11-letter words containing t, o, l, p, a
- polar orbit — a spacecraft orbit that passes over, or close to, the geographic poles of the earth or some other celestial body.
- polarimeter — an instrument for measuring the amount of light received from a given source as a function of its state of polarization.
- poles apart — each of the extremities of the axis of the earth or of any spherical body.
- politbureau — (often lowercase) the executive committee and chief policymaking body of a Communist Party.
- politically — of, relating to, or concerned with politics: political writers.
- polkadotted — a dot or round spot (printed, woven, or embroidered) repeated to form a pattern on a textile fabric.
- poll parrot — polly.
- poll rating — a measurement of a politician's popularity among the electorate, obtained by canvassing a representative sample of people
- pollination — the transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma.
- polyactinal — possessing many rays
- polyandrist — a woman who practices or favors polyandry.
- polycrystal — an object composed of randomly oriented crystals, formed by rapid solidification
- polydactyly — the condition of being polydactyl.
- polygonatum — a plant of the genus Polygonatum
- polysorbate — any of a class of emulsifying and dispersing agents used in various foods and pharmaceutical preparations.
- pontificals — of, relating to, or characteristic of a pontiff; papal.
- port lavaca — a town in S Texas.
- port talbot — a port in SE Wales, in Neath Port Talbot county borough on Swansea Bay: established as a coal port in the mid-19th century; large steelworks; ore terminal. Pop: 35 633 (2001)
- portability — the state or quality of being portable.
- portal vein — the large vein conveying blood to the liver from the veins of the stomach, intestine, spleen, and pancreas.
- post-coital — sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
- post-larval — of, relating to, or in the form of a larva.
- post-racial — characterized by the absence of racial discord, discrimination, or prejudice previously or historically present: post-racial politics; the post-racial era.
- postal card — a card sold by the post office with a stamp already printed on it.
- postal code — British. postcode.
- postal vote — a voting slip that can be filled in at home and sent by post
- postcranial — located posterior to the head.
- postcubital — Anatomy, Zoology. pertaining to, involving, or situated near the cubitus.
- postexilian — being or occurring subsequent to the exile of the Jews in Babylonia 597–538 b.c.
- postglacial — after a given glacial epoch, especially the Pleistocene.
- postholiday — occurring after a holiday
- postillator — a writer of postils; an annotator, a postiller
- postlanding — occurring after a landing (of an aircraft, shuttle, etc)
- postmarital — occurring, effective, or provided after marriage
- postnatally — after birth, following a birth
- postnuptial — subsequent to marriage: postnuptial adjustments.
- postorbital — located behind the orbit or socket of the eye.
- postulating — to ask, demand, or claim.
- postulation — to ask, demand, or claim.
- postulatory — of or relating to a postulate or assumption
- postvocalic — immediately following a vowel.
- pot-valiant — brave only as a result of being drunk.
- potableness — the quality of being potable or drinkable
- potash alum — alum1 (def 1).
- potentially — possibly but not yet actually: potentially useful information.
- potvaliancy — brave only as a result of being drunk.
- potwalloper — (in some boroughs before the Reform Bill of 1832) a man who qualified as a householder, and therefore a voter, by virtue of ownership of his own fireplace at which to boil pots.
- poultry-man — a person who raises domestic fowls, especially chickens, to sell as meat; a chicken farmer.
- pourability — to send (a liquid, fluid, or anything in loose particles) flowing or falling, as from one container to another, or into, over, or on something: to pour a glass of milk; to pour water on a plant.
- power plant — a plant, including engines, dynamos, etc., and the building or buildings necessary for the generation of power, as electric or nuclear power.