9-letter words containing p, l, a, t, s
- euplastic — healing quickly and well
- feldspath — Alternative form of feldspar.
- fishplate — a metal or wooden plate or slab, bolted to each of two members that have been butted or lapped together.
- flag stop — a bus stop at which a bus only stops if there is someone waiting or if someone wants to get off the bus
- flat spin — an aircraft spin in which the longitudinal axis is more nearly horizontal than vertical
- flat spot — a region of poor acceleration over a narrow range of throttle openings, caused by a weak mixture in the carburettor
- flatpacks — Plural form of flatpack.
- gallipots — Plural form of gallipot.
- gas plant — a plant, Dictamnus albus, of the rue family, native to Eurasia, having clusters of white or reddish flowers and strong-smelling foliage that emits a flammable vapor.
- glasphalt — a road-surfacing material composed of asphalt and crushed glass.
- go postal — of or relating to the post office or mail service: postal delivery; postal employees.
- goal post — either of the two vertical posts that support a crossbar and form the opening of a goal in soccer, hockey, etc.
- goalposts — Plural form of goalpost.
- grassplot — a plot of ground covered with or reserved for grass.
- half step — Music. semitone.
- half-step — Music. semitone.
- helpmates — (British) Plural form of helpmate.
- hospitale — a place of lodging
- hospitals — Plural form of hospital.
- hotplates — Plural form of hotplate.
- hypoblast — the endoderm.
- isophotal — relating to an isophote or isophotes, or to a diagram on which isophotes are represented
- jaspilite — a metamorphic rock that has a high concentration of hematite and that resembles jasper
- jillstrap — (informal) A pelvic protector, a woman's equivalent of a man's jockstrap.
- lamp-post — A lamp-post is a tall metal or concrete pole that is fixed beside a road and has a light at the top.
- lampadist — (in ancient Greece) a competitor in a race run by young men with torches
- lampposts — Plural form of lamppost.
- lampstand — a support for a light bulb
- lapstrake — clinker-built (def 2).
- lapstreak — Alternative form of lapstrake.
- 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.
- leaf spot — a limited, often circular, discolored, diseased area on a leaf, usually including a central region of necrosis.
- 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.
- lipoplast — a small particle in plant cytoplasm, esp that of seeds, in which fat is stored
- 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.
- metaplasm — Cell Biology. the nonliving matter or inclusions, as starch or pigments, within a cell.
- mossplant — another term for moss
- naphthols — Plural form of naphthol.
- neoplasty — the surgical formation of new tissue structures or repair of damaged structures
- nephalist — (obsolete, Temperance movement) One who practises nephalism; a teetotaller.
- nonpostal — not postal, not relating to post
- nonstaple — not staple
- nyctalops — a person affected by nyctalopia
- otoplasty — plastic surgery of the external ear.
- palaestra — Greek Antiquity. palestra.
- palestine — Also called Holy Land. Biblical name Canaan. an ancient country in SW Asia, on the E coast of the Mediterranean.
- palmister — a person telling fortunes by reading palms