9-letter words containing e, m, p, l, o
- permalloy — any of various alloys containing iron and nickel (45–80 per cent) and sometimes smaller amounts of chromium and molybdenum
- petroleum — oil used for fuel
- philomela — the nightingale.
- placoderm — any of various extinct jawed fishes of the class Placodermi, dominant in seas and rivers during the Devonian Period and characterized by bony armored plates on the head and upper trunk.
- pleiomery — the state of a flower having more than the normal number of parts
- plexiform — of, relating to, or resembling a plexus.
- plumbeous — resembling or containing lead; leaden.
- plumulose — shaped like a downy feather or plumule.
- pole mast — a mast on a sailing vessel, consisting of a single piece without separate upper masts.
- pole-jump — pole-vault.
- polemarch — (in ancient Greece) a civilian official, originally a supreme general
- polemical — a controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine, etc.
- policeman — a member of a police force or body.
- policemen — a member of a police force or body.
- polyamide — a polymer in which the monomer units are linked together by the amide group –CONH–.
- polyamine — a compound containing more than one amino group.
- polydemic — native to several countries or two or more regions.
- polyimide — any of a class of polymers with an imido group: resistant to high temperatures, wear, radiation, and many chemicals.
- polylemma — a debate forcing a choice between contradictory positions
- polymeric — of or relating to a polymer.
- polysemic — capable of having several possible meanings
- pot metal — an alloy of copper and lead, formerly used for making plumbing fixtures, bearings, etc.
- pre-model — a standard or example for imitation or comparison.
- premortal — subject to death; having a transitory life: all mortal creatures.
- prolamine — any of the class of simple proteins, as gliadin, hordein, or zein, found in grains, soluble in dilute acids, alkalis, and alcohols, and insoluble in water, neutral salt solutions, and absolute alcohol.
- ptolemaic — of or relating to Ptolemy or his system of astronomy.
- ptolemies — (Claudius Ptolemaeus) flourished a.d. 127–151, Hellenistic mathematician, astronomer, and geographer in Alexandria.
- ptolemy i — (surnamed Soter) 367?–280 b.c, ruler of Egypt 323–285: founder of Macedonian dynasty in Egypt.
- pulmonate — Zoology. having lungs or lunglike organs.
- puzzledom — the domain of puzzles
- pyelogram — an x-ray produced by pyelography.
- re-employ — to hire or engage the services of (a person or persons); provide employment for; have or keep in one's service: This factory employs thousands of people.
- recompile — to put together (documents, selections, or other materials) in one book or work.
- septimole — a group of seven musical notes to be played in the same space of time as either four or six
- simpleton — an ignorant, foolish, or silly person.
- someplace — somewhere.
- sperm oil — a yellow, thin, water-insoluble liquid obtained from the sperm whale, used chiefly as a lubricant in light machinery, as watches, clocks, and scientific apparatus.
- tempelhof — a district of S West Berlin: international airport.