9-letter words containing p, l, o, t
- holophote — an apparatus by which practically all the light from a lighthouse lamp or the like is thrown in a desired direction.
- holophyte — (of a plant) obtaining energy by synthesizing inorganic substances; autotrophic.
- holotypes — Plural form of holotype.
- holotypic — Relating to a holotype.
- homotypal — of normal type
- hospitale — a place of lodging
- hospitals — Plural form of hospital.
- hot plate — a portable appliance for cooking, formerly heated by a gas burner placed underneath it, now heated chiefly by an electrical unit in the appliance.
- hotplates — Plural form of hotplate.
- hourplate — the dial of a clock or watch
- hydropult — a type of water pump or machine that expels water by means of hand power, as, for example, a fire extinguisher
- hylophyte — a plant that grows in woods
- hypoblast — the endoderm.
- hypocotyl — the part of a plant embryo directly below the cotyledons, forming a connection with the radicle.
- hypostyle — having many columns carrying the roof or ceiling: a hypostyle hall.
- impletion — An act of filling; the state of being full.
- impolitic — not politic, expedient, or judicious.
- impotable — (rare) Not drinkable.
- interloop — Between loops.
- interlope — to intrude into some region or field of trade without a proper license.
- isopentyl — isoamyl.
- isophotal — relating to an isophote or isophotes, or to a diagram on which isophotes are represented
- isopleths — Plural form of isopleth.
- isopolity — equal rights of citizenship, as in different communities; mutual political rights.
- kleopatra — Cleopatra (def 2).
- klopstock — Friedrich Gottlieb [free-drikh gawt-leep] /ˈfri drɪx ˈgɔt lip/ (Show IPA), 1724–1803, German poet.
- lager top — a pint or half-pint of lager with a dash of lemonade
- lalopathy — any defect of speech.
- lamp-post — A lamp-post is a tall metal or concrete pole that is fixed beside a road and has a light at the top.
- lampposts — Plural form of lamppost.
- lamproite — (geology) Any of several volcanic rocks having a high potassium content.
- lap joint — Also called plain lap. a joint, as between two pieces of metal or timber, in which the pieces overlap without any change in form.
- last post — a position of duty, employment, or trust to which one is assigned or appointed: a diplomatic post.
- leaf spot — a limited, often circular, discolored, diseased area on a leaf, usually including a central region of necrosis.
- lectotype — a specimen designated as the type of a species or subspecies when no holotype was designated by the original author of the name.
- leprosity — the state of being leprous
- leptophos — a solid compound, C 13 H 10 BrCl 2 O 2 PS, used as a nonsystemic insecticide for food crops and lawn grass.
- leptosome — a person of asthenic build.
- leptotene — a stage of cell division during the prophase of meiosis, in which the chromosomes are not distinct but appear as a mass of entangled threads.
- let up on — If you let up on someone or something, you stop being so harsh or strict with them.
- li tai po — Li Po.
- linotyper — a person who uses a Linotype printing machine
- lipectomy — the surgical removal of fatty tissue.
- lipolytic — Of or pertaining to lipolysis.
- lipoplast — a small particle in plant cytoplasm, esp that of seeds, in which fat is stored
- lipotropy — the process of breaking down excess fat in the human body
- lithopone — a white pigment consisting of zinc sulfide, barium sulfate, and some zinc oxide, used as a pigment and filler in the manufacture of paints, inks, leather, paper, linoleum, and face powders.
- lock step — a way of marching in such close file that the corresponding legs of the marchers must keep step precisely
- locuplete — amply stocked
- logotypes — Plural form of logotype.