11-letter words containing e, t, i, o, l
- policy term — The policy term is the lifetime of an insurance policy.
- poliorcetic — relating to the besieging of cities
- politbureau — (often lowercase) the executive committee and chief policymaking body of a Communist Party.
- politicized — to bring a political character or flavor to; make political: to politicize a private dispute.
- poltergeist — a ghost or spirit supposed to manifest its presence by noises, knockings, etc.
- polycentric — having many centers, especially of power or importance: the polycentric world of banking.
- polygenetic — Biology. relating to or exhibiting polygenesis.
- polypeptide — a chain of amino acids linked together by peptide bonds and having a molecular weight of up to about 10,000.
- polytechnic — of, relating to, or offering instruction in a variety of industrial arts, applied sciences, or technical subjects: a polytechnic institute.
- polyvoltine — multivoltine.
- pomiculture — the growing or cultivation of fruit.
- port gentil — a seaport in W Gabon.
- port-gentil — a seaport in W Gabon.
- portal vein — the large vein conveying blood to the liver from the veins of the stomach, intestine, spleen, and pancreas.
- porterville — a town in central California.
- posteriorly — situated behind or at the rear of; hinder (opposed to anterior).
- postexilian — being or occurring subsequent to the exile of the Jews in Babylonia 597–538 b.c.
- pot-bellied — a distended or protuberant belly.
- potentially — possibly but not yet actually: potentially useful information.
- potteringly — in a pottering fashion, slowly
- power elite — a closely knit alliance of military, government, and corporate officials perceived as the center of wealth and political power in the U.S.
- preelection — a choice or selection made beforehand.
- prelibation — a foretaste.
- presolution — the act of solving a problem, question, etc.: The situation is approaching solution.
- priest-hole — a secret chamber in certain houses in England, built as a hiding place for Roman Catholic priests when they were proscribed in the 16th and 17th centuries
- proactively — serving to prepare for, intervene in, or control an expected occurrence or situation, especially a negative or difficult one; anticipatory: proactive measures against crime.
- problematic — of the nature of a problem; doubtful; uncertain; questionable.
- prochlorite — a dark green member of the chlorite group, usually foliated.
- productible — to bring into existence; give rise to; cause: to produce steam.
- profiterole — a small cream puff with a sweet or savory filling, as of cream and chocolate sauce.
- proletarian — pertaining or belonging to the proletariat.
- proletariat — common people, working class
- proletarize — to proletarianize.
- proliferate — spread
- prominently — standing out so as to be seen easily; conspicuous; particularly noticeable: Her eyes are her most prominent feature.
- prophetical — of or relating to a prophet: prophetic inspiration.
- propylitize — to become propylite
- proselyting — a person who has changed from one opinion, religious belief, sect, or the like, to another; convert.
- proselytism — the act or fact of becoming a proselyte; conversion.
- proselytize — try to attract converts
- protectible — to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- proteolysis — the breaking down of proteins into simpler compounds, as in digestion.
- proteolytic — the breaking down of proteins into simpler compounds, as in digestion.
- protocolize — to make a protocol of
- protractile — capable of being protracted, lengthened, or protruded.
- protrusible — able to be thrust outwards
- providently — having or showing foresight; providing carefully for the future.
- proximately — next; nearest; immediately before or after in order, place, occurrence, etc.
- pteridology — the branch of botany dealing with ferns and related plants, as the horsetails and club mosses.
- pulveration — the reduction of something to powder