8-letter words containing t, i, p, l
- philomot — having the same colour as that of a dead leaf
- philtrum — Anatomy. the vertical groove on the surface of the upper lip, below the septum of the nose.
- phthalic — of or derived from phthalic acid.
- phthalin — any of a group of compounds obtained by the reduction of the phthaleins.
- phyletic — of, relating to, or based on the evolutionary history of a group of organisms; phylogenetic.
- phyllite — a slaty rock, the cleavage planes of which have a luster imparted by minute scales of mica.
- piblokto — a culture-specific syndrome occurring among traditional Eskimo women, characterized by an outburst of cries or screams, the removal of clothing, and seeming possession by a bird or animal spirit.
- pictural — a picture
- pieplant — the edible rhubarb, Rheum rhabarbarum.
- pilaster — a shallow rectangular feature projecting from a wall, having a capital and base and usually imitating the form of a column.
- pileated — crested.
- pilewort — Also called fireweed. a weedy composite plant, Erechtites hieracifolia, having narrow flower heads enclosed in green bracts.
- pillaret — a small pillar.
- pillwort — a small Eurasian water fern, Pilularia globulifera, with globular spore-producing bodies and grasslike leaves
- pilotage — the process of directing the movement of a ship or aircraft by visual or electronic observations of recognizable landmarks.
- piloting — a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- pilotis' — a column of iron, steel, or reinforced concrete supporting a building above an open ground level.
- pilotman — a railway worker who directed trains through hazardous stretches of track
- pintable — a pinball machine
- pisolite — limestone composed of rounded concretions about the size of a pea.
- pisolith — a pea-size calcareous concretion, larger than an oolith, aggregates of which constitute a pisolite.
- pistolet — a small gun
- pit bull — American Staffordshire terrier.
- pitchily — in a pitchy manner
- pithball — a small ball of pith suspended on a thread inside an early type of electroscope that would indicate the presence and strength of electric charge in an object near or touching it
- pithless — (of citrus fruit or peel) without any pith
- pithlike — similar to pith
- pitiable — evoking or deserving pity; lamentable: pitiable, homeless children.
- pitiably — evoking or deserving pity; lamentable: pitiable, homeless children.
- pitiless — feeling or showing no pity; merciless: pitiless criticism of his last novel.
- pixelate — in computer graphics and digital photography, to cause (an image) to break up into pixels, as by overenlarging the image: When enlarging a photograph, first increase the resolution to avoid pixelating it.
- pixilate — in computer graphics and digital photography, to cause (an image) to break up into pixels, as by overenlarging the image: When enlarging a photograph, first increase the resolution to avoid pixelating it.
- placitum — a plea made in court on behalf of a person or group
- plainant — a plaintiff
- plaister — plaster.
- plaiting — a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- planetic — of, relating to, or caused by a planet
- plantain — any plant of the genus Plantago, especially P. major, a weed with large, spreading leaves close to the ground and long, slender spikes of small flowers.
- planting — any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
- plastics — made of plastic.
- platinic — of or containing platinum, especially in the tetravalent state.
- platino- — of, relating to, containing, or resembling platinum
- platinum — Chemistry. a heavy, grayish-white, highly malleable and ductile metallic element, resistant to most chemicals, practically unoxidizable except in the presence of bases, and fusible only at extremely high temperatures: used for making chemical and scientific apparatus, as a catalyst in the oxidation of ammonia to nitric acid, and in jewelry. Symbol: Pt; atomic weight: 195.09; atomic number: 78; specific gravity: 21.5 at 20°C.
- platonic — of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or his doctrines: the Platonic philosophy of ideal forms.
- platting — a plait or braid.
- plaudite — a request for applause following a show or production
- plaudits — an enthusiastic expression of approval: Her portrayal of Juliet won the plaudits of the critics.
- playlist — a list of the recordings to be played on the radio during a particular program or time period, often including their sequence, duration, etc.
- playsuit — a sports costume for women and children, usually consisting of shorts and a shirt, worn as beachwear, for tennis, etc.
- playtime — time for play or recreation.