9-letter words containing p, i, l, o, n
- oenophile — a person who enjoys wines, usually as a connoisseur.
- oenophily — a liking for or expert knowledge of wine
- oil paint — oil color.
- oil-plant — any of several plants, as the castor-oil plant or sesame, the seeds of which yield an oil.
- opalizing — Present participle of opalize.
- open-line — (of a radio or TV show) maintaining open telephone lines to permit listeners or viewers to phone a program with comments, questions, requests, etc.; call-in.
- pactional — relating to an agreement or a bargain
- palmation — a palmate state or formation.
- palpation — to examine by touch, especially for the purpose of diagnosing disease or illness.
- panlogism — the doctrine that the universe is a realization or act of the logos.
- parhelion — a bright circular spot on a solar halo; a mock sun: usually one of two or more such spots seen on opposite sides of the sun, and often accompanied by additional luminous arcs and bands.
- parvoline — any of various isomeric ptomaines found in liquid derived from decaying animal matter or bituminous coals
- passional — of, relating to, or marked by passion.
- paulownia — a Japanese tree, Paulownia tomentosa, of the bignonia family, having showy clusters of pale-violet or blue flowers blossoming in early spring.
- pavlovian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Pavlov or his work, especially of experiments in which he elicited predictable responses from laboratory animals.
- peltation — having the stalk or support attached to the lower surface at a distance from the margin, as a leaf; shield-shaped.
- pendolino — an Italian high-speed tilting train, now used in several countries
- penillion — the Welsh art or practice of singing poetry in counterpoint to a traditional melody played on the harp
- pentolite — a high explosive consisting of pentaerythritol tetranitrate and TNT.
- phaseolin — a type of proteid that is present in the kidney bean
- phelonion — a liturgical vestment resembling a chasuble.
- phenolics — any of the class of thermosetting resins formed by the condensation of phenol, or of a phenol derivative, with an aldehyde, especially formaldehyde: used chiefly in the manufacture of paints and plastics and as adhesives for sandpaper and plywood.
- phenolion — phelonion.
- philogyny — love of or liking for women.
- philopena — a custom, presumably of German origin, in which two persons share the kernels of a nut and determine that one shall receive a forfeit from the other at a later time upon the saying of a certain word or the performance of a certain action.
- phlorizin — a bitter, crystalline glucoside, C 2 1 H 2 4 O 1 0 , obtained from the root bark of the apple, pear, cherry, etc.: formerly used as a tonic and in the treatment of malaria; now used chiefly in biochemical research.
- phonolite — a fine-grained volcanic rock composed chiefly of alkali feldspar and nepheline, some varieties of which split into pieces that ring on being struck.
- pianolist — a person who plays the Pianola
- picholine — a variety of mild green olive from France which is cured in salt brine
- pile into — crowd inside: a vehicle
- pilonidal — noting or pertaining to a growth of hair in a dermoid cyst or in the deeper layers of the skin.
- piperonal — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble aldehyde, C 8 H 6 O 3 , which darkens on exposure to light: used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis.
- pisanello — Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Antonio Pisano) 1397–1455? Italian painter and medalist.
- placation — to appease or pacify, especially by concessions or conciliatory gestures: to placate an outraged citizenry.
- plainsong — the unisonous vocal music used in the Christian church from the earliest times.
- plainwork — simple needlework, such as hemming, as distinct from fancywork
- planation — the process whereby an irregular land surface is made flat or level by erosion.
- planetoid — an asteroid.
- planiform — having a flattened shape, as an anatomical joint.
- planuloid — relating to a planula
- platinoid — resembling platinum: the platinoid elements.
- platinous — containing bivalent platinum.
- platonism — the philosophy or doctrines of Plato or his followers.
- platonist — the philosophy or doctrines of Plato or his followers.
- platonize — to follow or adopt the doctrines of Plato.
- playgoing — the activity of attending the theatre
- pleiocene — Pliocene
- pleonexia — excessive greed
- plication — the act or procedure of folding.
- plot line — Usually, plot lines. dialogue that advances the plot, as in a play or motion-picture script.