10-letter words containing s, p, o, t, c
- postexilic — being or occurring subsequent to the exile of the Jews in Babylonia 597–538 b.c.
- postimpact — occurring after an impact
- postlaunch — relating to or occurring in the period after a launch
- postocular — located behind the eye
- postscript — a paragraph, phrase, etc., added to a letter that has already been concluded and signed by the writer.
- 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.
- pot cheese — cottage cheese.
- potsticker — a pan-fried and steamed Chinese dumpling with a ground meat or vegetable filling.
- prebiotics — natural substances in some foods that encourage the growth of healthy bacteria in the gut
- preciosity — fastidious or carefully affected refinement, as in language, style, or taste.
- prick-post — (in a framed structure) a secondary post, as a queen post.
- prime cost — that part of the cost of a commodity deriving from the labor and materials directly utilized in its manufacture.
- probiotics — a therapeutic treatment involving the ingestion of harmless bacteria
- procrustes — a robber who stretched or amputated the limbs of travelers to make them conform to the length of his bed. He was killed by Theseus.
- profascist — a person who believes in or sympathizes with fascism.
- prognostic — of or relating to prognosis.
- prosciutto — salted ham that has been cured by drying, always sliced paper-thin for serving.
- prosecting — to dissect (a cadaver or part) for anatomical demonstration.
- prosecutor — Law. prosecuting attorney. a person, as a complainant or chief witness, instigating prosecution in a criminal proceeding.
- prospected — Usually, prospects. an apparent probability of advancement, success, profit, etc. the outlook for the future: good business prospects.
- prospector — Usually, prospects. an apparent probability of advancement, success, profit, etc. the outlook for the future: good business prospects.
- prospectus — a document describing the major features of a proposed literary work, project, business venture, etc., in enough detail so that prospective investors, participants, or buyers may evaluate it: Don't buy the new stock offering until you read the prospectus carefully.
- prosthetic — of or relating to an artificial body part or prosthesis: He was fitted for a prosthetic arm.
- proteomics — the study of the functions, structures, and interactions of proteins; the study of the proteome.
- protoctist — (in modern biological classifications) any unicellular or simple multicellular organism belonging to the kingdom Protoctista, which includes protozoans, algae, and slime moulds
- psychopath — a person with a psychopathic personality, which manifests as amoral and antisocial behavior, lack of ability to love or establish meaningful personal relationships, extreme egocentricity, failure to learn from experience, etc.
- pultaceous — resembling pap
- put across — to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
- pycnostyle — having an intercolumniation of 1½ diameters.
- retrospect — contemplation of the past; a survey of past time, events, etc.
- root crops — crops, such as turnips or beets, cultivated for the food value of their roots
- scatophagy — the act of eating dung or excrement
- scatoscopy — examination of the feces for diagnostic purposes.
- scots pine — a coniferous tree, Pinus sylvestris, of Europe and W and N Asia, having blue-green needle-like leaves and brown cones with a small prickle on each scale: a valuable timber tree
- scout camp — organized outdoor activity for boys
- scriptoria — a room, as in a monastery, library, or other institution, where manuscripts are stored, read, or copied.
- scunthorpe — a town in E England, in North Lincolnshire unitary authority, Lincolnshire: developed rapidly after the discovery of local iron ore in the late 19th century; iron and steel industries have declined. Pop: 72 660 (2001)
- septectomy — excision of part or all of a septum, especially the nasal septum.
- silent cop — a small hemispherical traffic marker at an intersection
- slop chest — a supply of clothing, boots, tobacco, and other personal goods for sale to the crew of a ship during a voyage.
- slow pitch — a variety of softball in which the ball is pitched with an underhand motion at moderate speed in an arc that rises at least six feet above the ground
- slow-pitch — a type of softball with ten players per side and in which each pitch must travel in an arc from three to ten feet high.
- sociopathy — a person with a psychopathic personality whose behavior is antisocial, often criminal, and who lacks a sense of moral responsibility or social conscience.
- soul patch — a small patch of facial hair below the centre of the lower lip and above the chin
- space shot — the launch of a spacecraft and its subsequent flight in space
- spaced out — dazed or stupefied because of the influence of narcotic drugs.
- spaced-out — dazed or stupefied because of the influence of narcotic drugs.
- spatchcock — a fowl that has been dressed and split open for grilling.
- spec ratio — (benchmark) Results for each individual benchmark of the SPEC benchmark suites, for example CINT92 and CFP92, expressed as the ratio of the wall clock time to execute one single copy of the benchmark, compared to a fixed "SPEC reference time", which was chosen early-on as the execution time on a VAX 11/780. See also SPEC rate.