9-letter words containing p, r, o, l, i
- prosodial — of or relating to prosody
- purloined — to take dishonestly; steal; filch; pilfer.
- purloiner — to take dishonestly; steal; filch; pilfer.
- pyridoxal — a naturally occurring derivative of pyridoxine that is a precursor of a coenzyme (pyridoxal phosphate) involved in several enzymic reactions. Formula: (CH2OH)(CHO)C5HN(OH)(CH3)
- pyrolysis — the subjection of organic compounds to very high temperatures.
- pyroxylic — resulting from the action of fire on wood
- pyroxylin — a nitrocellulose compound containing fewer nitrate groups than guncotton, used in the manufacture of artificial silk, leather, oilcloth, etc.
- rantipole — wild, reckless, boisterous
- raptorial — preying upon other animals; predatory.
- recompile — to put together (documents, selections, or other materials) in one book or work.
- repletion — the condition of being abundantly supplied or filled; fullness.
- repolling — a sampling or collection of opinions on a subject, taken from either a selected or a random group of persons, as for the purpose of analysis.
- reptiloid — having the form or shape of a reptile
- repulsion — the act of repulsing or the state of being repulsed.
- rheophile — an organism that likes to live in flowing water
- rhopalism — the art, skill, or incidence of writing rhopalic verse
- ridgepole — the horizontal timber or member at the top of a roof, to which the upper ends of the rafters are fastened.
- rompingly — in a romping manner
- rompishly — in a rompish manner
- saprobial — relating to saprobity
- saprolite — soft, disintegrated, usually more or less decomposed rock remaining in its original place.
- slip form — a form into which concrete is poured that can be slowly moved and reused in construction, as of a pavement or a building.
- slip road — A slip road is a road which cars use to drive on and off a motorway.
- slipcover — a cover of cloth or other material for a piece of furniture, as an upholstered chair or sofa, made so as to be easily removable.
- sloop rig — gaff-topsail catfish.
- soleprint — a print of the sole of a foot: often used in hospitals for identifying infants.
- sperm oil — a yellow, thin, water-insoluble liquid obtained from the sperm whale, used chiefly as a lubricant in light machinery, as watches, clocks, and scientific apparatus.
- spillover — the act of spilling over.
- spoil for — If you are spoiling for a fight, you are very eager for it to happen.
- spoliator — a plunderer
- sporeling — Botany, Mycology. the young individual developed from a spore.
- sporidial — relating or belonging to one or more sporidia
- strap-oil — a beating
- supercoil — superhelix.
- terpineol — any of several unsaturated, cyclic, tertiary alcohols having the formula C 10 H 18 O, occurring in nature in many essential oils or prepared synthetically: used chiefly in the manufacture of perfumes.
- top-liner — an entertainer who is important enough to be the star of a show
- tripleton — (especially in bridge) a set of three cards of the same suit in a hand as dealt.
- triploidy — the condition of being triploid
- tropeolin — any of a number of orange or yellow azo dyes of complex molecular structure.
- turkophil — a person who favors or admires Turkey, Turkish customs, or Turks.
- turophile — a connoisseur or lover of cheese.
- uropygial — of or relating to the uropygium.
- whip roll — a roller, located at the back of a loom, that guides the warp ends as they come up from the warp beam on their way to the harness.
- whirlpool — water in swift, circular motion, as that produced by the meeting of opposing currents, often causing a downward spiraling action.
- willpower — control of one's impulses and actions; self-control.