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11-letter words containing ale

  • malevolence — the quality, state, or feeling of being malevolent; ill will; malice; hatred.
  • martingales — Plural form of martingale.
  • metafemales — Plural form of metafemale.
  • methoxsalen — a potent compound, C 1 2 H 8 O 4 , derived from the seeds of the plant Ammi majus: used in combination with certain ultraviolet radiation for the treatment of severe psoriasis.
  • minke whale — a dark-colored baleen whale, Baleanoptera acutorostrata, inhabiting temperate and polar seas and growing to a length of 33 feet (10 meters): reduced in numbers.
  • minor scale — Also called harmonic minor scale. a scale having half steps between the second and third, fifth and sixth, and seventh and eighth degrees, with whole steps for the other intervals.
  • multivalent — Chemistry. having a valence of three or higher.
  • naphthalene — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble hydrocarbon, C 1 0 H 8 , usually obtained from coal tar: used in making dyes, as a moth repellant, etc.
  • nathan hale — (character)   An asterisk ("*", see also splat, ASCII). Notionally, from "I regret that I have only one asterisk for my country!" ("life to give" -> "ass to risk" -> "asterisk"), a misquote of the famous remark uttered by Nathan Hale just before he was hanged. Hale was a (failed) spy for the rebels in the American War of Independence.
  • newsdealers — Plural form of newsdealer.
  • nightingale — Florence ("the Lady with the Lamp") 1820–1910, English nurse: reformer of hospital conditions and procedures; reorganizer of nurse's training programs.
  • nonsaleable — not capable of being sold
  • officialese — a style of language used in some official statements, often criticized for its use of polysyllabic jargon and obscure, pretentiously wordy phrasing.
  • opalescence — exhibiting a play of colors like that of the opal.
  • paleoarctic — palearctic.
  • paleobotany — the branch of paleontology dealing with fossil plants.
  • paleocortex — the olfactory region of the brain.
  • paleography — ancient forms of writing, as in documents and inscriptions.
  • paleolithic — (sometimes lowercase) Anthropology. of, relating to, or characteristic of the cultures of the late Pliocene and the Pleistocene epochs, or early phase of the Stone Age, which appeared first in Africa and are marked by the steady development of stone tools and later antler and bone artifacts, engravings on bone and stone, sculpted figures, and paintings and engravings on the walls of caves and rock-shelters: usually divided into three periods (Lower Paleolithic, c2,000,000–c200,000 b.c., Middle Paleolithic, c150,000–c40,000 b.c., Upper Paleolithic, c40,000–c10,000 b.c.)
  • palestinian — a native or inhabitant of Palestine.
  • pantaletted — clothed in pantalets
  • paraleipsis — paralipsis.
  • pentavalent — having a valence of 5: pentavalent arsenic.
  • phytoalexin — any of a class of plant compounds that accumulate at the site of invading microorganisms and confer resistance to disease.
  • pilot whale — a small, common whale, Globicephala sieboldii, of tropical and temperate seas, having a bulbous head.
  • plasmalemma — cell membrane.
  • polyvalence — Chemistry. having more than one valence.
  • prevalently — widespread; of wide extent or occurrence; in general use or acceptance.
  • public sale — auction (def 1).
  • ratio scale — a scale of measurement of data which permits the comparison of differences of values; a scale having a fixed zero value. The distances travelled by a projectile, for instance, are measured on a ratio scale since it makes sense to talk of one projectile travelling twice as far as another
  • recalescent — a brightening exhibited by cooling iron as latent heat of transformation is liberated.
  • revictualed — victuals, food supplies; provisions.
  • right whale — any of several large whalebone whales of the genus Balaena, of circumpolar seas: the species B. glacialis is greatly reduced in numbers.
  • robbinsdale — a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
  • saleability — subject to or suitable for sale; readily sold: The books were sent back by the store in salable condition.
  • sales check — sales slip.
  • sales clerk — shop assistant
  • sales drive — a period of events or activities aimed to promote sales of a particular product or services
  • sales force — team of salespeople
  • sales pitch — promotional talk
  • salespeople — a person who sells goods, services, etc.
  • salesperson — a person who sells goods, services, etc.
  • scale maker — a person who makes scales for weighing
  • scale model — a drawing which has been reduced or enlarged from its original size, to a specified scale
  • scaled-down — reduced in level of activity, extent, numbers, etc
  • sealed book — something beyond understanding and therefore unknown.
  • sealed move — the last move before an adjournment, which is written down by the player making it, sealed in an envelope, and kept secret from his opponent until play is resumed
  • sealed road — route surfaced for use by traffic
  • sealed unit — a hard disk that is permanently sealed to prevent damage to the read/write head
  • sealed-beam — a headlight in which the reflector and lens are hermetically sealed together with the filament in a single unit.
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