9-letter words containing p, i, l, a, s
- cisplatin — a cytotoxic drug that acts by preventing DNA replication and hence cell division, used in the treatment of tumours, esp of the ovary and testis
- clappings — Plural form of clapping.
- clapstick — A kind of drumstick used by striking one against another, to maintain rhythm in Aboriginal voice chants.
- complains — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of complain.
- comprisal — to include or contain: The Soviet Union comprised several socialist republics.
- decapolis — a league of ten cities, including Damascus, in the northeast of ancient Palestine: established in 63 bc by Pompey and governed by Rome
- diplomats — Plural form of diplomat.
- dispersal — The action or process of distributing things or people over a wide area.
- displaced — lacking a home, country, etc.
- displacer — a person or thing that displaces.
- displaces — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of displace.
- displayed — (of a bird) represented with wings and legs spread: an eagle displayed.
- displayer — One who, or that which, displays.
- displease — to incur the dissatisfaction, dislike, or disapproval of; offend; annoy: His reply displeased the judge.
- disposals — Plural form of disposal.
- disproval — The act of disproving; disproof.
- draw-slip — a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- dropsical — of, like, or affected with dropsy.
- dysplasia — abnormal growth or development of cells, tissue, bone, or an organ.
- eclampsia — a form of toxemia of pregnancy, characterized by albuminuria, hypertension, and convulsions.
- emplastic — adhesive
- ephialtes — (obsolete) an incubus; a nightmare.
- epidurals — Plural form of epidural.
- epilators — Plural form of epilator.
- episcopal — Of a bishop or bishops.
- episodial — Episodic.
- espaliers — Plural form of espalier.
- especiall — Obsolete form of especial.
- etioplast — (biology) A chloroplast that has never been exposed to light.
- euplastic — healing quickly and well
- expansile — Of, relating to, or capable of expansion.
- fishplate — a metal or wooden plate or slab, bolted to each of two members that have been butted or lapped together.
- flagships — Plural form of flagship.
- flak ship — a ship heavily armed with anti-aircraft weapons, used to protect other vessels from air attack
- flat spin — an aircraft spin in which the longitudinal axis is more nearly horizontal than vertical
- gallipots — Plural form of gallipot.
- galliwasp — any of numerous scaly marsh lizards of the genus Diploglossus, inhabiting Central America and the West Indies.
- gigaflops — a measure of computer speed, equal to one billion floating-point operations per second.
- gippsland — a fertile region of SE Australia, in SE Victoria, extending east along the coast from Melbourne to the New South Wales border. Area: 35 200 sq km (13 600 sq miles)
- half-slip — a woman's skirtlike undergarment, usually of a straight or slightly flared shape and having a narrow elasticized waistband.
- halfpipes — Plural form of halfpipe.
- hip flask — small container for carrying alcohol
- hospitale — a place of lodging
- hospitals — Plural form of hospital.
- idioplasm — germ plasm.
- iliopsoas — (anatomy) A compound muscle composed of the iliac and psoas muscles.
- imperials — Plural form of imperial.
- imposable — to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.: to impose taxes.
- in places — If something has particular characteristics or features in places, it has them at several points within an area.
- isophotal — relating to an isophote or isophotes, or to a diagram on which isophotes are represented