11-letter words containing p, o, l, n, e, c
- nucleophile — of or relating to electron contribution in covalent bonding (opposed to electrophilic).
- nucleoplasm — the protoplasm of the nucleus of a cell.
- opalescence — exhibiting a play of colors like that of the opal.
- open policy — a continuous policy covering goods of a class subject to changes in volume, usually requiring periodic reports of values.
- penciliform — having a pencillike shape.
- penological — the study of the punishment of crime, in both its deterrent and its reformatory aspects.
- pentecostal — of or relating to Pentecost, a Christian festival commemorating the descent of the Holy Ghost upon the apostles.
- percolation — the act or state of percolating or of being percolated.
- perlocution — (of a speech act) producing an effect upon the listener, as in persuading, frightening, amusing, or causing the listener to act.
- 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.
- planoconvex — pertaining to or noting a lens that is plane on one side and convex on the other.
- plecopteran — Also, plecopterous. belonging or pertaining to the insect order Plecoptera, comprising the stoneflies.
- plectognath — belonging to the Plectognathi, a group or order of fishes having the teeth fused into a beak and thick, often spiny, scaleless skin, and including the filefish, globefish, puffer, and triggerfish.
- 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.
- policewoman — a female member of a police force or body.
- policyowner — policyholder.
- polycentric — having many centers, especially of power or importance: the polycentric world of banking.
- polygenetic — Biology. relating to or exhibiting polygenesis.
- polynuclear — having many nuclei.
- polytechnic — of, relating to, or offering instruction in a variety of industrial arts, applied sciences, or technical subjects: a polytechnic institute.
- polyvalence — Chemistry. having more than one valence.
- power lunch — ability to do or act; capability of doing or accomplishing something.
- pre-control — to hold in check; curb: to control a horse; to control one's emotions.
- 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.
- preluncheon — a light meal before lunch
- prepollence — prevalence; predominance
- prepollency — the quality of being prepollent
- prosiliency — prominence
- punchinello — a grotesque or absurd chief character in a puppet show of Italian origin: the prototype of Punch.
- replication — a reply; answer.
- scolopendra — a member of a genus of centipedes belonging to the Scolopendridae family
- scopolamine — a colorless, syrupy, water-soluble alkaloid, C 1 7 H 2 1 NO 4 , obtained from certain plants of the nightshade family, used chiefly as a sedative and mydriatic and to alleviate the symptoms of motion sickness.
- soft pencil — a type of pencil that contains a thicker, oilier and darker form of graphite
- speculation — the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
- splenectomy — excision or removal of the spleen.
- technophile — a person who loves or is enthusiastic about advanced technology.
- technopolis — a society with a concentration of technology-based businesses or an emphasis on technology
- telescoping — an optical instrument for making distant objects appear larger and therefore nearer. One of the two principal forms (refracting telescope) consists essentially of an objective lens set into one end of a tube and an adjustable eyepiece or combination of lenses set into the other end of a tube that slides into the first and through which the enlarged object is viewed directly; the other form (reflecting telescope) has a concave mirror that gathers light from the object and focuses it into an adjustable eyepiece or combination of lenses through which the reflection of the object is enlarged and viewed. Compare radio telescope.
- uncompelled — to force or drive, especially to a course of action: His disregard of the rules compels us to dismiss him.
- uncompleted — having all parts or elements; lacking nothing; whole; entire; full: a complete set of Mark Twain's writings.
- xenoplastic — involving distantly related individuals