11-letter words containing i, l, o, p, s, a
- postvocalic — immediately following a vowel.
- precisional — the state or quality of being precise.
- predisposal — to give an inclination or tendency to beforehand; make susceptible: Genetic factors may predispose human beings to certain metabolic diseases.
- previsional — characteristic of prevision
- probabilism — Philosophy. the doctrine, introduced by the Skeptics, that certainty is impossible and that probability suffices to govern faith and practice.
- pronatalism — the policy or practice of encouraging the bearing of children, especially government support of a higher birthrate.
- pronatalist — the policy or practice of encouraging the bearing of children, especially government support of a higher birthrate.
- pronominals — Grammar. pertaining to, resembling, derived from, or containing a pronoun: “My” in “my book” is a pronominal adjective. “There” is a pronominal adverb.
- prophylaxis — Medicine/Medical. the preventing of disease. the prevention of a specific disease, as by studying the biological behavior, transmission, etc., of its causative agent and applying a series of measures against it.
- prosaically — commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative: a prosaic mind.
- provisional — providing or serving for the time being only; existing only until permanently or properly replaced; temporary: a provisional government.
- psammophile — a plant or animal that thrives in sand
- pseudologia — a psychological condition in which a patient tells elaborate, false stories believing them to be true
- psilomelane — a common mineral consisting of a mixture of pyrolusite and other oxides of manganese, usually found in black, rounded masses: an ore of manganese.
- psychodelia — the production of, or the culture associated with, psychedelic experiences
- pustulation — the formation or breaking out of pustules.
- pyroclastic — composed chiefly of fragments of volcanic origin, as agglomerate, tuff, and certain other rocks; volcaniclastic.
- rapscallion — a rascal; rogue; scamp.
- retail shop — a shop which sells goods to individual customers
- rhapsodical — extravagantly enthusiastic; ecstatic.
- rhinoplasty — plastic surgery of the nose.
- salmon pink — salmon (defs 4, 5).
- sapiosexual — a person who finds intelligence to be a sexually attractive quality in others.
- saprolegnia — a variety of fungus
- sapropelite — a foul-smelling mud
- scalpriform — chisel-shaped, as the incisors of certain rodents.
- schizopodal — pertaining to a split-foot or appendage
- scholarship — learning; knowledge acquired by study; the academic attainments of a scholar.
- 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
- semipopular — relatively popular; quite popular
- serial port — A serial port on a computer is a place where you can connect the computer to a device such as a modem or a mouse.
- sialography — radiography of salivary glands once they have been injected with a contrast medium
- soap boiler — a manufacturer of soap
- soapolallie — a drink made by crushing soapberries
- social wasp — any of several wasps, as the hornets or yellowjackets, that live together in a community.
- sophistical — of the nature of sophistry; fallacious.
- spasmolysis — the relaxation or relief of muscle spasm.
- 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.
- spiculation — formation into spicules.
- spinal cord — the cord of nerve tissue extending through the spinal canal of the spinal column.
- spiraliform — having or resembling spiral lines
- spiroplasma — any of numerous bacteria of the genus Spiroplasma that have no cell walls or flagella and are parasitic in plants and arthropods.
- sporulation — to produce spores.
- sporulative — involving or relating to sporulation
- stipulation — a condition, demand, or promise in an agreement or contract.
- sub-optimal — being below an optimal level or standard.