11-letter words containing p, o, l, i, n
- nippleworts — Plural form of nipplewort.
- nitrophenol — any compound derived from phenol by the replacement of one or more of its ring hydrogen atoms by the nitro group.
- nobel prize — any of various awards made annually, beginning in 1901, from funds originally established by Alfred B. Nobel for outstanding achievement in physics, chemistry, medicine or physiology, literature, and the promotion of peace; an annual award in economics was established in 1969 from private funds.
- nodal point — either of two points on the axis of a lens or other optical system, determined by extending an incident oblique ray and the corresponding refracted ray to the axis for the pair of rays that are parallel outside the optical system.
- nominal par — an equality in value or standing; a level of equality: The gains and the losses are on a par.
- non-optical — of, relating to, or applying optics or the principles of optics.
- non-typical — of the nature of or serving as a type or representative specimen.
- nonhospital — not related to, identified with, or taking place in a hospital
- nonphysical — of or relating to the body: physical exercise.
- nonplussing — Present participle of nonplus.
- nontropical — not located in or originating from the tropics, not having the characteristics of the tropics
- notaphilist — a person who studies or collects paper money
- nucleophile — of or relating to electron contribution in covalent bonding (opposed to electrophilic).
- nulliparous — a woman who has never borne a child.
- nullipotent — (mathematics, computing) Describing an action which has no side effect. Queries are typically nullipotent: they return useful data, but do not change the data structure queried. Contrast with idempotent.
- oenophilist — a person who enjoys wines, usually as a connoisseur.
- old persian — an ancient West Iranian language attested by cuneiform inscriptions. Abbreviation: OPers.
- old spanish — the Spanish language of the 12th to the 16th centuries. Abbreviation: OSp.
- open policy — a continuous policy covering goods of a class subject to changes in volume, usually requiring periodic reports of values.
- openability — The quality of being openable.
- operational — able to function or be used; functional: How soon will the new factory be operational?
- optionality — left to one's choice; not required or mandatory: Formal dress is optional.
- outline map — a map which only provides very basic information so that more details can be added
- outsleeping — Present participle of outsleep.
- overexplain — to explain in too much detail
- overlapping — to lap over (something else or each other); extend over and cover a part of; imbricate.
- palindromic — a word, line, verse, number, sentence, etc., reading the same backward as forward, as Madam, I'm Adam or Poor Dan is in a droop.
- palpitation — the act of palpitating.
- panel point — a joint between two or more members of a truss.
- panglossian — characterized by or given to extreme optimism, especially in the face of unrelieved hardship or adversity.
- pantologist — a systematic view of all human knowledge.
- pantonality — twelve-tone technique.
- pantropical — living or growing throughout the tropics.
- paphlagonia — an ancient country and Roman province in N Asia Minor, on the S coast of the Black Sea.
- paralimnion — the region of a lake floor between the shoreline or water's edge and the zone of rooted vegetation
- parking lot — an area, usually divided into individual spaces, intended for parking motor vehicles.
- paronychial — of or relating to paronychia
- passionless — not feeling or moved by passion; cold or unemotional; calm or detached.
- patrimonial — an estate inherited from one's father or ancestors.
- patroclinic — inherited from the father; more like the father than the mother
- pearl danio — a slender iridescent tropical cyprinid, Brachydanio albolineatus, from parts of southeast Asia: a popular freshwater aquarium fish.
- pearl onion — a small white onion, often pickled and used as an appetizer or garnish.
- pedal piano — a piano having a pedal keyboard of 29 notes and connected with an action placed at the back where a special soundboard, covered with 29 strings, is built into the case.
- pedal point — a sustained bass note, over which the other parts move bringing about changing harmonies
- pelargonium — any plant of the genus Pelargonium, the cultivated species of which are usually called geranium. Compare geranium (def 2).
- penciliform — having a pencillike shape.
- pendulosity — the state or quality of being pendulous
- penological — the study of the punishment of crime, in both its deterrent and its reformatory aspects.
- pensionable — worker: of retirement age
- pentaploidy — the condition of being pentaploid