11-letter words containing l, o, s, c
- pontificals — of, relating to, or characteristic of a pontiff; papal.
- post-coital — sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
- post-cyclic — denoting rules that apply only after the transformations of a whole cycle
- 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.
- postcollege — an institution of higher learning, especially one providing a general or liberal arts education rather than technical or professional training. Compare university.
- 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.
- postpyloric — the opening between the stomach and the duodenum.
- postvocalic — immediately following a vowel.
- pre-closure — the act of closing; the state of being closed.
- precisional — the state or quality of being precise.
- prep school — preparatory school.
- preschooler — a child below the official school starting age, usually a child up to age five.
- preselector — a preamplifier between the antenna and receiving circuit, used to improve reception.
- processable — capable of being processed.
- processible — 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.
- prosiliency — prominence
- protocolist — a person who drafts protocols
- provascular — of or relating to procambium
- psilophytic — (of a plant) that grows well in the dry savannah
- psychoanal. — psychoanalysis
- psychobilly — loud frantic rockabilly music
- psychodelia — the production of, or the culture associated with, psychedelic experiences
- psychologic — of or relating to psychology.
- psychophily — the pollination of flowers by butterflies
- pubic louse — See under louse (def 1).
- punctilious — extremely attentive to punctilios; strict or exact in the observance of the formalities or amenities of conduct or actions.
- pyroclastic — composed chiefly of fragments of volcanic origin, as agglomerate, tuff, and certain other rocks; volcaniclastic.
- radicellose — having small roots or rhizoids
- rapscallion — a rascal; rogue; scamp.
- ratio scale — a scale of measurement of data which permits the comparison of differences of values; a scale having a fixed zero value. The distances travelled by a projectile, for instance, are measured on a ratio scale since it makes sense to talk of one projectile travelling twice as far as another
- recessional — of or relating to a recession of the clergy and choir after the service.
- reflections — thoughts, esp careful or long-considered ones
- reselection — an act or instance of selecting or the state of being selected; choice.
- resocialize — to make social; make fit for life in companionship with others.
- resourceful — able to deal skillfully and promptly with new situations, difficulties, etc.
- rhapsodical — extravagantly enthusiastic; ecstatic.
- ricinus oil — castor oil.
- rock island — a port in NW Illinois, on the Mississippi: government arsenal.
- rock salmon — (formerly) any of several coarse fishes when used as food, esp the dogfish or wolffish: now called rockfish or catfish
- rocket sled — a sled propelled along a long track by rocket engines, for testing the effects of high rates of acceleration and deceleration.
- rollicksome — rollicking; frolicsome.
- rolls-royce — a make of very high-quality, luxurious, and prestigious British car. The Rolls-Royce company is no longer British-owned
- sacculation — formed into or having a saccule, sac, or saclike dilation.
- sacculiform — (of plant parts, etc) shaped like a small sac