9-letter words containing s, p, o, t, e
- pantofles — a slipper.
- pantyhose — (used with a plural verb) a one-piece, skintight garment worn by women, combining panties and stockings.
- parthenos — an epithet of Athena, meaning “virgin.”.
- pastedown — the leaf of an endpaper that is pasted to the inside of the front or back cover of a book.
- pastorage — pastorate.
- pastorale — an opera, cantata, or the like, with a pastoral subject.
- pastorate — the office or term of office of a pastor.
- pathogens — any disease-producing agent, especially a virus, bacterium, or other microorganism.
- patroness — a woman who protects, supports, or sponsors someone or something.
- patronise — to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
- patterson — Eleanor Medill ("Cissy") 1884–1948, U.S. newspaper editor and publisher.
- peat moss — Also called bog moss. any moss, especially of the genus Sphagnum, from which peat may form.
- pectinose — arabinose.
- pectorals — of, in, on, or pertaining to the chest or breast; thoracic.
- penistone — a coarse woollen cloth formerly used to make clothes
- penobscot — a river flowing S from N Maine into Penobscot Bay. 350 miles (565 km) long.
- penstemon — any of numerous chiefly North American plants belonging to the genus Penstemon, of the figwort family, some species of which are cultivated for their showy, variously colored flowers.
- pentecost — a Christian festival celebrated on the seventh Sunday after Easter, commemorating the descent of the Holy Ghost upon the apostles; Whitsunday.
- penthouse — an apartment or dwelling on the roof of a building, usually set back from the outer walls.
- pentosans — any of a class of polysaccharides that occur in plants, humus, etc., and form pentoses upon hydrolysis.
- pentoside — a glycoside that, upon hydrolysis, yields a pentose
- periaktos — an ancient device used for changing theatre scenery, usually consisting of a revolving triangular prism with different scenes painted on each face; the device was heavily used in the Renaissance
- peristome — Botany. the one or two circles of small, pointed, toothlike appendages around the orifice of a capsule or urn of mosses, appearing when the lid is removed.
- peronista — Peronist.
- perotinus — ("Magnus Magister") fl. late 12th to early 13th century, French composer.
- personate — to act or portray (a character in a play, a part, etc.).
- pertusion — the process or act of making a hole with a stabbing or penetrating implement
- pesterous — having a propensity to pester, annoy, or to be trying
- pesthouse — a house or hospital for persons infected with pestilential disease.
- pestology — the analysis and research of pests and how to get rid of them
- petaflops — (unit) 10^15 flops or 1000 teraflops. As with flops, the term ends in S in both the singular and plural as the S stands for seconds. The first computer to perform one petaflops was recorded in June 2008. By June 2012 there were 20.
- petronius — Gaius (ˈɡaɪəs), known as Petronius Arbiter. died 66 ad, Roman satirist, supposed author of the Satyricon, a picaresque account of the licentiousness of contemporary society
- petrosian — Tigran (tiɡˈran). 1929–84, Soviet chess player; world champion (1963–69)
- pettitoes — pig's trotters, esp when used as food
- phase out — any of the major appearances or aspects in which a thing of varying modes or conditions manifests itself to the eye or mind.
- phonetics — (in Chinese writing) a written element that represents a sound and is used in combination with a radical to form a character.
- phonetism — the science of speech sounds and of writing phonetically
- phonetist — a person who uses or advocates phonetic spelling.
- phosphate — Chemistry. (loosely) a salt or ester of phosphoric acid. a tertiary salt of orthophosphoric acid, as sodium phosphate.
- phosphite — (loosely) a salt of phosphorous acid.
- photolyse — to cause to undergo or to undergo photolysis
- pilotless — lacking a pilot or needing no pilot: pilotless aircraft.
- pipestone — a reddish argillaceous stone used by North American Indians for making tobacco pipes.
- 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.
- plenteous — plentiful; copious; abundant: a plenteous supply of food.
- pleonaste — a type of blackish mineral
- pleoptics — the practice of treating the vision defect amblyopia.
- podcaster — a digital audio or video file or recording, usually part of a themed series, that can be downloaded from a website to a media player or computer: Download or subscribe to daily, one-hour podcasts of our radio show.