11-letter words containing p, o, l, n
- peloponnese — a peninsula forming the S part of Greece: seat of the early Mycenaean civilization and the powerful city-states of Argos, Sparta, etc. 8356 sq. mi. (21,640 sq. km).
- penalty box — an enclosed space adjacent to the rink for penalized players, the penalty timekeeper, the game timekeeper, and the official scorer.
- 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
- pentastylos — a pentastyle building, as a classical temple.
- 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.
- perduellion — high treason
- peril point — the lower limit of a tariff on a commodity at which import of that commodity would have a seriously adverse effect on the local producers.
- periodontal — of or relating to the periodontium.
- perlocution — (of a speech act) producing an effect upon the listener, as in persuading, frightening, amusing, or causing the listener to act.
- personal ad — of, relating to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private: a personal opinion.
- personalise — to have marked with one's initials, name, or monogram: to personalize stationery.
- personalism — Also called personal idealism. a modern philosophical movement locating ultimate value and reality in persons, human or divine.
- personalist — Also called personal idealism. a modern philosophical movement locating ultimate value and reality in persons, human or divine.
- personality — the visible aspect of one's character as it impresses others: He has a pleasing personality.
- personalize — to have marked with one's initials, name, or monogram: to personalize stationery.
- petalomania — the condition in which a flower has proportionately more petals than is normal
- petrol tank — The petrol tank in a motor vehicle is the container for petrol.
- phainopepla — a crested passerine bird, Phainopepla nitens, of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- phallotoxin — any of a group of potent mycotoxins produced by certain mushroom species of the genus Amanita.
- phantomlike — an apparition or specter.
- philologian — a philologist.
- phitsanulok — a city in central Thailand.
- phoenixlike — having a resemblance to a phoenix in the sense of re-emerging and beginning again
- phonofiddle — an upright, one-stringed musical instrument which also has a horn that acts as an amplifier, played with a bow whilst held between the knees
- phonologist — a specialist in phonology.
- phyllomania — the production of leaves in abnormal numbers or places.
- phylloplane — the surface of a leaf considered as a habitat, esp for microorganisms
- phytoalexin — any of a class of plant compounds that accumulate at the site of invading microorganisms and confer resistance to disease.
- piano stool — adjustable stool used by pianist
- pig boiling — wet puddling.
- pigeon loft — a raised shelter or building where pigeons are kept
- pigeon milk — crop milk.
- pigeon-hole — one of a series of small, open compartments, as in a desk, cabinet, or the like, used for filing or sorting papers, letters, etc.
- pigeonholer — someone who likes to pigeonhole people or things
- 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.
- pilot plant — an experimental industrial plant in which processes or techniques planned for use in full-scale operation are tested in advance.
- pina colada — a tall mixed drink of rum, cream of coconut, pineapple juice, and ice usually frappéed in a blender.
- pinchbottle — a bottle with concave sides, as for containing liquor.
- pineal body — (formerly) the pineal gland.
- pink collar — of or relating to a type of employment traditionally held by women, especially relatively low-paying work: secretaries, phone operators, and other pink-collar workers.
- pink salmon — a small Pacific salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, distinguished by its small scales and long anal fin and by the bright red spawning coloration of males, occurring from California to Alaska and in waters of Japan: fished commercially and for sport.
- pink-collar — of or relating to a type of employment traditionally held by women, especially relatively low-paying work: secretaries, phone operators, and other pink-collar workers.
- pinot blanc — any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- piston land — A piston land is a raised area of a piston between piston rings.
- piston slap — the characteristic sound of a seriously worn piston in a cylinder (usually of the engine of a motor car)