11-letter words containing p, o, l, t, r, n
- montpellier — a department in S France. 2403 sq. mi. (6225 sq. km). Capital: Montpellier.
- mount pearl — a town in Newfoundland, in E Canada, on the SE part of the island, S of St. John's.
- multiperson — a human being, whether an adult or child: The table seats four persons.
- narcoleptic — a condition characterized by frequent and uncontrollable periods of deep sleep.
- neotropical — belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising that part of the New World extending from the tropic of Cancer southward.
- nephroliths — a renal calculus; kidney stone.
- neuroleptic — (chiefly of a drug) tending to reduce nervous tension by depressing nerve functions.
- neuroplasty — Any surgery to repair nerve tissue.
- neuropteral — (zoology) Of or pertaining to the Neuroptera.
- neutrophile — (biology) Any organism that thrives in a relatively neutral pH.
- neutrophils — Plural form of neutrophil.
- 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.
- no-platform — to deny (a person) the opportunity to speak in a political debate or forum
- nonparental — of or relating to a parent.
- nonpurulent — full of, containing, forming, or discharging pus; suppurating: a purulent sore.
- nontemporal — not indicating time
- nontropical — not located in or originating from the tropics, not having the characteristics of the tropics
- north slope — the northern coastal area of Alaska, rich in oil and natural gas: so called because it is N of the Brooks Range sloping down to the Arctic Ocean.
- open letter — a letter, often of protest or criticism, addressed to a specific person, but intended to be brought to public attention.
- operational — able to function or be used; functional: How soon will the new factory be operational?
- opportunely — appropriate, favorable, or suitable: an opportune phrase for the occasion.
- outerplanar — (mathematics) Describing a graph having a planar embedding such that the vertices lie on a circle and the edges lie inside that circle.
- pantropical — living or growing throughout the tropics.
- paramountly — chief in importance or impact; supreme; preeminent: a point of paramount significance.
- parasol ant — leaf-cutting ant.
- parking lot — an area, usually divided into individual spaces, intended for parking motor vehicles.
- patrimonial — an estate inherited from one's father or ancestors.
- patroclinic — inherited from the father; more like the father than the mother
- patrolwoman — a policewoman who is assigned to patrol a specific district, route, etc.
- percolation — the act or state of percolating or of being percolated.
- 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.
- 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.
- petrol tank — The petrol tank in a motor vehicle is the container for petrol.
- planthopper — any member of a large and varied group of homopterous insects that are related to the leafhoppers and the spittlebugs but rarely damage cultivated plants.
- plantocracy — government by plantation owners.
- platforming — a process for reforming petroleum using a platinum catalyst
- plecopteran — Also, plecopterous. belonging or pertaining to the insect order Plecoptera, comprising the stoneflies.
- pluripotent — (of a cell) capable of developing into any type of cell or tissue except those that form a placenta or embryo: pluripotent stem cells.
- polar front — Meteorology. the variable frontal zone of middle latitudes separating air masses of polar and tropical origin.
- poll rating — a measurement of a politician's popularity among the electorate, obtained by canvassing a representative sample of people
- poltroonery — a wretched coward; craven.
- polyandrist — a woman who practices or favors polyandry.
- polycentric — having many centers, especially of power or importance: the polycentric world of banking.
- polystyrene — a clear plastic or stiff foam, a polymer of styrene, used chiefly as an insulator in refrigerators and air conditioners.
- port gentil — a seaport in W Gabon.
- port-gentil — a seaport in W Gabon.