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11-letter words containing p, o, l

  • physiolatry — the worship of nature
  • physiologic — of or relating to physiology.
  • physiologus — an ancient Greek book containing stories and tales with moral content about real and mythical animals
  • phytoalexin — any of a class of plant compounds that accumulate at the site of invading microorganisms and confer resistance to disease.
  • phytosterol — Biochemistry. any of various sterols obtained from plants.
  • piano stool — adjustable stool used by pianist
  • pictorially — pertaining to, expressed in, or of the nature of a picture.
  • pierre loti — Pierre [pyer] /pyɛr/ (Show IPA), (Louis Marie Julien Viaud) 1850–1923, French novelist.
  • 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
  • pill bottle — a small bottle that pills are kept in
  • pill popper — a person who takes pills regularly and in quantity.
  • pillow lace — bobbin lace.
  • pillow lava — lava in the form of an agglomeration of rounded, pillow-shaped masses, the result of subaqueous or subglacial volcanic eruption.
  • pillow sham — an ornamental cover laid over a bed pillow.
  • pillow slip — A pillow slip is the same as a pillowcase.
  • pillow talk — private conversation, endearments, or confidences exchanged in bed or in intimate circumstances between spouses or lovers.
  • 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 chart — any of a number of charts issued to mariners by the U.S. Hydrographic Office and showing meteorological, hydrographic, and navigational conditions prevailing, or likely to prevail, subsequent to the date of issue in some part of the world: issued monthly for most areas.
  • pilot cloth — a type of thick blue cloth used esp to make sailor's coats
  • pilot error — (jargon)   (Sun, from aviation) A user's misconfiguration or misuse of a piece of software, producing apparently bug-like results. E.g. "Joe Luser reported a bug in sendmail that causes it to generate bogus headers." "That's not a bug, that's pilot error. His "sendmail.cf" is hosed." Compare UBD.
  • pilot house — an enclosed structure on the deck of a ship from which it can be navigated.
  • pilot light — Also called pilot, pilot burner. a small flame kept burning continuously, as in a gas stove or furnace, to relight the main gas burners whenever necessary or desired.
  • pilot plant — an experimental industrial plant in which processes or techniques planned for use in full-scale operation are tested in advance.
  • pilot raise — a small raise intended to be enlarged later.
  • pilot study — trial done for research
  • pilot whale — a small, common whale, Globicephala sieboldii, of tropical and temperate seas, having a bulbous head.
  • 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.
  • piscatology — the art or science of fishing.
  • piscatorial — of or relating to fishermen or fishing: a piscatory treaty.
  • piscicolous — (of an organism) living on or in fishes
  • pistol grip — a handle or grip, as of a rifle or saw, shaped like the butt of a pistol.
  • pistol shot — a shot fired from a pistol
  • pistol-whip — to beat or hit (someone) repeatedly with a pistol, especially in the head and shoulder area.
  • 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)
  • pixellation — in computer graphics and digital photography, to cause (an image) to break up into pixels, as by overenlarging the image: When enlarging a photograph, first increase the resolution to avoid pixelating it.
  • placeholder — Mathematics, Logic. a symbol in an expression that may be replaced by the name of any element of the set.
  • plagioclase — any of the feldspar minerals varying in composition from acidic albite, NaAlSi 3 O 8 , to basic anorthite, CaAl 2 Si 2 O 8 , found in most igneous rocks: shows twinning striations on good cleavage surfaces.
  • plagiostome — (of fish) belonging to the genus Plagiostomi, which includes sharks and rays, characterized by a transverse mouth with the jaw suspended from the skull
  • plain flour — ground wheat with no raising agent
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