9-letter words containing p, a, s, i, o
- prosocial — acting to the benefit of society in general
- prosodial — of or relating to prosody
- prosodian — a person skilled in prosody
- prostasis — (in a classical temple) a pronaos or prostas before a cella.
- prostatic — Also, prostatic [pro-stat-ik] /prɒˈstæt ɪk/ (Show IPA). of or relating to the prostate gland.
- protistan — any of various one-celled organisms, classified in the kingdom Protista, that are either free-living or aggregated into simple colonies and that have diverse reproductive and nutritional modes, including the protozoans, eukaryotic algae, and slime molds: some classification schemes also include the fungi and the more primitive bacteria and blue-green algae or may distribute the organisms between the kingdoms Plantae and Animalia according to dominant characteristics.
- protoavis — a fossil bird of the genus Protoavis, from the Triassic Period, having a birdlike, partly toothless jaw structure, a tail and hind legs resembling those of the dinosaur, and the hollow bones and keellike breast that are characteristic of modern birds: the oldest known avian type, preceding the archaeopteryx by an estimated 75 million years.
- proustian — of, relating to, or resembling Marcel Proust, his writings, or the middle-class and aristocratic worlds he described.
- psoriasis — a common chronic, inflammatory skin disease characterized by scaly patches.
- psoriatic — a common chronic, inflammatory skin disease characterized by scaly patches.
- pulsation — the act of pulsating; beating or throbbing.
- rainspout — waterspout (def 1).
- rapacious — given to seizing for plunder or the satisfaction of greed.
- rhapsodic — extravagantly enthusiastic; ecstatic.
- rhopalism — the art, skill, or incidence of writing rhopalic verse
- salpingo- — indicating the Fallopian tubes
- sapodilla — a large evergreen tree, Manilkara zapota, of tropical America, bearing an edible fruit and yielding chicle. Compare sapodilla family.
- sapogenin — a crystalline substance derived from saponin
- saporific — producing or imparting flavor or taste.
- saprobial — relating to saprobity
- saprolite — soft, disintegrated, usually more or less decomposed rock remaining in its original place.
- saprozoic — (of animals or plants) feeding on dead organic matter
- sarcoptic — related to or caused by itch-mites that cause mange in animals
- scapolite — any of a group of minerals of variable composition, essentially silicates of aluminum, calcium, and sodium, occurring as massive aggregates or tetragonal crystals.
- septation — a division between cavities or parts of an organism by partitions or septa
- shipboard — Archaic. the deck or side of a ship. the situation of being on a ship.
- simpatico — congenial or like-minded; likable: I find our new neighbor simpatico in every respect.
- singapore — an island on the Strait of Singapore, off the S tip of the Malay Peninsula.
- siphonage — the action of a siphon.
- siphonate — (of molluscs) having a syphon
- skiascope — retinoscope.
- skiascopy — retinoscope.
- slip road — A slip road is a road which cars use to drive on and off a motorway.
- slop pail — a pail for conveying slop in feeding livestock, especially pigs.
- soap dish — a dish designed to hold a bar of soap, especially as a bathroom or kitchen fixture attached to a sink, lavatory, or bathtub.
- soap-dish — a dish designed to hold a bar of soap, especially as a bathroom or kitchen fixture attached to a sink, lavatory, or bathtub.
- sociopath — a person with a psychopathic personality whose behavior is antisocial, often criminal, and who lacks a sense of moral responsibility or social conscience.
- sophonias — Zephaniah.
- sopranino — a musical instrument, as a saxophone or recorder, that is a pitch higher than the soprano instrument of its class.
- spasmodic — pertaining to or of the nature of a spasm; characterized by spasms.
- spiration — the act of breathing
- spirogram — a record made by a spirograph
- spirogyra — a widely distributed filamentous freshwater green alga of the genus Spirogyra.
- spoilable — able to be spoiled
- spoilsman — a person who seeks or receives a share in political spoils.
- spoliator — a plunderer
- sponsalia — marriage; espousals
- sporangia — the case or sac in which spores are produced.
- sporidial — relating or belonging to one or more sporidia
- stenopaic — (of an optic device) having a narrow opening devised to improve eyesight by limiting obscurations