12-letter words containing p, l, e, t
- armour plate — a tough heavy steel, usually containing chromium, nickel, and molybdenum and often hardened on the surface, used for protecting warships, tanks, etc
- assumptively — taken for granted.
- astral plane — a plane of existence inhabited by astral bodies
- autocomplete — a feature of a word processor, email program, web browser, etc., that automatically predicts the remaining characters in a word or phrase based on what has been typed or input before: If you supply the information, your browser will be able to use autocomplete to fill out online forms.
- b lymphocyte — B cell.
- b-lymphocyte — a type of lymphocyte, originating in bone marrow, that produces antibodies
- b-s particle — a neutral meson with a mass 10,507 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of approximately 1.6 X 10 -12 seconds.
- baffle plate — a plate or mechanical device designed to restrain or regulate the flow of a fluid, the emission of light or sound, or the distribution of sound, esp in a loudspeaker or microphone
- baffle-plate — a plate used as a baffle.
- ballot paper — A ballot paper is a piece of paper on which you indicate your choice or opinion in an election or ballot.
- bathypelagic — of, relating to, or inhabiting the lower depths of the ocean between approximately 1000 and 4000 metres
- batten plate — (in structural design) a horizontal rectangular plate that is used to connect pairs of steel sections by being riveted or welded across them to form a composite section
- battle clasp — clasp (def 4).
- battle group — a group of warships usually consisting of at least one aircraft carrier, other surface ships, submarines, landing craft, etc
- beamsplitter — Alternative spelling of beam splitter.
- beauty sleep — sleep, esp sleep before midnight
- bell captain — a person in charge of a group of bellhops
- bespectacled — Someone who is bespectacled is wearing glasses.
- betanaphthol — a colorless, crystalline isomer of naphthol, C10H8O, used as an antiseptic and parasiticide
- betel pepper — a tropical Asiatic climbing plant (Piper betle) of the pepper family
- betting slip — a piece of paper used to place a bet
- bibliopegist — a bookbinder
- bicycle path — a path designed for bicyclists
- biparentally — from a biparental point of view
- bipropellant — a rocket propellant consisting of two substances, usually a fuel and an oxidizer
- bitter apple — colocynth
- black pewter — pewter composed of 60 percent tin and 40 percent lead.
- black sapote — a tropical American tree, Diospyros digyna, related to the persimmon, having sweet, edible, green fruit that turns black when ripe.
- blastosphere — blastula
- blister pack — a type of packet in which small items are displayed and sold, consisting of a transparent dome of plastic or similar material mounted on a firm backing such as cardboard
- blue pointer — a large shark, Isuropsis mako, of Australian coastal waters, having a blue back and pointed snout
- blueprinting — a process of photographic printing, used chiefly in copying architectural and mechanical drawings, which produces a white line on a blue background.
- bomber pilot — the pilot of a bomber
- booklet pane — Philately. any of a number of panes or small pages of postage stamps, stapled together into a booklet for the convenience of users.
- bootleg play — a play in which the quarterback pretends to hand the ball to a teammate, hides it by placing it next to his hip, and runs with it.
- bottle party — a party to which guests bring drink
- bracket lamp — a wall light that is attached to the wall by a bracket
- breastplough — a plough driven by the worker's breast, often used to pare turf
- bubble point — the temperature at which bubbles just start to appear in a heated liquid mixture
- bullet point — A bullet point is one of a series of important items for discussion or action in a document, usually marked by a square or round symbol.
- bullet-proof — Something that is bullet-proof is made of a strong material that bullets cannot pass through.
- caloreceptor — a receptor stimulated by heat.
- capabilities — the quality of being capable; capacity; ability: His capability was unquestionable.
- capacitively — (physics, electronics) In relation to or in terms of capacitance.
- cape ortegal — a cape in NW Spain, projecting into the Bay of Biscay
- cape-lookout — Cape, a sandy reef in the Outer Banks, off E North Carolina, SW of Cape Hatteras: lighthouse.
- capital levy — a tax on capital or property as contrasted with a tax on income
- capitol peak — a mountain in W central Colorado, in the Elk range of the Rocky Mountains. 14,130 feet (4310 meters).
- capitularies — Plural form of capitulary.
- carpet tiles — small pieces of carpeting laid as tiles to cover a floor