11-letter words containing p, o, l, i, c, e
- penological — the study of the punishment of crime, in both its deterrent and its reformatory aspects.
- perchloride — the chloride of any particular element or group with the maximum proportion of chlorine.
- percolation — the act or state of percolating or of being percolated.
- perichylous — (of a plant) having water-storing tissue outside the green tissue
- perlocution — (of a speech act) producing an effect upon the listener, as in persuading, frightening, amusing, or causing the listener to act.
- philoctetes — Classical Mythology. a noted archer and squire of Hercules. Bitten by a snake and abandoned on an island because of his festering wound, he was at length brought by the Greeks to Troy, where he recovered and later killed Paris.
- phlebotomic — of or noting phlebotomy.
- pillow lace — bobbin lace.
- pilocarpine — an oil or crystalline alkaloid, C 1 1 H 1 6 N 2 O 2 , obtained from jaborandi, and used chiefly to produce sweating, promote the flow of saliva, contract the pupil of the eye, and for glaucoma.
- pinchbottle — a bottle with concave sides, as for containing liquor.
- plagioclase — any of the feldspar minerals varying in composition from acidic albite, NaAlSi 3 O 8 , to basic anorthite, CaAl 2 Si 2 O 8 , found in most igneous rocks: shows twinning striations on good cleavage surfaces.
- pleiotropic — the phenomenon of one gene being responsible for or affecting more than one phenotypic characteristic.
- pleistocene — noting or pertaining to the epoch forming the earlier half of the Quaternary Period, beginning about two million years ago and ending 10,000 years ago, characterized by widespread glacial ice and the advent of modern humans.
- pleochroism — the property of certain crystals of exhibiting different colors when viewed from different directions under transmitted light. Compare dichroism (def 1), trichroism.
- pleomorphic — of, relating to, or characterized by pleomorphism; polymorphous.
- plyometrics — a system of exercise in which the muscles are repeatedly stretched and suddenly contracted
- poikilocyte — an abnormally shaped red blood cell
- polariscope — an instrument for measuring or exhibiting the polarization of light or for examining substances in polarized light, often to determine stress and strain in glass and other substances.
- police cell — a small, secure room in a police station where criminals are detained temporarily
- police motu — a pidginized version of the Motu language, used as a lingua franca in Papua, originally chiefly by the police
- police work — the everyday duties of police officers, esp the investigation of criminal activities
- policewoman — a female member of a police force or body.
- policy term — The policy term is the lifetime of an insurance policy.
- policymaker — a person responsible for making policy, especially in government.
- policyowner — policyholder.
- poliorcetic — relating to the besieging of cities
- politicized — to bring a political character or flavor to; make political: to politicize a private dispute.
- polycentric — having many centers, especially of power or importance: the polycentric world of banking.
- polygenetic — Biology. relating to or exhibiting polygenesis.
- polytechnic — of, relating to, or offering instruction in a variety of industrial arts, applied sciences, or technical subjects: a polytechnic institute.
- pomiculture — the growing or cultivation of fruit.
- praecordial — of or pertaining to a part of the body near or in front of the heart; located near to or in front of the heart
- precisional — the state or quality of being precise.
- precolonial — of or relating to the time before a region or country became a colony.
- preelection — a choice or selection made beforehand.
- proactively — serving to prepare for, intervene in, or control an expected occurrence or situation, especially a negative or difficult one; anticipatory: proactive measures against crime.
- problematic — of the nature of a problem; doubtful; uncertain; questionable.
- procephalic — of or relating to the head.
- processible — capable of being processed.
- prochlorite — a dark green member of the chlorite group, usually foliated.
- productible — to bring into existence; give rise to; cause: to produce steam.
- promycelium — a short filament produced in the germination of a spore that bears small spores and then dies.
- prophetical — of or relating to a prophet: prophetic inspiration.
- prosiliency — prominence
- protectible — to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- proteolytic — the breaking down of proteins into simpler compounds, as in digestion.
- protocolize — to make a protocol of
- protractile — capable of being protracted, lengthened, or protruded.
- psychodelia — the production of, or the culture associated with, psychedelic experiences
- pubic louse — See under louse (def 1).