9-letter words containing p, l, o, n
- menopolis — an area or city with a high proportion of single men
- millponds — Plural form of millpond.
- monophyly — (systematics) In cladistics, the condition of being monophyletic, of including all descendants from a given ancestral species.
- monoplane — an airplane with one main sustaining surface or one set of wings.
- monoploid — having the basic or haploid number of chromosomes.
- monopolar — Having a single pole.
- monopoles — Plural form of monopole.
- monopulse — a radar transmitting a single pulse only
- moon pool — (in the oil industry) an open shaft in the centre of the hull of a ship engaged in deep-sea drilling through which drilling takes place
- mophandle — The handle of a mop.
- mossplant — another term for moss
- multipion — involving several or many pions
- naphthols — Plural form of naphthol.
- napoleons — Plural form of napoleon.
- nauplioid — of or relating to the first stage in the development of a freshly hatched nauplius larva
- necrophil — person who is sexually attracted to dead bodies
- negrophil — a white or other nonblack person who is especially sympathetic to or supportive of black people.
- nemophila — any of a genus, Nemophila, of low-growing hairy annual plants, esp N. menziesii, grown for its blue or white flowers: family Hydrophyllaceae
- neon lamp — a gas-discharge bulb containing two electrodes in neon gas and emitting a glow when a voltage is applied across the electrodes.
- neophilia — Love of new things.
- neopilina — any primitive mollusk of the genus Neopilina, having a serial repetition of internal organs that suggests a close relationship to the annelids.
- neoplasia — Pathology. tumor growth.
- neoplasms — Plural form of neoplasm.
- neoplasty — the surgical formation of new tissue structures or repair of damaged structures
- nephology — The study or contemplation of clouds.
- 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.
- nonplaced — Not assigned a place.
- nonplanar — Not planar.
- nonplayer — a person that is not playing
- nonpliant — not pliant; inflexible
- nonplused — to render utterly perplexed; puzzle completely.
- nonpluses — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of nonplus.
- nonpolice — not related to the police
- nonpostal — not postal, not relating to post
- nonpublic — Not open or available to the public.
- nonpulsed — Not pulsed.
- nonstaple — not staple
- nonuplets — Plural form of nonuplet.
- notaphily — the collecting of bank notes as a hobby.
- nu-prolog — L. Naish, U Melbourne. A Prolog with 'when' declarations, the successor to MU-Prolog. Type-checked. "NU-Prolog Reference Manual - Version 1.3", J.A. Thom et al eds, TR 86/10, U Melbourne (1988). Available (but not free). (See PNU-Prolog). E-mail: <[email protected]>.
- nullipore — any of the coralline algae with a crustlike plant body.
- nyctalope — a person or animal affected by nyctalopia
- nyctalops — a person affected by nyctalopia
- octupling — Present participle of octuple.
- oenophile — a person who enjoys wines, usually as a connoisseur.
- oenophily — a liking for or expert knowledge of wine