8-letter words containing c, o, p, l
- perclose — parclose.
- percolin — a pain-relieving drug
- petrolic — of, relating to, containing, or obtained from petroleum
- phenolic — Also called carbolic acid, hydroxybenzene, oxybenzene, phenylic acid. a white, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous mass, C 6 H 5 OH, obtained from coal tar, or a hydroxyl derivative of benzene: used chiefly as a disinfectant, as an antiseptic, and in organic synthesis.
- picklock — a person who picks a lock, especially a burglar.
- picloram — a colorless powder, C 6 H 3 Cl 3 N 2 O 2 , used as a systemic herbicide for controlling annual weeds and deep-rooted perennials on noncrop land.
- picoline — any of three isomeric methyl derivatives of pyridine having the formula C 6 H 7 N, obtained from coal tar as a colorless oily liquid with a strong odor.
- picomole — a trillionth of a mole
- pinochle — a popular card game played by two, three, or four persons, with a 48-card deck.
- platonic — of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or his doctrines: the Platonic philosophy of ideal forms.
- plectron — plectrum.
- pliocene — noting or pertaining to an epoch of the Tertiary Period, occurring from 10 to 2 million years ago, and characterized by increased size and numbers of mammals, by the growth of mountains, and by global climatic cooling.
- plowback — a reinvestment of earnings or profits in a business enterprise.
- plutonic — noting or pertaining to a class of igneous rocks that have solidified far below the earth's surface.
- poetical — possessing the qualities or charm of poetry: poetic descriptions of nature.
- polemics — a controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine, etc.
- poli sci — political science: to major in poli sci.
- policier — French. a novel or film featuring detectives, crime, or the like.
- policies — the enclosed grounds and gardens surrounding a large country house or mansion
- policing — Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws.
- polignac — Prince de, title of Auguste Jules Armand Marie de Polignac. 1780–1847, French statesman; prime minister (1829–30) to Charles X: his extreme royalist and ultramontane policies provoked the 1830 revolution and cost Charles X the throne
- politick — to engage in politicking.
- politico — a politician.
- politics — the science or art of political government.
- poly i:c — a synthetic RNA that promotes the production of interferon in the body
- poly sci — poli sci
- polyacid — having more than one replaceable hydrogen atom.
- polyadic — (of a relation, operation, etc) having several argument places, as … moves … from … to …, which might be represented as Mpox1y1z1t1x2y2z2t2 where p names a person, o an object, and each t a time, and each <x,y,z> the coordinates of a place
- polyarch — (of a woody tissue) having multiple points of origin
- polycarp — Saint, a.d. 69?–155, bishop of Smyrna and a Christian martyr.
- polyclad — any free-swimming, marine flatworm of the order Polycladida, having a broad, flat body and a many-branched gastrovascular cavity.
- polyenic — relating to a polyene
- polyzoic — (of a bryozoan colony) composed of many zooids.
- poncelet — Jean Victor [zhahn veek-tawr] /ʒɑ̃ vikˈtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1788–1867, French mathematician.
- popsicle — ice lolly
- populace — the common people of a community, nation, etc., as distinguished from the higher classes.
- postical — (of the position of plant parts) behind another part; posterior
- pot luck — food or a meal that happens to be available without special preparation or purchase: to take potluck with a friend.
- potlatch — (among American Indians of the northern Pacific coast, especially the Kwakiutl) a ceremonial festival at which gifts are bestowed on the guests and property is destroyed by its owner in a show of wealth that the guests later attempt to surpass.
- pouchful — the amount (of something) a pouch will hold
- poultice — a soft, moist mass of cloth, bread, meal, herbs, etc., applied hot as a medicament to the body.
- preclose — to put (something) in a position to obstruct an entrance, opening, etc.; shut.
- proclaim — to announce or declare in an official or formal manner: to proclaim war.
- proclive — having an inclination towards an action; prone
- prolific — producing offspring, young, fruit, etc., abundantly; highly fruitful: a prolific pear tree.
- propylic — of, relating to, or characteristic of the propyl group.
- protocal — (spelling) It's spelled "protocol".
- protocol — the customs and regulations dealing with diplomatic formality, precedence, and etiquette.
- psilocin — a psilocybin metabolite with strong hallucinogenic potency, produced after ingestion of the mushroom Psilocybe mexicana.
- psilotic — of or relating to a disease of the small intestine