italy in 1870
- papier colle — collage.
- para-medical — related to the medical profession in a secondary or supplementary capacity.
- paraglossate — having paraglossae
- paralanguage — vocal features that accompany speech and contribute to communication but are not generally considered to be part of the language system, as vocal quality, loudness, and tempo: sometimes also including facial expressions and gestures.
- paralipomena — Chronicles.
- parallel ata — Parallel Advanced Technology Attachment
- parallel sml — ["Parallel SML: A Functional Language and its Implementation in Dactl", Kevin Hammond, Pitman Press 1990].
- parallel top — a parallel line or plane.
- parallelling — extending in the same direction, equidistant at all points, and never converging or diverging: parallel rows of trees.