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11-letter words containing s, a, m, p, l

  • plasmatical — relating to plasma
  • plasminogen — the blood substance that when activated forms plasmin.
  • plasmodesma — any of many minute strands of cytoplasm that extend through plant cell walls and connect adjoining cells.
  • plasmolysis — contraction of the protoplasm in a living cell when water is removed by exosmosis.
  • plastometer — an instrument for measuring the plasticity of a substance.
  • play possum — opossum.
  • plebeianism — belonging or pertaining to the common people.
  • pleinairism — pertaining to a manner or style of painting developed chiefly in France in the mid-19th century, characterized by the representation of the luminous effects of natural light and atmosphere as contrasted with the artificial light and absence of the sense of air or atmosphere associated with paintings produced in the studio.
  • poetry slam — a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
  • polyamorous — noting or relating to polyamory, the practice or condition of participating simultaneously in more than one serious romantic or sexual relationship with the knowledge and consent of all partners.
  • polychasium — a form of cymose inflorescence in which each axis produces more than two lateral axes.
  • polyspermia — the secretion of an excessive amount of semen.
  • postmarital — occurring, effective, or provided after marriage
  • potash alum — alum1 (def 1).
  • pre-islamic — existing prior to the ascendancy of Islam; pre-Muslim.
  • pre-seminal — released before semen is ejaculated
  • preassembly — an assembling or coming together of a number of persons, usually for a particular purpose: The principal will speak to all the students at Friday's assembly.
  • probabilism — Philosophy. the doctrine, introduced by the Skeptics, that certainty is impossible and that probability suffices to govern faith and practice.
  • pronatalism — the policy or practice of encouraging the bearing of children, especially government support of a higher birthrate.
  • pronominals — Grammar. pertaining to, resembling, derived from, or containing a pronoun: “My” in “my book” is a pronominal adjective. “There” is a pronominal adverb.
  • psammophile — a plant or animal that thrives in sand
  • psilomelane — a common mineral consisting of a mixture of pyrolusite and other oxides of manganese, usually found in black, rounded masses: an ore of manganese.
  • safety lamp — a miner's lamp in which the flame is protected by wire gauze to prevent the immediate ignition of explosive gases.
  • salmon pink — salmon (defs 4, 5).
  • sample book — a number of pieces of fabric, wallpaper, etc fastened together at one edge, for people to examine when trying to choose which example to buy
  • sample case — a handheld container of samples of products used by a salesperson to show potential customers what is available
  • sample rate — (digital signal processing)   The number of times an analog signal is measured (sampled) per second. The unit of sample rate is "samples per second". This is often expressed in kiloHertz (kHz). For example, "CD quality" sound has a sample rate of 44 kHz. Compare data rate. See Nyquist frequency.
  • sample room — a room, as in a hotel suite, in which merchandise is displayed for sale to the trade.
  • scalpriform — chisel-shaped, as the incisors of certain rodents.
  • scopolamine — a colorless, syrupy, water-soluble alkaloid, C 1 7 H 2 1 NO 4 , obtained from certain plants of the nightshade family, used chiefly as a sedative and mydriatic and to alleviate the symptoms of motion sickness.
  • scrap metal — discarded metal
  • sea lamprey — a parasitic marine lamprey, Petromyzon marinus, that spawns in fresh water along both Atlantic coasts and in the Great Lakes, where it is responsible for losses of economically valuable fish.
  • semelparous — (of a plant) producing flowers and fruit only once before dying
  • semipalmate — partially or imperfectly palmate, as a bird's foot; half-webbed.
  • semiplastic — imperfectly plastic; in a state between rigidity and plasticity.
  • semipopular — relatively popular; quite popular
  • sempiternal — everlasting; eternal.
  • septemviral — of or relating to septemvirs or a septemvirate.
  • small print — text typewritten in a small-sized font
  • somatoplasm — the cytoplasm of a somatic cell, especially as distinguished from germ plasm.
  • spasmolysis — the relaxation or relief of muscle spasm.
  • spasmolytic — of or noting spasmolysis.
  • speed metal — a style of heavy-metal music typically played at extremely fast tempos.
  • sperm whale — a large, square-snouted whale, Physeter catodon, valued for its oil and spermaceti: now reduced in number and rare in some areas.
  • spermicidal — that kills sperm
  • spiraliform — having or resembling spiral lines
  • spirit lamp — a lamp that burns methylated or other spirits instead of oil
  • spiroplasma — any of numerous bacteria of the genus Spiroplasma that have no cell walls or flagella and are parasitic in plants and arthropods.
  • spring lamb — a lamb born in the late winter or early spring and sold for slaughter before July 1.
  • stamp album — a book used by collectors of postage stamps to display and store their stamps
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