9-letter words containing p, l, a, s, m
- mansplain — Also called mansplanation [man-spluh-ney-shuh n] /ˌmæn spləˈneɪ ʃən/ (Show IPA). such an explanation given to someone, usually a woman.
- manyplies — Omasum.
- marsupial — any viviparous, nonplacental mammal of the order Marsupialia, comprising the opossums, kangaroos, wombats, and bandicoots, the females of most species having a marsupium containing the mammary glands and serving as a receptacle for the young.
- megaflops — a measure of computer speed, equal to one million floating-point operations per second.
- megapolis — megalopolis.
- metaplasm — Cell Biology. the nonliving matter or inclusions, as starch or pigments, within a cell.
- milliamps — Plural form of milliamp.
- misplaced — to put in a wrong place.
- misplaces — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misplace.
- misplayed — Simple past tense and past participle of misplay.
- misplease — (transitive) To fail in pleasing; displease.
- mossplant — another term for moss
- mud-flaps — a large flap behind a rear tire to prevent mud, water, etc., from being splashed on the following vehicle.
- neoplasms — Plural form of neoplasm.
- nephalism — teetotalism; abstinence from alcohol
- olympiads — Plural form of olympiad.
- palmhouse — a greenhouse for growing tropical plants, esp palms
- palmister — a person telling fortunes by reading palms
- palmistry — the art or practice of telling fortunes and interpreting character from the lines and configurations of the palm of a person's hand.
- panlogism — the doctrine that the universe is a realization or act of the logos.
- paulinism — the body of theological doctrine taught by or attributed to the apostle Paul.
- pelmanism — a system of training to improve the memory
- pennalism — a system of mild oppression and torment practised upon first-year students of German Protestant universities in the 17th century
- periplasm — an outer cytoplasmic layer that surrounds the oosphere in certain fungi.
- pile arms — to prop a number of rifles together, muzzles together and upwards, butts forming the base
- piroplasm — babesia.
- plainsman — an inhabitant of the plains.
- plantsman — a nurseryman.
- plasma tv — a television set with a flat-panel screen containing many gas-filled cells that are converted into a plasma when subjected to an electric current, forming the pixels of the display.
- plasmagel — the gelatinous outer layer of cytoplasm of the pseudopod of an ameba, beneath the cell membrane.
- plasmasol — the relatively fluid, inner cytoplasm of a pseudopod of an ameba.
- plasmatic — Anatomy, Physiology. the liquid part of blood or lymph, as distinguished from the suspended elements.
- plasmodia — Biology. an ameboid, multinucleate mass or sheet of cytoplasm characteristic of some stages of organisms, as of myxomycetes or slime molds.
- platforms — a horizontal surface or structure with a horizontal surface raised above the level of the surrounding area.
- platonism — the philosophy or doctrines of Plato or his followers.
- pleaseman — a person who courts favour
- plumdamas — a damson plum or prune
- pluralism — Philosophy. a theory that there is more than one basic substance or principle. Compare dualism (def 2), monism (def 1a). a theory that reality consists of two or more independent elements.
- pole mast — a mast on a sailing vessel, consisting of a single piece without separate upper masts.
- prelatism — prelacy; episcopacy.
- psalmbook — a book containing psalms for liturgical or devotional use.
- resampled — a small part of anything or one of a number, intended to show the quality, style, or nature of the whole; specimen.
- rhopalism — the art, skill, or incidence of writing rhopalic verse
- s & l — S & L is an abbreviation for savings and loan.
- sago palm — any of several tropical Old World palms, as of the genera Metroxylon and Caryota, that yield sago.
- small-cap — designating a company, or a mutual fund that invests in companies, with a market capitalization of under $1 billion: considered to have more growth potential and higher investment risk.
- someplace — somewhere.
- spiralism — an individual's ascent in spiral structure
- spoilsman — a person who seeks or receives a share in political spoils.
- stampless — without a stamp