9-letter words containing t, p, l, a, e
- papillote — a decorative curled paper placed over the end of the bone of a cutlet or chop.
- paraclete — an advocate or intercessor.
- pardalote — any of several tiny, short-tailed Australian songbirds of the genus Pardalotus, having short bills and most having brilliant plumage with gemlike specks on the dark upper parts.
- parietals — the regulations that govern living within a college
- parlement — parliament.
- past life — previous incarnation
- pastelist — an artist who draws with pastels.
- pastorale — an opera, cantata, or the like, with a pastoral subject.
- patellate — having a patella.
- patiently — a person who is under medical care or treatment.
- patrolled — (of a police officer, soldier, etc.) to pass along a road, beat, etc., or around or through a specified area in order to maintain order and security.
- patroller — (of a police officer, soldier, etc.) to pass along a road, beat, etc., or around or through a specified area in order to maintain order and security.
- pearl tea — a frothy E Asian beverage consisting of sweetened tea with milk or flavorings, usually served over black pellets, or pearls, of tapioca.
- pearlitic — Metallurgy. a microscopic lamellar structure found in iron or steel, composed of alternating layers of ferrite and cementite.
- pearlwort — any caryophyllaceous plant of the genus Sagina, having small white flowers that are spherical in bud
- pectineal — of or relating to the pectineus muscle or the pubic bone
- pectorals — of, in, on, or pertaining to the chest or breast; thoracic.
- pedalboat — a boat that is propelled by operating the pedals, usually one hired for pleasure
- peltation — having the stalk or support attached to the lower surface at a distance from the margin, as a leaf; shield-shaped.
- penalties — a punishment imposed or incurred for a violation of law or rule.
- pendantly — in the shape or manner of a pendant
- pendulate — to swing in the motion of a pendulum
- pentalogy — a combination of five closely related things, esp (in medicine) closely connected symptoms or (in art) related works of art
- pentalpha — pentagram.
- pentangle — pentagram.
- pentathla — pentathlons
- penultima — the next to the last syllable in a word.
- percental — Also called per centum. one one-hundredth part; 1/100.
- percolate — to cause (a liquid) to pass through a porous body; filter.
- periblast — the protoplasm surrounding the blastoderm in meroblastic eggs
- perinatal — occurring during or pertaining to the phase surrounding the time of birth, from the twentieth week of gestation to the twenty-eighth day of newborn life.
- periplast — the hard and plated cell wall of a single-celled organism
- perpetual — continuing or enduring forever; everlasting.
- petaflops — (unit) 10^15 flops or 1000 teraflops. As with flops, the term ends in S in both the singular and plural as the S stands for seconds. The first computer to perform one petaflops was recorded in June 2008. By June 2012 there were 20.
- petechial — pertaining to, resembling, or characterized by petechiae.
- petillant — slightly sparkling.
- petiolate — having a petiole or peduncle.
- petit mal — a disorder of the nervous system, characterized either by mild, episodic loss of attention or sleepiness (petit mal) or by severe convulsions with loss of consciousness (grand mal)
- petrolage — the addition of petrol to the surface of a body of water to get rid of mosquitoes
- petulance — moodiness, irritability
- phacolite — a colorless variety of chabazite.
- phenolate — Also called phenoxide. a salt of phenol, as sodium phenolate, C 6 H 5 ONa.
- philately — the collecting of stamps and other postal matter as a hobby or an investment.
- phlyctena — a small vesicle, blister, or pustule.
- phthalate — a salt or ester of phthalic acid. Esters are commonly used as plasticizers in PVC; when ingested they can cause kidney and liver damage
- phthalein — any of a group of compounds formed by treating phthalic anhydride with phenols, from which certain important dyes are derived.
- pie plant — rhubarb
- pie plate — a shallow metal or glass dish with sloping sides, used for cooking a pie
- pigmental — of or relating to a pigment or pigments, or the natural colouring of a person or thing
- pin plate — a bearing plate having a projection for fixing into masonry.