9-letter words containing po
- polynices — a son of Oedipus and Jocasta and brother of Eteocles and Antigone on whose behalf the Seven against Thebes were organized.
- polyomino — a polygon made from joining identical squares at their edges
- polyonymy — the employment of multiple names for the same thing or person
- polyphagy — an insatiable appetite
- polyphase — having more than one phase.
- polyphone — a polyphonic letter or symbol.
- polyphony — Music. polyphonic composition; counterpoint.
- polyploid — having a chromosome number that is more than double the basic or haploid number.
- polypneic — characterized by polypnea
- polypnoea — rapid breathing; panting.
- polyposis — the development of numerous polyps on a hollow internal organ, seen especially in the intestinal tract.
- polyptych — a work of art composed of several connected panels.
- polysemic — capable of having several possible meanings
- polysomic — of, relating to, or designating a basically diploid chromosome complement, in which some but not all the chromosomes are represented more than twice
- polystyle — having many columns.
- polythene — polyethylene.
- polytonal — marked by or using polytonality.
- polytypic — having or involving many or several types.
- polyvinyl — pertaining to or derived from a vinyl polymer.
- polywater — a subtance mistakenly identified as a polymeric form of water, now known to be water containing ions from glass or quartz.
- polyzoary — a colony of bryozoan animals
- polyzonal — having many zones
- polyzooid — composed of a colony of zooids
- pomaceous — of, relating to, or of the nature of pomes.
- pomerania — a former province of NE Germany, now mostly in NW Poland.
- pomoerium — the space around a town within the city walls
- pompadour — Marquise de (Jeanne Antoinette Poisson Le Normant d'Étioles) 1721–64, mistress of Louis XV of France.
- pompeiian — of or relating to Pompeii, or its culture.
- pompholyx — a type of eczema
- pomposity — the quality of being pompous.
- pompously — characterized by an ostentatious display of dignity or importance: a pompous minor official.
- pond life — the animals that live in ponds
- pond lily — any of several water lilies, as the common water lily, Nymphaea odorata, or the spatterdock.
- pond scum — any free-floating freshwater alga that forms a green scum on water.
- ponderate — deliberate or intentional
- pondering — to consider something deeply and thoroughly; meditate (often followed by over or upon).
- ponderosa — a North American pine tree
- ponderous — of great weight; heavy; massive.
- pondoland — an area in SE central South Africa: inhabited chiefly by the Pondo people
- ponograph — an instrument for graphically recording pain or muscular fatigue.
- pontianak — a seaport on W Kalimantan (Borneo), in central Indonesia.
- pontifice — a priest in ancient Rome
- pontlevis — a drawbridge.
- pontonier — an officer or soldier in charge of bridge equipment or the construction of pontoon bridges.
- pontypool — a town in Torfaen, in SE Wales.
- pony club — an international youth organization that educates young people about horses and horse riding
- pony pack — a tray of usually one dozen growing plants that can be bought from a nursery for transplanting: a pony pack of tomato plants.
- pooh-pooh — to express disdain or contempt for; dismiss lightly: He pooh-poohed all their superstitious fears.
- pool hall — poolroom (def 1).
- poop deck — a weather deck on top of a poop.