11-letter words containing p, e, n
- jean piaget — Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1896–1980, Swiss psychologist: studied cognitive development of children.
- jersey pine — Virginia pine.
- job printer — a printer who does letterheads, invoices, announcements, and other miscellaneous work, as distinguished from one who works solely on books, periodicals, etc.
- john scopes — John Thomas, 1901–70, U.S. high-school teacher whose teaching of the Darwinian theory of evolution became a cause célèbre (Scopes Trial or Monkey Trial) in 1925.
- josephinite — a mineral alloy of nickel and iron
- juniper oil — an oil obtained from the berries or wood of the common juniper, Juniperus communis.
- juniper tar — a medicinal tar derived from the European juniper Juniperus oxycedrus: used topically in the treatment of certain skin diseases.
- kentia palm — a palm, Howea forsterana, of Lord Howe Island, Australia, having erect leaves, widely cultivated as an ornamental.
- keogh plans — a pension plan for an unincorporated business entity or self-employed person.
- ketopentose — (carbohydrate) A pentose that is also a ketose.
- kiddie porn — child pornography.
- kinderspiel — a play or piece of musical theatre performed by children
- kindredship — a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk; kin.
- kinetograph — a camera for taking pictures for a kinetoscope.
- kinetoplast — A mass of mitochondrial DNA lying close to the nucleus in some flagellate protozoa.
- kinetoscope — an early motion-picture device, invented by Edison, in which the film passed behind a peephole for viewing by a single viewer.
- kleptomania — an irresistible impulse to steal, stemming from emotional disturbance rather than economic need.
- knee spavin — chronic inflammation of the carpal joint of a horse
- knee-sprung — (of a horse, mule, etc.) having a forward bowing of the knee caused by shortening of the flexor tendons.
- kneecapping — (uncountable) The act of destroying the kneecaps of (a person), usually by shooting at the knees, as a punishment carried out by criminals or terrorists.
- knife pleat — a sharply creased narrow pleat, usually one of a series folded in the same direction.
- knife-point — the sharp tip of a knife.
- knifepoints — Plural form of knifepoint.
- knoop scale — a scale of hardness based on the indentation made in the material to be tested by a diamond point.
- knotty pine — pine wood with many knots
- kohl pencil — a thin cylindrical cosmetic instrument used to darken the area around the eyes
- land patent — an official document by which title to a portion of public land is conveyed from the government.
- landscapers — Plural form of landscaper.
- 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.
- lassen peak — an active volcano in N California, in the S Cascade Range. 10,465 feet (3190 meters).
- latex paint — paint that has a latex binder and can be removed while it is wet by applying water.
- lead pencil — a writing or drawing implement made of graphite in a wooden or metal holder.
- lead piping — pipes made of lead
- leaf spring — a long, narrow, multiple spring composed of several layers of spring metal bracketed together: used in some suspension systems of carriages and automobiles.
- leap second — Coordinated Universal Time
- led printer — (printer) (Or "LED page printer") A printer which is similar in operation to a laser printer, but where an array of LEDs is used in place of the laser.
- leg-pulling — the act of performing practical jokes
- leni-lenape — Lenape
- leopardskin — the skin of a leopard
- lepidosiren — a lungfish, Lepidosiren paradoxa, of the Amazon, having an eel-shaped body.
- leprechauns — a dwarf or sprite.
- lesson plan — outline of teaching session
- levorphanol — a potent synthetic narcotic analgesic, C 21 H 29 NO 7 , as the tartrate, used in the treatment of moderate to severe pain.
- lifemanship — the ability to conduct one's life, career, personal relationships, etc., in a successful manner.
- lightplanes — Plural form of lightplane.
- limber pine — a pine, Pinus flexilis, of western North America, having light, soft wood used locally for railroad ties, poles, fuel, etc.
- 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.
- linen panel — a panel carved with a linenfold.