8-letter words containing p, t, o, l
- polygoth — (language) A distributed language integrating classes with a parallel block structure, including multiprocedures and fragments.
- polymath — a person of great learning in several fields of study; polyhistor.
- polytene — denoting a type of giant-size chromosome consisting of many replicated genes in parallel, found esp in Drosophila larvae
- polyteny — the condition of being polytene
- polytomy — the act or process of dividing into more than three parts.
- polytype — a crystal occurring in more than one form
- poncelet — Jean Victor [zhahn veek-tawr] /ʒɑ̃ vikˈtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1788–1867, French mathematician.
- ponytail — an arrangement of the hair in a long lock drawn tightly against the back of the head and cinched so as to hang loosely.
- popstrel — a young, attractive female pop star
- populate — to inhabit; live in; be the inhabitants of.
- populist — a member of the People's party.
- portable — portability
- portably — capable of being transported or conveyed: a portable stage.
- portaloo — a portable toilet
- porterly — pertaining to or characteristic of a porter
- porthole — a round, windowlike opening with a hinged, watertight glass cover in the side of a vessel for admitting air and light. Compare port4 (def 1).
- portland — a seaport in NW Oregon, at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers.
- portlast — the gunnel of a ship
- portless — a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
- portolan — a book of sailing charts with notations on coasts, harbours, etc
- portugal — a republic in SW Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula, W of Spain. (Including the Azores and the Madeira Islands) 35,414 sq. mi. (91,720 sq. km). Capital: Lisbon.
- postanal — of, pertaining to, involving, or near the anus.
- posthole — a hole dug in the earth for setting in the end of a post, as for a fence.
- postical — (of the position of plant parts) behind another part; posterior
- postlude — a concluding piece or movement.
- postmill — a windmill with machinery mounted on a frame that turns in its entirety to face the wind.
- postoral — uttered by the mouth; spoken: oral testimony.
- postquel — POSTGRES QUERy Language. The language used by the POSTGRES database system.
- postural — the relative disposition of the parts of something.
- pot luck — food or a meal that happens to be available without special preparation or purchase: to take potluck with a friend.
- potbelly — a distended or protuberant belly.
- potently — powerful; mighty: a potent fighting force.
- potholed — A potholed road has a lot of potholes in it.
- potholer — an explorer of caves; spelunker.
- potlatch — (among American Indians of the northern Pacific coast, especially the Kwakiutl) a ceremonial festival at which gifts are bestowed on the guests and property is destroyed by its owner in a show of wealth that the guests later attempt to surpass.
- pottable — (of a snooker ball) able to be potted
- poultice — a soft, moist mass of cloth, bread, meal, herbs, etc., applied hot as a medicament to the body.
- poyntell — a pavement of tile mosaic forming an abstract design.
- poyntill — pointel.
- preallot — to allot in advance
- premoult — occurring in the period before an animal moults
- prometal — a type of cast iron with high heat resistance
- promptly — done, performed, delivered, etc., at once or without delay: a prompt reply.
- pronotal — relating to an insect's pronotum
- prostyle — (of a classical temple) having a portico on the front with the columns in front of the antae.
- protocal — (spelling) It's spelled "protocol".
- protocol — the customs and regulations dealing with diplomatic formality, precedence, and etiquette.
- protolog — the original description of a species, genus, etc.
- psilotic — of or relating to a disease of the small intestine
- ptilosis — the falling out of eye lashes