9-letter words containing p, o, l
- octaploid — an organism that consists of eight groups or sets of chromosomes
- octoploid — (genetics) having eight complete sets of chromosomes in a single cell.
- octuplets — Plural form of octuplet.
- octupling — Present participle of octuple.
- oedipally — in an oedipal manner
- oenophile — a person who enjoys wines, usually as a connoisseur.
- oenophily — a liking for or expert knowledge of wine
- oil paint — oil color.
- oil patch — an area in which oil is produced.
- oil press — a device for extracting oil from plant material, esp. olives
- oil spill — an accidental release of oil into a body of water, as from a tanker, offshore drilling rig, or underwater pipeline, often presenting a hazard to marine life and the environment.
- oil-paper — a paper made waterproof and translucent by treatment with oil.
- oil-plant — any of several plants, as the castor-oil plant or sesame, the seeds of which yield an oil.
- oleograph — a chromolithograph printed in oil colors on canvas or cloth.
- oligopoly — the market condition that exists when there are few sellers, as a result of which they can greatly influence price and other market factors. Compare duopoly, monopoly (def 1).
- olympiads — Plural form of olympiad.
- omphaloid — resembling or similar to the navel
- on parole — If a prisoner is on parole, he or she is released before the official end of their prison sentence and will not be sent back to prison if their behaviour is good.
- on patrol — monitoring an area
- opa-locka — a town in S Florida.
- opalesced — Simple past tense and past participle of opalesce.
- opalesces — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of opalesce.
- opalizing — Present participle of opalize.
- opelousas — a city in S Louisiana.
- open call — an audition, especially for actors or dancers, open to anyone wishing to try out.
- open goal — a goal which is left open or undefended
- open look — (operating system) A graphical user interface and window manager from Sun and AT&T.
- open loop — a control system in which an input alters the output, but the output has no feedback loop and therefore no effect on the input.
- open plan — a floor plan without fully enclosed spaces for distinct rooms.
- open-line — (of a radio or TV show) maintaining open telephone lines to permit listeners or viewers to phone a program with comments, questions, requests, etc.; call-in.
- open-plan — a floor plan without fully enclosed spaces for distinct rooms.
- operantly — In an operant manner.
- opercular — Botany, Zoology. a part or organ serving as a lid or cover, as a covering flap on a seed vessel.
- operculum — Botany, Zoology. a part or organ serving as a lid or cover, as a covering flap on a seed vessel.
- operosely — In an operose manner.
- ophiolite — an assemblage of mafic igneous rocks representing remnants of former oceanic crust.
- ophiology — the branch of herpetology dealing with snakes.
- opodeldoc — a medical liniment made by mixing soap, alcohol, and essential oils
- oppilated — Simple past tense and past participle of oppilate.
- opposable — capable of being placed opposite to something else: the opposable thumb of primates.
- opthalmic — Misspelling of ophthalmic.
- optically — of, relating to, or applying optics or the principles of optics.
- optimally — optimum (def 3).
- opulently — In an opulent manner.
- opuscules — Plural form of opuscule.
- opusculum — opuscule.
- otoplasty — plastic surgery of the external ear.
- out-pupil — a student sent to a different school than the one he or she would normally attend
- outgallop — to gallop faster than or overtake by galloping
- outpeople — to rid (a country) of its people