11-letter words containing p, o, t, e
- ketopentose — (carbohydrate) A pentose that is also a ketose.
- kinetograph — a camera for taking pictures for a kinetoscope.
- kinetoplast — A mass of mitochondrial DNA lying close to the nucleus in some flagellate protozoa.
- kinetoscope — an early motion-picture device, invented by Edison, in which the film passed behind a peephole for viewing by a single viewer.
- kleptocracy — a government or state in which those in power exploit national resources and steal; rule by a thief or thieves.
- kleptocrats — Plural form of kleptocrat.
- kleptomania — an irresistible impulse to steal, stemming from emotional disturbance rather than economic need.
- knife-point — the sharp tip of a knife.
- knifepoints — Plural form of knifepoint.
- knotty pine — pine wood with many knots
- laparectomy — excision of strips of the abdominal wall and suturing of the wounds so as to correct laxity of the abdominal muscles.
- lappet moth — a large purple-brown hairy eggar moth, Gastropacha quercifolia, whose grey furry caterpillars have lappets on each flank
- last gospel — in the order of service for the Mass, the final reading of a Gospel lesson.
- lepidoptera — the order comprising the lepidopterous insects.
- lepidoptery — the branch of zoology dealing with butterflies and moths.
- lepromatous — the swollen lesion of leprosy.
- leptocercal — having a long thin tail
- leptodactyl — leptodactylous
- leptokurtic — (of a frequency distribution) being more concentrated about the mean than the corresponding normal distribution.
- leptospiral — relating to, caused by, or characteristic of leptospires
- letter drop — (in a door or partition) a slot through which letters can be pushed.
- leucoplasts — Plural form of leucoplast.
- light opera — operetta.
- lipopeptide — (biochemistry) An organic compound of lipids and peptides.
- lipoprotein — any of the class of proteins that contain a lipid combined with a simple protein.
- lister-plow — Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
- lithopedion — (medical) A calcium-encased foetus that occurs in ectopic abdominal pregnancies when the foetus dies and is not reabsorbed by the maternal body, whereby the maternal system encases the foreign body (foetus) in calcium to isolate it.
- lithophytes — Plural form of lithophyte.
- lithosphere — the solid portion of the earth (distinguished from atmosphere, hydrosphere).
- liver spots — a form of chloasma in which irregularly shaped light-brown spots occur on the skin.
- lobster pot — a trap for catching lobsters, typically a box made of wooden slats with a funnellike entrance to the bait.
- logotherapy — (psychotherapy) A therapy that involves finding the meaning of one's life.
- lone parent — a parent who is not married and does not have a partner, who is bringing up a child or children
- lost pleiad — See under Pleiades (def 1).
- love potion — a magical potion believed to arouse love or sexual passion toward a specified person, especially the person offering it.
- low-pitched — pitched in a low register or key: a low-pitched aria for the basso.
- low-protein — Low-protein substances contain very little protein.
- lower egypt — Arab Republic of. a republic in NE Africa. 386,198 sq. mi. (1,000,252 sq. km). Capital: Cairo. Formerly (1958–71) United Arab Republic.
- luteotropic — affecting the corpus luteum.
- luteotropin — prolactin.
- lycanthrope — a person affected with lycanthropy.
- lymphocytes — Plural form of lymphocyte.
- macrophytes — Plural form of macrophyte.
- madreporite — a sievelike plate in certain echinoderms, through which water passes into the vascular system.
- magpie moth — a geometrid moth, Abraxas grossulariata, showing variable patterning in black on white or yellow, whose looper larvae attack currant and gooseberry bushes. The paler clouded magpie is A. sylvata
- master copy — an original copy, stencil, tape, etc, from which duplicates are made
- mecopterans — Plural form of mecopteran.
- mecopterous — belonging or pertaining to the insect order Mecoptera, comprising the scorpionflies and hangingflies.
- megaphonist — Someone who uses a megaphone.
- megapolitan — of, relating to, or characteristic of a megalopolis.