9-letter words containing p, o, t, a, l, e
- lager top — a pint or half-pint of lager with a dash of lemonade
- lamproite — (geology) Any of several volcanic rocks having a high potassium content.
- leaf spot — a limited, often circular, discolored, diseased area on a leaf, usually including a central region of necrosis.
- neoplasty — the surgical formation of new tissue structures or repair of damaged structures
- nonstaple — not staple
- nyctalope — a person or animal affected by nyctalopia
- objectpal — Object-oriented database language, part of Borland's MS-Windows version of Paradox.
- operantly — In an operant manner.
- oppilated — Simple past tense and past participle of oppilate.
- outplacer — a person who outplaces ex-employees
- outplayed — Simple past tense and past participle of outplay.
- overplant — to plant more than is necessary or possible to sustain
- paleolith — a paleolithic stone implement.
- pantaleon — a keyboard instrument that preceded the piano
- pantalone — an Italian comic character
- panthenol — pantothenyl alcohol
- pantofles — a slipper.
- papillote — a decorative curled paper placed over the end of the bone of a cutlet or chop.
- pardalote — any of several tiny, short-tailed Australian songbirds of the genus Pardalotus, having short bills and most having brilliant plumage with gemlike specks on the dark upper parts.
- pastorale — an opera, cantata, or the like, with a pastoral subject.
- patrolled — (of a police officer, soldier, etc.) to pass along a road, beat, etc., or around or through a specified area in order to maintain order and security.
- patroller — (of a police officer, soldier, etc.) to pass along a road, beat, etc., or around or through a specified area in order to maintain order and security.
- pearlwort — any caryophyllaceous plant of the genus Sagina, having small white flowers that are spherical in bud
- pectorals — of, in, on, or pertaining to the chest or breast; thoracic.
- pedalboat — a boat that is propelled by operating the pedals, usually one hired for pleasure
- peltation — having the stalk or support attached to the lower surface at a distance from the margin, as a leaf; shield-shaped.
- pentalogy — a combination of five closely related things, esp (in medicine) closely connected symptoms or (in art) related works of art
- percolate — to cause (a liquid) to pass through a porous body; filter.
- petaflops — (unit) 10^15 flops or 1000 teraflops. As with flops, the term ends in S in both the singular and plural as the S stands for seconds. The first computer to perform one petaflops was recorded in June 2008. By June 2012 there were 20.
- petiolate — having a petiole or peduncle.
- petrolage — the addition of petrol to the surface of a body of water to get rid of mosquitoes
- phacolite — a colorless variety of chabazite.
- phenolate — Also called phenoxide. a salt of phenol, as sodium phenolate, C 6 H 5 ONa.
- pivotable — capable of turning on or as if on a pivot
- planetoid — an asteroid.
- plate-dog — a heavy metal plate on which plates, stereos, etc., are locked into position for printing on a rotary press.
- platonize — to follow or adopt the doctrines of Plato.
- pleiotaxy — an increase in the normal number of parts.
- pleonaste — a type of blackish mineral
- pocatello — a city in SE Idaho.
- pointable — able to be pointed or pointed out
- pole mast — a mast on a sailing vessel, consisting of a single piece without separate upper masts.
- pole star — Polaris.
- pole-star — Polaris.
- polianite — a variety of pyrolusite, MnO 2 , having well-developed crystals.
- pollenate — pollinate
- pollinate — to convey pollen to the stigma of (a flower).
- polltaker — a person or organization that conducts polls; pollster.
- polywater — a subtance mistakenly identified as a polymeric form of water, now known to be water containing ions from glass or quartz.
- popliteal — of or relating to the ham, or part of the leg back of the knee.