11-letter words containing p, a, l, o, t
- logotherapy — (psychotherapy) A therapy that involves finding the meaning of one's life.
- lone parent — a parent who is not married and does not have a partner, who is bringing up a child or children
- lost pleiad — See under Pleiades (def 1).
- lycanthrope — a person affected with lycanthropy.
- lycanthropy — a delusion in which one imagines oneself to be a wolf or other wild animal.
- lymphoblast — a large, metabolically active lymphocyte shortly before it enters into mitosis.
- maintopsail — a topsail set on the mainmast.
- malapropist — a person who regularly makes malapropisms
- malposition — faulty or wrong position, especially of a part or organ of the body or of a fetus in the uterus.
- mammoplasty — reconstruction or alteration in size or contour of the female breast.
- manipulator — a person who manipulates.
- mastoplasty — (surgery) Plastic surgery of a breast to alter its shape or size.
- megapolitan — of, relating to, or characteristic of a megalopolis.
- mentoplasty — plastic surgery to correct a functional or cosmetic deformity of the chin.
- metapodials — Plural form of metapodial.
- mount pearl — a town in Newfoundland, in E Canada, on the SE part of the island, S of St. John's.
- multiparous — of or relating to a multipara.
- myelopathic — any disorder of the spinal cord or of bone marrow.
- napoleonite — a variety of diorite rock with a spherical structure
- narcoleptic — a condition characterized by frequent and uncontrollable periods of deep sleep.
- neoplatonic — a philosophical system, originated in the 3rd century a.d. by Plotinus, founded chiefly on Platonic doctrine and Eastern mysticism, with later influences from Christianity. It holds that all existence consists of emanations from the One with whom the soul may be reunited.
- neotropical — belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising that part of the New World extending from the tropic of Cancer southward.
- neuroplasty — Any surgery to repair nerve tissue.
- neuropteral — (zoology) Of or pertaining to the Neuroptera.
- no-platform — to deny (a person) the opportunity to speak in a political debate or forum
- nodal point — either of two points on the axis of a lens or other optical system, determined by extending an incident oblique ray and the corresponding refracted ray to the axis for the pair of rays that are parallel outside the optical system.
- non-optical — of, relating to, or applying optics or the principles of optics.
- non-typical — of the nature of or serving as a type or representative specimen.
- nonhospital — not related to, identified with, or taking place in a hospital
- nonparental — of or relating to a parent.
- nontemporal — not indicating time
- nontropical — not located in or originating from the tropics, not having the characteristics of the tropics
- notaphilist — a person who studies or collects paper money
- occipitalis — A muscle of the head, sometimes considered to be part of the occipitofrontal muscle.
- occipitally — from an occipital point of view
- octuplicate — a group, series, or set of eight identical copies (usually preceded by in).
- openability — The quality of being openable.
- operability — that can be treated by a surgical operation. Compare inoperable (def 2).
- operational — able to function or be used; functional: How soon will the new factory be operational?
- operatively — a person engaged, employed, or skilled in some branch of work, especially productive or industrial work; worker.
- operculated — relating to the operculum
- ophicalcite — a type of marble containing serpentine and calcite
- ophthalmist — an eye expert; an oculist
- ophthalmol. — ophthalmology
- opthamology — Misspelling of ophthalmology.
- optical art — op art.
- optimizable — Capable of being optimized.
- optionality — left to one's choice; not required or mandatory: Formal dress is optional.
- osteoplasty — plastic surgery on a bone to repair a defect or loss.
- Ötztal alps — division of the E Alps, along the Austrian-Italian border: highest peak, 12,379 ft (3,773 m)