10-letter words containing p, a, s, l
- pre-leased — to sign or grant a lease on (a building, apartment, etc.) in advance of construction: Agents have preleased more than 60 percent of the new building.
- preleasing — to sign or grant a lease on (a building, apartment, etc.) in advance of construction: Agents have preleased more than 60 percent of the new building.
- prerelease — something released beforehand, as a movie shown before its scheduled premiere.
- presential — present, or implying actual presence
- presternal — Anatomy. manubrium.
- presumable — capable of being taken for granted; probable.
- presumably — by assuming reasonably; probably: Since he is a consistent winner, he is presumably a superior player.
- privy seal — (in Great Britain) the seal affixed to grants, documents, etc., that are to pass the great seal, and to documents of less importance that do not require the great seal.
- 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
- psalterian — psalm-like
- psalterium — the omasum.
- 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.
- pulsatance — the angular frequency of a periodic motion
- pulse rate — the rate of the pulse: stated in pulsations per minute.
- pultaceous — resembling pap
- punishable — liable to or deserving punishment.
- push along — to go away
- push plate — a rectangular protective plate of metal, plastic, ceramic, or other material applied vertically to the lock stile of a door.
- pyrolysate — a product of pyrolysis
- quadruples — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quadruple.
- respirable — capable of being respired.
- 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.
- sailplaner — a person who flies sailplanes
- saint paul — Saint, died a.d. c67, a missionary and apostle to the gentiles: author of several of the Epistles. Compare Saul (def 2).
- salary cap — a maximum limit on salaries.
- sale price — discounted cost
- sales slip — a receipt or other slip of paper issued by a store or other vendor showing where a purchase was made and also the amount, date, department, etc.
- 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
- salpingian — a trumpet-shaped tube, as a Fallopian or Eustachian tube.
- salt spoon — a small spoon with which to take salt at the table.
- san felipe — a city in NE Venezuela, on the Orinoco River.
- sapiential — containing, exhibiting, or affording wisdom; characterized by wisdom.
- sarcophile — a flesh-eating animal, especially the Tasmanian devil.
- sarcoplasm — the cytoplasm of a striated muscle fiber.
- satyr play — a burlesque or ribald drama having a chorus of satyrs, usually written by a poet to follow the poet's trilogy of tragedies presented at the Dionysian festival in ancient Greece.
- 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.
- scallopini — scallops, especially of veal, flattened by pounding and usually dredged in flour or breadcrumbs and sautéed quickly: scaloppine alla Marsala.