9-letter words containing e, p, s, o
- koniscope — a device for detecting and measuring dust in the air
- lapideous — (obsolete) Of the nature of stone.
- layperson — a person who is not a member of the clergy; one of the laity.
- leaf spot — a limited, often circular, discolored, diseased area on a leaf, usually including a central region of necrosis.
- leapfrogs — Plural form of leapfrog.
- leprosery — a hospital for leprosy sufferers
- leprosity — the state of being leprous
- leprously — In a leprous way.
- leptophos — a solid compound, C 13 H 10 BrCl 2 O 2 PS, used as a nonsystemic insecticide for food crops and lawn grass.
- leptosome — a person of asthenic build.
- liposomes — Plural form of liposome.
- loadspace — the area in a motor vehicle where a load can be carried
- lock step — a way of marching in such close file that the corresponding legs of the marchers must keep step precisely
- logiscope — Software quality analysis tools from Verilog SA, used to evaluate the quality of software, both statically (based on software metrics) and dynamically.
- logotypes — Plural form of logotype.
- loopholes — Plural form of loophole.
- loopiness — The state or condition of being loopy; craziness.
- loosen up — to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
- lovespoon — Alternative spelling of love spoon.
- madperson — (gender-neutral) A madman or madwoman.
- mastopexy — fixation of a pendulous breast.
- mcpherson — Aimee Semple [sem-puh l] /ˈsɛm pəl/ (Show IPA), 1890–1944, U.S. evangelist, born in Canada.
- megaflops — a measure of computer speed, equal to one million floating-point operations per second.
- megapodes — Plural form of megapode.
- megapolis — megalopolis.
- megascope — A modification of the magic lantern, used especially for throwing a magnified image of an opaque object on a screen, solar or artificial light being used.
- megaspore — the larger of the two kinds of spores characteristically produced by seed plants and a few fern allies, developing into a female gametophyte. Compare microspore.
- meiospore — a haploid spore resulting from meiosis
- menopause — the period of permanent cessation of menstruation, usually occurring between the ages of 45 and 55.
- menopolis — an area or city with a high proportion of single men
- merperson — A mythological creature with a human upper half (head, arms, and torso) and a piscine lower half.
- mesocarps — Plural form of mesocarp.
- mesomorph — a person of the mesomorphic type.
- mesopause — the boundary or transition zone between the mesosphere and the ionosphere. Compare mesosphere (def 1).
- mesophile — mesophilic.
- mesophyll — the parenchyma, usually containing chlorophyll, that forms the interior parts of a leaf.
- mesophyte — a plant growing under conditions of well-balanced moisture supply.
- metaphors — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
- metascope — a device for converting infrared radiation into visible light.
- mileposts — Plural form of milepost.
- misemploy — to use for the wrong purpose; use wrongly or improperly; misuse.
- misopedia — hatred of children, especially one's own.
- misreport — to report incorrectly or falsely.
- misspoken — Simple past tense and past participle of misspeak.
- monophase — (electricity) Having a single phase of alternating current.
- monopodes — Plural form of monopode.
- monopoles — Plural form of monopole.
- monopulse — a radar transmitting a single pulse only
- monoscope — a cathode-ray tube that provides a signal of a fixed pattern, formerly used for testing television equipment at the end of a broadcast day.
- monospace — Of a typeface, having the same width for each character.