11-letter words containing p, l, a, n, t
- openability — The quality of being openable.
- operational — able to function or be used; functional: How soon will the new factory be operational?
- optionality — left to one's choice; not required or mandatory: Formal dress is optional.
- outerplanar — (mathematics) Describing a graph having a planar embedding such that the vertices lie on a circle and the edges lie inside that circle.
- outline map — a map which only provides very basic information so that more details can be added
- palaeontol. — palaeontology
- paleobotany — the branch of paleontology dealing with fossil plants.
- palestinian — a native or inhabitant of Palestine.
- palletising — to place (materials) upon pallets for handling or moving.
- palpitating — to pulsate with unusual rapidity from exertion, emotion, disease, etc.; flutter: His heart palpitated wildly.
- palpitation — the act of palpitating.
- panda plant — a succulent perennial shrub, Kalanchoe tomentosa, of Madagascar, having oblate leaves with gray fuzz and brown blotches on the edges.
- panel point — a joint between two or more members of a truss.
- panel strip — one of a number of strips of wood or metal laid upon the surface of a wall, ceiling, etc., so as to divide it into a number of broad areas, usually in order to conceal joints between sheets of composition material forming the surface.
- panel thief — a thief who secretly robs the customers in a panel house.
- panel truck — a small truck having a fully enclosed body, used mainly to deliver light or small objects.
- pantaletted — clothed in pantalets
- pantalooned — wearing pantaloons
- pantelleria — an Italian island in the Mediterranean between Sicily and Tunisia. 10,000; 32 sq. mi. (83 sq. km).
- pantheology — a branch of theology embracing all gods and all religions
- pantologist — a systematic view of all human knowledge.
- pantonality — twelve-tone technique.
- pantropical — living or growing throughout the tropics.
- panty liner — a pad worn inside a woman's underwear for feminine hygiene purposes such as absorbing light menstrual flow, daily vaginal discharge, etc
- paramountly — chief in importance or impact; supreme; preeminent: a point of paramount significance.
- parasol ant — leaf-cutting ant.
- parking lot — an area, usually divided into individual spaces, intended for parking motor vehicles.
- partialness — being such in part only; not total or general; incomplete: partial blindness; a partial payment of a debt.
- partnerless — the person with whom one cohabits in a romantic relationship: I'd like you to meet my partner, Sarah.
- party liner — a person who follows a party line, especially the Communist Party line.
- pastureland — Also called pastureland [pas-cher-land, pahs-] /ˈpæs tʃərˌlænd, ˈpɑs-/ (Show IPA). an area covered with grass or other plants used or suitable for the grazing of livestock; grassland.
- paternalism — the system, principle, or practice of managing or governing individuals, businesses, nations, etc., in the manner of a father dealing benevolently and often intrusively with his children: The employees objected to the paternalism of the old president.
- paternalist — government: fatherly in style
- patientless — a person who is under medical care or treatment.
- patricianly — a person of noble or high rank; aristocrat.
- patriclinic — inherited from the father; more like the father than the mother
- patrilineal — inheriting or determining descent through the male line.
- patrilinear — patrilineal.
- patrimonial — an estate inherited from one's father or ancestors.
- patroclinic — inherited from the father; more like the father than the mother
- patrolwoman — a policewoman who is assigned to patrol a specific district, route, etc.
- patsy cline — Patsy (Virginia Patterson Hensley) 1932–63, U.S. country singer.
- patternless — a decorative design, as for wallpaper, china, or textile fabrics, etc.
- pearlescent — having an iridescent luster resembling that of pearl; nacreous: healthy skin with a pearlescent glow.
- pectinately — in a pectinate manner
- pedal point — a sustained bass note, over which the other parts move bringing about changing harmonies
- pedunculate — having a peduncle.
- penalty box — an enclosed space adjacent to the rink for penalized players, the penalty timekeeper, the game timekeeper, and the official scorer.
- pencil gate — any of a large number of narrow gates used for rapid distribution of metal in large castings.
- penicillate — having a penicil or penicils.