11-letter words containing p, i, l
- lead pencil — a writing or drawing implement made of graphite in a wooden or metal holder.
- lead piping — pipes made of lead
- leader-ship — the position or function of a leader, a person who guides or directs a group: He managed to maintain his leadership of the party despite heavy opposition. Synonyms: administration, management, directorship, control, governorship, stewardship, hegemony.
- leaderships — Plural form of leadership.
- 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.
- lectureship — the office of lecturer.
- led display — a flat-screen device in which an array of light-emitting diodes can be selectively activated to display numerical and alphabetical information, used esp in pocket calculators, digital timepieces, measuring instruments, and in some microcomputers
- 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
- leopold iii — 1901–83, king of Belgium 1934–51 (son of Albert I).
- lepidoptera — the order comprising the lepidopterous insects.
- lepidoptery — the branch of zoology dealing with butterflies and moths.
- lepidosiren — a lungfish, Lepidosiren paradoxa, of the Amazon, having an eel-shaped body.
- leprosarium — a hospital for the treatment of lepers.
- leptokurtic — (of a frequency distribution) being more concentrated about the mean than the corresponding normal distribution.
- leptospiral — relating to, caused by, or characteristic of leptospires
- let her rip — to go ahead; continue without restraint
- leucoplakia — a disorder of a mucous membrane characterized by one or more white patches, occurring most commonly on the cheek, tongue, vulva, or penis: often medically insignificant but sometimes becoming malignant.
- leucoplasia — a disorder of a mucous membrane characterized by one or more white patches, occurring most commonly on the cheek, tongue, vulva, or penis: often medically insignificant but sometimes becoming malignant.
- leukoplakia — a disorder of a mucous membrane characterized by one or more white patches, occurring most commonly on the cheek, tongue, vulva, or penis: often medically insignificant but sometimes becoming malignant.
- leukoplakic — Relating to leukoplakia.
- leukoplasia — a disorder of a mucous membrane characterized by one or more white patches, occurring most commonly on the cheek, tongue, vulva, or penis: often medically insignificant but sometimes becoming malignant.
- lex scripta — written law; statute law.
- lexigraphic — Of or pertaining to lexigraphy.
- 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.
- lickspittle — a contemptible, fawning person; a servile flatterer or toady.
- lifemanship — the ability to conduct one's life, career, personal relationships, etc., in a successful manner.
- light opera — operetta.
- lightplanes — Plural form of lightplane.
- lilliputian — extremely small; tiny; diminutive.
- lilly-pilly — a tall myrtaceous tree, Acmena smithii, having dark green leaves, spikes of feathery flowers, and white to purplish edible berries
- limber pine — a pine, Pinus flexilis, of western North America, having light, soft wood used locally for railroad ties, poles, fuel, etc.
- limit point — accumulation point.
- 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.
- linen paper — paper, usually superior in quality, made from pure linen or from substitutes that produce a similar paper finish.
- linesperson — (sports) A linesman or lineswoman.
- linguaphile — a language and word lover.
- lip molding — a bead surrounding the opening of a drawer.
- lip service — insincere expression of friendship, admiration, support, etc.; service by words only: He paid only lip service to the dictator.
- lip-reading — the reading or understanding, as by a deaf person, of spoken words from the movements of another's lips without hearing the sounds made.
- lipoatrophy — (medicine) The loss of subcutaneous fatty tissue.
- lipofilling — the surgical transfer of fat removed by liposuction to areas of the body that need filling out.
- lipogenesis — (biochemistry) The biochemical production of fat, especially the conversion of carbohydrate into fat so that it may be stored as a long-term source of energy when food is scarce.
- lipoic acid — sulphur-containing fatty acid
- lipomatosis — a genetic disorder which manifests itself in the abnormal growth of fat
- lipopeptide — (biochemistry) An organic compound of lipids and peptides.
- lipoprotein — any of the class of proteins that contain a lipid combined with a simple protein.