13-letter words containing p, o, l, n
- polling booth — a booth in which voters cast their votes.
- polling place — a place at or in which votes in an election are cast.
- polliniferous — Botany. producing or bearing pollen.
- pollinization — pollinate.
- polybutadiene — a rubberlike polymer of butadiene blended with other synthetics to replace natural rubber in tires.
- polycarbonate — a synthetic thermoplastic resin, a linear polymer of carbonic acid, used for molded products, films, and nonbreakable windows.
- polycistronic — of or relating to the transcription of two or more adjacent cistrons into a single messenger RNA molecule.
- polycotyledon — a plant having more than two cotyledons, as certain gymnosperms.
- polydaemonism — the belief in many evil spirits.
- polygonaceous — belonging to the Polygonaceae, the buckwheat family of plants.
- polynomialism — a polynomial naming system
- polypropylene — a plastic polymer of propylene, (C 3 H 5) n , used chiefly for molded parts, electrical insulation, packaging, and fibers for wearing apparel.
- polyprotodont — any marsupial of the group Polyprotodontia, characterized by four or more upper incisor teeth on each side of the jaw: includes the opossums and bandicoots
- polysomnogram — a record of a person's sleep pattern, breathing, heart activity, and limb movements during sleep. Abbreviation: PSG.
- polysynthetic — (of a language) characterized by a prevalence of relatively long words containing a large number of affixes to express syntactic relationships and meanings. Many American Indian languages are polysynthetic. Compare analytic (def 3), synthetic (def 3).
- polytechnical — relating to a technical school
- polythene bag — a bag made of polythene, esp one used to store or protect food or household articles
- pomme blanche — breadroot.
- pompon dahlia — a cultivated variety of the dahlia flower, with a small globelike flower head
- pompton lakes — a town in NE New Jersey.
- ponce de leon — Juan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), c1460–1521, Spanish explorer.
- pont l'eveque — a strongly flavored, pale-yellow cheese with a soft center, made from whole or skimmed milk.
- ponta delgada — a seaport on SW São Miguel island, in the E Azores.
- pontificality — a priestly role or office
- poor relation — If you describe one thing as a poor relation of another, you mean that it is similar to or part of the other thing, but is considered to be inferior to it.
- poplar kitten — a moth, (Furcula bifida,) which has larvae like those of the related puss moth
- popular front — a coalition, usually temporary, of leftist and sometimes centrist political parties, formed against a common opponent, as fascism, and promoting social reform.
- porcelaineous — like porcelain
- porcelainlike — resembling porcelain
- port colborne — a city in SE Ontario, in S Canada.
- port language — ["Communicating Parallel Processes", J. Kerridge et al, Soft Prac & Exp 16(1):63-86 (Jan 1986)].
- portrait lens — a lens of moderately long focal length that is used, especially in portrait photography, to produce soft-focus images.
- position line — line of position.
- post-colonial — of or relating to the period following a state of colonialism.
- post-prandial — after a meal, especially after dinner: postprandial oratory; a postprandial brandy.
- postcanonical — written at a later date than the books belonging to a canon, especially the Bible.
- postconciliar — occurring or continuing after the Vatican ecumenical council of 1962–65.
- postcranially — affecting the postcranium
- postinaugural — of or relating to the period after an inauguration
- postisolation — following a period of isolation
- postlapsarian — occurring or being after the Fall.
- postliminious — subsequently undertaken
- postmenstrual — of or relating to menstruation or to the menses.
- postulational — to ask, demand, or claim.
- pound-foolish — not handling large sums of money wisely
- power loading — the act of a person or thing that loads.
- power walking — a form of exercise that involves rapid walking with arms bent and swinging naturally.
- powerlessness — unable to produce an effect: a disease against which modern medicine is virtually powerless.
- pre-columbian — of or relating to the Americas before the arrival of Columbus: pre-Columbian art; pre-Columbian Indians.
- preadolescent — of or relating to preadolescence or a preadolescent.