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9-letter words containing p, l, o, i

  • prolactin — an anterior pituitary polypeptide hormone that stimulates lactation by the mammary glands at parturition in mammals, the activity of the crop in birds, and in some mammalian species the production of progesterone by the corpus luteum.
  • prolamine — any of the class of simple proteins, as gliadin, hordein, or zein, found in grains, soluble in dilute acids, alkalis, and alcohols, and insoluble in water, neutral salt solutions, and absolute alcohol.
  • prolation — the time relationship between a semibreve and a minim in mensural notation.
  • prolative — functioning to complete the predicate
  • prolepsis — Rhetoric. the anticipation of possible objections in order to answer them in advance.
  • proleptic — Rhetoric. the anticipation of possible objections in order to answer them in advance.
  • prolicide — the killing of one's child.
  • prolixity — extended to great, unnecessary, or tedious length; long and wordy.
  • prolog-ii — Prolog with two new predicates: "dif" for coroutines and "freeze" for delayed evaluation. Available from ExperIntelligence, Santa Barbara CA.
  • prologist — a prologue writer or performer
  • prologize — to perform or introduce by means of a prologue
  • prolusion — a preliminary written article.
  • propylite — a hydrothermally altered andesite or allied rock containing secondary minerals, as calcite, chlorite, serpentine, or epidote.
  • proselike — the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
  • prosocial — acting to the benefit of society in general
  • prosodial — of or relating to prosody
  • ptolemaic — of or relating to Ptolemy or his system of astronomy.
  • ptolemies — (Claudius Ptolemaeus) flourished a.d. 127–151, Hellenistic mathematician, astronomer, and geographer in Alexandria.
  • ptolemy i — (surnamed Soter) 367?–280 b.c, ruler of Egypt 323–285: founder of Macedonian dynasty in Egypt.
  • pull into — When a vehicle or driver pulls into a place, the vehicle moves into the place and stops there.
  • pulsation — the act of pulsating; beating or throbbing.
  • punctilio — a fine point, particular, or detail, as of conduct, ceremony, or procedure.
  • purloined — to take dishonestly; steal; filch; pilfer.
  • purloiner — to take dishonestly; steal; filch; pilfer.
  • pygmalion — Classical Mythology. a sculptor and king of Cyprus who carved an ivory statue of a maiden and fell in love with it. It was brought to life, in response to his prayer, by Aphrodite.
  • pyridoxal — a naturally occurring derivative of pyridoxine that is a precursor of a coenzyme (pyridoxal phosphate) involved in several enzymic reactions. Formula: (CH2OH)(CHO)C5HN(OH)(CH3)
  • pyrolysis — the subjection of organic compounds to very high temperatures.
  • pyroxylic — resulting from the action of fire on wood
  • pyroxylin — a nitrocellulose compound containing fewer nitrate groups than guncotton, used in the manufacture of artificial silk, leather, oilcloth, etc.
  • rantipole — wild, reckless, boisterous
  • raptorial — preying upon other animals; predatory.
  • recompile — to put together (documents, selections, or other materials) in one book or work.
  • repletion — the condition of being abundantly supplied or filled; fullness.
  • repolling — a sampling or collection of opinions on a subject, taken from either a selected or a random group of persons, as for the purpose of analysis.
  • reptiloid — having the form or shape of a reptile
  • repulsion — the act of repulsing or the state of being repulsed.
  • rheophile — an organism that likes to live in flowing water
  • rhopalism — the art, skill, or incidence of writing rhopalic verse
  • ridgepole — the horizontal timber or member at the top of a roof, to which the upper ends of the rafters are fastened.
  • rompingly — in a romping manner
  • rompishly — in a rompish manner
  • salpingo- — indicating the Fallopian tubes
  • sapodilla — a large evergreen tree, Manilkara zapota, of tropical America, bearing an edible fruit and yielding chicle. Compare sapodilla family.
  • saprobial — relating to saprobity
  • saprolite — soft, disintegrated, usually more or less decomposed rock remaining in its original place.
  • scapolite — any of a group of minerals of variable composition, essentially silicates of aluminum, calcium, and sodium, occurring as massive aggregates or tetragonal crystals.
  • scopeloid — a member of a family of deep-sea fish with luminous spots
  • scopoline — a soluble crystalline alkaloid obtained from the decomposition of scopolamine and used as a sedative. Formula: C8H13NO2
  • scotophil — living and flourishing in darkness.
  • sepiolite — meerschaum (def 1).
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