11-letter words containing t, u, l, a
- pari-mutuel — a form of betting and of handling the betting on horse races at racetracks, in which those holding winning tickets divide the total amount bet in proportion to their wagers, less a percentage for the management, taxes, etc.
- partial sum — one of a series of sums of elements of a given sequence, the first sum being the first element, the second sum being the first element added to the second element, the third sum being equal to the sum of the first three elements, and so on.
- particulars — of or relating to a single or specific person, thing, group, class, occasion, etc., rather than to others or all; special rather than general: one's particular interests in books.
- particulate — of, relating to, or composed of distinct particles.
- pasteurella — any of several rod-shaped bacteria of the genus Pasturella, certain species of which are parasitic and pathogenic for humans and animals.
- 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
- patch quilt — a patchwork quilt
- peculiarity — a trait, manner, characteristic, or habit that is odd or unusual.
- pediculated — having a stalk or stalks
- pedunculate — having a peduncle.
- peninsulate — to cause (land) to become peninsular
- pentangular — having five angles and five sides; pentagonal.
- penultimate — next to the last: the penultimate scene of the play.
- perambulate — to walk through, about, or over; travel through; traverse.
- perlustrate — to inspect thoroughly; to make a thorough examination of (something), esp to intercept and read (letters) for purposes of surveillance; to travel through and survey (a region)
- perpetuable — able to be perpetuated
- perpetually — continuing or enduring forever; everlasting.
- persulphate — a sulphuric acid salt of a base peroxide
- perturbable — to disturb or disquiet greatly in mind; agitate.
- phitsanulok — a city in central Thailand.
- photo album — bound book for photos
- piacularity — the state of being piacular
- planetarium — an apparatus or model representing the planetary system.
- plant louse — aphid.
- plastiqueur — a person, especially a terrorist, who makes, places, or detonates plastic bombs.
- plateresque — noting or pertaining to a 16th-century style of Spanish architecture characterized by profuse applications of delicate low-relief Renaissance ornament to isolated parts of building exteriors.
- plattsburgh — a city in NE New York, on Lake Champlain: battle, 1814.
- platykurtic — (of a frequency distribution) less concentrated about the mean than the corresponding normal distribution.
- play truant — be absent from school without permission
- ploughstaff — one of the handles of a plough
- plum tomato — an egg-shaped or oblong variety of tomato.
- plunge bath — a bath large enough to immerse the whole body or to dive into
- pluralistic — Philosophy. a theory that there is more than one basic substance or principle. Compare dualism (def 2), monism (def 1a). a theory that reality consists of two or more independent elements.
- plutarchian — of or relating to the biographer Plutarch.
- plutocratic — of, relating to, or characterized by a plutocracy or plutocrats.
- politbureau — (often lowercase) the executive committee and chief policymaking body of a Communist Party.
- polygonatum — a plant of the genus Polygonatum
- postcubital — Anatomy, Zoology. pertaining to, involving, or situated near the cubitus.
- postnuptial — subsequent to marriage: postnuptial adjustments.
- postulating — to ask, demand, or claim.
- postulation — to ask, demand, or claim.
- postulatory — of or relating to a postulate or assumption
- potash alum — alum1 (def 1).
- poultry-man — a person who raises domestic fowls, especially chickens, to sell as meat; a chicken farmer.
- pourability — to send (a liquid, fluid, or anything in loose particles) flowing or falling, as from one container to another, or into, over, or on something: to pour a glass of milk; to pour water on a plant.
- preambulate — to make a preamble, to give an introduction
- precultural — of or relating to culture or cultivation.
- prefectural — the office, jurisdiction, territory, or official residence of a prefect.
- prematurely — occurring, coming, or done too soon: a premature announcement.