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8-letter words containing p, l, o, t

  • metopryl — a colourless liquid, C4H10O, that is related to ether and was formerly used as an anaesthetic
  • milepost — any of a series of posts set up to mark distance by miles, as along a highway, or an individual post showing the distance to or from a place.
  • multihop — (networking) Proceeding in multiple hops.
  • naphthol — either of two isomeric hydroxyl derivatives, C 1 0 H 7 OH, of naphthalene (alpha-naphthol or 1-naphthol and beta-naphthol or 2-naphthol) white or yellowish crystals, with a phenolic odor, that darken on exposure to light: used chiefly in dyes, drugs, perfumes, and insecticides.
  • nonuplet — One of a group of nine, especially such a multiple birth.
  • nopalito — an edible branch (or cladode) of various cacti of the genus Opuntia (prickly pear), commonly used as a vegetable
  • norplant — a contraceptive implant for women surgically inserted under the skin of the upper arm so as to release progesterone or various other steroid hormones gradually over a period of several years
  • octaloop — (genetics) An eight-base hairpin loop motif.
  • octopole — (physics) A multipole configuration with eight equal charges arranged in a circular pattern.
  • octuples — Plural form of octuple.
  • octuplet — a group, series, or combination of eight related items.
  • octuplex — relating to a form of telegraphy in which eight communications can be sent along one wire at the same time
  • oliphant — Margaret Wilson, 1828–97, Scottish novelist.
  • oltipraz — 4-methyl-5-(2-pyrazinyl)-3-dithiolethione, a schistosomicide drug also used in tumour prevention.
  • omoplate — the shoulder blade
  • opheltes — the son of King Lycurgus of Nemea who was killed in infancy by a serpent and in whose memory the Nemean games were held.
  • oppilant — blocking, hindering, or obstructing
  • oppilate — to stop up; fill with obstructing matter; obstruct.
  • opticals — (India) spectacles.
  • optional — left to one's choice; not required or mandatory: Formal dress is optional.
  • optology — the science of testing eyes for lenses
  • outleaps — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outleap.
  • outplace — to provide outplacement for.
  • outsleep — to sleep through or later than (a specified time).
  • outspell — to surpass at spelling
  • overplot — a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose: a plot to overthrow the government.
  • pactolus — a small river in Asia Minor, in ancient Lydia: famous for the gold washed from its sands.
  • palmetto — any of various palms having fan-shaped leaves, as of the genera Sabal, Serenoa, and Thrinax.
  • palometa — a pompano, Trachinotus goodei, of tropical and temperate Atlantic seas, having long, tapering fins.
  • palpator — a type of beetle with long maxillary appendages
  • pantofle — a slipper.
  • pantonal — marked by or using pantonality.
  • pastoral — having the simplicity, charm, serenity, or other characteristics generally attributed to rural areas: pastoral scenery; the pastoral life.
  • pastorly — of or relating to a pastor
  • patronal — a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
  • patronly — a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
  • patulous — open; gaping; expanded.
  • pci slot — (hardware)   A connector on Peripheral Component Interconnect and the associated physical space occupied by the installed PCI card.
  • pectoral — of, in, on, or pertaining to the chest or breast; thoracic.
  • pentanol — any of various colourless, odoriferous isomers of C5H11OH
  • pesthole — a place infested with or especially liable to epidemic disease.
  • petaflop — a measure of processing speed, consisting of 1015 floating-point operations a second
  • petalody — a condition in flowers, in which certain organs, as the stamens in most double flowers, assume the appearance of or become metamorphosed into petals.
  • petaloid — having the form or appearance of a petal.
  • petalous — having petals.
  • petiolar — of, relating to, or growing from a petiole.
  • petrillo — James Caesar, 1892–1984, U.S. labor leader: president of the American Federation of Musicians 1940–58.
  • petrolic — of, relating to, containing, or obtained from petroleum
  • petronel — a firearm of large calibre used in the 16th and early 17th centuries, esp by cavalry soldiers
  • petrosal — of, relating to, or situated near the dense part of the temporal bone that surrounds the inner ear
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