14-letter words containing p, o, s, l
- epistemologist — A person, especially a philosopher, who studies theory of knowledge.
- epistolography — the art, or practice, of letter-writing
- epithelisation — Alternative form of epithelization.
- epitrachelions — Plural form of epitrachelion.
- ergastoplasmic — relating to endoplasm that is associated with protein synthesis
- eucalyptus oil — an essential oil derived from trees belonging to the Eucalyptus genus and used for pharmaceutical, fragrance and antiseptic purposes
- exceptionalism — The state of being special, exceptional or unique.
- expansion bolt — a bolt that expands on tightening, enabling it to be secured into an unthreaded hole
- expansion slot — (hardware) A connector in a computer into which an expansion card can be plugged. The connector supplies power to the card and connects it to the data bus, address bus and control signals of the motherboard.
- exploding star — an irregular variable star, such as a nova, supernova, or flare star, in which rapid increases in luminosity occur, caused by some form of explosion
- explorationist — a person involved in exploration, esp of oil, gas, etc
- explosion shot — a shot used in hitting a ball from a sand trap, in which the sand just behind the ball rather than the ball itself is struck with full force
- expose oneself — to display one's sexual organs in public
- expostulations — Plural form of expostulation.
- exposure value — the quantity of light hitting a photographic film, as determined by aperture values and shutter speed
- expressionless — (of a person's face or voice) not conveying any emotion; unemotional.
- extrapolations — Plural form of extrapolation.
- false position — a situation in which a person is forced to act or seems to be acting against his principles or interests
- false positive — Medicine/Medical. a test result that is incorrect because the test indicated a condition or finding that does not exist: a false-positive for syphilis. a person who receives this test result.
- false scorpion — any small predatory arachnid of the order Pseudoscorpionida, which includes the book scorpion and is named from the claw-shaped palps, which are poison organs
- false-positive — Medicine/Medical. a test result that is incorrect because the test indicated a condition or finding that does not exist: a false-positive for syphilis. a person who receives this test result.
- family support — a means-tested allowance for families in need
- fellowshipping — the condition or relation of being a fellow: the fellowship of humankind.
- fetal position — a bodily posture resembling that of the fetus in the uterus, in which the body is curled with head and limbs drawn in, sometimes assumed in states of fear or emotional withdrawal.
- field hospital — an organization of medical personnel with medical equipment for establishing a temporary hospital at isolated posts or in the field to support ground troops in combat.
- file separator — (character) (FS) ASCII character 28.
- filiopietistic — of or relating to reverence of forebears or tradition, especially if carried to excess.
- flagship store — A flagship store is the most important store in a chain, often with the largest volume of sales, or the most up-to-date formats or layouts
- flanders poppy — corn poppy.
- flashing point — flash point (def 1).
- flip one's lid — a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- floor polisher — an electrical appliance used for polishing floors
- foamed plastic — expanded plastic.
- fool's-parsley — an Old World fetid, poisonous plant, Aethusa cynapium, resembling parsley.
- foolscap sheet — a sheet of foolscap paper
- football pools — If you do the football pools, you take part in a gambling competition in which people try to win money by guessing the results of football matches.
- fowl paralysis — Marek's disease.
- full professor — professor (def 1).
- galactic poles — either of the two opposite points on the celestial sphere that are farthest north and south of the Milky Way.
- galactophorous — bearing milk; lactiferous.
- galactopoiesis — increasing the secretion of milk.
- gallinas point — a cape in NE Colombia: the northernmost point of South America
- galvanoplastic — pertaining to reproduction by electrotypy.
- galvanotropism — the directional growth of an organism, esp a plant, in response to an electrical stimulus
- galveston plan — commission plan.
- goodfellowship — cheerful company
- gooseneck lamp — a desk lamp having a flexible shaft or stem.
- gymslip mother — a girl of school age who has become a mother
- gyroscopically — Using a gyroscope.
- hale telescope — the 200-inch (508-cm) reflector at the Palomar Observatory.