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13-letter words containing a, p, e, r, s

  • legal process — court procedure
  • leopard shark — a small, inshore shark, Triakis semifasciata, having distinctive black markings across the back, inhabiting Pacific coastal waters from Oregon through California.
  • lepidopterans — Plural form of lepidopteran.
  • leprechaunish — somewhat similar to a leprechaun
  • letterspacing — the amount of space between each letter in a word, or the adjustment of this amount of space
  • leukapheresis — a medical procedure that separates certain leukocytes from the blood, used to collect leukocytes for donation or to remove excessive leukocytes from a patient's blood
  • library paste — a white, smooth paste for paper and lightweight cardboard.
  • library steps — a folding stepladder, especially one folding into another piece of furniture, as a table or chair.
  • lord's prayer — the, the prayer given by Jesus to His disciples, and beginning with the words Our Father. Matt. 6:9–13; Luke 11:2–4.
  • louis pasteur — Louis [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1822–95, French chemist and bacteriologist.
  • lumbar plexus — a network of nerves originating in the spinal nerves of the midback region and innervating the pelvic area, the front of the legs, and part of the feet.
  • lunar eclipse — Astronomy. the obscuration of the light of the moon by the intervention of the earth between it and the sun (lunar eclipse) or the obscuration of the light of the sun by the intervention of the moon between it and a point on the earth (solar eclipse) a similar phenomenon with respect to any other planet and either its satellite or the sun. the partial or complete interception of the light of one component of a binary star by the other.
  • macrocephalus — Alternative spelling of macrocephalous.
  • macroparasite — (biology) Any parasite that is visible to the naked eye.
  • magnetographs — Plural form of magnetograph.
  • magnetosphere — the outer region of the earth's ionosphere, where the earth's magnetic field controls the motion of charged particles, as in the Van Allen belts. Compare magnetopause.
  • mainz psalter — a book printed by Johannes Gutenberg: thought by some to be the first book printed from movable type.
  • major premise — Logic. an argument the conclusion of which is supported by two premises, of which one (major premise) contains the term (major term) that is the predicate of the conclusion, and the other (minor premise) contains the term (minor term) that is the subject of the conclusion; common to both premises is a term (middle term) that is excluded from the conclusion. A typical form is “All A is C; all B is A; therefore all B is C.”.
  • make sport of — to mock or ridicule; poke fun at
  • maritime alps — a range of the W Alps in SE France and NW Italy. Highest peak: Argentera, 3297 m (10 817 ft)
  • marlinespikes — Plural form of marlinespike.
  • mass spectrum — a spectrum of charged particles, arranged in order of mass or mass-to-charge ratios.
  • master policy — a single policy covering a group of people, typically employees of a company, issued to an employer.
  • matripotestal — of or relating to the authority exercised by a mother or a mother's blood relatives.
  • matthew paris — Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
  • mean-spirited — petty; small-minded; ungenerous: a meanspirited man, unwilling to forgive.
  • measure up to — to fulfil (expectations, standards, etc)
  • measuring cup — a graduated cup used especially in cooking for measuring ingredients.
  • meat products — foods that consist of or contain meat
  • megasporangia — a sporangium containing megaspores.
  • megasporocyte — a diploid cell in plants that undergoes meiosis to create four haploid megaspores.
  • merchant ship — law: commercial vessel
  • metamorphosed — to change the form or nature of; transform.
  • metamorphoses — a series of mythological tales or legends in verse (a.d. 7–8) by Ovid.
  • metamorphosis — Biology. a profound change in form from one stage to the next in the life history of an organism, as from the caterpillar to the pupa and from the pupa to the adult butterfly. Compare complete metamorphosis.
  • metropolitans — Plural form of metropolitan.
  • mezzo soprano — a voice or voice part intermediate in compass between soprano and contralto.
  • mezzo-soprano — a voice or voice part intermediate in compass between soprano and contralto.
  • microcapsules — Plural form of microcapsule.
  • microcephalus — An abnormally small head.
  • microparasite — a parasitic microorganism.
  • micropayments — Plural form of micropayment.
  • misappreciate — to fail to appreciate fully or properly
  • misapprehends — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misapprehend.
  • mispersuasion — a false or mistaken persuasion
  • moderatorship — The position or office of a moderator.
  • monotherapies — Plural form of monotherapy.
  • moose pasture — land considered to be worthless, esp when lacking in extractable mineral deposits
  • mousetrapping — Present participle of mousetrap.
  • multiple star — three or more stars lying close together in the celestial sphere and usually united in a single gravitational system.
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