12-letter words containing u, l, p, i, a
- papal nuncio — someone, such as an archbishop, who is a state's representative of or ambassador to the Pope
- parrot tulip — a variety of the cultivated tulip Tulipa gesnerana, having variously colored, often double flowers with fringed petals.
- particularly — in a particular or to an exceptional degree; especially: He read it with particularly great interest.
- particulates — very small particles of a substance, esp those that are produced when fuel is burned
- patroclinous — inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the paternal parent (opposed to matrocliny).
- pauciloquent — using few words in speech or conversation
- pearl primus — Pearl, 1919–1994, U.S. dancer, born in Trinidad.
- pediculation — the act or process of growing a stalk or pedicle
- percussional — of or relating to percussion
- perpetualism — a belief in the permanence of a given thing; the belief that a given thing (e.g. the world, a political system) will last forever
- perpetualist — someone who holds to any form of perpetualism
- perpetuality — continuing or enduring forever; everlasting.
- persian gulf — strait in the Indian Ocean
- persuasively — able, fitted, or intended to persuade: a very persuasive argument.
- petaliferous — bearing or having petals.
- philadelphus — (Philadelphus) king of Pergamum c159–138 b.c.
- picture rail — bar from which pictures are hung
- pig launcher — A pig launcher is a device which starts a pig moving without interrupting flow.
- plain turkey — a bustard
- planing hull — a hull that tends to rise from the water when under way so that no significant amount of water is displaced beyond a certain speed.
- platitudinal — platitudinous.
- plausibility — having an appearance of truth or reason; seemingly worthy of approval or acceptance; credible; believable: a plausible excuse; a plausible plot.
- plead guilty — defendant: declare guilt
- pleiochasium — a flowering system in which several buds come out at the same time
- plug casting — bait casting in which a plug is used as the lure.
- plumbaginous — containing graphite.
- plunge basin — a cavity at the base of a falls or cataract, formed by the action of the falling water.
- pluriliteral — (in Hebrew grammar) containing more than three letters in the root
- plurilocular — possessing many cells
- polyomavirus — any of a genus (Polyomavirus) of papovaviruses that naturally infect wild and laboratory mice, and that cause tumors when injected into newborn mice
- populational — the total number of persons inhabiting a country, city, or any district or area.
- porcelainous — made of or resembling porcelain
- postal union — an international agreement on postal rates and services.
- postdiluvial — existing or occurring after the biblical Flood
- postdiluvian — existing or occurring after the Biblical Flood.
- postsurgical — pertaining to or involving surgery or surgeons.
- pratincolous — living in a meadow.
- preauricular — of or relating to the ear or to the sense of hearing; aural.
- precariously — dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure: a precarious livelihood.
- preinaugural — occurring before an inauguration
- prelingually — in a prelingual manner
- premium deal — a commercial transaction in which a special incentive or bonus is offered
- premium loan — a loan made by a life-insurance company in order that a policyholder may pay the due premium, the cash value on the policy serving as security.
- primulaceous — belonging to the plant family Primulaceae.
- pro-equality — the state or quality of being equal; correspondence in quantity, degree, value, rank, or ability: promoting equality of opportunity in the workplace.
- productional — the act of producing; creation; manufacture.
- promulgation — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
- prothalamium — prothalamion.
- prudentially — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or resulting from prudence.
- pseudopodial — a temporary protrusion of the protoplasm, as of certain protozoans, usually serving as an organ of locomotion or prehension.