11-letter words containing s, l, i, p
- phycologist — the branch of botany dealing with algae.
- phyllotaxis — phyllotaxy.
- physicalise — to express in physical terms; give form or shape to: The dancers physicalized the mood of the music.
- physicalism — a doctrine associated with logical positivism and holding that every meaningful statement, other than the necessary statements of logic and mathematics, must refer directly or indirectly to observable properties of spatiotemporal things or events.
- physicalist — a doctrine associated with logical positivism and holding that every meaningful statement, other than the necessary statements of logic and mathematics, must refer directly or indirectly to observable properties of spatiotemporal things or events.
- physicality — the physical attributes of a person, especially when overdeveloped or overemphasized.
- physicalize — to express in physical terms; give form or shape to: The dancers physicalized the mood of the music.
- physiolater — somebody who worships nature
- physiolatry — the worship of nature
- physiologic — of or relating to physiology.
- physiologus — an ancient Greek book containing stories and tales with moral content about real and mythical animals
- pi-calculus — (theory) A process algebra in which channel names can act both as transmission medium and as transmitted data. Its basic atomic actions are individual point to point communications which are nondeterministically selected and globally sequentialised.
- piano stool — adjustable stool used by pianist
- piebaldness — having patches of black and white or of other colors; parti-colored.
- pill pusher — a medical doctor, especially one who too readily prescribes medication.
- pill-pusher — a medical doctor, especially one who too readily prescribes medication.
- pillow sham — an ornamental cover laid over a bed pillow.
- pillow slip — A pillow slip is the same as a pillowcase.
- pilot house — an enclosed structure on the deck of a ship from which it can be navigated.
- pilot raise — a small raise intended to be enlarged later.
- pilot study — trial done for research
- pink salmon — a small Pacific salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, distinguished by its small scales and long anal fin and by the bright red spawning coloration of males, occurring from California to Alaska and in waters of Japan: fished commercially and for sport.
- pipistrelle — any of numerous insectivorous bats of the genus Pipistrellus, especially P. pipistrellus of Europe and Asia.
- piscatology — the art or science of fishing.
- piscatorial — of or relating to fishermen or fishing: a piscatory treaty.
- piscicolous — (of an organism) living on or in fishes
- pissasphalt — a sticky semi-liquid form of bitumen that is similar to tar
- pistol grip — a handle or grip, as of a rifle or saw, shaped like the butt of a pistol.
- pistol shot — a shot fired from a pistol
- pistol-whip — to beat or hit (someone) repeatedly with a pistol, especially in the head and shoulder area.
- piston land — A piston land is a raised area of a piston between piston rings.
- piston slap — the characteristic sound of a seriously worn piston in a cylinder (usually of the engine of a motor car)
- plagiarised — to take and use by plagiarism.
- 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.
- plagiostome — (of fish) belonging to the genus Plagiostomi, which includes sharks and rays, characterized by a transverse mouth with the jaw suspended from the skull
- plain ascii — /playn-as'kee/ flat ASCII.
- plainstanes — the pavement or a paved area in a town or city
- plainstones — the pavement or a paved area in a town or city
- planisphere — a map of half or more of the celestial sphere with a device for indicating the part of a given location visible at a given time.
- plasmatical — relating to plasma
- plasminogen — the blood substance that when activated forms plasmin.
- plasmolysis — contraction of the protoplasm in a living cell when water is removed by exosmosis.
- plastic art — an art, as sculpture, in which forms are carved or modeled.
- plastic bag — carrier bag, sack made of plastic
- plasticated — covered with a layer of plastic
- plasticizer — any of a group of substances that are used in plastics or other materials to impart viscosity, flexibility, softness, or other properties to the finished product.
- plasticware — knives, forks, spoons, cups, etc., made of plastic: a picnic hamper with plasticware for six.
- plastiqueur — a person, especially a terrorist, who makes, places, or detonates plastic bombs.
- playstation — (games, hardware) The leading family of games consoles, from Sony Corporation consisting of the original Playstation (PS1) and the Playstation 2 (PS2). The basic Playstations consist of a small box containing the processor and a DVD reader, with video outputs to connect to a TV, sockets for two game controllers, and a socket for one or two memory cards. The PS2 also has USB sockets. The PS2 can run PS1 software because the PS2's I/O processor is the same as the PS1's CPU.
- plebeianism — belonging or pertaining to the common people.