10-letter words containing s, c, u, l, p
- pelycosaur — any of a group of large primitive reptiles belonging to the extinct order Pelycosauria, abundant in North America and Europe during the Permian Period, often having a tall spinal sail.
- pentelicus — Latin name of Pendelikon.
- periculous — dangerous; perilous
- perlucidus — (of a cloud) having transparent spaces between the elements.
- pleustonic — a buoyant mat of weeds, algae, and associated organisms that floats on or near the surface of a lake, river, or other body of fresh water.
- pluckiness — having or showing pluck or courage; brave: The drowning swimmer was rescued by a plucky schoolboy.
- polyclitus — flourished c450–c420 b.c, Greek sculptor.
- polydeuces — Greek name of Pollux.
- polytocous — flowering multiple times during a lifetime
- populistic — a member of the People's party.
- portcullis — (especially in medieval castles) a strong grating, as of iron, made to slide along vertical grooves at the sides of a gateway of a fortified place and let down to prevent passage.
- postlaunch — relating to or occurring in the period after a launch
- postocular — located behind the eye
- postulance — the period or state of being a postulant, especially in a religious order.
- postulancy — the period or state of being a postulant, especially in a religious order.
- preciously — of high price or great value; very valuable or costly: precious metals.
- preclosure — the act of closing; the state of being closed.
- preclusion — to prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence of; make impossible: The insufficiency of the evidence precludes a conviction.
- preclusive — to prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence of; make impossible: The insufficiency of the evidence precludes a conviction.
- procellous — stormy, as the sea.
- processual — a systematic series of actions directed to some end: to devise a process for homogenizing milk.
- procoelous — describing vertebrae with a concave cranial surface
- pronucleus — either of the gametic nuclei that unite in fertilization to form the nucleus of the zygote.
- pseudocoel — the body cavity of certain invertebrate metazoan animals between the body wall and the intestine, which is not lined with a mesodermal epithelium.
- publicised — to give publicity to; bring to public notice; advertise: They publicized the meeting as best they could.
- publicness — the quality or state of being public or being owned by the public.
- pugilistic — a person who fights with the fists; a boxer, usually a professional.
- pulsatance — the angular frequency of a periodic motion
- pultaceous — resembling pap
- punch list — a list of unfinished matters that require attention.
- respectful — full of, characterized by, or showing politeness or deference: a respectful reply.
- rupicolous — rupestrine.
- scapulated — (of a raven) with white feathers across the scapular region
- scriptural — (sometimes initial capital letter) of, relating to, or in accordance with sacred writings, especially the Scriptures.
- scrupulous — having scruples, or moral or ethical standards; having or showing a strict regard for what one considers right; principled: scrupulous about defending human rights.
- sculptress — a woman who practices the art of sculpture.
- sculptural — relating to sculpture
- sculptured — having a surface or shape molded, marked, carved, indented, etc., by or as if by sculpture: sculptured leather belts.
- semipublic — partly or to some degree public.
- sepulchral — of, relating to, or serving as a tomb.
- simplicius — Saint, died a.d. 483, pope 468–483.
- sipunculid — an invertebrate of the phylum Sipuncula, comprising the peanut worms.
- soul patch — a small patch of facial hair below the centre of the lower lip and above the chin
- speciously — apparently good or right though lacking real merit; superficially pleasing or plausible: specious arguments.
- speculated — to engage in thought or reflection; meditate (often followed by on, upon, or a clause).
- speculator — a person who is engaged in commercial or financial speculation.
- spiculated — covered with spicules or needle-like
- strip club — strip joint.
- suboctuple — in the proportion or ratio of one to eight
- superblock — an area of city land larger than the usual block, treated according to a unified plan and generally closed to vehicular through traffic.