9-letter words containing a, t, o, l, s, e
- pectorals — of, in, on, or pertaining to the chest or breast; thoracic.
- petaflops — (unit) 10^15 flops or 1000 teraflops. As with flops, the term ends in S in both the singular and plural as the S stands for seconds. The first computer to perform one petaflops was recorded in June 2008. By June 2012 there were 20.
- pleonaste — a type of blackish mineral
- pole mast — a mast on a sailing vessel, consisting of a single piece without separate upper masts.
- pole star — Polaris.
- pole-star — Polaris.
- postulate — to ask, demand, or claim.
- relations — an existing connection; a significant association between or among things: the relation between cause and effect.
- rosenthal — Jean, 1912–69, U.S. theatrical lighting designer.
- saint leo — Saint (Bruno) 1002–54, German ecclesiastic: pope 1049–54.
- salometer — salinometer.
- salt dome — a domelike rock structure that is formed beneath the earth's surface by the upward movement of a mass of salt, may reach thousands of feet in vertical extent, and is more or less circular in plan: often associated with oil and gas pools.
- salvatore — a male given name.
- saprolite — soft, disintegrated, usually more or less decomposed rock remaining in its original place.
- sassolite — the mineral form of boric acid found in the saline deposits of the hot springs near Sasso in Tuscany, H3BO3
- satelloid — a low-altitude satellite using engines with small thrust to maintain its orbit.
- scapolite — any of a group of minerals of variable composition, essentially silicates of aluminum, calcium, and sodium, occurring as massive aggregates or tetragonal crystals.
- sclerotal — a bony area or plate found in the sclerotic (the eyeball covering) of some animals
- scopulate — broom-shaped; brushlike.
- seabottle — a translucent seaweed
- sectional — pertaining or limited to a particular section; local or regional: sectional politics.
- sectorial — of or relating to a sector.
- segholate — a noun in Hebrew that has a long vowel in the first syllable and a short seghol in the second syllable
- sellotape — clear sticking tape
- serotinal — pertaining to or occurring in late summer.
- shootable — suitable for being shot
- slabstone — a paving stone in the form of a slab; flagstone
- sleepcoat — a lightweight, knee-length garment for sleep or lounging, styled like a pajama top and having a sash.
- socialite — a socially prominent person.
- soleplate — a plate upon which studding is erected.
- solitaire — Also called patience. any of various games played by one person with one or more regular 52-card packs, part or all of which are usually dealt out according to a given pattern, the object being to arrange the cards in a predetermined manner.
- solutrean — Archaeology. of or designating an Upper Paleolithic European culture c18,000–16,000 b.c., characterized by the making of stone projectile points and low-relief stone sculptures.
- sootflake — a smudge or speck of soot
- soul mate — a person with whom one has a strong affinity, shared values and tastes, and often a romantic bond: I married my soul mate; you don't get much luckier than that.
- sportable — capable of being sported or used in sport
- sporulate — to produce spores.
- spottable — a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- stableboy — a person who works in a stable.
- stercoral — stercoraceous
- steroidal — any of a large group of fat-soluble organic compounds, as the sterols, bile acids, and sex hormones, most of which have specific physiological action.
- stolonate — having stolons; developing from a stolon.
- stonewall — to engage in stonewalling.
- stoppable — capable of being stopped.
- strokable — appearing pleasant to stroke
- stylobate — a course of masonry, part of the stereobate, forming the foundation for a colonnade, especially the outermost colonnade.
- sulfonate — an ester or salt derived from a sulfonic acid.
- tailoress — a female tailor
- teleosaur — a type of crocodile from the Jurassic period
- telophase — the final stage of meiosis or mitosis, in which the separated chromosomes reach the opposite poles of the dividing cell and the nuclei of the daughter cells form around the two sets of chromosomes.
- telotaxis — orientation or movement, by an organism with sensory receptors, toward or away from a particular source of stimulation.