11-letter words containing o, t, p, l
- phytoalexin — any of a class of plant compounds that accumulate at the site of invading microorganisms and confer resistance to disease.
- phytosterol — Biochemistry. any of various sterols obtained from plants.
- piano stool — adjustable stool used by pianist
- pictorially — pertaining to, expressed in, or of the nature of a picture.
- pierre loti — Pierre [pyer] /pyɛr/ (Show IPA), (Louis Marie Julien Viaud) 1850–1923, French novelist.
- pigeon loft — a raised shelter or building where pigeons are kept
- pill bottle — a small bottle that pills are kept in
- pillow talk — private conversation, endearments, or confidences exchanged in bed or in intimate circumstances between spouses or lovers.
- pilot chart — any of a number of charts issued to mariners by the U.S. Hydrographic Office and showing meteorological, hydrographic, and navigational conditions prevailing, or likely to prevail, subsequent to the date of issue in some part of the world: issued monthly for most areas.
- pilot cloth — a type of thick blue cloth used esp to make sailor's coats
- pilot error — (jargon) (Sun, from aviation) A user's misconfiguration or misuse of a piece of software, producing apparently bug-like results. E.g. "Joe Luser reported a bug in sendmail that causes it to generate bogus headers." "That's not a bug, that's pilot error. His "sendmail.cf" is hosed." Compare UBD.
- pilot house — an enclosed structure on the deck of a ship from which it can be navigated.
- pilot light — Also called pilot, pilot burner. a small flame kept burning continuously, as in a gas stove or furnace, to relight the main gas burners whenever necessary or desired.
- pilot plant — an experimental industrial plant in which processes or techniques planned for use in full-scale operation are tested in advance.
- pilot raise — a small raise intended to be enlarged later.
- pilot study — trial done for research
- pilot whale — a small, common whale, Globicephala sieboldii, of tropical and temperate seas, having a bulbous head.
- pinchbottle — a bottle with concave sides, as for containing liquor.
- 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.
- piscatology — the art or science of fishing.
- piscatorial — of or relating to fishermen or fishing: a piscatory treaty.
- pistol grip — a handle or grip, as of a rifle or saw, shaped like the butt of a pistol.
- pistol shot — a shot fired from a pistol
- pistol-whip — to beat or hit (someone) repeatedly with a pistol, especially in the head and shoulder area.
- 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.
- plagiostome — (of fish) belonging to the genus Plagiostomi, which includes sharks and rays, characterized by a transverse mouth with the jaw suspended from the skull
- 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.
- planogamete — a motile gamete.
- 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.
- plantocracy — government by plantation owners.
- plantswoman — a nurserywoman.
- plasterwork — finish or ornamental work done in plaster.
- plastometer — an instrument for measuring the plasticity of a substance.
- plate armor — armor made of thin, flat, shaped pieces of wrought iron or steel.
- plate block — a block of four or more stamps containing the number or numbers of the printing plate or plates in the margin of the sheet.
- plate proof — proof taken from a plate ready for printing.
- plateholder — a lightproof container for a photographic plate, loaded into the camera with the plate and having a slide that is removed before exposing.
- platforming — a process for reforming petroleum using a platinum catalyst
- platinotype — a process of printing positives in which a platinum salt is used, rather than the usual silver salts, in order to make a more permanent print.
- play doctor — a person, usually a professional playwright, employed to improve a script, especially shortly before the play's opening.
- playstation — (games, hardware) The leading family of games consoles, from Sony Corporation consisting of the original Playstation (PS1) and the Playstation 2 (PS2). The basic Playstations consist of a small box containing the processor and a DVD reader, with video outputs to connect to a TV, sockets for two game controllers, and a socket for one or two memory cards. The PS2 also has USB sockets. The PS2 can run PS1 software because the PS2's I/O processor is the same as the PS1's CPU.
- plecopteran — Also, plecopterous. belonging or pertaining to the insect order Plecoptera, comprising the stoneflies.
- plectognath — belonging to the Plectognathi, a group or order of fishes having the teeth fused into a beak and thick, often spiny, scaleless skin, and including the filefish, globefish, puffer, and triggerfish.
- pleiotropic — the phenomenon of one gene being responsible for or affecting more than one phenotypic characteristic.
- pleistocene — noting or pertaining to the epoch forming the earlier half of the Quaternary Period, beginning about two million years ago and ending 10,000 years ago, characterized by widespread glacial ice and the advent of modern humans.
- plenipotent — invested with or possessing full power.