10-letter words containing s, i, l, o
- postcoital — sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
- postexilic — being or occurring subsequent to the exile of the Jews in Babylonia 597–538 b.c.
- postflight — of, relating to, or occurring in the period after a flight
- postillate — to annotate, to postil
- postliminy — the right by which persons and things taken in war are restored to their former status when coming again under the power of the nation to which they belonged.
- posttibial — Anatomy. the inner of the two bones of the leg, that extend from the knee to the ankle and articulate with the femur and the talus; shinbone.
- pottsville — a city in E Pennsylvania.
- power list — a list (esp one published in a newspaper, magazine, etc) of the most influential or successful people in a particular field or a particular country
- preciously — of high price or great value; very valuable or costly: precious metals.
- preclusion — to prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence of; make impossible: The insufficiency of the evidence precludes a conviction.
- preludious — characteristic of a prelude
- previously — coming or occurring before something else; prior: the previous owner.
- problemist — someone who composes and solves problems, esp in chess or mathematics
- profitless — Often, profits. pecuniary gain resulting from the employment of capital in any transaction. Compare gross profit, net profit. the ratio of such pecuniary gain to the amount of capital invested. returns, proceeds, or revenue, as from property or investments.
- proglottis — one of the segments or joints of a tapeworm, containing complete reproductive systems, usually both male and female.
- proinsulin — the prohormone of insulin, converted into insulin by enzymatic removal of part of the molecule.
- prolixious — (of speech, music, writing) long-winded; drawn out
- proplastid — a plant cell organelle that a plastid develops from
- propulsion — the act or process of propelling.
- propulsive — the act or process of propelling.
- prosilient — prominent
- protrusile — capable of being thrust forth or extended, as the tongue of a hummingbird.
- psalmodize — to sing psalms
- psilocybin — a hallucinogenic crystalline solid, C 1 2 H 1 7 N 2 O 4 P, obtained from the mushroom Psilocybe mexicana.
- psilophyte — any plant that is adapted to grow well in the dry savannah
- pterylosis — the arrangement of feathers on a bird
- ptolemaist — an adherent or advocate of the Ptolemaic system of astronomy.
- pultrusion — a process for manufacturing reinforced plastic products in which a bundle of glass fibres is pulled through a resin bath and then through a heated die to shape the resin
- pyrolusite — a common mineral, manganese dioxide, MnO 2 , the principal ore of manganese, used in various manufactures, as a decolorizer of brown or green tints in glass, and as a depolarizer in dry-cell batteries.
- quinestrol — a synthetic estrogen, C 2 5 H 3 2 O 2 , used in oral contraceptives.
- quinolones — Plural form of quinolone.
- quodlibets — Plural form of quodlibet.
- radiculose — having small roots or rhizoids
- radiolysis — the dissociation of molecules by ionizing radiation.
- rascallion — a villain, a rascal
- raskolniki — a member of any of several sects founded by dissenters from the Russian Orthodox Church who opposed the liturgical reforms of Nikon in the 17th century.
- rebellious — defying or resisting some established authority, government, or tradition; insubordinate; inclined to rebel.
- recoilless — having little or no recoil: a recoilless rifle.
- reconciles — to cause (a person) to accept or be resigned to something not desired: He was reconciled to his fate.
- redissolve — to dissolve again
- removalist — a person or company that transports household effects to a new home
- reptilious — like a reptile, resembling or characteristic of a reptile
- resolidify — to (cause to) become solid again
- resolution — a formal expression of opinion or intention made, usually after voting, by a formal organization, a legislature, a club, or other group. Compare concurrent resolution, joint resolution.
- resolutive — having the ability to dissolve or terminate.
- resorcinol — a white, needlelike, water-soluble solid, C 6 H 6 O 2 , a benzene derivative originally obtained from certain resins, now usually synthesized: used chiefly in making dyes, as a reagent, in tanning, in the synthesis of certain resins, and in medicine in treating certain skin conditions; meta-dihydroxybenzene.
- revisional — the act or work of revising.
- ridiculous — causing or worthy of ridicule or derision; absurd; preposterous; laughable: a ridiculous plan.
- rifle shot — sound of shotgun fire
- riflescope — a telescopic sight mounted on top of a rifle that helps to improve one's aim by magnifying and pinpointing a target.