9-letter words containing p, l, a, s
- landslips — Plural form of landslip.
- lapboards — Plural form of lapboard.
- lapideous — (obsolete) Of the nature of stone.
- lapsarian — Of or pertaining to the fall of man from innocence, especially to the role of women in that fall.
- lapstrake — clinker-built (def 2).
- lapstreak — Alternative form of lapstrake.
- larkspurs — Plural form of larkspur.
- last gasp — a sudden, short intake of breath, as in shock or surprise.
- last post — a position of duty, employment, or trust to which one is assigned or appointed: a diplomatic post.
- last-gasp — a sudden, short intake of breath, as in shock or surprise.
- layperson — a person who is not a member of the clergy; one of the laity.
- leaf spot — a limited, often circular, discolored, diseased area on a leaf, usually including a central region of necrosis.
- leapfrogs — Plural form of leapfrog.
- leetspeak — a coded spelling system and language used in very informal communications on the Internet, featuring letters combined with numbers or special characters in place of letters that they may resemble, and including inventive misspellings, jargon, and slang.
- lespedeza — any shrub or herb belonging to the genus Lespedeza, of the legume family, having trifoliolate leaves and lavender flowers, grown for forage, soil improvement, etc.
- life span — the longest period over which the life of any organism or species may extend, according to the available biological knowledge concerning it.
- lifespans — Plural form of lifespan.
- lindalisp — Linda for Lisp.
- lip salve — an ointment which comes in a stick or small tub and which is applied to the lips to soothe dryness, chapping, etc
- lipoplast — a small particle in plant cytoplasm, esp that of seeds, in which fat is stored
- liposomal — Cell Biology. a microscopic artificial sac composed of fatty substances and used in experimental research of the cell.
- loadspace — the area in a motor vehicle where a load can be carried
- lymphomas — Plural form of lymphoma.
- magmalisp — (language) The predecessor of Magma2.
- maildrops — Plural form of maildrop.
- maladapts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of maladapt.
- malt shop — a retail establishment specializing in serving ice-cream drinks, as malted milks, milk shakes, and sodas.
- manciples — Plural form of manciple.
- 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.
- naphthols — Plural form of naphthol.
- napoleons — Plural form of napoleon.
- neoplasia — Pathology. tumor growth.
- neoplasms — Plural form of neoplasm.
- neoplasty — the surgical formation of new tissue structures or repair of damaged structures
- nephalism — teetotalism; abstinence from alcohol
- nephalist — (obsolete, Temperance movement) One who practises nephalism; a teetotaller.
- nonpostal — not postal, not relating to post
- nonstaple — not staple