8-letter words containing p, i, l, o, c
- impolicy — The state or act of being impolitic.
- killcrop — a baby that is always hungry, thought to be a fairy changeling
- leprotic — Of, or pertaining to leprosy.
- leptonic — Of, pertaining to, or composed of leptons.
- lip lock — Slang. a long and passionate kiss.
- lip-lock — Slang. a long and passionate kiss.
- lipocyte — fat cell.
- liposuck — to subject to liposuction
- lipscomb — William Nunn [nuhn] /nʌn/ (Show IPA), Jr. 1919–2011, U.S. chemist: Nobel Prize 1976.
- listproc — A mailing list processor owned and developed by BITNET which runs under Unix. See also Listserv, Majordomo.
- lockpick — a device that enables a burglar to open a lock.
- log chip — the wooden chip of a chip log, for holding the end of the log line.
- lopstick — a tree trimmed of all but its topmost branches to serve as a landmark or marker.
- lycopsid — Any primitive plant of the division Lycopodiophyta.
- omphalic — Of or pertaining to the umbilicus, or navel.
- opticals — (India) spectacles.
- pachouli — a plant, Pogostemon cablin, of tropical Asia, that yields a fragrant oil (patchouli oil) used in the manufacture of perfumes.
- pci slot — (hardware) A connector on Peripheral Component Interconnect and the associated physical space occupied by the installed PCI card.
- percolin — a pain-relieving drug
- petrolic — of, relating to, containing, or obtained from petroleum
- phenolic — Also called carbolic acid, hydroxybenzene, oxybenzene, phenylic acid. a white, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous mass, C 6 H 5 OH, obtained from coal tar, or a hydroxyl derivative of benzene: used chiefly as a disinfectant, as an antiseptic, and in organic synthesis.
- picklock — a person who picks a lock, especially a burglar.
- picloram — a colorless powder, C 6 H 3 Cl 3 N 2 O 2 , used as a systemic herbicide for controlling annual weeds and deep-rooted perennials on noncrop land.
- picoline — any of three isomeric methyl derivatives of pyridine having the formula C 6 H 7 N, obtained from coal tar as a colorless oily liquid with a strong odor.
- picomole — a trillionth of a mole
- pinochle — a popular card game played by two, three, or four persons, with a 48-card deck.
- platonic — of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or his doctrines: the Platonic philosophy of ideal forms.
- pliocene — noting or pertaining to an epoch of the Tertiary Period, occurring from 10 to 2 million years ago, and characterized by increased size and numbers of mammals, by the growth of mountains, and by global climatic cooling.
- plutonic — noting or pertaining to a class of igneous rocks that have solidified far below the earth's surface.
- poetical — possessing the qualities or charm of poetry: poetic descriptions of nature.
- polemics — a controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine, etc.
- poli sci — political science: to major in poli sci.
- policier — French. a novel or film featuring detectives, crime, or the like.
- policies — the enclosed grounds and gardens surrounding a large country house or mansion
- policing — Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws.
- polignac — Prince de, title of Auguste Jules Armand Marie de Polignac. 1780–1847, French statesman; prime minister (1829–30) to Charles X: his extreme royalist and ultramontane policies provoked the 1830 revolution and cost Charles X the throne
- politick — to engage in politicking.
- politico — a politician.
- politics — the science or art of political government.
- poly i:c — a synthetic RNA that promotes the production of interferon in the body
- poly sci — poli sci
- polyacid — having more than one replaceable hydrogen atom.
- polyadic — (of a relation, operation, etc) having several argument places, as … moves … from … to …, which might be represented as Mpox1y1z1t1x2y2z2t2 where p names a person, o an object, and each t a time, and each <x,y,z> the coordinates of a place
- polyenic — relating to a polyene
- polyzoic — (of a bryozoan colony) composed of many zooids.
- popsicle — ice lolly
- postical — (of the position of plant parts) behind another part; posterior
- poultice — a soft, moist mass of cloth, bread, meal, herbs, etc., applied hot as a medicament to the body.
- proclaim — to announce or declare in an official or formal manner: to proclaim war.
- proclive — having an inclination towards an action; prone