9-letter words containing s, l, i, p
- pearlfish — any of several small fishes of the family Carapidae, living within pearl oysters, sea cucumbers, starfishes, etc.
- pediculus — a louse
- peekskill — a city in SE New York, on the Hudson.
- pelasgian — of or relating to the Pelasgians.
- pelmanism — a system of training to improve the memory
- pelopidas — died 364 b.c, Greek general and statesman of Thebes.
- pelorised — affected by peloria
- penalised — to subject to a penalty, as a person.
- penalties — a punishment imposed or incurred for a violation of law or rule.
- peninsula — an area of land almost completely surrounded by water except for an isthmus connecting it with the mainland.
- pennalism — a system of mild oppression and torment practised upon first-year students of German Protestant universities in the 17th century
- penniless — without any money whatsoever; totally impoverished; destitute.
- pensively — dreamily or wistfully thoughtful: a pensive mood.
- pergolesi — Giovanni Battista [jaw-vahn-nee baht-tees-tah] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1710–36, Italian composer.
- periblast — the protoplasm surrounding the blastoderm in meroblastic eggs
- peribolos — a colonnade or wall surrounding a Classical temple
- periclase — a cubic mineral, native magnesia, MgO, occurring usually in metamorphosed dolomite.
- perilless — exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger: They faced the peril of falling rocks.
- periplasm — an outer cytoplasmic layer that surrounds the oosphere in certain fungi.
- periplast — the hard and plated cell wall of a single-celled organism
- peristyle — a colonnade surrounding a building or an open space.
- pestilent — producing or tending to produce infectious or contagious, often epidemic, disease; pestilential.
- pharsalia — a district in ancient Greece whose chief city was Pharsalus.
- phaseolin — a type of proteid that is present in the kidney bean
- phenolics — any of the class of thermosetting resins formed by the condensation of phenol, or of a phenol derivative, with an aldehyde, especially formaldehyde: used chiefly in the manufacture of paints and plastics and as adhesives for sandpaper and plywood.
- philhorse — the horse, in a group of horses that are used to pull a carriage etc, which is at the back and nearest the object being pulled
- philippus — a gold coin of ancient Greece, originally issued by Philip II of Macedon.
- philistia — an ancient country on the E coast of the Mediterranean.
- phlebitis — inflammation of a vein, often occurring in the legs and involving the formation of a thrombus, characterized by swelling, pain, and change of skin color.
- phyletics — phylogenetic classification.
- physicals — of or relating to the body: physical exercise.
- pianolist — a person who plays the Pianola
- pieceless — without any pieces
- pile arms — to prop a number of rifles together, muzzles together and upwards, butts forming the base
- pile shoe — an iron casting shaped to a point and fitted to a lower end of a wooden or concrete pile
- pillarist — in the Byzantine era, a Christian ascetic who stayed on top of a high pillar as a form of religious self-denial
- pillsbury — Charles Alfred, 1842–99, U.S. businessman.
- pilotfish — a small, marine fish, Naucrates ductor, often swimming with sharks.
- pilotless — lacking a pilot or needing no pilot: pilotless aircraft.
- pilsudski — Józef [yoo-zef] /ˈyu zɛf/ (Show IPA), 1867–1935, Polish marshal and statesman: president 1918–22; premier 1926–28, 1930.
- pinelands — the, an extensive coastal region in S and SE New Jersey, composed chiefly of pine stands, sandy soils, and swampy streams. About 2000 sq. mi. (5180 sq. km).
- pink slip — termination of employment
- pink-slip — to dismiss from a job: He will be pink-slipped next month.
- piroplasm — babesia.
- pis aller — the last resort or the final resource.
- pisanello — Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Antonio Pisano) 1397–1455? Italian painter and medalist.
- pistillar — belonging or relating to a pistil
- pistoleer — a person, especially a soldier, who uses or is armed with a pistol.
- pistolero — a member of an armed band of roving mounted bandits.
- pistolier — a person, especially a soldier, who uses or is armed with a pistol.