12-letter words that end in ial
- interpluvial — designating a drier period occurring between two periods of persistently heavy rainfall
- interspatial — a space between things.
- interspecial — of a distinct or particular kind or character: a special kind of key.
- interstadial — a period of temporary retreat of ice during a glacial stage; a warming period.
- interstitial — pertaining to, situated in, or forming interstices.
- intracardial — situated within, or injected into, the heart
- intracranial — being or occurring within the skull.
- laboratorial — a building, part of a building, or other place equipped to conduct scientific experiments, tests, investigations, etc., or to manufacture chemicals, medicines, or the like.
- lime cordial — a drink made from sweetened lime juice and plain or carbonated water
- matriarchial — Characteristic of or pertaining to a matriarchy. Alternative form of matriarchal.
- metamaterial — (engineering, physics) any material that obtains its electromagnetic properties from its structure rather than from its chemical composition; especially a material engineered to have features of a size less than that of the wavelength of a class of electromagnetic radiation.
- miner's dial — dial (def 6).
- monkey trial — John Thomas, 1901–70, U.S. high-school teacher whose teaching of the Darwinian theory of evolution became a cause célèbre (Scopes Trial or Monkey Trial) in 1925.
- monsignorial — having the ecclesiastical title of a Monsignor
- multi-medial — the combined use of several media, as sound and full-motion video in computer applications.
- murder trial — the trial of a person who is accused of murder
- nanomaterial — A material having particles or constituents of nanoscale dimensions, or one that is produced by nanotechnology.
- non-colonial — of, concerning, or pertaining to a colony or colonies: the colonial policies of France.
- non-familial — of, relating to, or characteristic of a family: familial ties.
- non-material — not material or composed of matter.
- non-remedial — affording remedy; tending to remedy something.
- nonbacterial — Not bacterial.
- noncustodial — Not having custody of one’s children after a divorce.
- noneditorial — not relating to an editor or an editorial
- nonessential — not essential; not necessary: Nonessential use of gasoline was forbidden during the war.
- nonfinancial — pertaining to monetary receipts and expenditures; pertaining or relating to money matters; pecuniary: financial operations.
- nonmercurial — not composed of, resembling, or containing mercury
- nonmicrobial — not microbial, not caused by or related to microbes
- perichaetial — denoting the leaves in mosses that surround the archegonia and, later, the base of the sporophyte
- pestilential — producing or tending to produce pestilence.
- post-glacial — after a given glacial epoch, especially the Pleistocene.
- postbrachial — belonging to the arm, foreleg, wing, pectoral fin, or other forelimb of a vertebrate.
- postcolonial — of or relating to the period following a state of colonialism.
- postdiluvial — existing or occurring after the biblical Flood
- postimperial — of, relating to, or designating the period after an empire
- postprandial — after a meal, especially after dinner: postprandial oratory; a postprandial brandy.
- pre-colonial — of or relating to the time before a region or country became a colony.
- pre-prandial — You use pre-prandial to refer to things you do or have before a meal.
- precedential — of the nature of or constituting a precedent.
- prefectorial — of, relating to, or characteristic of a prefect: prefectorial powers.
- preferential — of, relating to, or of the nature of preference: preferential policies.
- prehensorial — relating to a part that grasps
- presbyterial — of or relating to a presbytery.
- presidential — of or relating to a president or presidency.
- pro-colonial — of, concerning, or pertaining to a colony or colonies: the colonial policies of France.
- professorial — a teacher of the highest academic rank in a college or university, who has been awarded the title Professor in a particular branch of learning; a full professor: a professor of Spanish literature.
- prosectorial — characteristic of a prosector
- providential — of, relating to, or resulting from divine providence: providential care.
- pseudopodial — a temporary protrusion of the protoplasm, as of certain protozoans, usually serving as an organ of locomotion or prehension.
- psychosocial — of or relating to the interaction between social and psychological factors.