11-letter words containing t, p, l, a, e
- partnerless — the person with whom one cohabits in a romantic relationship: I'd like you to meet my partner, Sarah.
- party liner — a person who follows a party line, especially the Communist Party line.
- pasteurella — any of several rod-shaped bacteria of the genus Pasturella, certain species of which are parasitic and pathogenic for humans and animals.
- pastoralize — to make pastoral or rural.
- pastureland — Also called pastureland [pas-cher-land, pahs-] /ˈpæs tʃərˌlænd, ˈpɑs-/ (Show IPA). an area covered with grass or other plants used or suitable for the grazing of livestock; grassland.
- pastureless — without pasture, free of pasture
- patelliform — having the form of a patella; shaped like a saucer, kneecap, or limpet shell.
- paternalism — the system, principle, or practice of managing or governing individuals, businesses, nations, etc., in the manner of a father dealing benevolently and often intrusively with his children: The employees objected to the paternalism of the old president.
- paternalist — government: fatherly in style
- pathologies — the science or the study of the origin, nature, and course of diseases.
- pathologize — to represent (something) as a disease
- patientless — a person who is under medical care or treatment.
- patrilineal — inheriting or determining descent through the male line.
- patrilinear — patrilineal.
- patsy cline — Patsy (Virginia Patterson Hensley) 1932–63, U.S. country singer.
- patternless — a decorative design, as for wallpaper, china, or textile fabrics, etc.
- patty shell — a cup-shaped shell of light, flaky pastry, for serving vegetable, fish, or meat mixtures, usually with a sauce.
- peace talks — negotiations aimed at ending conflict
- pearlescent — having an iridescent luster resembling that of pearl; nacreous: healthy skin with a pearlescent glow.
- pectinately — in a pectinate manner
- peculiarity — a trait, manner, characteristic, or habit that is odd or unusual.
- pedal point — a sustained bass note, over which the other parts move bringing about changing harmonies
- pedestalled — an architectural support for a column, statue, vase, or the like.
- pedicellate — having a pedicel or pedicels.
- pediculated — having a stalk or stalks
- pedunculate — having a peduncle.
- pelotherapy — the application of mud to the body for therapeutic purposes
- penalty box — an enclosed space adjacent to the rink for penalized players, the penalty timekeeper, the game timekeeper, and the official scorer.
- pencil gate — any of a large number of narrow gates used for rapid distribution of metal in large castings.
- penicillate — having a penicil or penicils.
- peninsulate — to cause (land) to become peninsular
- penitential — of, pertaining to, proceeding from, or expressive of penitence or repentance.
- pentactinal — of or relating to a pentact
- pentacyclic — having five rings of atoms
- pentadactyl — having five digits on each hand or foot.
- pentangular — having five angles and five sides; pentagonal.
- pentaploidy — the condition of being pentaploid
- pentastylos — a pentastyle building, as a classical temple.
- pentathlete — an athlete participating or specializing in the pentathlon.
- pentavalent — having a valence of 5: pentavalent arsenic.
- pentecostal — of or relating to Pentecost, a Christian festival commemorating the descent of the Holy Ghost upon the apostles.
- pentlandite — a mineral, sulfide of nickel, occurring in the form of bronze-colored granular aggregates, found with pyrrhotite: the principal source of nickel.
- penultimate — next to the last: the penultimate scene of the play.
- perambulate — to walk through, about, or over; travel through; traverse.
- perchlorate — a salt or ester of perchloric acid, as potassium perchlorate, KClO 4 .
- perciatelli — a tubular pasta in long, straight pieces, resembling thick spaghetti.
- percolation — the act or state of percolating or of being percolated.
- pericentral — arranged around a centre
- periclitate — exposed to danger
- perinatally — during the perinatal period; before birth