10-letter words containing p, s, a, m, o
- polygamous — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or practicing polygamy; polygamic.
- polymastia — the condition of having more than the normal number of breasts
- polymastic — a person with a polymastic condition
- polymerase — any of several enzymes that catalyze the formation of a long-chain molecule by linking smaller molecular units, as nucleotides with nucleic acids.
- polysemant — a word with multiple meanings
- pomosexual — of or relating to a person who does not wish his or her sexuality to be put into a conventional category
- possum haw — a shrub, Ilex decidua, of the southeastern U.S., having leaves that are hairy on the upper surface and glossy, red fruit.
- postatomic — existing since or subsequent to the explosion of the first atomic bomb or the invention of atomic weapons: the political tensions of the postatomic world.
- postimpact — occurring after an impact
- postmarked — an official mark stamped on letters and other mail, serving as a cancellation of the postage stamp and indicating the place, date, and sometimes time of sending or receipt.
- postmaster — the official in charge of a post office.
- postmating — of or designating the period after mating
- postmortal — subject to death; having a transitory life: all mortal creatures.
- postpartum — of or noting the period of time following childbirth; after delivery.
- postulatum — a postulate
- presswoman — a female reporter
- prismatoid — a polyhedron having its vertices lying on two parallel planes.
- prosaicism — prosaic character or style.
- proseminar — a course conducted in the manner of a seminar for graduate students but often open to advanced undergraduates.
- prostatism — symptoms of prostate disorder, especially obstructed urination, arising from benign enlargement or chronic disease of the prostate gland.
- proteanism — readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- protoplasm — Biology. (no longer in technical use) the colloidal and liquid substance of which cells are formed, excluding horny, chitinous, and other structural material; the cytoplasm and nucleus.
- psalmodize — to sing psalms
- psammosere — a sere originating on sand or sandy soil.
- pseudimago — (of insects) a form similar to the adult, but which is not a true adult
- pseudoalum — any of a class of alums in which the usual monovalent metal of a true alum is replaced by a bivalent metal
- psychogram — a message believed to be written by a spirit or authored by psychical means
- ptolemaeus — a walled plain in the third quadrant of the face of the moon: about 90 miles (144 km) in diameter.
- ptolemaist — an adherent or advocate of the Ptolemaic system of astronomy.
- rampageous — violent; unruly; boisterous.
- roma gypsy — a member of a people scattered throughout Europe and North America, who maintain a nomadic way of life in industrialized societies
- sarcoplasm — the cytoplasm of a striated muscle fiber.
- scout camp — organized outdoor activity for boys
- semaphoric — an apparatus for conveying information by means of visual signals, as a light whose position may be changed.
- semiopaque — partly or nearly opaque.
- semipostal — a postage stamp sold by a government at a premium above its face value, the excess being used for a nonpostal purpose, as a charity.
- siphonogam — a plant that is pollinated by siphonogamy
- small chop — cocktail snacks
- smartphone — a device that combines a cell phone with a handheld computer, typically offering Internet access, data storage, email capability, etc.
- smoothpate — a bald person with a smooth head
- somatotype — (of humans) physical type; physique.
- someplaces — somewhere
- spacewoman — a woman astronaut.
- spare room — guest bedroom
- spasmodist — a person who is spasmodic, especially in style, as a writer, painter, etc.
- spermatoid — resembling sperm.
- sphenogram — a cuneiform character.
- spodomancy — divination by studying ashes
- sporangium — the case or sac in which spores are produced.
- sporoplasm — the protoplasm within a spore that is injected into a host cell by various parasitic organisms.