11-letter words containing p, i, l
- popish plot — an imaginary conspiracy against the crown of Great Britain on the part of English Roman Catholics, fabricated in 1678 by Titus Oates as a means of gaining power.
- popmobility — a form of exercise that combines aerobics in a continuous dance routine, performed to pop music
- port gentil — a seaport in W Gabon.
- port-gentil — a seaport in W Gabon.
- portability — the state or quality of being portable.
- portal vein — the large vein conveying blood to the liver from the veins of the stomach, intestine, spleen, and pancreas.
- porterville — a town in central California.
- possibilism — the theory in geography that human behaviour, and therefore culture, is not merely determined by the environment but by human agency, as a theory it is directly opposed to determinism
- possibilist — of or relating to the geographical theory of possibilism
- possibility — the state or fact of being possible: the possibility of error.
- post-coital — sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
- post-cyclic — denoting rules that apply only after the transformations of a whole cycle
- post-racial — characterized by the absence of racial discord, discrimination, or prejudice previously or historically present: post-racial politics; the post-racial era.
- postcranial — located posterior to the head.
- postcubital — Anatomy, Zoology. pertaining to, involving, or situated near the cubitus.
- posteriorly — situated behind or at the rear of; hinder (opposed to anterior).
- postexilian — being or occurring subsequent to the exile of the Jews in Babylonia 597–538 b.c.
- postglacial — after a given glacial epoch, especially the Pleistocene.
- postholiday — occurring after a holiday
- postillator — a writer of postils; an annotator, a postiller
- postlanding — occurring after a landing (of an aircraft, shuttle, etc)
- postmarital — occurring, effective, or provided after marriage
- postnuptial — subsequent to marriage: postnuptial adjustments.
- postorbital — located behind the orbit or socket of the eye.
- postpyloric — the opening between the stomach and the duodenum.
- postulating — to ask, demand, or claim.
- postulation — to ask, demand, or claim.
- postvocalic — immediately following a vowel.
- pot-bellied — a distended or protuberant belly.
- pot-valiant — brave only as a result of being drunk.
- potentially — possibly but not yet actually: potentially useful information.
- potteringly — in a pottering fashion, slowly
- potvaliancy — brave only as a result of being drunk.
- pourability — to send (a liquid, fluid, or anything in loose particles) flowing or falling, as from one container to another, or into, over, or on something: to pour a glass of milk; to pour water on a plant.
- powder mill — a mill in which gunpowder is made.
- power drill — a drill operated by a motor.
- power elite — a closely knit alliance of military, government, and corporate officials perceived as the center of wealth and political power in the U.S.
- practicable — capable of being done, effected, or put into practice, with the available means; feasible: a practicable solution.
- practically — in effect; virtually: It is practically useless to protest.
- 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
- pragmatical — of or relating to a practical point of view or practical considerations.
- 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-selling — to sell in advance, as before manufacture or construction: to presell a planned house.
- pre-seminal — released before semen is ejaculated