9-letter words containing p, o, s, l
- leptophos — a solid compound, C 13 H 10 BrCl 2 O 2 PS, used as a nonsystemic insecticide for food crops and lawn grass.
- leptosome — a person of asthenic build.
- liliopsid — (botany) a member of the class Liliopsida. Circumscription of this class will vary with the taxonomic system being used.
- lily pons — Lily [lil-ee;; French lee-lee] /ˈlɪl i;; French liˈli/ (Show IPA), 1904–76, U.S. operatic soprano, born in France.
- lip gloss — a cosmetic used to give shine, and often a tint, to the lips.
- lipidosis — A disorder of lipid metabolism in the body tissues.
- lipolysis — the hydrolysis of fats into fatty acids and glycerol, as by lipase.
- lipoplast — a small particle in plant cytoplasm, esp that of seeds, in which fat is stored
- liposomal — Cell Biology. a microscopic artificial sac composed of fatty substances and used in experimental research of the cell.
- liposomes — Plural form of liposome.
- loadspace — the area in a motor vehicle where a load can be carried
- lock step — a way of marching in such close file that the corresponding legs of the marchers must keep step precisely
- logiscope — Software quality analysis tools from Verilog SA, used to evaluate the quality of software, both statically (based on software metrics) and dynamically.
- logotypes — Plural form of logotype.
- lollipops — Plural form of lollipop.
- long stop — a fielder who stands behind the wicket keeper, and catches balls the wicket keeper misses
- longships — Plural form of longship.
- longspurs — Plural form of longspur.
- loopholes — Plural form of loophole.
- loopiness — The state or condition of being loopy; craziness.
- loosen up — to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
- lopoliths — Plural form of lopolith.
- lordships — Plural form of lordship.
- lovespoon — Alternative spelling of love spoon.
- lycopolis — the Ancient Greek name for Asyut
- lycopsids — Plural form of lycopsid.
- lymphomas — Plural form of lymphoma.
- maildrops — Plural form of maildrop.
- malt shop — a retail establishment specializing in serving ice-cream drinks, as malted milks, milk shakes, and sodas.
- megaflops — a measure of computer speed, equal to one million floating-point operations per second.
- megapolis — megalopolis.
- menopolis — an area or city with a high proportion of single men
- mesophile — mesophilic.
- mesophyll — the parenchyma, usually containing chlorophyll, that forms the interior parts of a leaf.
- microslop — (company, abuse) A derisive synonym for Microsoft Corporation. It refers to the sloppy, bug-ridden "x.0" versions of MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows and other Microsoft products.
- mileposts — Plural form of milepost.
- millponds — Plural form of millpond.
- misemploy — to use for the wrong purpose; use wrongly or improperly; misuse.
- mock lisp — The Lisp used by the Gosling Emacs editor.
- monopoles — Plural form of monopole.
- monopulse — a radar transmitting a single pulse only
- mossplant — another term for moss
- naphthols — Plural form of naphthol.
- napoleons — Plural form of napoleon.
- neoplasia — Pathology. tumor growth.
- neoplasms — Plural form of neoplasm.
- neoplasty — the surgical formation of new tissue structures or repair of damaged structures
- nicopolis — city in ancient Epirus
- nilopolis — a city in SE Brazil, NW of Rio de Janeiro.
- nonplused — to render utterly perplexed; puzzle completely.