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11-letter words containing p, o, l

  • flameproofs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flameproof.
  • flap-dragon — an old game in which the players snatch raisins, plums, etc., out of burning brandy, and eat them.
  • flapperhood — (in the 1920s) the condition of flappers, the state of being a flapper
  • flash eprom — Flash Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
  • flash point — Also, flashing point. Physical Chemistry. the lowest temperature at which a liquid in a specified apparatus will give off sufficient vapor to ignite momentarily on application of a flame.
  • flashpoints — Plural form of flashpoint.
  • flea powder — powder that is put on an animal's coat to kill or discourage fleas
  • flexography — a relief printing technique similar to letterpress that employs rubber or soft plastic plates, a simple inking system, and fast-drying inks.
  • floatplanes — Plural form of floatplane.
  • flock paper — a wallpaper treated with flock to emphasize a design or effect.
  • flood plain — a nearly flat plain along the course of a stream or river that is naturally subject to flooding.
  • floodplains — Plural form of floodplain.
  • floor price — a minimum price required of an item being auctioned.
  • floor space — an area on the floor of a premises where objects may be placed
  • floppy disc — (spelling)   It's "floppy disk", not like "compact disc".
  • floppy disk — Computers. a thin plastic disk coated with magnetic material, on which computer data and programs can be stored for later retrieval.
  • floral park — a city on W Long Island, in SE New York.
  • flower shop — a shop where flowers and pot plants are sold
  • fluorophore — (biochemistry) A molecule or functional group which is capable of fluorescence.
  • fluoroscope — a tube or box fitted with a screen coated with a fluorescent substance, used for viewing objects, especially deep body structures, by means of x-ray or other radiation.
  • fluoroscopy — the use of or examination by means of a fluoroscope.
  • flying-spot — denoting an electronic system in which a rapidly moving spot of light is used to encode or decode data, for example to obtain a television signal by scanning a photographic film or slide
  • focal depth — lens: distance of sharp focus
  • focal plane — a plane through a focal point and normal to the axis of a lens, mirror, or other optical system. Compare principal plane.
  • focal point — Also called principal focus. Optics. either of two points on the axis of a mirror, lens, or other optical system, one point being such that rays diverging from it are deviated parallel to the axis upon refraction or reflection by the system and the other point being such that rays parallel to the axis of the system converge to the point upon refraction or reflection by the system.
  • folding top — A folding top is a soft roof of a vehicle that can be folded down or removed.
  • food parcel — parcels of food prepared and sent, esp by charitable organizations, to people in need
  • food pollen — infertile pollen produced by some plants that attracts insects and thus aids pollination
  • fools' lisp — A small Scheme interpreter by Jonathan Lee <[email protected]>. Version 1.3.2 is R4RS conformant. It runs on Sun-3, Sun-4, Decstation, VAX (Ultrix), Sequent, Apollo.
  • foot patrol — an assigned or habitual round or route, as of a police officer or sentry
  • for example — as an example, by way of illustration
  • forcepslike — Resembling a forceps.
  • foreglimpse — a revelation or glimpse of the future.
  • foretopsail — (nautical) the sail draped from the foretopmast.
  • fowler flap — a flap normally forming a part of the trailing edge of an airplane wing, capable of being moved backward and rotated downward in order to increase lift through increased camber and wing area.
  • francophile — friendly to or having a strong liking for France or the French.
  • freedpeople — Plural form of freedperson.
  • funemployed — without a paid job but enjoying the free time: Ask one of your funemployed friends to come along with you.
  • galeophobia — The fear of sharks.
  • gallup poll — a representative sampling of public opinion or public awareness concerning a certain subject or issue.
  • gang plough — a plough having two or more shares, coulters, and mouldboards designed to work simultaneously
  • genioplasty — Mentoplasty.
  • genotypical — the genetic makeup of an organism or group of organisms with reference to a single trait, set of traits, or an entire complex of traits.
  • geophysical — the branch of geology that deals with the physics of the earth and its atmosphere, including oceanography, seismology, volcanology, and geomagnetism.
  • geopolitics — the study or the application of the influence of political and economic geography on the politics, national power, foreign policy, etc., of a state.
  • gerontophil — experiencing sexual attraction to old people
  • glamourpuss — a glamorous person, esp a woman
  • glaucophane — a sodium-rich monoclinic mineral of the amphibole family, usually metamorphic.
  • glide slope — the angle that the glidepath of an aircraft or spacecraft makes with the horizontal.
  • gloss paint — Gloss paint is paint that forms a shiny surface when it dries.
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