11-letter words containing a, l, c, o, p, s
- occipitalis — A muscle of the head, sometimes considered to be part of the occipitofrontal muscle.
- opalescence — exhibiting a play of colors like that of the opal.
- papal cross — a cross with three horizontal crosspieces.
- parcel post — (in the U.S. Postal Service) nonpreferential mail consisting of packages and parcels, weighing one pound or more sent at fourth-class rates. Compare fourth class.
- pentecostal — of or relating to Pentecost, a Christian festival commemorating the descent of the Holy Ghost upon the apostles.
- piscatology — the art or science of fishing.
- piscatorial — of or relating to fishermen or fishing: a piscatory treaty.
- plagioclase — any of the feldspar minerals varying in composition from acidic albite, NaAlSi 3 O 8 , to basic anorthite, CaAl 2 Si 2 O 8 , found in most igneous rocks: shows twinning striations on good cleavage surfaces.
- polariscope — an instrument for measuring or exhibiting the polarization of light or for examining substances in polarized light, often to determine stress and strain in glass and other substances.
- polycarpous — producing fruit many times, as a perennial plant.
- polychasium — a form of cymose inflorescence in which each axis produces more than two lateral axes.
- polycrystal — an object composed of randomly oriented crystals, formed by rapid solidification
- pontificals — of, relating to, or characteristic of a pontiff; papal.
- post-coital — sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
- 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.
- postcranial — located posterior to the head.
- postcubital — Anatomy, Zoology. pertaining to, involving, or situated near the cubitus.
- postglacial — after a given glacial epoch, especially the Pleistocene.
- postvocalic — immediately following a vowel.
- precisional — the state or quality of being precise.
- processable — capable of being processed.
- proconsular — Roman History. an official, usually a former consul, who acted as governor or military commander of a province, and who had powers similar to those of a consul.
- prosaically — commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative: a prosaic mind.
- provascular — of or relating to procambium
- psychoanal. — psychoanalysis
- psychodelia — the production of, or the culture associated with, psychedelic experiences
- pyroclastic — composed chiefly of fragments of volcanic origin, as agglomerate, tuff, and certain other rocks; volcaniclastic.
- rapscallion — a rascal; rogue; scamp.
- rhapsodical — extravagantly enthusiastic; ecstatic.
- sarcophagal — related to or depicted on sarcophagi
- scalpriform — chisel-shaped, as the incisors of certain rodents.
- sceuophylax — a keeper of sacred vessels
- schizopodal — pertaining to a split-foot or appendage
- scholarship — learning; knowledge acquired by study; the academic attainments of a scholar.
- scolopendra — a member of a genus of centipedes belonging to the Scolopendridae family
- scopolamine — a colorless, syrupy, water-soluble alkaloid, C 1 7 H 2 1 NO 4 , obtained from certain plants of the nightshade family, used chiefly as a sedative and mydriatic and to alleviate the symptoms of motion sickness.
- scopophilia — the obtaining of sexual pleasure by looking at nude bodies, erotic photographs, etc.
- scriptorial — of or relating to a scriptorium
- sea scallop — Also called giant scallop. a large scallop, Pecten magellanicus, of deep waters off the Atlantic coast of North America.
- social wasp — any of several wasps, as the hornets or yellowjackets, that live together in a community.
- sophistical — of the nature of sophistry; fallacious.
- spasmolytic — of or noting spasmolysis.
- specialogue — a mail-order catalogue aimed at a specific group of customers
- speculation — the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
- speculatory — a place suitable for observation
- spiculation — formation into spicules.
- spinal cord — the cord of nerve tissue extending through the spinal canal of the spinal column.
- subtropical — bordering on the tropics; nearly tropical.