9-letter words containing t, e, l, p
- epithelia — Plural form of epithelium.
- epulation — the act of feasting
- etioplast — (biology) A chloroplast that has never been exposed to light.
- eucalypti — Plural form of eucalyptus.
- eucalypts — Plural form of eucalypt.
- euplastic — healing quickly and well
- eutrapely — conversational skill
- exculpate — Show or declare that (someone) is not guilty of wrongdoing.
- exit poll — survey of voters
- exoplanet — A planet that orbits a star outside the solar system.
- expellant — forcing out or having the capacity to force out
- explanted — Simple past tense and past participle of explant.
- expletive — An oath or swear word.
- expletory — Serving to fill up; expletive; superfluous.
- explicate — Analyze and develop (an idea or principle) in detail.
- exploited — Make full use of and derive benefit from (a resource).
- exploiter — One who exploits.
- explorate — (obsolete) To explore.
- faceplant — (informal) The act of landing face first, as a result of an accident or error.
- faceplate — (on a lathe) a perforated plate, mounted on the live spindle, to which the work is attached.
- feldspath — Alternative form of feldspar.
- file type — (file format) The kind of data stored in a file. Most modern operating systems use the filename extension to determine the file type though others store this information elsewhere in the file system. The file type is used to choose an appropriate icon to represent the file in a GUI and the correct application with which to view, edit, run, or print the file. Different operating systems support different sets of file types though most agree on a large common set and allow arbitrary new types to be defined. See also MIME.
- fishplate — a metal or wooden plate or slab, bolted to each of two members that have been butted or lapped together.
- fleshpots — fleshpots. places offering luxurious and unrestrained pleasure or amusement: the fleshpots of Las Vegas. luxurious and unrestrained living.
- flowerpot — a container in which to grow and display plants.
- flue stop — a rank of flue pipes in an organ.
- flyposter — a poster, esp unauthorized, put up to publicize something
- footplate — Carpentry. a plate running beneath and supporting a row of studs; mudsill.
- fowl pest — an acute and usually fatal viral disease of domestic fowl, characterized by refusal to eat, high temperature, and discoloration of the comb and wattles
- gantelope — gauntlet2 .
- glidepath — the course followed by an aircraft or spacecraft when descending for a landing.
- half step — Music. semitone.
- half-step — Music. semitone.
- halophyte — a plant that thrives in saline soil.
- haplotype — Genetics. a combination of closely linked DNA sequences on one chromosome that are often inherited together: By comparing haplotypes of a mother and father with those of a fetus, scientists can study how new genetic changes arise.
- heat lamp — a lamp fitted with an infrared bulb to supply heat especially as part of physical therapy.
- heelplate — a small metal plate attached to the heel of a shoe to protect it against excessive wear.
- heelposts — Plural form of heelpost.
- heliotype — A picture obtained by the process of heliotypy.
- helipilot — a helicopter pilot
- heliports — Plural form of heliport.
- helistops — Plural form of helistop.
- helm port — the opening at the stern of a ship, through which a rudderstock passes.
- helophyte — any perennial marsh plant that bears its overwintering buds in the mud below the surface
- helpmates — (British) Plural form of helpmate.
- helpmeets — Plural form of helpmeet.
- heptaglot — a book written in seven languages
- heptalogy — (rare) # A set of seven works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as seven individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, or video games.
- hiplength — reaching to or covering the hips, as clothing: a hiplength sweater.
- holophote — an apparatus by which practically all the light from a lighthouse lamp or the like is thrown in a desired direction.