11-letter words containing p, a, r, s, o, l
- graptolites — Plural form of graptolite.
- greasy pole — a pole covered with grease to make it slippery and difficult to climb, often used as entertainment
- haplogroups — Plural form of haplogroup.
- heliographs — Plural form of heliograph.
- heteroplasm — (pathology) Tissue growing in a part of the body where it does not normally occur.
- holophrases — a word functioning as a phrase or sentence, as the imperative Go!
- holophrasis — the expression of the ideas of a phrase or sentence in one word; polysynthesis: a language characterized by holophrasis.
- horseplayer — a habitual bettor on horse races.
- hospitaller — a member of the religious and military order (Knights Hospitalers or Knights of St. John of Jerusalem) originating about the time of the first Crusade (1096–99) and taking its name from a hospital at Jerusalem.
- hydroplanes — Plural form of hydroplane.
- hyoplastral — of or relating to hyoplastra
- isopropanol — isopropyl alcohol.
- isospectral — (mathematics) Having the same spectrum.
- kiloparsecs — Plural form of kiloparsec.
- kleptocrats — Plural form of kleptocrat.
- labor pains — childbirth: contractions
- laparoscope — a flexible fiberoptic instrument, passed through a small incision in the abdominal wall and equipped with biopsy forceps, an obturator, scissors or the like, with which to examine the abdominal cavity or perform minor surgery.
- laparoscopy — examination of the abdominal cavity or performance of minor abdominal surgery using a laparoscope.
- larviparous — producing larvae, as certain insects and mollusks.
- laser proof — a print proof of an element of a page printed out on a laser printer, so as to give an almost accurate preview of the final printout
- leafhoppers — Plural form of leafhopper.
- leopardskin — the skin of a leopard
- lepromatous — the swollen lesion of leprosy.
- leprosarium — a hospital for the treatment of lepers.
- leptospiral — relating to, caused by, or characteristic of leptospires
- liposarcoma — (medicine) Any malignant tumour that originates in adipose tissue.
- lithographs — Plural form of lithograph.
- loudspeaker — any of various devices, usually electronic, by which speech, music, etc., can be intensified and made audible throughout a room, hall, or the like.
- lower apsis — See under apsis (def 1).
- mailpersons — Plural form of mailperson.
- malapropism — an act or habit of misusing words ridiculously, especially by the confusion of words that are similar in sound.
- malapropist — a person who regularly makes malapropisms
- multiparous — of or relating to a multipara.
- nasal drops — Nasal drops are medicine that you put directly in your nose one drop at a time.
- neuroplasty — Any surgery to repair nerve tissue.
- nonpersonal — Not personal.
- nonspecular — that reflects light diffusely and evenly over the hemisphere surrounding the reflective surface; diffuse
- nulliparous — a woman who has never borne a child.
- old persian — an ancient West Iranian language attested by cuneiform inscriptions. Abbreviation: OPers.
- oral herpes — a disease caused by herpes simplex virus type 1, characterized primarily by a cluster of small, transient blisters chiefly at the edge of the lip or nostril; herpes labialis.
- papal cross — a cross with three horizontal crosspieces.
- parabolanus — a member of an early Christian brotherhood in Alexandria and Constantinople who helped the sick in the times of plague
- paraglossal — of or relating to paraglossae
- parasol ant — leaf-cutting ant.
- parcel post — (in the U.S. Postal Service) nonpreferential mail consisting of packages and parcels, weighing one pound or more sent at fourth-class rates. Compare fourth class.
- pastoralism — the practice of herding as the primary economic activity of a society.
- pastoralist — a grazier or land-holder raising sheep, cattle, etc, on a large scale
- pastoralize — to make pastoral or rural.
- patrologist — a student of patrology.
- peroxisomal — of or relating to a peroxisome; of the nature of a peroxisome