12-letter words containing p, l, a
- display pack — an empty box, etc, on a shop shelf, advertising a piece of merchandise that, due to its value or size, is not stored on the shelf. The display pack is normally taken to the till and there exchanged, on payment, for the actual item
- display type — type larger than body type, used in headings, advertisements, etc.
- displeasance — the state or cause of being displeased
- displeasedly — in a displeased manner
- disreputable — not reputable; having a bad reputation: a disreputable barroom.
- disreputably — In a disreputable manner.
- dockwalloper — longshoreman
- doggy paddle — a swimming stroke in which the swimmer lies on his or her front, paddles his or her hands in imitation of a swimming dog, and beats his or her legs up and down
- dolphinarium — An aquarium in which dolphins are kept and trained for public entertainment.
- doppelganger — a ghostly double or counterpart of a living person.
- doppleganger — Misspelling of doppelganger.
- double sharp — a symbol (× or ) that raises by two semitones the pitch of the following note.
- double-space — to type (text, copy, etc.) leaving a full space between lines: Always double-space a term paper.
- drapeability — to cover or hang with cloth or other fabric, especially in graceful folds; adorn with drapery.
- drawbar pull — the force, measured in pounds, available to a locomotive for pulling rolling stock after overcoming its own tractive resistance.
- drop initial — inset initial.
- dual-purpose — serving two functions.
- duplex chain — a roller chain having two sets of rollers linked together, used for heavy-duty applications
- duplex paper — paper with a different finish or colour on each of the sides
- duplicatable — capable of being duplicated.
- duplications — Plural form of duplication.
- dwarf planet — a spherical celestial body revolving about the sun, similar to a planet but not large enough to gravitationally clear its orbital region of most or all other celestial bodies. Pluto is a dwarf planet.
- dyslipidemia — (medicine) an inbalance of lipids (especially cholesterol) in the blood; hypercholesterolemia.
- earsplitting — ear-piercing: an earsplitting explosion.
- earth pillar — a pillar of earthy matter left by erosion of the surrounding ground.
- eating apple — apple suitable for eating raw
- ekman spiral — a complex interaction on the surface of the sea between wind, rotation of the earth, and friction forces, discovered by Vagn Walfrid Ekman
- electrograph — A machine used in gravure printing.
- electroplate — Coat (a metal object) by electrolytic deposition with chromium, silver, or another metal.
- electropolar — having, or relating to, electrical polarity
- elephant gun — hunting rifle
- elephantbird — Alternative form of elephant bird.
- elephantitis — (US) misconstruction of elephantiasis.
- ellipsograph — an instrument that draws ellipses
- elliptically — In the form of an ellipse.
- empathically — In an empathic manner.
- emphatically — In a forceful way.
- emplacements — Plural form of emplacement.
- en papillote — (of food) cooked in oiled greaseproof paper or foil
- enamel paint — a type of paint that has a very hard and shiny finish once it is dry
- encapsulated — Simple past tense and past participle of encapsulate.
- encapsulates — Enclose (something) in or as if in a capsule.
- encephalitic — Of or pertaining to encephalitis.
- encephalitis — Inflammation of the brain, caused by infection or an allergic reaction.
- enciclopedia — Misspelling of encyclopedia.
- encyclopedia — An encyclopedia is a book or set of books in which facts about many different subjects or about one particular subject are arranged for reference, usually in alphabetical order.
- enophthalmos — The posterior displacement of the eyeball within the orbit due to changes in the volume of the orbit (bone) relative to its contents (the eyeball and orbital fat), or loss of function of the orbitalis muscle.
- entoplastral — relating to an entoplastron
- entoplastron — the median plate of a turtle's plastron
- entropically — By means of or in relation to entropy.