11-letter words containing p, a, r, t, l
- fingerplate — a metal plate fixed to a door next to the handle or keyhole to protect the surface
- foot patrol — an assigned or habitual round or route, as of a police officer or sentry
- foretopsail — (nautical) the sail draped from the foretopmast.
- glyptograph — an engraved or carved design, as on a gem.
- graptolites — Plural form of graptolite.
- graptolitic — relating to, or containing, graptolites
- hall porter — concierge
- hard palate — Anatomy. the roof of the mouth, consisting of an anterior bony portion (hard palate) and a posterior muscular portion (soft palate) that separate the oral cavity from the nasal cavity.
- heater plug — one of usually four plugs fitted to the cylinder block of a diesel engine that warms the engine chamber to facilitate starting in cold weather
- heptangular — having seven angles.
- heteroplasm — (pathology) Tissue growing in a part of the body where it does not normally occur.
- heteropolar — polar (def 4).
- horripilant — causing horripilation, ie goose flesh, or the flesh to creep
- horripilate — to produce horripilation on.
- hospitaller — a member of the religious and military order (Knights Hospitalers or Knights of St. John of Jerusalem) originating about the time of the first Crusade (1096–99) and taking its name from a hospital at Jerusalem.
- hyoplastral — of or relating to hyoplastra
- hyperdactyl — having an excessive number of fingers or toes
- hypergelast — Someone who laughs excessively.
- hypervalent — (chemistry) having a higher than normal valence.
- hypocentral — (geology) Of or pertaining to the hypocentre of an earthquake.
- hypothermal — lukewarm; tepid.
- impartially — not partial or biased; fair; just: an impartial judge.
- imperatival — of, relating to, or characteristic of the grammatical imperative.
- imperialist — the policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries, or of acquiring and holding colonies and dependencies.
- imperiality — the state of being imperial
- implicatory — implicative.
- implicature — potential inference that is not logical entailment.
- imploration — to beg urgently or piteously, as for aid or mercy; beseech; entreat: They implored him to go.
- imploratory — to beg urgently or piteously, as for aid or mercy; beseech; entreat: They implored him to go.
- importantly — of much or great significance or consequence: an important event in world history.
- impractical — not practical or useful.
- inculpatory — to charge with fault; blame; accuse.
- 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.
- isospectral — (mathematics) Having the same spectrum.
- kleptocracy — a government or state in which those in power exploit national resources and steal; rule by a thief or thieves.
- kleptocrats — Plural form of kleptocrat.
- kulturkampf — the conflict between the German imperial government and the Roman Catholic Church from 1872 or 1873 until 1886, chiefly over the control of education and ecclesiastical appointments.
- labor party — one of the chief political parties of Australia, generally supporting the interests of organized labour
- lamplighter — a person employed to light and extinguish street lamps, especially those burning gas.
- laparectomy — excision of strips of the abdominal wall and suturing of the wounds so as to correct laxity of the abdominal muscles.
- 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.
- last supper — the supper of Jesus and His disciples on the eve of His Crucifixion. Compare Lord's Supper (def 1).
- lepidoptera — the order comprising the lepidopterous insects.