11-letter words containing p, a, i, l, s
- 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.
- prelateship — the rank of a prelate
- previsional — characteristic of prevision
- prickly ash — Also called Northern prickly ash, toothache tree. a citrus shrub or small tree, Zanthoxylum americanum, having aromatic leaves and usually prickly branches.
- 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.
- psaligraphy — the art of cutting out silhouettes
- 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.
- psychedelia — the realm or artifacts of psychedelic drugs, art, writings, or the like.
- psychically — of or relating to the human soul or mind; mental (opposed to physical).
- psychodelia — the production of, or the culture associated with, psychedelic experiences
- public sale — auction (def 1).
- publishable — to issue (printed or otherwise reproduced textual or graphic material, computer software, etc.) for sale or distribution to the public.
- pulsatility — pulsating; throbbing.
- punctualist — a person who is concerned with points of conduct
- 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.
- reappraisal — the act of estimating or judging the nature or value of something or someone.
- recall slip — a printed piece of paper sent by library staff to a borrower's home address to remind them that a book is overdue
- res publica — the state, republic, or commonwealth
- retail shop — a shop which sells goods to individual customers
- rhapsodical — extravagantly enthusiastic; ecstatic.
- rhinoplasty — plastic surgery of the nose.
- ripplegrass — English plantain.
- rupes altai — a mountain range in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 315 miles (507 km) long.
- sailplaning — the sport of flying sailplanes
- sales pitch — promotional talk
- saline drip — the usually intravenous drop-by-drop administration of an isotonic solution of sodium chloride in distilled water
- salmon pink — salmon (defs 4, 5).
- salpingitis — inflammation of a salpinx.
- 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
- self-praise — the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- semipalmate — partially or imperfectly palmate, as a bird's foot; half-webbed.