9-letter words containing l, e, o, n, i
- piperonal — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble aldehyde, C 8 H 6 O 3 , which darkens on exposure to light: used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis.
- pisanello — Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Antonio Pisano) 1397–1455? Italian painter and medalist.
- planetoid — an asteroid.
- platonize — to follow or adopt the doctrines of Plato.
- pleiocene — Pliocene
- pleonexia — excessive greed
- plot line — Usually, plot lines. dialogue that advances the plot, as in a play or motion-picture script.
- pointable — able to be pointed or pointed out
- pointedly — having a point or points: a pointed arch.
- pointelle — a knitting design, usually in the form of chevrons
- pointille — (of book covers) decorated with a tooled pattern of dots.
- pointless — without a point: a pointless pen.
- polianite — a variety of pyrolusite, MnO 2 , having well-developed crystals.
- policeman — a member of a police force or body.
- policemen — a member of a police force or body.
- pollinate — to convey pollen to the stigma of (a flower).
- pollinize — pollinate.
- polonaise — a slow dance of Polish origin, in triple meter, consisting chiefly of a march or promenade in couples.
- polverine — a glassmaker's potash
- polyamine — a compound containing more than one amino group.
- polygenic — one of a group of nonallelic genes that together control a quantitative characteristic in an organism.
- polynesia — one of the three principal divisions of Oceania, comprising those island groups in the Pacific lying E of Melanesia and Micronesia and extending from the Hawaiian Islands S to New Zealand.
- polynices — a son of Oedipus and Jocasta and brother of Eteocles and Antigone on whose behalf the Seven against Thebes were organized.
- polypneic — characterized by polypnea
- pond life — the animals that live in ponds
- pontlevis — a drawbridge.
- porcelain — a strong, vitreous, translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a low temperature, the glaze then fired at a very high temperature.
- potential — possible, as opposed to actual: the potential uses of nuclear energy.
- prelation — the setting of one above another
- prelusion — a prelude.
- 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.
- purloined — to take dishonestly; steal; filch; pilfer.
- purloiner — to take dishonestly; steal; filch; pilfer.
- quinoline — a colorless, liquid, water-immiscible, nitrogenous base, C 9 H 7 N, having a disagreeable odor, occurring in coal tar, and usually prepared by oxidizing a mixture of glycerol and aniline: used as a solvent and reagent and to make dyes.
- quinolone — Any of a class of antibiotics used in treating a variety of mainly Gram-negative infections, and thought to be responsible for antibiotic resistance in some microbes.
- range oil — oil suitable for burning as the fuel of a kitchen stove.
- rantipole — wild, reckless, boisterous
- rationale — the fundamental reason or reasons serving to account for something.
- rebellion — open, organized, and armed resistance to one's government or ruler.
- reclusion — the condition or life of a recluse.
- recoiling — to draw back; start or shrink back, as in alarm, horror, or disgust.
- reconcile — to cause (a person) to accept or be resigned to something not desired: He was reconciled to his fate.
- reflation — restoration of economic activity, consumer prices, etc., to higher levels by manipulating monetary policy.
- reflexion — the act of reflecting, as in casting back a light or heat, mirroring, or giving back or showing an image; the state of being reflected in this way.
- reflowing — an occurrence of flowing again
- reinvolve — to include as a necessary circumstance, condition, or consequence; imply; entail: This job involves long hours and hard work.
- relations — an existing connection; a significant association between or among things: the relation between cause and effect.
- reliction — the process by which water recedes over time, changing the waterline and leaving land permanently exposed
- reloading — anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo: The truck carried a load of watermelons.
- repletion — the condition of being abundantly supplied or filled; fullness.