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16-letter words containing a, s, e, p, l

  • pullorum disease — a highly contagious, frequently fatal disease of young poultry caused by the bacterium Salmonella gallinarum (pullorum), transmitted by the infected hen during egg production, and characterized by weakness, loss of appetite, and diarrhea.
  • pulse modulation — a type of modulation in which a train of pulses is used as the carrier wave, one or more of its parameters, such as amplitude, being modulated or modified in order to carry information
  • purple sandpiper — a sandpiper, Calidris maritima, of arctic regions of the New and Old World, having in winter a slate-gray back with purplish reflections.
  • raspberry sawfly — a black sawfly, Monophadnoides geniculatus, the larvae of which feed on the leaves of the raspberry and blackberry.
  • real-time pascal — (language)   A later name for Pascal-80 by RC International, Denmark.
  • reinsurance pool — the grouping of insurers that provide partial or complete insurance coverage to other insurers for (a risk on which a policy has already been issued)
  • replacement cost — fee to obtain new version of sth
  • reporting clause — A reporting clause is a clause which indicates that you are talking about what someone said or thought. For example, in 'She said that she was hungry', 'She said' is a reporting clause.
  • representational — of or relating to representation.
  • representatively — a person or thing that represents another or others.
  • restriction play — a limited number of opening moves that are predetermined by their chance selection from an accepted list.
  • reversal process — a process for converting the negative on a film or plate to a positive by bleaching and redeveloping.
  • sailmaker's palm — palm1 (def 4).
  • scarlet eggplant — a hairy, prickly plant, Solanum integrifolium, of the nightshade family, native to Africa, grown for its furrowed, nearly round, scarlet or yellow ornamental fruit.
  • schaumburg-lippe — a former state in NW Germany.
  • scrovegni chapel — Arena Chapel.
  • sculpture garden — a garden that showcases sculptures in landscaped surroundings
  • seal of approval — royal stamp of endorsement
  • secondary phloem — phloem derived from the cambium during secondary growth.
  • self-approbation — approval; commendation.
  • self-complacency — pleased with oneself; self-satisfied; smug.
  • self-deprecating — belittling or undervaluing oneself; excessively modest.
  • self-deprecation — belittling or undervaluing oneself; excessively modest.
  • self-deprecatory — belittling or undervaluing oneself; excessively modest.
  • self-deprivation — the act of depriving.
  • self-disparaging — that disparages; tending to belittle or bring reproach upon: a disparaging remark.
  • self-exculpatory — intended to excuse oneself from blame or guilt
  • self-explanatory — explaining itself; needing no explanation; obvious.
  • self-explication — the act of explicating.
  • self-opinionated — conceited; having an inordinately high regard for oneself, one's own opinions, views, etc.
  • self-pollination — the transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of the same flower, another flower on the same plant, or the flower of a plant of the same clone.
  • self-preparation — a proceeding, measure, or provision by which one prepares for something: preparations for a journey.
  • self-proclaiming — to announce or declare in an official or formal manner: to proclaim war.
  • self-propagating — to cause (an organism) to multiply by any process of natural reproduction from the parent stock.
  • self-replicating — reproducing itself by its own power or inherent nature: self-replicating organisms.
  • semiprofessional — actively engaged in some field or sport for pay but on a part-time basis: semiprofessional baseball players.
  • seward peninsula — a peninsula in W Alaska, on Bering Strait.
  • shag pile carpet — a large piece of thick material with a nap of long rough strands that you put on a floor
  • shark repellents — any tactic used by a corporation to prevent a takeover by a corporate raider.
  • shepherd's plaid — a checkered black and white pattern
  • shipping channel — a navigational pathway that a ship uses to travel from one place to another
  • shopping channel — television station used to sell goods
  • shopping village — a shopping centre that designed to look like a village
  • showy crab apple — a large Japanese bush or tree, Malus floribunda, of the rose family, having red fruit and rose-colored flowers that fade to white.
  • sicilian vespers — a general massacre of the French in Sicily by the local population, begun at the sound of the vesper bell on Easter Monday, 1282.
  • single occupancy — a type of travel accommodation, as at a hotel, for one person in a room.
  • slap in the face — smack on the cheek
  • slap on the back — to congratulate
  • slave labor camp — labor camp (def 1).
  • sleep like a top — a toy, often inversely conical, with a point on which it is made to spin.
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