10-letter words containing o, p, s, a, l
- polygamist — a person who practices or favors polygamy.
- polygamous — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or practicing polygamy; polygamic.
- polymastia — the condition of having more than the normal number of breasts
- polymastic — a person with a polymastic condition
- polymerase — any of several enzymes that catalyze the formation of a long-chain molecule by linking smaller molecular units, as nucleotides with nucleic acids.
- polynesian — of or relating to Polynesia, its inhabitants, or their languages.
- polyphasic — having more than two phases.
- polysemant — a word with multiple meanings
- polystylar — relating to a polystyle
- pomosexual — of or relating to a person who does not wish his or her sexuality to be put into a conventional category
- pond snail — a general term for the freshwater snails: often specifically for the great pond snail (Limnaea stagnalis) and others of that genus. L. truncatula is a host of the liver fluke
- popularise — to make popular: to popularize a dance.
- popularist — designed for the general public; non-specialist; non-intellectual
- port-salut — a yellow, whole-milk cheese, especially that made at the monastery of Port du Salut near the town of Laval, France.
- portlaoise — a town in central Republic of Ireland, county town of Laois: site of a top-security prison. Pop: 12 127 (2002)
- positional — condition with reference to place; location; situation.
- postcoital — sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
- postillate — to annotate, to postil
- postlaunch — relating to or occurring in the period after a launch
- postmortal — subject to death; having a transitory life: all mortal creatures.
- postocular — located behind the eye
- posttibial — Anatomy. the inner of the two bones of the leg, that extend from the knee to the ankle and articulate with the femur and the talus; shinbone.
- postulance — the period or state of being a postulant, especially in a religious order.
- postulancy — the period or state of being a postulant, especially in a religious order.
- postulator — a priest who presents a plea for a beatification or the canonization of a beatus. Compare devil's advocate (def 2).
- postulatum — a postulate
- processual — a systematic series of actions directed to some end: to devise a process for homogenizing milk.
- proplastid — a plant cell organelle that a plastid develops from
- proposable — to offer or suggest (a matter, subject, case, etc.) for consideration, acceptance, or action: to propose a new method.
- proslavery — favoring slavery.
- prothallus — prothallium.
- protoplasm — Biology. (no longer in technical use) the colloidal and liquid substance of which cells are formed, excluding horny, chitinous, and other structural material; the cytoplasm and nucleus.
- protoplast — Biology. the contents of a cell within the cell membrane, considered as a fundamental entity. the primordial living unit or cell.
- psalmodize — to sing psalms
- pseudoalum — any of a class of alums in which the usual monovalent metal of a true alum is replaced by a bivalent metal
- pseudosalt — a compound whose formula is that of a salt, but that does not ionize in solution
- ptolemaeus — a walled plain in the third quadrant of the face of the moon: about 90 miles (144 km) in diameter.
- ptolemaist — an adherent or advocate of the Ptolemaic system of astronomy.
- pultaceous — resembling pap
- push along — to go away
- pyrolysate — a product of pyrolysis
- rhodoplast — a plastid found in red algae, containing red pigment as well as chlorophyll
- rose apple — any of various tropical trees belonging to the genus Syzygium, of the myrtle family, especially S. jambos, of the East Indies, having showy, greenish-white flowers and oval, yellowish fruit.
- sally port — a gateway permitting the passage of a large number of troops at a time.
- salopettes — a garment worn for skiing, consisting of quilted trousers reaching to the chest and held up by shoulder straps
- salt spoon — a small spoon with which to take salt at the table.
- sarcophile — a flesh-eating animal, especially the Tasmanian devil.
- sarcoplasm — the cytoplasm of a striated muscle fiber.
- savoy alps — a range of the Alps in SE France. Highest peak: Mont Blanc, 4807 m (15 772 ft)
- scalloping — any of the bivalve mollusks of the genus Argopecten (Pecten) and related genera that swim by rapidly clapping the fluted shell valves together.