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11-letter words containing o, n, p, a

  • phallotoxin — any of a group of potent mycotoxins produced by certain mushroom species of the genus Amanita.
  • phanerogams — any of the Phanerogamia, a former primary division of plants comprising those having reproductive organs; a flowering plant or seed plant (opposed to cryptogam).
  • phanerozoic — the eon comprising the Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic eras.
  • phantomlike — an apparition or specter.
  • pharaoh ant — a red or yellow ant, Monomorium pharaonis, introduced from Europe into North America: a common household pest.
  • philologian — a philologist.
  • phitsanulok — a city in central Thailand.
  • phonematics — phonemics.
  • phonetastic — (communications)   A CTI product from Callware. Phonetastic employs if-then rules and customer records to tell those receiving calls who is calling (based on ANI and DNIS) and to determine how the call should be routed, e.g. to a certain sales representative or to the general sales department; receive high-priority treatment; receive a fax-back, etc.
  • phonetician — a specialist in phonetics or in some aspect of phonetics.
  • phoniatrics — the study and treatment of voice disorders.
  • phonography — phonetic spelling, writing, or shorthand.
  • phonophobia — an intense fear of noises
  • phonotactic — of or relating to phonotactics: Phonotactic constraints in English prevent the occurrence of the consonant clusters (sr) and (dl) at the beginning of words.
  • phycocyanin — a blue protein pigment, found in algae, involved in the process of photosynthesis.
  • phycophaein — a brownish pigment which is found in seaweed
  • phyllomania — the production of leaves in abnormal numbers or places.
  • phylloplane — the surface of a leaf considered as a habitat, esp for microorganisms
  • phytoalexin — any of a class of plant compounds that accumulate at the site of invading microorganisms and confer resistance to disease.
  • piano music — printed music intended to be played on the piano
  • piano organ — a mechanical piano that is built like a barrel organ
  • piano piece — a piece of music played on the piano
  • piano stool — adjustable stool used by pianist
  • piano tuner — a person who tunes pianos and sometimes other keyboard instruments.
  • pigeon hawk — merlin.
  • pignoration — the act or process of pledging or pawning
  • 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.
  • pilot plant — an experimental industrial plant in which processes or techniques planned for use in full-scale operation are tested in advance.
  • pima cotton — a variety of fine cotton developed from Egyptian cotton, produced in the southwestern U.S., used chiefly in the manufacture of shirts, ties, etc.
  • pina colada — a tall mixed drink of rum, cream of coconut, pineapple juice, and ice usually frappéed in a blender.
  • pinacotheca — a place where works of art are displayed or stored
  • pineal body — (formerly) the pineal gland.
  • 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 salmon — a small Pacific salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, distinguished by its small scales and long anal fin and by the bright red spawning coloration of males, occurring from California to Alaska and in waters of Japan: fished commercially and for sport.
  • 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.
  • pinot blanc — any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
  • pioneer day — a legal holiday in Utah on July 24 to commemorate Brigham Young's founding of Salt Lake City in 1847.
  • piss around — If you say that someone pisses around or pisses about, you mean they waste a lot of time doing unimportant things.
  • piston land — A piston land is a raised area of a piston between piston rings.
  • piston slap — the characteristic sound of a seriously worn piston in a cylinder (usually of the engine of a motor car)
  • pixellation — in computer graphics and digital photography, to cause (an image) to break up into pixels, as by overenlarging the image: When enlarging a photograph, first increase the resolution to avoid pixelating it.
  • plain flour — ground wheat with no raising agent
  • plainstones — the pavement or a paved area in a town or city
  • planetology — the branch of astronomy that deals with the physical features of the planets.
  • plank floor — a floor made from sawed, straight-grained timber.
  • planoconvex — pertaining to or noting a lens that is plane on one side and convex on the other.
  • planogamete — a motile gamete.
  • planography — the art or technique of printing from a flat surface directly or by offset.
  • plant louse — aphid.
  • planthopper — any member of a large and varied group of homopterous insects that are related to the leafhoppers and the spittlebugs but rarely damage cultivated plants.
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