11-letter words containing s, y, l, p, h, i
- polychasium — a form of cymose inflorescence in which each axis produces more than two lateral axes.
- polychroism — the ability of a crystal to absorb different wavelengths of light and thus to display multiple colours
- polyhistory — the quality of a polyhistor
- polylithism — (programming) A property of a data-object that can exist in many shapes and sizes, but not simultaneously; which distinguishes it from a union. It is often implemented as a set of classes (or structs) derived from a common base class (or with a common header, as in the case of structs), typically without any methods. It has been loosely described as polymorphic data.
- polyphonist — a musical composer of or theorist in polyphony
- postholiday — occurring after a holiday
- prickly ash — Also called Northern prickly ash, toothache tree. a citrus shrub or small tree, Zanthoxylum americanum, having aromatic leaves and usually prickly branches.
- prophylaxis — Medicine/Medical. the preventing of disease. the prevention of a specific disease, as by studying the biological behavior, transmission, etc., of its causative agent and applying a series of measures against it.
- psaligraphy — the art of cutting out silhouettes
- psilophytic — (of a plant) that grows well in the dry savannah
- psychedelia — the realm or artifacts of psychedelic drugs, art, writings, or the like.
- psychedelic — of or noting a mental state characterized by a profound sense of intensified sensory perception, sometimes accompanied by severe perceptual distortion and hallucinations and by extreme feelings of either euphoria or despair.
- psychically — of or relating to the human soul or mind; mental (opposed to physical).
- psychobilly — loud frantic rockabilly music
- psychodelia — the production of, or the culture associated with, psychedelic experiences
- psychologic — of or relating to psychology.
- psychophily — the pollination of flowers by butterflies
- rhinoplasty — plastic surgery of the nose.
- scripophily — the collecting by hobbyists of old stock certificates and bonds that have no intrinsic value other than their aesthetic appeal or relative rarity.
- shoofly pie — an open pie filled with a sweet crumb and molasses mixture and baked.
- sialography — radiography of salivary glands once they have been injected with a contrast medium
- spanish fly — Also called cantharides. a preparation of powdered blister beetles, especially the Spanish fly, used medicinally as a counterirritant, diuretic, and aphrodisiac.
- staphylinid — rove beetle.
- staphylitis — inflammation of the soft palate or uvula
- supply ship — vessel carrying supplies
- syphilology — the branch of medicine concerned with the study and treatment of syphilis
- syrphid fly — any of numerous beelike or wasplike flies of the family Syrphidae that feed on the nectar and pollen of flowers and have larvae that feed on decaying vegetation or prey on aphids.
- thesis play — a play that develops or defends a particular thesis.
- triphyllous — having three leaves.
- xylophilous — Living on or in wood, as some fungi and beetles do.
- xylophonist — A person who plays or performs with the xylophone.