11-letter words containing n, o, p, r, l, i
- pearl danio — a slender iridescent tropical cyprinid, Brachydanio albolineatus, from parts of southeast Asia: a popular freshwater aquarium fish.
- pearl onion — a small white onion, often pickled and used as an appetizer or garnish.
- pelargonium — any plant of the genus Pelargonium, the cultivated species of which are usually called geranium. Compare geranium (def 2).
- penciliform — having a pencillike shape.
- percolation — the act or state of percolating or of being percolated.
- perduellion — high treason
- peril point — the lower limit of a tariff on a commodity at which import of that commodity would have a seriously adverse effect on the local producers.
- periodontal — of or relating to the periodontium.
- perlocution — (of a speech act) producing an effect upon the listener, as in persuading, frightening, amusing, or causing the listener to act.
- personalise — to have marked with one's initials, name, or monogram: to personalize stationery.
- personalism — Also called personal idealism. a modern philosophical movement locating ultimate value and reality in persons, human or divine.
- personalist — Also called personal idealism. a modern philosophical movement locating ultimate value and reality in persons, human or divine.
- personality — the visible aspect of one's character as it impresses others: He has a pleasing personality.
- personalize — to have marked with one's initials, name, or monogram: to personalize stationery.
- pigeonholer — someone who likes to pigeonhole people or things
- pilocarpine — an oil or crystalline alkaloid, C 1 1 H 1 6 N 2 O 2 , obtained from jaborandi, and used chiefly to produce sweating, promote the flow of saliva, contract the pupil of the eye, and for glaucoma.
- pink collar — of or relating to a type of employment traditionally held by women, especially relatively low-paying work: secretaries, phone operators, and other pink-collar workers.
- pink-collar — of or relating to a type of employment traditionally held by women, especially relatively low-paying work: secretaries, phone operators, and other pink-collar workers.
- plain flour — ground wheat with no raising agent
- planuliform — resembling a planula
- platforming — a process for reforming petroleum using a platinum catalyst
- pleurodynia — pain in the chest or side.
- pluripotent — (of a cell) capable of developing into any type of cell or tissue except those that form a placenta or embryo: pluripotent stem cells.
- policyowner — policyholder.
- poll rating — a measurement of a politician's popularity among the electorate, obtained by canvassing a representative sample of people
- polyandrist — a woman who practices or favors polyandry.
- polycentric — having many centers, especially of power or importance: the polycentric world of banking.
- ponderingly — in a pondering manner
- 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.
- postcranial — located posterior to the head.
- potteringly — in a pottering fashion, slowly
- precisional — the state or quality of being precise.
- precolonial — of or relating to the time before a region or country became a colony.
- preelection — a choice or selection made beforehand.
- prelibation — a foretaste.
- presolution — the act of solving a problem, question, etc.: The situation is approaching solution.
- previsional — characteristic of prevision
- probational — the act of testing.
- proclaimant — someone who proclaims
- proletarian — pertaining or belonging to the proletariat.
- prolocution — an introductory remark or speech
- prominently — standing out so as to be seen easily; conspicuous; particularly noticeable: Her eyes are her most prominent feature.
- promisingly — giving favorable promise; likely to turn out well: a promising young man; a promising situation.
- promotional — advancement in rank or position.
- pronatalism — the policy or practice of encouraging the bearing of children, especially government support of a higher birthrate.
- pronatalist — the policy or practice of encouraging the bearing of children, especially government support of a higher birthrate.
- pronominals — Grammar. pertaining to, resembling, derived from, or containing a pronoun: “My” in “my book” is a pronominal adjective. “There” is a pronominal adverb.
- propylamine — an isomeric amine of propyl