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11-letter words containing p, o, t, i

  • 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
  • plainstones — the pavement or a paved area in a town or city
  • platforming — a process for reforming petroleum using a platinum catalyst
  • platinotype — a process of printing positives in which a platinum salt is used, rather than the usual silver salts, in order to make a more permanent print.
  • playstation — (games, hardware)   The leading family of games consoles, from Sony Corporation consisting of the original Playstation (PS1) and the Playstation 2 (PS2). The basic Playstations consist of a small box containing the processor and a DVD reader, with video outputs to connect to a TV, sockets for two game controllers, and a socket for one or two memory cards. The PS2 also has USB sockets. The PS2 can run PS1 software because the PS2's I/O processor is the same as the PS1's CPU.
  • pleiotropic — the phenomenon of one gene being responsible for or affecting more than one phenotypic characteristic.
  • pleistocene — noting or pertaining to the epoch forming the earlier half of the Quaternary Period, beginning about two million years ago and ending 10,000 years ago, characterized by widespread glacial ice and the advent of modern humans.
  • plenipotent — invested with or possessing full power.
  • plough into — If something, for example a car, ploughs into something else, it goes out of control and crashes violently into it.
  • plumb joint — (in sheet metal work) a soldered lap joint.
  • pluripotent — (of a cell) capable of developing into any type of cell or tissue except those that form a placenta or embryo: pluripotent stem cells.
  • plutocratic — of, relating to, or characterized by a plutocracy or plutocrats.
  • plutologist — a person who has expertise in plutology
  • 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
  • pn junction — the boundary between two regions in a single crystal of a semiconductor: one region contains an electron acceptor and the other an electron donor
  • pneumonitis — inflammation of the lung caused by a virus or exposure to irritating substances.
  • pocket-size — small enough to fit conveniently into one's pocket.
  • pocketknife — a knife with one or more blades that fold into the handle, suitable for carrying in the pocket.
  • podetiiform — shaped like a podetium.
  • poetic edda — either of two old Icelandic literary works, one a collection of poems on mythical and religious subjects (or) erroneously attributed to Saemund Sigfusson (c1055–1133), the other a collection of ancient Scandinavian myths and legends, rules and theories of versification, poems, etc. (or) compiled and written in part by Snorri Sturluson (1179–1241).
  • poikilocyte — an abnormally shaped red blood cell
  • point after — a score given for a successful kick between the goalposts and above the crossbar, following a touchdown
  • point count — a method of evaluating the strength of a hand by assigning a numerical value to high cards and to certain combinations and distributions of cards in the hand.
  • point coupe — Also called cutwork. a process for producing lace in which predetermined threads in the ground material are cut and removed in order to provide open areas for the insertion of ornamental patterns.
  • point group — a class of crystals determined by a combination of their symmetry elements, all crystals left unchanged by a given set of symmetry elements being placed in the same class.
  • point guard — Basketball. the guard who directs the team's offense from the point.
  • 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.
  • pointy-head — stupid; idiotic.
  • 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.
  • police motu — a pidginized version of the Motu language, used as a lingua franca in Papua, originally chiefly by the police
  • policy term — The policy term is the lifetime of an insurance policy.
  • policy unit — a body of political advisors to the British Prime Minister
  • 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.
  • poll rating — a measurement of a politician's popularity among the electorate, obtained by canvassing a representative sample of people
  • pollination — the transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma.
  • poltergeist — a ghost or spirit supposed to manifest its presence by noises, knockings, etc.
  • polyactinal — possessing many rays
  • polyandrist — a woman who practices or favors polyandry.
  • polycentric — having many centers, especially of power or importance: the polycentric world of banking.
  • polycrotism — a polycrotic condition
  • polygenetic — Biology. relating to or exhibiting polygenesis.
  • polyglotism — able to speak or write several languages; multilingual.
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