11-letter words containing p, i, l, o, n
- suspicional — of or relating to suspicion, especially morbid or insane suspicions.
- tailhopping — the act of hopping to lift the tails of the skis off the ground while flexing the knees into a crouching position
- technophile — a person who loves or is enthusiastic about advanced technology.
- technopolis — a society with a concentration of technology-based businesses or an emphasis on technology
- telephoning — an apparatus, system, or process for transmission of sound or speech to a distant point, especially by an electric device.
- telephonist — a telephone switchboard operator.
- telescoping — an optical instrument for making distant objects appear larger and therefore nearer. One of the two principal forms (refracting telescope) consists essentially of an objective lens set into one end of a tube and an adjustable eyepiece or combination of lenses set into the other end of a tube that slides into the first and through which the enlarged object is viewed directly; the other form (reflecting telescope) has a concave mirror that gathers light from the object and focuses it into an adjustable eyepiece or combination of lenses through which the reflection of the object is enlarged and viewed. Compare radio telescope.
- the dolphin — the constellation Delphinus
- top billing — the first or most prominent position in a list of actors or entertainers, as on a marquee or screen.
- top slicing — mining of thick orebodies in a series of stopes from top to bottom, the roof being caved with its timbers as each stope is exhausted.
- tripersonal — consisting of or existing in three persons, as the Godhead.
- triple bond — a chemical linkage consisting of three covalent bonds between two atoms of a molecule, represented in chemical formulas by three lines or six dots, as CH≡CH or CH⋮⋮CH.
- tulipomania — (in 17th-century Holland) a widespread obsession with tulips, especially of highly prized varieties, as those of a streaked, variegated, or unusual color.
- typing pool — group of secretaries
- unapostolic — not apostolic; not related to or characteristic of the early Christian apostles or their subsequent apostles
- uncompliant — complying; obeying, obliging, or yielding, especially in a submissive way: a man with a compliant nature.
- uncomplying — to act or be in accordance with wishes, requests, demands, requirements, conditions, etc.; agree (sometimes followed by with): They asked him to leave and he complied. She has complied with the requirements.
- undespoiled — (of nature, land, etc.) not damaged or despoiled; pristine
- unexploited — to utilize, especially for profit; turn to practical account: to exploit a business opportunity.
- unipersonal — consisting of or existing as one person only.
- unipetalous — having only one petal.
- unpolarized — of or relating to a medium that exhibits polarization.
- unpolitical — not politically oriented or organized
- upvaluation — the state or process of being or becoming higher in value
- vanilla pod — the seed pod of the vanilla plant, used in cooking
- vapouringly — in a boastful manner
- vinyl group — the univalent group C 3 H 3 , derived from ethylene.
- vowel point — any of a group of auxiliary symbols, as small lines and dots, placed above or below consonant symbols to indicate vowels in a writing system, as that of Hebrew or Arabic, in which vowels are otherwise not written.
- wading pool — a small, shallow pool for children to wade and play in.
- whole snipe — the common snipe. See under snipe (def 1).
- world point — (in relativity) a point in space-time, specified by three space coordinates and a time coordinate. Compare event (def 4).
- xenoplastic — involving distantly related individuals
- xylophonist — A person who plays or performs with the xylophone.
- yellow pine — any of several North American pines yielding a strong, yellowish wood.
- yield point — the stress at which an elastic material under increasing stress ceases to behave elastically; under conditions of tensile strength the elongation is no longer proportional to the increase in stress