11-letter words containing s, c, a, l, o
- parcel post — (in the U.S. Postal Service) nonpreferential mail consisting of packages and parcels, weighing one pound or more sent at fourth-class rates. Compare fourth class.
- pentecostal — of or relating to Pentecost, a Christian festival commemorating the descent of the Holy Ghost upon the apostles.
- piscatology — the art or science of fishing.
- piscatorial — of or relating to fishermen or fishing: a piscatory treaty.
- plagioclase — any of the feldspar minerals varying in composition from acidic albite, NaAlSi 3 O 8 , to basic anorthite, CaAl 2 Si 2 O 8 , found in most igneous rocks: shows twinning striations on good cleavage surfaces.
- polariscope — an instrument for measuring or exhibiting the polarization of light or for examining substances in polarized light, often to determine stress and strain in glass and other substances.
- polycarpous — producing fruit many times, as a perennial plant.
- polychasium — a form of cymose inflorescence in which each axis produces more than two lateral axes.
- polycrystal — an object composed of randomly oriented crystals, formed by rapid solidification
- pontificals — of, relating to, or characteristic of a pontiff; papal.
- post-coital — sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
- post-racial — characterized by the absence of racial discord, discrimination, or prejudice previously or historically present: post-racial politics; the post-racial era.
- postal card — a card sold by the post office with a stamp already printed on it.
- postal code — British. postcode.
- postcranial — located posterior to the head.
- postcubital — Anatomy, Zoology. pertaining to, involving, or situated near the cubitus.
- postglacial — after a given glacial epoch, especially the Pleistocene.
- postvocalic — immediately following a vowel.
- precisional — the state or quality of being precise.
- processable — capable of being processed.
- proconsular — Roman History. an official, usually a former consul, who acted as governor or military commander of a province, and who had powers similar to those of a consul.
- prosaically — commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative: a prosaic mind.
- provascular — of or relating to procambium
- psychoanal. — psychoanalysis
- psychodelia — the production of, or the culture associated with, psychedelic experiences
- pyroclastic — composed chiefly of fragments of volcanic origin, as agglomerate, tuff, and certain other rocks; volcaniclastic.
- radicellose — having small roots or rhizoids
- rapscallion — a rascal; rogue; scamp.
- ratio scale — a scale of measurement of data which permits the comparison of differences of values; a scale having a fixed zero value. The distances travelled by a projectile, for instance, are measured on a ratio scale since it makes sense to talk of one projectile travelling twice as far as another
- recessional — of or relating to a recession of the clergy and choir after the service.
- resocialize — to make social; make fit for life in companionship with others.
- rhapsodical — extravagantly enthusiastic; ecstatic.
- rock island — a port in NW Illinois, on the Mississippi: government arsenal.
- rock salmon — (formerly) any of several coarse fishes when used as food, esp the dogfish or wolffish: now called rockfish or catfish
- sacculation — formed into or having a saccule, sac, or saclike dilation.
- sacculiform — (of plant parts, etc) shaped like a small sac
- sacrocostal — relating to the sacrum and the ribs
- sacrolumbar — of, relating to, or involving the lumbar and sacral regions or parts of the body.
- saddlecloth — Horse Racing. a cloth placed over the saddle of a racehorse bearing the horse's number.
- safety lock — a lock designed to prevent picking.
- saint-cloud — a city in central Minnesota, on the Mississippi.
- salaciously — lustful or lecherous.
- sales force — team of salespeople
- salicaceous — belonging to the Salicaceae, the willow family of plants.
- salon music — music of a simple, agreeable, frequently sentimental character, played usually by a small orchestra.
- saltimbanco — a charlatan or fake
- saltimbocca — veal and ham wrapped together and sautéed in butter, often seasoned with sage.
- sansculotte — (originally) a revolutionary of the poorer class
- sao goncalo — a city in SE Brazil, NE of Rio de Janeiro.
- sarcolemmal — of or relating to the sarcolemma