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11-letter words containing p, i, l, a, r, e

  • plagiarizer — to take and use by plagiarism.
  • plain tripe — the fatty, inner lining of the first stomach (the rumen) of a steer, calf, hog, or sheep, having a bland taste and used as a food, especially in the preparation of such dishes as haggis, head cheese, etc.
  • planetarian — a staff member at a planetarium.
  • planetarium — an apparatus or model representing the planetary system.
  • planimetric — the measurement of plane areas.
  • planisphere — a map of half or more of the celestial sphere with a device for indicating the part of a given location visible at a given time.
  • plantigrade — walking on the whole sole of the foot, as humans, and bears.
  • plasticizer — any of a group of substances that are used in plastics or other materials to impart viscosity, flexibility, softness, or other properties to the finished product.
  • plasticware — knives, forks, spoons, cups, etc., made of plastic: a picnic hamper with plasticware for six.
  • plastiqueur — a person, especially a terrorist, who makes, places, or detonates plastic bombs.
  • platyrrhine — Anthropology. having a broad, flat-bridged nose.
  • pleinairism — pertaining to a manner or style of painting developed chiefly in France in the mid-19th century, characterized by the representation of the luminous effects of natural light and atmosphere as contrasted with the artificial light and absence of the sense of air or atmosphere associated with paintings produced in the studio.
  • plerophoria — full conviction
  • pleurodynia — pain in the chest or side.
  • pluriserial — having many series or rows
  • pneudraulic — of or relating to a mechanism involving both pneumatic and hydraulic action.
  • polarimeter — an instrument for measuring the amount of light received from a given source as a function of its state of polarization.
  • polariscope — an instrument for measuring or exhibiting the polarization of light or for examining substances in polarized light, often to determine stress and strain in glass and other substances.
  • polarizable — to cause polarization in.
  • policymaker — a person responsible for making policy, especially in government.
  • politbureau — (often lowercase) the executive committee and chief policymaking body of a Communist Party.
  • polyspermia — the secretion of an excessive amount of semen.
  • portal vein — the large vein conveying blood to the liver from the veins of the stomach, intestine, spleen, and pancreas.
  • practicable — capable of being done, effected, or put into practice, with the available means; feasible: a practicable solution.
  • praecordial — of or pertaining to a part of the body near or in front of the heart; located near to or in front of the heart
  • prairie owl — burrowing owl.
  • pramipexole — a dopamine agonist used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease.
  • pre-diploma — a document given by an educational institution conferring a degree on a person or certifying that the person has satisfactorily completed a course of study.
  • pre-ethical — not governed by ethics, or not having an ethical or moral aspect
  • pre-exilian — being or occurring prior to the exile of the Jews in Babylonia 597–538 b.c.
  • pre-holiday — a day fixed by law or custom on which ordinary business is suspended in commemoration of some event or in honor of some person.
  • pre-islamic — existing prior to the ascendancy of Islam; pre-Muslim.
  • pre-seminal — released before semen is ejaculated
  • preachingly — in a preaching manner, with preaching
  • prebiblical — written, existing or occurring prior to the writing of the Bible; pertaining to this time period
  • precisional — the state or quality of being precise.
  • preclinical — of or relating to the period prior to the appearance of the symptoms.
  • precolonial — of or relating to the time before a region or country became a colony.
  • precritical — anteceding a crisis.
  • predictable — able to be foretold or declared in advance: New technology allows predictable weather forecasting.
  • predictably — able to be foretold or declared in advance: New technology allows predictable weather forecasting.
  • predisposal — to give an inclination or tendency to beforehand; make susceptible: Genetic factors may predispose human beings to certain metabolic diseases.
  • prejudicial — causing prejudice or disadvantage; detrimental.
  • prelateship — the rank of a prelate
  • prelibation — a foretaste.
  • preliminary — preceding and leading up to the main part, matter, or business; introductory; preparatory: preliminary examinations.
  • preliterary — occurring before the existence of literature
  • preliterate — lacking a written language; nonliterate: a preliterate culture.
  • prematerial — the substance or substances of which a thing is made or composed: Stone is a durable material.
  • premedieval — prior to the Middle Ages.
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