11-letter words containing p, o, l
- plutonomist — a person who studies or has expertise in plutonomy
- pluviometer — rain gauge.
- plyometrics — a system of exercise in which the muscles are repeatedly stretched and suddenly contracted
- podophyllin — a resin, occurring as a light brown to greenish amorphous powder, obtained from podophyllum, and used in medicine chiefly as a cathartic and, locally, in the treatment of genital warts.
- podophyllum — the dried rhizome of the May apple, Podophyllum peltatum, from which podophyllin is derived.
- poetry slam — a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- poikilocyte — an abnormally shaped red blood cell
- point-blank — aimed or fired straight at the mark especially from close range; direct.
- pointillism — a theory and technique developed by the neo-impressionists, based on the principle that juxtaposed dots of pure color, as blue and yellow, are optically mixed into the resulting hue, as green, by the viewer.
- poison pill — a pellet of a quick-acting poison, as cyanide, for a spy to carry in order to commit suicide when faced with capture or torture.
- polar angle — Usually, polar coordinates. one of two coordinates used to locate a point in a plane by the length of its radius vector and the angle this vector makes with the polar axis (polar angle)
- polar front — Meteorology. the variable frontal zone of middle latitudes separating air masses of polar and tropical origin.
- polar orbit — a spacecraft orbit that passes over, or close to, the geographic poles of the earth or some other celestial body.
- polarimeter — an instrument for measuring the amount of light received from a given source as a function of its state of polarization.
- polariscope — an instrument for measuring or exhibiting the polarization of light or for examining substances in polarized light, often to determine stress and strain in glass and other substances.
- polarizable — to cause polarization in.
- polarograph — a device for analysing ions in solution by using an electrolytic cell with a very small cathode
- pole hammer — a shafted weapon having a spiked hammer head.
- poles apart — each of the extremities of the axis of the earth or of any spherical body.
- police cell — a small, secure room in a police station where criminals are detained temporarily
- police motu — a pidginized version of the Motu language, used as a lingua franca in Papua, originally chiefly by the police
- police work — the everyday duties of police officers, esp the investigation of criminal activities
- policewoman — a female member of a police force or body.
- policy loan — a loan made by a life-insurance company to a policyholder with the cash value of the policy serving as security.
- policy term — The policy term is the lifetime of an insurance policy.
- policy unit — a body of political advisors to the British Prime Minister
- policy wonk — a person who studies or makes political policies, esp one who has a strong enthusiasm for technical details
- policymaker — a person responsible for making policy, especially in government.
- policyowner — policyholder.
- poliorcetic — relating to the besieging of cities
- politbureau — (often lowercase) the executive committee and chief policymaking body of a Communist Party.
- politically — of, relating to, or concerned with politics: political writers.
- politicized — to bring a political character or flavor to; make political: to politicize a private dispute.
- politicking — activity undertaken for political reasons or ends, as campaigning for votes before an election, making speeches, etc., or otherwise promoting oneself or one's policies.
- polkadotted — a dot or round spot (printed, woven, or embroidered) repeated to form a pattern on a textile fabric.
- poll parrot — polly.
- poll rating — a measurement of a politician's popularity among the electorate, obtained by canvassing a representative sample of people
- pollakiuria — abnormally frequent urination.
- pollen tube — the protoplasmic tube that is extruded from a germinating pollen grain and grows toward the ovule.
- pollination — the transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma.
- polling day — date of election voting
- polonnaruwa — a town in E central Sri Lanka: Buddhist ruins.
- poltergeist — a ghost or spirit supposed to manifest its presence by noises, knockings, etc.
- poltroonery — a wretched coward; craven.
- polyactinal — possessing many rays
- polyalcohol — polyol.
- polyamorous — noting or relating to polyamory, the practice or condition of participating simultaneously in more than one serious romantic or sexual relationship with the knowledge and consent of all partners.
- polyandrist — a woman who practices or favors polyandry.
- polyandrous — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or practicing polyandry; polyandric.
- polyangular — multangular; multiangular.