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13-letter words containing p, a, r, i, l

  • apicoalveolar — articulated with the tip of the tongue in contact with or in approximation to the alveolar ridge.
  • apocryphalist — A member of the group who supported the inclusion of the Apocrypha in the Bible.
  • apoplectiform — of or resembling apoplexy or stroke.
  • apple fritter — a piece of apple covered in batter and deep fried
  • apportionable — to distribute or allocate proportionally; divide and assign according to some rule of proportional distribution: to apportion expenses among the three men.
  • appreciatable — (chiefly,esthetics) That can be appreciated or enjoyed.
  • apprehensible — capable of being comprehended or grasped mentally
  • apprehensibly — In an apprehensive manner; cautiously.
  • appropriately — suitable or fitting for a particular purpose, person, occasion, etc.: an appropriate example; an appropriate dress.
  • approximately — close to; around; roughly or in the region of
  • april showers — showers falling in April, generally considered a showery month
  • archipelagoes — Plural form of archipelago.
  • armor-plating — The armor-plating on a vehicle or building is the hard metal covering that is intended to protect it from gunfire and other missiles.
  • aryepiglottic — pertaining to or connecting the arytenoid cartilage and the epiglottis.
  • aspergillosis — a rare fungal infection, esp of the mucous membranes or lungs, caused by various species of Aspergillus
  • aspirationals — Plural form of aspirational.
  • astroparticle — (astrophysics) A subatomic particle of cosmic origin.
  • astrophysical — Of or pertaining to astrophysics.
  • atmospherical — pertaining to, existing in, or consisting of the atmosphere: atmospheric vapors.
  • autographical — Relating to, or used in, the process of autography.
  • balch springs — a town in NE Texas.
  • ballistospore — a spore, esp a fungal spore, that is forcefully ejected from its source
  • barley stripe — a disease of barley, characterized by blighted heads and chlorotic, brown, or frayed stripes on the leaves, caused by a fungus, Helminthosporium gramineum.
  • barred spiral — a spiral galaxy in which the arms originate at the ends of a bar-shaped nucleus
  • beam splitter — a system that divides a beam of light, electrons, etc, into two or more paths
  • bearing plate — a heavy metal plate for receiving and distributing concentrated weight, as from a column or one end of a truss.
  • beta particle — a high-speed electron or positron emitted by a nucleus during radioactive decay or nuclear fission
  • bias-ply tire — a vehicle tire in which the main plies or cords run across the bead.
  • bibliographer — an expert in bibliography
  • bibliographic — a complete or selective list of works compiled upon some common principle, as authorship, subject, place of publication, or printer.
  • bibliotherapy — the use of reading as therapy
  • binary pulsar — a pulsar in a binary system.
  • black crappie — a dark, spotted crappie (Pomoxis nigromaculatus)
  • bridge player — a person who plays the game of bridge
  • cacographical — Synonym of cacographic.
  • calligraphist — fancy penmanship, especially highly decorative handwriting, as with a great many flourishes: She appreciated the calligraphy of the 18th century.
  • calliper rule — a measuring instrument having two parallel jaws, one fixed at right angles to the end of a calibrated scale and the other sliding along it
  • campaniliform — Alternative form of campaniform.
  • cape marigold — any composite plant of the genus Dimorphotheca, having variously colored, daisylike flowers.
  • capellmeister — a person in charge of an orchestra, esp in an 18th-century princely household
  • caprylic acid — a fatty acid, (CH3)(CH2)6COOH, with a rancid taste: used in the synthesis of dyes, drugs, perfumes, etc.
  • carbolic soap — a disinfectant soap containing phenol
  • central islip — a town on S Long Island, in SE New York.
  • centripetally — Towards a centre or axis.
  • cephalometric — Relating to cephalometrics.
  • cephaloridine — a cephalosporin antibiotic often used in the treatment of bacterial infections
  • cephalosporin — any of a group of broad-spectrum antibiotics obtained from fungi of the genus Cephalosporium
  • cerebrospinal — of or relating to the brain and spinal cord
  • ceruloplasmin — a protein responsible for copper detoxification, found in the blood
  • chloroplastic — a plastid containing chlorophyll.
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