13-letter words containing p, l, o, c
- to cap it all — to provide the finishing touch
- to play cupid — If you say that someone is playing cupid, you mean that they are trying to bring two people together to start a romantic relationship.
- to play havoc — If one thing plays havoc with another or wreaks havoc on it, it prevents it from continuing or functioning as normal, or damages it.
- tobacco plant — any of numerous solanaceous plants of the genus Nicotiana, having mildly narcotic properties, tapering hairy leaves, and tubular or funnel-shaped fragrant flowers. The species N. tabacum is cultivated as the chief source of commercial tobacco
- topographical — the detailed mapping or charting of the features of a relatively small area, district, or locality.
- topologically — the study of those properties of geometric forms that remain invariant under certain transformations, as bending or stretching.
- tortilla chip — Tortilla chips are thick crisps made from corn which are often served with dips such as salsa.
- total eclipse — an eclipse in which the surface of the eclipsed body is completely obscured.
- tracking poll — a type of poll repeated periodically with the same group of people to check and measure changes of opinion or knowledge.
- triploblastic — having three primary germ layers, as the embryos of vertebrates.
- trophic level — any class of organisms that occupy the same position in a food chain, as primary consumers, secondary consumers, and tertiary consumers.
- tropical fish — any of numerous small, usually brightly colored fishes, indigenous to the tropics, and often kept and bred in home aquariums.
- tropical year — year (def 4b).
- tropical zone — Torrid Zone
- tropocollagen — the molecular unit which forms collagen, consisting of three polypeptide chains
- type locality — Biology. the locality in which a type specimen was collected.
- typographical — of or relating to typography.
- typologically — the doctrine or study of types or prefigurative symbols, especially in scriptural literature.
- ultratropical — outside the tropics.
- uncomplaining — to express dissatisfaction, pain, uneasiness, censure, resentment, or grief; find fault: He complained constantly about the noise in the corridor.
- uncomplaisant — not eager to please; not compliant or obliging
- uncompletable — having all parts or elements; lacking nothing; whole; entire; full: a complete set of Mark Twain's writings.
- uncomplicated — to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult: His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction.
- unexceptional — not exceptional; not unusual or extraordinary.
- unicorn plant — a North American plant, Proboscidea (Martynia) louisianica, having creamy-white to red flowers blotched with purple, and a woody capsule with a long, curved beak.
- unproblematic — not problematic, not causing difficulties or confusion; uncomplicated
- unprotectable — to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- unreproachful — not deserving reproach or blame
- upland cotton — a plant, Gossypium hirsutum, of warm regions of the New World, that is the chief commercial cotton crop in the U.S.
- valproic acid — a carboxylic acid, C 8 H 16 O 2 , used for its antiepileptic properties in the treatment of various seizures including petit mal.
- valued policy — a policy in which the company and the policyholder agree to the amount to be paid in the event of total loss of property, regardless of the value of the property.
- vicente lopez — a city in E central Argentina, N of Buenos Aires.
- wall cupboard — a cupboard that is fixed to a wall
- well-composed — calm; tranquil; serene: His composed face reassured the nervous passengers.
- world process — change within time, regarded as meaningful in relation to a transcendent principle or plan.
- xerophthalmic — Of or pertaining to xerophthalmia.
- xylographical — Xylographic.
- yol computers — (company) A company in London, UK that sells computer and network systems, established in 2001.
- zooplanktonic — Of or pertaining to zooplankton.
- zoopsychology — the psychology of animals