9-letter words containing p, t, i, l, o
- prolactin — an anterior pituitary polypeptide hormone that stimulates lactation by the mammary glands at parturition in mammals, the activity of the crop in birds, and in some mammalian species the production of progesterone by the corpus luteum.
- prolation — the time relationship between a semibreve and a minim in mensural notation.
- prolative — functioning to complete the predicate
- proleptic — Rhetoric. the anticipation of possible objections in order to answer them in advance.
- prolixity — extended to great, unnecessary, or tedious length; long and wordy.
- prologist — a prologue writer or performer
- propylite — a hydrothermally altered andesite or allied rock containing secondary minerals, as calcite, chlorite, serpentine, or epidote.
- ptolemaic — of or relating to Ptolemy or his system of astronomy.
- ptolemies — (Claudius Ptolemaeus) flourished a.d. 127–151, Hellenistic mathematician, astronomer, and geographer in Alexandria.
- ptolemy i — (surnamed Soter) 367?–280 b.c, ruler of Egypt 323–285: founder of Macedonian dynasty in Egypt.
- pull into — When a vehicle or driver pulls into a place, the vehicle moves into the place and stops there.
- pulsation — the act of pulsating; beating or throbbing.
- punctilio — a fine point, particular, or detail, as of conduct, ceremony, or procedure.
- rantipole — wild, reckless, boisterous
- raptorial — preying upon other animals; predatory.
- repletion — the condition of being abundantly supplied or filled; fullness.
- reptiloid — having the form or shape of a reptile
- saprolite — soft, disintegrated, usually more or less decomposed rock remaining in its original place.
- scapolite — any of a group of minerals of variable composition, essentially silicates of aluminum, calcium, and sodium, occurring as massive aggregates or tetragonal crystals.
- scotophil — living and flourishing in darkness.
- sepiolite — meerschaum (def 1).
- septimole — a group of seven musical notes to be played in the same space of time as either four or six
- simpleton — an ignorant, foolish, or silly person.
- sky pilot — a member of the clergy, especially a chaplain of the armed forces.
- sky-pilot — a member of the clergy, especially a chaplain of the armed forces.
- slo pitch — slow pitch
- slo-pitch — a type of softball with ten players per side and in which each pitch must travel in an arc from three to ten feet high.
- soleprint — a print of the sole of a foot: often used in hospitals for identifying infants.
- solipsist — Philosophy. the theory that only the self exists, or can be proved to exist.
- spill out — overflow
- spilosite — a form of slate
- split off — separate from group
- split-off — the act of separating or splitting away from something else.
- spoliator — a plunderer
- spot line — a rope or wire hung from a specific place on the gridiron for flying a piece of scenery that could not be flied by the existing battens.
- spotlight — a strong, focused light thrown upon a particular spot, as on a small area of a stage or in a television studio, for making some object, person, or group especially conspicuous.
- stockpile — a supply of material, as a pile of gravel in road maintenance.
- stoplight — traffic light.
- strap-oil — a beating
- stylopize — (of a stylops) to parasitize (a host)
- telepoint — a system providing a place where a cordless telephone can be connected to a telephone network
- 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.
- tide pool — tidal pool.
- tidepools — tidal pool.
- tocopilla — a seaport in N Chile.
- top-liner — an entertainer who is important enough to be the star of a show
- topically — pertaining to or dealing with matters of current or local interest: a topical reference.
- toppingly — excellently; wonderfully
- toxophily — a devotee of archery; archer.
- tripleton — (especially in bridge) a set of three cards of the same suit in a hand as dealt.