11-letter words containing p, o, s, l
- erysipeloid — an infective dermatitis mainly affecting the hands, characterized by inflammation and caused by the microorganism Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae on contaminated meat, poultry, or fish: most prevalent among fishermen and butchers
- expansional — of or relating to expansion
- explosively — In an explosive manner.
- expostulate — Express strong disapproval or disagreement.
- false oxlip — a similar and related plant that is a natural hybrid between the cowslip and primrose
- false topaz — citrine (def 2).
- fellowships — Plural form of fellowship.
- fibroplasia — the formation of fibrous tissue.
- field sport — Hunting, shooting birds, and fishing with a rod are referred to as field sports when they are done mainly for pleasure.
- fire-polish — to smooth (glass) by reheating to remove tool marks or other imperfections in the surface.
- flagpersons — Plural form of flagperson.
- flameproofs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flameproof.
- flash eprom — Flash Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
- flash point — 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.
- flashpoints — Plural form of flashpoint.
- floatplanes — Plural form of floatplane.
- floodplains — Plural form of floodplain.
- floor space — an area on the floor of a premises where objects may be placed
- floppy disc — (spelling) It's "floppy disk", not like "compact disc".
- floppy disk — Computers. a thin plastic disk coated with magnetic material, on which computer data and programs can be stored for later retrieval.
- flower shop — a shop where flowers and pot plants are sold
- fluoroscope — a tube or box fitted with a screen coated with a fluorescent substance, used for viewing objects, especially deep body structures, by means of x-ray or other radiation.
- fluoroscopy — the use of or examination by means of a fluoroscope.
- flying-spot — denoting an electronic system in which a rapidly moving spot of light is used to encode or decode data, for example to obtain a television signal by scanning a photographic film or slide
- fools' lisp — A small Scheme interpreter by Jonathan Lee <[email protected]>. Version 1.3.2 is R4RS conformant. It runs on Sun-3, Sun-4, Decstation, VAX (Ultrix), Sequent, Apollo.
- forcepslike — Resembling a forceps.
- foreglimpse — a revelation or glimpse of the future.
- foretopsail — (nautical) the sail draped from the foretopmast.
- genioplasty — Mentoplasty.
- geophysical — the branch of geology that deals with the physics of the earth and its atmosphere, including oceanography, seismology, volcanology, and geomagnetism.
- geopolitics — the study or the application of the influence of political and economic geography on the politics, national power, foreign policy, etc., of a state.
- glamourpuss — a glamorous person, esp a woman
- glide slope — the angle that the glidepath of an aircraft or spacecraft makes with the horizontal.
- gloss paint — Gloss paint is paint that forms a shiny surface when it dries.
- glycolipids — Plural form of glycolipid.
- goalkeepers — Plural form of goalkeeper.
- god help us — If you say God help us, you mean that you have negative feelings about the person or situation you are talking about.
- goosepimple — Alt form goose pimple.
- gospel oath — an oath sworn on the Gospels
- gospel side — (in some Protestant churches) the left side of a church, facing the altar.
- gospel song — a piece of gospel music
- graptolites — Plural form of graptolite.
- greasy pole — a pole covered with grease to make it slippery and difficult to climb, often used as entertainment
- groupuscule — A political or religious splinter group.
- haplogroups — Plural form of haplogroup.
- hectopascal — An SI unit of pressure and stress equal to 100 pascals.
- helicopters — Plural form of helicopter.
- helicospore — a coiled cylindrical fungal spore.
- heliographs — Plural form of heliograph.
- heliophytes — a plant that grows best in full sunlight.