10-letter words containing s, e, p, o
- polishment — the state of being polished or the action of polishing
- politeness — showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil: a polite reply.
- pollen sac — one of the cavities in an anther in which pollen is produced.
- pollenosis — hay fever.
- polybasite — a blackish mineral, Ag 9 SbS 6 : a minor ore of silver.
- polychrest — a thing which has adapted to multiple uses
- polycrates — died 522? b.c, Greek tyrant of Samos.
- polydeuces — Greek name of Pollux.
- polygenism — the theory that the human race has descended from two or more ancestral types.
- polygenist — a person who advocates polygenism
- polygenous — polygenetic
- polylysine — a type of synthetic polypeptide used to enable adhesion of cells to microscope slides
- polymerase — any of several enzymes that catalyze the formation of a long-chain molecule by linking smaller molecular units, as nucleotides with nucleic acids.
- polymerise — to subject to polymerization.
- polymerism — Chemistry. a polymeric state.
- polymerous — Biology. composed of many parts.
- polynesian — of or relating to Polynesia, its inhabitants, or their languages.
- polyphemus — a Cyclops who was blinded by Odysseus.
- polysemant — a word with multiple meanings
- polysemous — a condition in which a single word, phrase, or concept has more than one meaning or connotation.
- polyspermy — the fertilization of an ovum by several spermatozoa.
- polytheism — the doctrine of or belief in more than one god or in many gods.
- polytheist — the doctrine of or belief in more than one god or in many gods.
- pomiferous — bearing pomes or pomelike fruits.
- pomosexual — of or relating to a person who does not wish his or her sexuality to be put into a conventional category
- pompelmous — pomelo.
- pontifices — plural of pontifex.
- poop sheet — a circular, list of instructions, press release, etc., providing information about a particular subject.
- pop server — Post Office Protocol
- pop singer — sb who sings popular music
- pope's eye — (in sheep and cows) a gland in the middle of the thigh surrounded by fat
- poppy seed — seed of the poppy plant, used as an ingredient or topping for breads, rolls, cakes, and cookies.
- popularise — to make popular: to popularize a dance.
- poriferans — an animal phylum comprising the sponges.
- poriferous — bearing or having pores.
- porousness — full of pores.
- porraceous — resembling a leek, esp in colour
- portentous — of the nature of a portent; momentous.
- portlaoise — a town in central Republic of Ireland, county town of Laois: site of a top-security prison. Pop: 12 127 (2002)
- portliness — rather heavy or fat; stout; corpulent.
- portuguese — of, relating to, or characteristic of Portugal, its inhabitants, or their language.
- positioner — a person or thing that positions.
- positively — with certainty; absolutely: The statement is positively true.
- possessing — to have as belonging to one; have as property; own: to possess a house and a car.
- possession — the act or fact of possessing.
- possessive — jealously opposed to the personal independence of, or to any influence other than one's own upon, a child, spouse, etc.
- possessory — of or relating to a possessor or to possession: registration of possessory claims.
- post entry — a late entry, as a horse in a horse show or race.
- post horse — a horse kept, as at a station on a post road, for the use of persons riding post or for hire by travelers.
- post house — a house or inn keeping post horses.