11-letter words containing p, a, l, i, t
- intercupola — the space between an inner and an outer dome.
- interpolate — to introduce (something additional or extraneous) between other things or parts; interject; interpose; intercalate.
- interseptal — situated between septa.
- interspinal — interspinous
- intraspinal — being within the spine.
- ipsilateral — pertaining to, situated on, or affecting the same side of the body: ipsilateral paralysis.
- irreputable — (obsolete) disreputable.
- isapostolic — contemporaneous with, or equal to, the twelve apostles
- isenthalpic — pertaining to or characterized by constant enthalpy.
- isophthalic — Of or pertaining to isophthalic acid and its derivatives.
- isospectral — (mathematics) Having the same spectrum.
- ithyphallic — of or relating to the phallus carried in ancient festivals of Bacchus.
- ithyphallus — an erect phallus
- kentia palm — a palm, Howea forsterana, of Lord Howe Island, Australia, having erect leaves, widely cultivated as an ornamental.
- kinetoplast — A mass of mitochondrial DNA lying close to the nucleus in some flagellate protozoa.
- kleptomania — an irresistible impulse to steal, stemming from emotional disturbance rather than economic need.
- knife pleat — a sharply creased narrow pleat, usually one of a series folded in the same direction.
- labiaplasty — (surgery) The moulding or shaping of the labia minora and/or labia majora.
- lamplighter — a person employed to light and extinguish street lamps, especially those burning gas.
- landscapist — an artist who paints landscapes.
- lapidescent — in the process of changing into stone
- large print — text printed in larger text than normal, so as to make it easier to read, esp for the visually impaired
- large-print — set in a type size larger than normal for the benefit of persons with impaired vision: large-print newspapers.
- latex paint — paint that has a latex binder and can be removed while it is wet by applying water.
- latiseptate — having broad partitions or septa
- lay baptism — baptism administered by a lay-person.
- lepidoptera — the order comprising the lepidopterous insects.
- leptospiral — relating to, caused by, or characteristic of leptospires
- lex scripta — written law; statute law.
- 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.
- light opera — operetta.
- lightplanes — Plural form of lightplane.
- lilliputian — extremely small; tiny; diminutive.
- 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.
- lipoatrophy — (medicine) The loss of subcutaneous fatty tissue.
- lipomatosis — a genetic disorder which manifests itself in the abnormal growth of fat
- lithographs — Plural form of lithograph.
- lithography — the art or process of producing a picture, writing, or the like, on a flat, specially prepared stone, with some greasy or oily substance, and of taking ink impressions from this as in ordinary printing.
- litholapaxy — the procedure of removing bladder stones by crushing them and extracting them through a catheter
- lost pleiad — See under Pleiades (def 1).
- maintopsail — a topsail set on the mainmast.
- maladaptive — of, relating to, or characterized by maladaptation or incomplete, inadequate, or faulty adaptation: The maladaptive behavior of isolated children was difficult to change.
- malapropist — a person who regularly makes malapropisms
- malposition — faulty or wrong position, especially of a part or organ of the body or of a fetus in the uterus.
- malpractice — Law. failure of a professional person, as a physician or lawyer, to render proper services through reprehensible ignorance or negligence or through criminal intent, especially when injury or loss follows.
- manipulated — Simple past tense and past participle of manipulate.
- manipulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of manipulate.
- manipulator — a person who manipulates.
- 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.