9-letter words containing p, i, l
- nephalist — (obsolete, Temperance movement) One who practises nephalism; a teetotaller.
- nepheline — a feldspathoid mineral, essentially sodium aluminum silicate, NaAlSiO 4 , occurring in alkali-rich volcanic rocks.
- neuropile — Alternative form of neuropil.
- nicopolis — city in ancient Epirus
- nilopolis — a city in SE Brazil, NW of Rio de Janeiro.
- nilpotent — equal to zero when raised to a certain power.
- nonpareil — having no equal; peerless.
- nonpliant — not pliant; inflexible
- nonpolice — not related to the police
- nonpublic — Not open or available to the public.
- notaphily — the collecting of bank notes as a hobby.
- nullipara — a woman who has never borne a child.
- nullipore — any of the coralline algae with a crustlike plant body.
- nymphalid — a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae, comprising the brush-footed butterflies.
- nymphlike — Resembling a nymph.
- occipital — of, relating to, or situated near the occiput or the occipital bone.
- octaploid — an organism that consists of eight groups or sets of chromosomes
- octoploid — (genetics) having eight complete sets of chromosomes in a single cell.
- octupling — Present participle of octuple.
- oedipally — in an oedipal manner
- oenophile — a person who enjoys wines, usually as a connoisseur.
- oenophily — a liking for or expert knowledge of wine
- oil paint — oil color.
- oil patch — an area in which oil is produced.
- oil press — a device for extracting oil from plant material, esp. olives
- oil spill — an accidental release of oil into a body of water, as from a tanker, offshore drilling rig, or underwater pipeline, often presenting a hazard to marine life and the environment.
- oil-paper — a paper made waterproof and translucent by treatment with oil.
- oil-plant — any of several plants, as the castor-oil plant or sesame, the seeds of which yield an oil.
- oligopoly — the market condition that exists when there are few sellers, as a result of which they can greatly influence price and other market factors. Compare duopoly, monopoly (def 1).
- olympiads — Plural form of olympiad.
- omphaloid — resembling or similar to the navel
- 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.
- ophiolite — an assemblage of mafic igneous rocks representing remnants of former oceanic crust.
- ophiology — the branch of herpetology dealing with snakes.
- oppilated — Simple past tense and past participle of oppilate.
- opthalmic — Misspelling of ophthalmic.
- optically — of, relating to, or applying optics or the principles of optics.
- optimally — optimum (def 3).
- out-pupil — a student sent to a different school than the one he or she would normally attend
- overplaid — a plaid pattern superimposed on another plaid
- overspill — to spill over.
- oxyphilic — acidophilic.
- pacifical — having an appeasing nature
- pactional — relating to an agreement or a bargain
- paesiello — Giovanni [Italian jaw-vahn-nee] /Italian dʒɔˈvɑn ni/ (Show IPA), Paisiello, Giovanni.
- paillasse — Chiefly British. a mattress of straw; pallet.
- paillette — a spangle for ornamenting a costume.
- painfully — affected with, causing, or characterized by pain: a painful wound; a painful night; a painful memory.
- paintable — easily painted