13-letter words containing l, o, p, t
- point-of-sale — the store, dealer, or other retail outlet where an item is sold: from manufacturer to point-of-sale.
- pointe claire — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada, near Montreal, on the St. Lawrence.
- pointillistic — pertaining to or characteristic of pointillism or pointillists.
- pole position — a position on the inside of the track in any race.
- pole-vaulting — a field sport in which competitors attempt to clear a high bar with the aid of an extremely flexible long pole
- police action — a relatively localized military action undertaken by regular armed forces, without a formal declaration of war, against guerrillas, insurgents, or other forces held to be violating international peace and order.
- police escort — a police officer or vehicle which accompanies a prisoner
- poliomyelitis — an acute viral disease, usually affecting children and young adults, caused by any of three polioviruses, characterized by inflammation of the motor neurons of the brain stem and spinal cord, and resulting in a motor paralysis, followed by muscular atrophy and often permanent deformities.
- politicalized — to cause to be political; color with politics.
- pollen basket — (of bees) a smooth area on the hind tibia of each leg fringed with long hairs and serving to transport pollen.
- pollicitation — an offer or promise not yet accepted by the person to whom it was made.
- polling booth — a booth in which voters cast their votes.
- pollinization — pollinate.
- polyarteritis — inflammation of the layers of an artery or of many arteries, usually caused by a severe hypersensitivity reaction, and characterized by nodules and hemorrhage along the involved vessels.
- polyarthritis — arthritis occurring in more than one joint.
- polyarticular — pertaining to or affecting many joints.
- polybutadiene — a rubberlike polymer of butadiene blended with other synthetics to replace natural rubber in tires.
- polycarbonate — a synthetic thermoplastic resin, a linear polymer of carbonic acid, used for molded products, films, and nonbreakable windows.
- polychotomous — divided into multiple parts
- polychromatic — having or exhibiting a variety of colors.
- polycistronic — of or relating to the transcription of two or more adjacent cistrons into a single messenger RNA molecule.
- polycotyledon — a plant having more than two cotyledons, as certain gymnosperms.
- polycythaemia — an abnormal condition of the blood characterized by an increase in the number of red blood cells. It can occur as a primary disease of unknown cause (polycythaemia vera or erythraemia) or in association with respiratory or circulatory diseases
- polyprotodont — any marsupial of the group Polyprotodontia, characterized by four or more upper incisor teeth on each side of the jaw: includes the opossums and bandicoots
- polysynthetic — (of a language) characterized by a prevalence of relatively long words containing a large number of affixes to express syntactic relationships and meanings. Many American Indian languages are polysynthetic. Compare analytic (def 3), synthetic (def 3).
- polytechnical — relating to a technical school
- polythalamous — having multiple chambers
- polythene bag — a bag made of polythene, esp one used to store or protect food or household articles
- pompton lakes — a town in NE New Jersey.
- pont l'eveque — a strongly flavored, pale-yellow cheese with a soft center, made from whole or skimmed milk.
- ponta delgada — a seaport on SW São Miguel island, in the E Azores.
- pontificality — a priestly role or office
- poor relation — If you describe one thing as a poor relation of another, you mean that it is similar to or part of the other thing, but is considered to be inferior to it.
- poplar kitten — a moth, (Furcula bifida,) which has larvae like those of the related puss moth
- popular front — a coalition, usually temporary, of leftist and sometimes centrist political parties, formed against a common opponent, as fascism, and promoting social reform.
- port adelaide — the chief port of South Australia, near Adelaide on St Vincent Gulf. Pop: 33 145 (2006)
- port colborne — a city in SE Ontario, in S Canada.
- port du salut — Port-Salut.
- port language — ["Communicating Parallel Processes", J. Kerridge et al, Soft Prac & Exp 16(1):63-86 (Jan 1986)].
- portal system — a vascular arrangement in which blood from the capillaries of one organ is transported to the capillaries of another organ by a connecting vein or veins.
- portrait lens — a lens of moderately long focal length that is used, especially in portrait photography, to produce soft-focus images.
- position line — line of position.
- possibilities — the state or fact of being possible: the possibility of error.
- post-colonial — of or relating to the period following a state of colonialism.
- post-prandial — after a meal, especially after dinner: postprandial oratory; a postprandial brandy.
- postauricular — of or relating to the ear or to the sense of hearing; aural.
- postcanonical — written at a later date than the books belonging to a canon, especially the Bible.
- postclassical — of or relating to a time after the classical period, especially in art, culture, or literature.
- postconciliar — occurring or continuing after the Vatican ecumenical council of 1962–65.
- postcranially — affecting the postcranium