9-letter words containing a, p, l, e, n
- indalpine — A selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor marketed in 1983 as an antidepressant but swiftly withdrawn when found to cause neutropenia.
- interplay — reciprocal relationship, action, or influence: the interplay of plot and character.
- jalapenos — Plural form of jalapeno.
- jean paul — Burton, born 1931, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1976.
- jet plane — an airplane moved by jet propulsion.
- kraepelin — Emil [ey-meel] /ˈeɪ mil/ (Show IPA), 1856–1926, German psychiatrist.
- la puente — a city in SW California, E of Los Angeles.
- lagniappe — Chiefly Southern Louisiana and Southeast Texas. a small gift given with a purchase to a customer, by way of compliment or for good measure; bonus.
- lampooned — a sharp, often virulent satire directed against an individual or institution; a work of literature, art, or the like, ridiculing severely the character or behavior of a person, society, etc.
- lampooner — Someone who lampoons; someone who pokes fun.
- landloper — a wanderer, vagrant, or adventurer.
- landscape — a section or expanse of rural scenery, usually extensive, that can be seen from a single viewpoint.
- lap dance — an erotic dance by a stripteaser performed mostly in the lap of a customer.
- lap-dance — an erotic dance by a stripteaser performed mostly in the lap of a customer.
- laplander — Also called Laplander [lap-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈlæpˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a member of a Finnic people of northern Norway, Sweden, Finland, and adjacent regions.
- lappeting — Present participle of lappet.
- layperson — a person who is not a member of the clergy; one of the laity.
- leadplant — a North American shrub, Amorpha canescens, of the legume family, the leaves and twigs of which have a gray cast.
- lexiphane — One who uses words pretentiously.
- life span — the longest period over which the life of any organism or species may extend, according to the available biological knowledge concerning it.
- lifespans — Plural form of lifespan.
- lone pair — shoes, eyes
- manciples — Plural form of manciple.
- manhelper — a long pole for holding a paintbrush, used in painting areas otherwise out of ordinary reach.
- manyplies — Omasum.
- meal plan — outline of what to cook and eat
- melphalan — A particular drug used in chemotherapy.
- monoplane — an airplane with one main sustaining surface or one set of wings.
- mophandle — The handle of a mop.
- nameplate — a flat, usually rectangular piece of metal, wood, or plastic on which the name of a person, company, etc., is printed or engraved: She has a large office with her nameplate on the door.
- napoleons — Plural form of napoleon.
- nemophila — any of a genus, Nemophila, of low-growing hairy annual plants, esp N. menziesii, grown for its blue or white flowers: family Hydrophyllaceae
- neon lamp — a gas-discharge bulb containing two electrodes in neon gas and emitting a glow when a voltage is applied across the electrodes.
- neophilia — Love of new things.
- neopilina — any primitive mollusk of the genus Neopilina, having a serial repetition of internal organs that suggests a close relationship to the annelids.
- neoplasia — Pathology. tumor growth.
- neoplasms — Plural form of neoplasm.
- neoplasty — the surgical formation of new tissue structures or repair of damaged structures
- nephalism — teetotalism; abstinence from alcohol
- nephalist — (obsolete, Temperance movement) One who practises nephalism; a teetotaller.
- nonpareil — having no equal; peerless.
- nonplaced — Not assigned a place.
- nonplayer — a person that is not playing
- nonstaple — not staple
- nullspace — (math) The kernel of a linear map between two vector spaces or two modules.
- nyctalope — a person or animal affected by nyctalopia
- on parole — If a prisoner is on parole, he or she is released before the official end of their prison sentence and will not be sent back to prison if their behaviour is good.
- open call — an audition, especially for actors or dancers, open to anyone wishing to try out.
- open goal — a goal which is left open or undefended
- open plan — a floor plan without fully enclosed spaces for distinct rooms.