11-letter words containing p, l, e, r, o
- neuroplasty — Any surgery to repair nerve tissue.
- neuropteral — (zoology) Of or pertaining to the Neuroptera.
- neutrophile — (biology) Any organism that thrives in a relatively neutral pH.
- neutrophils — Plural form of neutrophil.
- nippleworts — Plural form of nipplewort.
- nitrophenol — any compound derived from phenol by the replacement of one or more of its ring hydrogen atoms by the nitro group.
- nobel prize — any of various awards made annually, beginning in 1901, from funds originally established by Alfred B. Nobel for outstanding achievement in physics, chemistry, medicine or physiology, literature, and the promotion of peace; an annual award in economics was established in 1969 from private funds.
- nonparallel — extending in the same direction, equidistant at all points, and never converging or diverging: parallel rows of trees.
- nonparental — of or relating to a parent.
- nonpersonal — Not personal.
- nonpurulent — full of, containing, forming, or discharging pus; suppurating: a purulent sore.
- nonspecular — that reflects light diffusely and evenly over the hemisphere surrounding the reflective surface; diffuse
- nontemporal — not indicating time
- north slope — the northern coastal area of Alaska, rich in oil and natural gas: so called because it is N of the Brooks Range sloping down to the Arctic Ocean.
- old persian — an ancient West Iranian language attested by cuneiform inscriptions. Abbreviation: OPers.
- open letter — a letter, often of protest or criticism, addressed to a specific person, but intended to be brought to public attention.
- open prolog — (Prolog, language) Prolog for the Macintosh by Michael Brady <[email protected]>.
- opera cloak — a large cloak worn over evening clothes
- opera-lover — someone who likes opera very much
- 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
- opportunely — appropriate, favorable, or suitable: an opportune phrase for the occasion.
- optocoupler — An optoisolator.
- oral herpes — a disease caused by herpes simplex virus type 1, characterized primarily by a cluster of small, transient blisters chiefly at the edge of the lip or nostril; herpes labialis.
- orange peel — outer skin of an orange
- outerplanar — (mathematics) Describing a graph having a planar embedding such that the vertices lie on a circle and the edges lie inside that circle.
- overcomplex — composed of many interconnected parts; compound; composite: a complex highway system.
- overdevelop — Develop too much or to excess.
- overexplain — to explain in too much detail
- overexploit — to use (natural resources etc) excessively, causing a reduction
- overlapping — to lap over (something else or each other); extend over and cover a part of; imbricate.
- overplaided — (of a garment) covered with a design consisting of an overplaid
- overplanned — resulting from overplanning
- overplotted — relating to an excessively elaborate plot
- pace bowler — a bowler who characteristically delivers the ball rapidly
- paddle worm — any of a family of green-blue faintly iridescent active marine polychaete worms of the genus Phyllodoce, having paddle-shaped swimming lobes, found under stones on the shore
- paddleboard — a type of surfboard with one end rounded and the other tapered to a point, used chiefly in surfing and often in lifesaving.
- paleoarctic — palearctic.
- paleocortex — the olfactory region of the brain.
- paleography — ancient forms of writing, as in documents and inscriptions.
- palmer worm — the hairy black and white caterpillar of the goldtail moth
- paper towel — absorbent kitchen tissue
- paracetamol — painkilling drug
- parcel bomb — explosive device in a package
- parcel post — (in the U.S. Postal Service) nonpreferential mail consisting of packages and parcels, weighing one pound or more sent at fourth-class rates. Compare fourth class.
- parfocalize — to make parfocal
- parlor game — any game usually played indoors, especially in the living room or parlor, as a word game or a quiz, requiring little or no physical activity.
- pastoralize — to make pastoral or rural.