13-letter words containing p, l, e, a
- fixed capital — capital goods, as machinery and tools, that are relatively durable and can be used repeatedly in the production of goods.
- flameproofing — Present participle of flameproof.
- flash picture — a photograph made using flash photography.
- flatbed press — a printing machine on which the type forme is carried on a flat bed under a revolving paper-bearing cylinder
- flavoproteins — Plural form of flavoprotein.
- flunitrazepam — a powerful benzodiazepine sedative, C 16 H 12 FN 3 O 3 , that causes semiconsciousness and memory blackouts: has been implicated in date rapes and is illegal in the U.S.
- fluophosphate — fluorophosphate.
- foliage plant — any plant grown chiefly for its attractive leaves.
- fort campbell — a military reservation in SW Kentucky and NW Tennessee, NW of Clarksville, Tenn., and SW of Hopkinsville, Ky.
- free enthalpy — a thermodynamic property of a system equal to the difference between its enthalpy and the product of its temperature and its entropy. It is usually measured in joules
- freight plane — an aeroplane used to transport goods
- freudian slip — (in Freudian psychology) an inadvertent mistake in speech or writing that is thought to reveal a person's unconscious motives, wishes, or attitudes.
- fulani empire — a powerful W African Muslim state that flourished in the 19th century in the area of present-day Nigeria.
- futtock plate — a metal plate placed perpendicular to the top of a ship's lower mast to hold the futtock shrouds.
- galactic pole — either of the two opposite points on the celestial sphere that are farthest north and south of the Milky Way.
- galvanic pile — voltaic pile.
- gas explosion — an explosion caused by a gas leak in the presence of an ignition source
- gelandesprung — a jump, usually over an obstacle, in which one plants both poles in the snow in advance of the skis, bends close to the ground, and propels oneself chiefly by the use of the poles.
- genital phase — the final stage of psychosexual development, in which a person achieves an affectionate, mature relationship with a sexual partner.
- genotypically — With reference to a genotype.
- geophysically — In a geophysical manner; in terms of geophysics.
- gerontophilia — sexual attraction towards old people
- give a leg up — to help to mount
- glacial epoch — Also called glacial period, ice age. the geologically recent Pleistocene Epoch, during which much of the Northern Hemisphere was covered by great ice sheets.
- glass slipper — an imaginary ladies' shoe made of glass, as worn by Cinderella in the fairy tale of that name
- glossographer — a glossator.
- goat antelope — any of several wild goats with antelopelike features, including the chamois, goral, serow, and Rocky Mountain goat.
- gomez palacio — a city in Durango state, N central Mexico.
- grandparental — Of or relating to a grandparent.
- graph plotter — plotter
- graphemically — In terms of or by means of graphemes.
- graphic novel — a novel in the form of comic strips.
- graphitizable — (chemistry, of carbon) Able to be converted to graphite.
- grapple plant — a procumbent, thorny plant, Harpagophytum procumbens, of southern Africa.
- grease nipple — a metal nipple designed to engage with a grease gun for injecting grease into a bearing, etc
- grease pencil — a pencil of pigment and compressed grease encased in a spiral paper strip that can be partially unwound to expose a new point and used especially for writing on glossy surfaces.
- hair clippers — device for trimming hair
- happy release — liberation, esp by death, from an unpleasant condition
- heart of palm — the stripped terminal bud of a cabbage palm, especially of the genus Euterpe, eaten in salads or as a vegetable.
- heart problem — a defect or disease of the heart
- heating plant — a building or facility containing a boiler or furnace that provides heat to a building or a number of buildings
- heliographing — Present participle of heliograph.
- heliotropical — heliotropic
- helispherical — spiral
- hematosalpinx — (medicine) A medical condition involving bleeding into the Fallopian tubes.
- hemispherical — having the form of a hemisphere.
- hemolymphatic — a fluid in the body cavities and tissues of invertebrates, in arthropods functioning as blood and in some other invertebrates functioning as lymph.
- hepatobiliary — Of, pertaining to, or originating in the liver, bile ducts and gallbladder.
- hepatojugular — (medicine) Relating to the liver and the jugular vein.
- heptaselenide — (chemistry) any selenide containing seven selenium atoms in each molecule.