9-letter words that end in l
- portrayal — the act of portraying.
- post mill — a windmill built round a central post on which the whole mill can be turned so that the sails catch the wind
- postaxial — pertaining to or situated behind the axis of the body, especially the posterior side of the axis of a limb.
- postfixal — of or relating to a postfix, having postfixes
- postnasal — located or occurring behind the nose or in the nasopharynx, as a flow of mucus; nasopharyngeal: a postnasal infection.
- postnatal — subsequent to childbirth: postnatal infection.
- posttrial — Law. the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact. the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- pot metal — an alloy of copper and lead, formerly used for making plumbing fixtures, bearings, etc.
- pot still — a simple and sometimes primitive type of still, used especially in the making of cognac, corn liquor, and malt Scotch whisky.
- potential — possible, as opposed to actual: the potential uses of nuclear energy.
- practical — of or relating to practice or action: practical mathematics.
- practolol — a beta-blocker with formula C14H22N2O3, formerly used to treat cardiac arrhythmia, but now largely withdrawn due to severe side-effects
- praiseful — the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- prayerful — given to, characterized by, or expressive of prayer; devout.
- pre-model — a standard or example for imitation or comparison.
- pre-trial — occurring before a trial
- prebuttal — an argument constructed in anticipation of a criticism: The alderman began his speech with a question-answer style prebuttal.
- precancel — to cancel (a stamp) before placing it on a piece of postal matter.
- precaudal — in front of the tail or caudal vertebrae of an animal
- precocial — (of an animal species) active and able to move freely from birth or hatching and requiring little parental care (opposed to altricial).
- precoital — sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
- prefacial — located anterior to the face
- prefeudal — of the period before the feudal era
- prelatial — of, or relating to, a prelate
- premortal — subject to death; having a transitory life: all mortal creatures.
- preputial — the fold of skin that covers the head of the penis; foreskin.
- prerectal — in front of the rectum
- preschool — of, relating to, or intended for a child between infancy and school age: new methods of preschool education.
- preseptal — of or relating to a septum.
- presidial — presidential
- presignal — to signal in advance
- pretibial — Anatomy. the inner of the two bones of the leg, that extend from the knee to the ankle and articulate with the femur and the talus; shinbone.
- pretravel — occurring prior to travel
- preverbal — of or relating to words: verbal ability.
- primaeval — of or relating to the first age or ages, especially of the world: primeval forms of life.
- primatial — Ecclesiastical. an archbishop or bishop ranking first among the bishops of a province or country.
- primitial — relating to primitiae
- principal — first or highest in rank, importance, value, etc.; chief; foremost.
- proconsul — an African subgenus of Dryopithecus that lived 17–20 million years ago and is possibly ancestral to modern hominoids.
- prodromal — a premonitory symptom.
- prosocial — acting to the benefit of society in general
- prosodial — of or relating to prosody
- protozoal — relating to protozoans
- provencal — of or relating to Provence, its people, or their language.
- psychical — of or relating to the human soul or mind; mental (opposed to physical).
- pterygial — an abnormal triangular mass of thickened conjunctiva extending over the cornea and interfering with vision.
- pub crawl — visit to a series of bars
- pub-crawl — to have drinks at one bar after another.
- puerperal — of or relating to a woman in childbirth.
- puff-ball — any of various basidiomycetous fungi, especially of the genus Lycoperdon and allied genera, characterized by a ball-like fruit body that emits a cloud of spores when broken.