10-letter words containing p, o, s, l
- etioplasts — Plural form of etioplast.
- exoplanets — Plural form of exoplanet.
- exploiters — Plural form of exploiter.
- explosible — capable of exploding or being exploded
- explosions — Plural form of explosion.
- explosives — Plural form of explosive.
- expulsions — Plural form of expulsion.
- false pond — a mirage.
- fellowship — the condition or relation of being a fellow: the fellowship of humankind.
- field stop — the aperture that limits the field of view of a lens or system of lenses.
- flagperson — A gender-neutral term for someone who uses a flag, especially as a form of signalling.
- flashpoint — Also, flashing point. Physical Chemistry. the lowest temperature at which a liquid in a specified apparatus will give off sufficient vapor to ignite momentarily on application of a flame.
- flip-flops — Informal. a sudden or unexpected reversal, as of direction, belief, attitude, or policy.
- floodlamps — Plural form of floodlamp.
- flop sweat — a sudden heavy perspiration caused by embarrassment
- flophouses — Plural form of flophouse.
- floppiness — tending to flop.
- flowerpots — Plural form of flowerpot.
- flyposting — the posting of advertising or political bills, posters, etc in unauthorized places
- followship — the practice of doing what other people suggest, rather than taking the lead
- fool's cap — a traditional jester's cap or hood, often multicolored and usually having several drooping peaks from which bells are hung.
- footplates — Plural form of footplate.
- gallopades — Plural form of gallopade.
- geophilous — Zoology. terrestrial, as certain snails.
- geospatial — Relating to or denoting data that is associated with a particular location.
- glove shop — a shop that sells gloves
- glyphosate — a compound, C 3 H 8 NO 5 P, used to kill a wide range of weeds.
- goloptious — voluptuous
- gospellize — to evangelise
- grapelouse — an insect that attacks grape vines
- gymnoplast — a mass of protoplasm without an enclosing wall.
- gypsophila — any plant belonging to the genus Gypsophila, of the pink family, native to Mediterranean regions, having small, panicled, pink or white flowers, as baby's breath.
- gypsophile — any plant living or thriving in soil containing gypsum.
- halophiles — Plural form of halophile.
- halophytes — Plural form of halophyte.
- haplophase — the haploid portion of an organism's life cycle.
- haplotypes — Plural form of haplotype.
- heliopause — the boundary of the heliosphere.
- heliopolis — Biblical name On. an ancient ruined city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta.
- helioscope — a telescope for viewing the sun, adapted to protect the eye of the viewer from the sun's glare.
- hellespont — ancient name of the Dardanelles.
- hemophilus — a genus of rod-shaped, parasitic, hemophilic bacteria, certain species of which, as H. influenzae or H. suis, are pathogenic for humans and animals.
- herophilus — died ?280 bc, Greek anatomist in Alexandria. He was the first to distinguish sensory from motor nerves
- hippolytus — Also, Hippolytos [hi-pol-i-tuh s, -tos] /hɪˈpɒl ɪ təs, -ˌtɒs/ (Show IPA). Classical Mythology. the son of Theseus who was falsely accused by his stepmother, Phaedra, of raping her after he had rejected her advances and who was killed by Poseidon in response to the plea of Theseus.
- hispaniola — an island in the West Indies, comprising the republic of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. 29,843 sq. mi. (77,293 sq. km).
- holographs — Plural form of holograph.
- holophrase — a word functioning as a phrase or sentence, as the imperative Go!
- homophiles — Plural form of homophile.
- hopelessly — In a way that shows or causes despair.
- hospitable — receiving or treating guests or strangers warmly and generously: a hospitable family.