10-letter words containing p, l, c, o
- sarcoplasm — the cytoplasm of a striated muscle fiber.
- 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.
- scaloppine — scallops, especially of veal, flattened by pounding and usually dredged in flour or breadcrumbs and sautéed quickly: scaloppine alla Marsala.
- scalp lock — a long lock or tuft of hair left on the shorn scalp by some North American Indian men.
- scapa flow — an area of water off the N coast of Scotland, in the Orkney Islands: British naval base; German warships scuttled 1919.
- scrupulous — having scruples, or moral or ethical standards; having or showing a strict regard for what one considers right; principled: scrupulous about defending human rights.
- shopaholic — a frequent shopper, especially one who is unable to control his or her spending.
- show-place — an estate, mansion, or the like, usually open to the public, renowned for its beauty, excellent design and workmanship, historical interest, etc.
- silent cop — a small hemispherical traffic marker at an intersection
- slip a cog — (not in technical use) a gear tooth, formerly especially one of hardwood or metal, fitted into a slot in a gearwheel of less durable material.
- slop chest — a supply of clothing, boots, tobacco, and other personal goods for sale to the crew of a ship during a voyage.
- slow pitch — a variety of softball in which the ball is pitched with an underhand motion at moderate speed in an arc that rises at least six feet above the ground
- slow-pitch — a type of softball with ten players per side and in which each pitch must travel in an arc from three to ten feet high.
- small chop — cocktail snacks
- soil creep — creep of soil on even slopes; often accelerated by spring freeze-and-thaw or general periglacial conditions. Compare creep (def 22a).
- someplaces — somewhere
- sophoclean — 495?–406? b.c, Greek dramatist.
- soul patch — a small patch of facial hair below the centre of the lower lip and above the chin
- spark coil — a coil of many turns of insulated wire on an iron core, used for producing sparks.
- speciously — apparently good or right though lacking real merit; superficially pleasing or plausible: specious arguments.
- speculator — a person who is engaged in commercial or financial speculation.
- splanchno- — the viscera
- spondaical — composed of spondees
- spongocoel — the central cavity in the body of a sponge.
- sporadical — (of similar things or occurrences) appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional: sporadic renewals of enthusiasm.
- sporicidal — a substance or preparation for killing spores.
- springlock — a lock that fastens automatically by a spring.
- suboctuple — in the proportion or ratio of one to eight
- superblock — an area of city land larger than the usual block, treated according to a unified plan and generally closed to vehicular through traffic.
- technopole — an area with high-tech industrial research and development facilities
- telecopier — a fax machine
- telephonic — of, relating to, or happening by means of a telephone system.
- telescopic — of, relating to, or of the nature of a telescope.
- the police — the organized civil force of a state, concerned with maintenance of law and order, the detection and prevention of crime, etc
- tocopherol — one of several alcohols that constitute the dietary factor known as vitamin E, occurring in wheat-germ oil, lettuce or spinach leaves, egg yolk, etc.
- topicality — the state or quality of being topical.
- topicalize — to introduce as, convert into, or mark as the topic of a sentence.
- tropically — pertaining to, characteristic of, occurring in, or inhabiting the tropics, especially the humid tropics: tropical flowers.
- turcophile — a person who favors or admires Turkey, Turkish customs, or Turks.
- uncomplete — having all parts or elements; lacking nothing; whole; entire; full: a complete set of Mark Twain's writings.
- uncoupling — to release the coupling or link between; disconnect; let go: to uncouple railroad cars.
- unpolicied — not politically or socially organized
- unprolific — not prolific or fertile; barren
- vapor lock — an obstruction to the flow of fuel to a gasoline engine, caused by the formation of bubbles in the gasoline as a result of overheating.
- velocipede — a vehicle, usually having two or three wheels, that is propelled by the rider.
- video clip — short videotape extract
- workplaces — Plural form of workplace.
- x protocol — (networking, protocol) A standard protocol used by clients (applications) and servers in the X Window System for exchanging requests for window operations.
- xenophilic — an attraction to foreign peoples, cultures, or customs.