8-letter words containing p, o, s, l
- polonius — the sententious father of Ophelia in Shakespeare's Hamlet.
- poly sci — poli sci
- polybius — c205–c123 b.c, Greek historian.
- polypous — polypoid.
- polyseme — a word with multiple meanings
- polysemy — a condition in which a single word, phrase, or concept has more than one meaning or connotation.
- polysome — a complex of ribosomes strung along a single strand of messenger RNA that translates the genetic information coded in the messenger RNA during protein synthesis.
- polysomy — the state of being polysomic
- ponselle — Rosa (Melba) 1897–1981, U.S. soprano.
- poolside — the lounging area around a swimming pool.
- popeless — having no pope
- popsicle — ice lolly
- popstrel — a young, attractive female pop star
- populism — the political philosophy of the People's party.
- populist — a member of the People's party.
- populous — full of residents or inhabitants, as a region; heavily populated.
- porously — full of pores.
- portlast — the gunnel of a ship
- portless — a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
- poseable — able to be posed or manipulated into poses
- posingly — in a posing manner
- posology — the branch of pharmacology dealing with the determination of dosage.
- possible — that may or can be, exist, happen, be done, be used, etc.: a disease with no possible cure.
- possibly — perhaps; maybe: It may possibly rain today.
- postanal — of, pertaining to, involving, or near the anus.
- posthole — a hole dug in the earth for setting in the end of a post, as for a fence.
- postical — (of the position of plant parts) behind another part; posterior
- postlude — a concluding piece or movement.
- postmill — a windmill with machinery mounted on a frame that turns in its entirety to face the wind.
- postoral — uttered by the mouth; spoken: oral testimony.
- postquel — POSTGRES QUERy Language. The language used by the POSTGRES database system.
- postural — the relative disposition of the parts of something.
- pre-loss — detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get: to bear the loss of a robbery.
- preclose — to put (something) in a position to obstruct an entrance, opening, etc.; shut.
- presolve — to solve beforehand
- prolapse — Pathology. a falling down of an organ or part, as the uterus, from its normal position.
- propolis — a reddish resinous cement collected by bees from the buds of trees, used to stop up crevices in the hives, strengthen the cells, etc.
- proposal — the act of offering or suggesting something for acceptance, adoption, or performance.
- prosomal — relating to a prosoma
- prostyle — (of a classical temple) having a portico on the front with the columns in front of the antae.
- ps-algol — Persistent ALGOL. ca 1981, released 1985. A derivative of S-ALGOL. Database capability derived from the longevity of data. "The PS- Algol Reference Manual", TR PPR-12-85, CS Dept, U Glasgow 1985. IBM PC version available from CS Dept, U Strathclyde, Glasgow.
- psalmody — the act, practice, or art of setting psalms to music.
- psilocin — a psilocybin metabolite with strong hallucinogenic potency, produced after ingestion of the mushroom Psilocybe mexicana.
- psilosis — a falling out of the hair.
- psilotic — of or relating to a disease of the small intestine
- psoralea — any plant of the tropical and subtropical leguminous genus Psoralea, having curly leaves, white or purple flowers, and short one-seeded pods
- psoralen — a toxic substance, C 1 1 H 6 O 3 , found in certain plants, including parsnips, used to increase the response to ultraviolet light in the treatment of severe cases of acne and psoriasis.
- psychol. — psychological
- ptilosis — the falling out of eye lashes
- pulsator — something that pulsates, beats, or throbs.