11-letter words containing p, o, l
- 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.
- perilla oil — a light yellow oil, obtained from the seeds of mints of the genus Perilla, used in Asia as a cooking oil and elsewhere in the manufacture of varnish, printing ink, and artificial leather.
- periodontal — of or relating to the periodontium.
- perissology — the use of a superfluity of words; an expression of something using more words than necessary
- perlocution — (of a speech act) producing an effect upon the listener, as in persuading, frightening, amusing, or causing the listener to act.
- peroxisomal — of or relating to a peroxisome; of the nature of a peroxisome
- 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.
- pervouralsk — a city in the central RSFSR, in the Ural Mountains in Asia.
- pestologist — a person who analyses and researches pests and how to get rid of them
- petalomania — the condition in which a flower has proportionately more petals than is normal
- petrodollar — profits made from oil exports
- petroglyphy — the skill or procedure of making rock carvings
- petrol bomb — Molotov cocktail.
- petrol pump — a device at a filling station that is used to deliver petrol to the tank of a car and which displays the quantity, quality, and usually the cost of the petrol delivered
- 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.
- philoctetes — Classical Mythology. a noted archer and squire of Hercules. Bitten by a snake and abandoned on an island because of his festering wound, he was at length brought by the Greeks to Troy, where he recovered and later killed Paris.
- philography — the collecting of autographs, especially those of famous persons.
- philologian — a philologist.
- philologist — the study of literary texts and of written records, the establishment of their authenticity and their original form, and the determination of their meaning.
- philomathic — relating to or enjoying the process of learning new facts and acquiring new knowledge
- philosopher — a person who offers views or theories on profound questions in ethics, metaphysics, logic, and other related fields.
- philosophes — any of the popular French intellectuals or social philosophers of the 18th century, as Diderot, Rousseau, or Voltaire.
- philosophic — of or relating to philosophy: philosophical studies.
- phitsanulok — a city in central Thailand.
- phlebectomy — the surgical excision of a vein or part of a vein
- phlebograph — an instrument for recording the venous pulse.
- phlebotomic — of or noting phlebotomy.
- 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.
- photo album — bound book for photos
- photoflight — pertaining to a flight made for the purpose of aerial photography.
- photoglyphy — the art or process of engraving using the action of light
- photophilic — of or relating to an organism, as a plant, that is receptive to, seeks, or thrives in light.
- phraseology — manner or style of verbal expression; characteristic language: legal phraseology.
- phycologist — the branch of botany dealing with algae.
- phylloclade — a flattened stem or branch having the function of a leaf.
- phyllomania — the production of leaves in abnormal numbers or places.
- phyllophore — the terminal bud of a stem, especially of the stem of a palm.
- phylloplane — the surface of a leaf considered as a habitat, esp for microorganisms
- phyllotaxis — phyllotaxy.
- physiolater — somebody who worships nature