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9-letter words containing p, o, t, s

  • photomask — an opaque image on a transparent plate that is used to filter light so the image can be transferred, used in photolithography applications
  • photonics — the study and technology of the use of light for the transmission of information.
  • photopsia — a rare disease of the eye's retina that results in the perception of flashes of light
  • photoscan — to study the distribution of a radioactive isotope or radiopaque dye in (a body organ or part) through the use of x-rays.
  • photoshop — (often lowercase) to digitally alter (a photograph or other graphic) using image-editing software such as Photoshop: Her face is nicely Photoshopped in the ad. They’ve photoshopped the car onto an image of a beautiful beach.
  • photostat — a camera for making facsimile copies of documents, drawings, etc., in the form of paper negatives on which the positions of lines, objects, etc., in the originals are maintained.
  • phytosaur — any armored, semiaquatic reptile of the extinct order Phytosauria, of the Mesozoic Era, resembling the crocodile but unrelated, having the nostrils high on the snout and with well-developed hind limbs suggestive of bipedal ancestors.
  • pianolist — a person who plays the Pianola
  • pilotfish — a small, marine fish, Naucrates ductor, often swimming with sharks.
  • pilotless — lacking a pilot or needing no pilot: pilotless aircraft.
  • pipestone — a reddish argillaceous stone used by North American Indians for making tobacco pipes.
  • pirithoüs — a prince of the Lapiths, who accomplished many great deeds with his friend Theseus
  • piscatory — of or relating to fishermen or fishing: a piscatory treaty.
  • pistachio — the nut of a Eurasian tree, Pistacia vera, of the cashew family, containing an edible, greenish kernel.
  • pistoleer — a person, especially a soldier, who uses or is armed with a pistol.
  • pistolero — a member of an armed band of roving mounted bandits.
  • pistolier — a person, especially a soldier, who uses or is armed with a pistol.
  • pistology — the branch of theology dealing with faith.
  • pistorius — Oscar (Leonard Carl), born 1986, South African sprinter in races for below-the-knee amputees; winner of six Paralympic gold medals (2004–2012); found guilty of the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp (1983–2013)
  • pituitous — mucous.
  • plastisol — a dispersion of resin in a plasticizer, forming a liquid or paste that gels when heated.
  • platforms — a horizontal surface or structure with a horizontal surface raised above the level of the surrounding area.
  • platinous — containing bivalent platinum.
  • platonism — the philosophy or doctrines of Plato or his followers.
  • platonist — the philosophy or doctrines of Plato or his followers.
  • plenteous — plentiful; copious; abundant: a plenteous supply of food.
  • pleonaste — a type of blackish mineral
  • pleoptics — the practice of treating the vision defect amblyopia.
  • plotinism — the Neoplatonism of Plotinus.
  • plutonism — the intrusion of magma and associated deep-seated processes within the earth's crust.
  • podcaster — a digital audio or video file or recording, usually part of a themed series, that can be downloaded from a website to a media player or computer: Download or subscribe to daily, one-hour podcasts of our radio show.
  • poetaster — an inferior poet; a writer of indifferent verse.
  • poeticism — a poetic expression that has become hackneyed, forced, or artificial.
  • pogromist — a person who participates in a pogrom
  • point-set — (of spaces) cast in widths that conform to standard point measure.
  • pointless — without a point: a pointless pen.
  • pointsman — a railway switchman.
  • pointwise — occurring at each point of a given set: pointwise convergence.
  • pole mast — a mast on a sailing vessel, consisting of a single piece without separate upper masts.
  • pole star — Polaris.
  • pole-star — Polaris.
  • politesse — formal politeness; courtesy.
  • polyester — Chemistry. a polymer in which the monomer units are linked together by the group –COO–, usually formed by polymerizing a polyhydric alcohol with a polybasic acid: used chiefly in the manufacture of resins, plastics, and textile fibers.
  • polystyle — having many columns.
  • pomposity — the quality of being pompous.
  • pontlevis — a drawbridge.
  • pooterish — characteristic of or resembling the fictional character Pooter, esp in being bourgeois, genteel, or self-important
  • popliteus — a thin, flat, triangular muscle in back of the knee, the action of which assists in bending the knee and in rotating the leg toward the body.
  • port arms — a position in military drill in which one's rifle is held diagonally in front of the body, with the muzzle pointing upward to the left.
  • port dues — the charge for the use of a port
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