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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.
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