11-letter words containing l, d, o, p
- plasmodesma — any of many minute strands of cytoplasm that extend through plant cell walls and connect adjoining cells.
- plateholder — a lightproof container for a photographic plate, loaded into the camera with the plate and having a slide that is removed before exposing.
- play around — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- play doctor — a person, usually a professional playwright, employed to improve a script, especially shortly before the play's opening.
- pleurodynia — pain in the chest or side.
- plott hound — an American hound having a brindled coat, used especially in hunting bears and wild boars.
- podophyllin — a resin, occurring as a light brown to greenish amorphous powder, obtained from podophyllum, and used in medicine chiefly as a cathartic and, locally, in the treatment of genital warts.
- podophyllum — the dried rhizome of the May apple, Podophyllum peltatum, from which podophyllin is derived.
- politicized — to bring a political character or flavor to; make political: to politicize a private dispute.
- polkadotted — a dot or round spot (printed, woven, or embroidered) repeated to form a pattern on a textile fabric.
- polling day — date of election voting
- polyandrist — a woman who practices or favors polyandry.
- polyandrous — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or practicing polyandry; polyandric.
- polydactyly — the condition of being polydactyl.
- polyhydroxy — containing two or more hydroxyl groups.
- polypeptide — a chain of amino acids linked together by peptide bonds and having a molecular weight of up to about 10,000.
- polysulfide — a sulfide whose molecules contain two or more atoms of sulfur.
- ponderingly — in a pondering manner
- ponderously — of great weight; heavy; massive.
- possessedly — in a possessed manner
- post-holder — a person who has a particular job or position
- postal card — a card sold by the post office with a stamp already printed on it.
- postal code — British. postcode.
- postholiday — occurring after a holiday
- postlanding — occurring after a landing (of an aircraft, shuttle, etc)
- pot of gold — the realization of all one's hopes and dreams; ultimate success, fulfillment, or happiness: to find the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
- pot-bellied — a distended or protuberant belly.
- powder blue — a pale blue diluted with gray.
- powder flag — red flag (def 4).
- powder mill — a mill in which gunpowder is made.
- power drill — a drill operated by a motor.
- praecordial — of or pertaining to a part of the body near or in front of the heart; located near to or in front of the heart
- pre-diploma — a document given by an educational institution conferring a degree on a person or certifying that the person has satisfactorily completed a course of study.
- pre-holiday — a day fixed by law or custom on which ordinary business is suspended in commemoration of some event or in honor of some person.
- predisposal — to give an inclination or tendency to beforehand; make susceptible: Genetic factors may predispose human beings to certain metabolic diseases.
- predoctoral — of or relating to study undertaken in preparation for a doctoral degree.
- premorbidly — pertaining to diseased parts: morbid anatomy.
- prodigality — the quality or fact of being prodigal; wasteful extravagance in spending.
- prodigalize — to spend lavishly
- produceable — to bring into existence; give rise to; cause: to produce steam.
- productible — to bring into existence; give rise to; cause: to produce steam.
- professedly — allegedly; pretendedly: He is only professedly poor.
- prolongated — to prolong.
- promulgated — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
- prothalloid — resembling a prothallus
- proud flesh — granulation tissue.
- providently — having or showing foresight; providing carefully for the future.
- pseudologia — a psychological condition in which a patient tells elaborate, false stories believing them to be true
- pseudologue — a person who suffers from pseudologia
- pseudopodal — (of protozoans) belonging to the former division Pseudopoda