9-letter words containing p, t, i, l
- impotable — (rare) Not drinkable.
- imputable — to attribute or ascribe: The children imputed magical powers to the old woman.
- imputably — In an imputable manner; by imputation.
- in plenty — If there are things in plenty, those things exist or happen in large amounts or numbers.
- inculpate — to charge with fault; blame; accuse.
- indepthly — (nonstandard) in depth.
- interlisp — (language) A dialect of Lisp developed in 1967 by Bolt, Beranek and Newman (Cambridge, MA) as a descendant of BBN-Lisp. It emphasises user interfaces. It is currently[?] supported by Xerox PARC. Interlisp was one of two main branches of LISP (the other being MACLISP). In 1981 Common LISP was begun in an effort to combine the best features of both. Interlisp includes a Lisp programming environment. It is dynamically scoped. LAMBDA functions evaluate their arguments, NLAMBDA functions do not. Any function could be called with optional arguments. See also AM, CLISP, Interlisp-10, Interlisp-D.
- interloop — Between loops.
- interlope — to intrude into some region or field of trade without a proper license.
- interplay — reciprocal relationship, action, or influence: the interplay of plot and character.
- interpled — having instituted interpleader proceedings
- isopentyl — isoamyl.
- isophotal — relating to an isophote or isophotes, or to a diagram on which isophotes are represented
- isopleths — Plural form of isopleth.
- isopolity — equal rights of citizenship, as in different communities; mutual political rights.
- jaspilite — a metamorphic rock that has a high concentration of hematite and that resembles jasper
- jillstrap — (informal) A pelvic protector, a woman's equivalent of a man's jockstrap.
- kallitype — an photographic printing process using silver and ferric salts, popular in the 19th century
- klephtism — the activities or life of klephts
- lampadist — (in ancient Greece) a competitor in a race run by young men with torches
- lamplight — the light thrown by a lamp.
- lamproite — (geology) Any of several volcanic rocks having a high potassium content.
- lap joint — Also called plain lap. a joint, as between two pieces of metal or timber, in which the pieces overlap without any change in form.
- lapidated — to pelt with stones.
- lappeting — Present participle of lappet.
- leprosity — the state of being leprous
- li tai po — Li Po.
- lick-spit — a contemptible, fawning person; a servile flatterer or toady.
- lift pump — a pump in which a liquid is lifted rather than forced up from below.
- light pen — a handheld light-sensitive device used for pointing at characters or objects on a CRT in order to make or modify drawings or to indicate functions to be performed.
- lightship — a ship anchored in a specific location and displaying or flashing a very bright light for the guidance of ships, as in avoiding dangerous areas. Abbreviation: LS.
- limpidity — clear, transparent, or pellucid, as water, crystal, or air: We could see to the very bottom of the limpid pond.
- linotyper — a person who uses a Linotype printing machine
- lipectomy — the surgical removal of fatty tissue.
- lipolytic — Of or pertaining to lipolysis.
- lipoplast — a small particle in plant cytoplasm, esp that of seeds, in which fat is stored
- lipotropy — the process of breaking down excess fat in the human body
- lippitude — the state of having bleary or sore eyes
- lipsticks — Plural form of lipstick.
- listen up — pay attention, listen
- lithopone — a white pigment consisting of zinc sulfide, barium sulfate, and some zinc oxide, used as a pigment and filler in the manufacture of paints, inks, leather, paper, linoleum, and face powders.
- live trap — a trap for capturing a wild animal alive and without injury.
- lopoliths — Plural form of lopolith.
- lymphatic — pertaining to, containing, or conveying lymph.
- lymphitis — (archaic) lymphadenopathy.
- lyotropic — noting any series of ions, salts, or radicals arranged in descending order relative to the magnitude of their effect on a given solvent.
- mail path — source route
- mcpartlin — Antony. born 1975, British television presenter, who appears with Declan Donnelly as Ant and Dec
- melitopol — a city in SE Ukraine, NW of the Sea of Azov: battles 1941, 1943.
- mileposts — Plural form of milepost.