11-letter words containing p, i, l
- operatively — a person engaged, employed, or skilled in some branch of work, especially productive or industrial work; worker.
- ophicalcite — a type of marble containing serpentine and calcite
- ophicleides — Plural form of ophicleide.
- ophiologist — the branch of herpetology dealing with snakes.
- ophthalmist — an eye expert; an oculist
- optical art — op art.
- optimizable — Capable of being optimized.
- optionality — left to one's choice; not required or mandatory: Formal dress is optional.
- outlet pipe — a pipe with an opening which permits escape or release (of liquid, etc)
- outline map — a map which only provides very basic information so that more details can be added
- outpolitick — to surpass in politicking
- outsleeping — Present participle of outsleep.
- overexplain — to explain in too much detail
- overexploit — to use (natural resources etc) excessively, causing a reduction
- overlapping — to lap over (something else or each other); extend over and cover a part of; imbricate.
- overplaided — (of a garment) covered with a design consisting of an overplaid
- oxtail soup — soup made using the skinned tail of an ox
- oxysulphide — a compound containing an element combined with oxygen and sulphur
- pacifically — peaceably, mildly, calmly, or quietly.
- pack animal — a mule, donkey, burro, or horse bred for vigor and hardiness and used for carrying heavy loads.
- packability — The quality or state of being packable.
- paddy field — a flooded piece of land used for growing rice
- paedophilia — Paedophilia is sexual activity with children or the condition of being sexually attracted to children.
- pain clinic — a facility specializing in the treatment of pain
- pain relief — techniques concerned with preventing or reducing pain
- painesville — a city in NE Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- painkilling — of or relating to a drug or method of reducing or eliminating pain
- palaearctic — of or denoting a zoogeographical region consisting of Europe, Africa north of the Sahara, and most of Asia north of the Himalayas
- palaeotypic — characterized by palaeotype
- palatalized — Phonetics. pronounced with secondary palatal articulation.
- paleoarctic — palearctic.
- paleolithic — (sometimes lowercase) Anthropology. of, relating to, or characteristic of the cultures of the late Pliocene and the Pleistocene epochs, or early phase of the Stone Age, which appeared first in Africa and are marked by the steady development of stone tools and later antler and bone artifacts, engravings on bone and stone, sculpted figures, and paintings and engravings on the walls of caves and rock-shelters: usually divided into three periods (Lower Paleolithic, c2,000,000–c200,000 b.c., Middle Paleolithic, c150,000–c40,000 b.c., Upper Paleolithic, c40,000–c10,000 b.c.)
- palestinian — a native or inhabitant of Palestine.
- palindromic — a word, line, verse, number, sentence, etc., reading the same backward as forward, as Madam, I'm Adam or Poor Dan is in a droop.
- palk strait — a strait in the Bay of Bengal between SE India and N Sri Lanka, to the N of Adam's Bridge. 40–85 miles (64–137 km) wide.
- palladinize — to treat or cover (a surface) with palladium.
- palletising — to place (materials) upon pallets for handling or moving.
- palm family — the plant family Palmae (or Arecaceae; formerly, Palmaceae), characterized by chiefly tropical evergreen trees or shrubs having large compound leaves in featherlike or fanlike fronds, large clusters of small flowers, and fleshy or dry fruit, and including the palmettos, ornamental palms, and palms that are the source of carnauba wax, coconuts, dates, raffia, rattan, sago, and various oils.
- palmatisect — (of leaves) having palmate veins and lobes split almost to the base of the blade.
- palos hills — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- palpability — readily or plainly seen, heard, perceived, etc.; obvious; evident: a palpable lie; palpable absurdity.
- palpitating — to pulsate with unusual rapidity from exertion, emotion, disease, etc.; flutter: His heart palpitated wildly.
- palpitation — the act of palpitating.
- palsgravine — the wife or widow of a palsgrave.
- pamphletize — to write a pamphlet.
- pan-islamic — the idea or advocacy of a political union of all Muslim nations.
- pan-slavism — the idea or advocacy of a political union of all the Slavic peoples.
- pancha sila — a standard recitation of Hinayanists, including repetitions of formulas and of vows to abstain from anger, lust, cowardice, malevolence, and to abstain from the desire for possessions and unwholesome pleasures.
- panegyrical — a lofty oration or writing in praise of a person or thing; eulogy.
- panel point — a joint between two or more members of a truss.