11-letter words containing ll
- penicillium — any fungus of the genus Penicillium, certain species of which are used in cheesemaking and as the source of penicillin.
- pepper mill — a small handheld device for storing and grinding peppercorns.
- perciatelli — a tubular pasta in long, straight pieces, resembling thick spaghetti.
- perduellion — high treason
- perennially — lasting for an indefinitely long time; enduring: her perennial beauty.
- perilla oil — a light yellow oil, obtained from the seeds of mints of the genus Perilla, used in Asia as a cooking oil and elsewhere in the manufacture of varnish, printing ink, and artificial leather.
- perinatally — during the perinatal period; before birth
- perpetually — continuing or enduring forever; everlasting.
- peter snell — Peter (George) born 1938, New Zealand distance runner.
- petrodollar — profits made from oil exports
- phallically — in a phallic manner or in a manner that is suggestive of a phallus
- phallotoxin — any of a group of potent mycotoxins produced by certain mushroom species of the genus Amanita.
- philhellene — a friend or supporter of the Greeks.
- phillipsite — a zeolite mineral, similar to stilbite but with potassium replacing some of the calcium.
- phylloclade — a flattened stem or branch having the function of a leaf.
- phyllomania — the production of leaves in abnormal numbers or places.
- phyllophore — the terminal bud of a stem, especially of the stem of a palm.
- phylloplane — the surface of a leaf considered as a habitat, esp for microorganisms
- phyllotaxis — phyllotaxy.
- pictorially — pertaining to, expressed in, or of the nature of a picture.
- pill beetle — a very common beetle, Byrrhus pilula, typical of the family Byrrhidae, that can feign death by withdrawing legs and antennae into grooves underneath the oval body
- pill bottle — a small bottle that pills are kept in
- pill popper — a person who takes pills regularly and in quantity.
- pill pusher — a medical doctor, especially one who too readily prescribes medication.
- pill-pusher — a medical doctor, especially one who too readily prescribes medication.
- pillow lace — bobbin lace.
- pillow lava — lava in the form of an agglomeration of rounded, pillow-shaped masses, the result of subaqueous or subglacial volcanic eruption.
- pillow sham — an ornamental cover laid over a bed pillow.
- pillow slip — A pillow slip is the same as a pillowcase.
- pillow talk — private conversation, endearments, or confidences exchanged in bed or in intimate circumstances between spouses or lovers.
- pink collar — of or relating to a type of employment traditionally held by women, especially relatively low-paying work: secretaries, phone operators, and other pink-collar workers.
- pink-collar — of or relating to a type of employment traditionally held by women, especially relatively low-paying work: secretaries, phone operators, and other pink-collar workers.
- pipistrelle — any of numerous insectivorous bats of the genus Pipistrellus, especially P. pipistrellus of Europe and Asia.
- pixellation — in computer graphics and digital photography, to cause (an image) to break up into pixels, as by overenlarging the image: When enlarging a photograph, first increase the resolution to avoid pixelating it.
- placerville — a town in central California; 19th-century gold-mining center.
- plasma ball — a glass globe containing a low density gas and a central electrode that creates lightning-like streams of light.
- plasma cell — Anatomy. an antibody-secreting cell, derived from B cells, that plays a major role in antibody-mediated immunity.
- plentifully — existing in great plenty: Coal was plentiful, and therefore cheap, in that region.
- podophyllin — a resin, occurring as a light brown to greenish amorphous powder, obtained from podophyllum, and used in medicine chiefly as a cathartic and, locally, in the treatment of genital warts.
- podophyllum — the dried rhizome of the May apple, Podophyllum peltatum, from which podophyllin is derived.
- pointillism — a theory and technique developed by the neo-impressionists, based on the principle that juxtaposed dots of pure color, as blue and yellow, are optically mixed into the resulting hue, as green, by the viewer.
- poison pill — a pellet of a quick-acting poison, as cyanide, for a spy to carry in order to commit suicide when faced with capture or torture.
- police cell — a small, secure room in a police station where criminals are detained temporarily
- politically — of, relating to, or concerned with politics: political writers.
- poll parrot — polly.
- poll rating — a measurement of a politician's popularity among the electorate, obtained by canvassing a representative sample of people
- pollakiuria — abnormally frequent urination.
- pollen tube — the protoplasmic tube that is extruded from a germinating pollen grain and grows toward the ovule.
- pollination — the transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma.
- polling day — date of election voting