13-letter words containing e, s, p, a, l
- barrel-shaped — having the shape of a barrel
- base hospital — a hospital serving a large rural area
- basic plumage — the plumage assumed by an adult bird at its complete, usually annual, molt.
- bay of naples — an inlet of the Tyrrhenian Sea in the SW coast of Italy
- beam splitter — a system that divides a beam of light, electrons, etc, into two or more paths
- bell purchase — a tackle consisting of two standing single blocks, two running single blocks, a fall, and a runner, so arranged that it gives a mechanical advantage of six, neglecting friction.
- bias-ply tire — a vehicle tire in which the main plies or cords run across the bead.
- biased sample — a statistical sample in which the items selected share some property which influences their distribution
- blaise pascal — Blaise [bleyz;; French blez] /bleɪz;; French blɛz/ (Show IPA), 1623–62, French philosopher and mathematician.
- blasphemously — uttering, containing, or exhibiting blasphemy; irreverent; profane.
- blepharoplast — a cylindrical cytoplasmic body in protozoa
- blepharospasm — spasm of the muscle of the eyelids, causing the eyes to shut tightly, either as a response to painful stimuli or occurring as a form of dystonia
- blue copperas — a salt, copper sulfate, CuSO 4 ⋅5H 2 O, occurring naturally as large transparent, deep-blue triclinic crystals, appearing in its anhydrous state as a white powder: used chiefly as a mordant, insecticide, fungicide, and in engraving.
- business plan — A business plan is a detailed plan for setting up or developing a business, especially one that is written in order to borrow money.
- campus police — police officers, security guards or students employed by a college or university to patrol the campus and to protect students, staff, and visitors
- cap and bells — the traditional garb of a court jester, including a cap with bells attached to it
- capellmeister — a person in charge of an orchestra, esp in an 18th-century princely household
- capital asset — fixed asset.
- capital lease — A capital lease is a lease which is treated as the purchase of the asset that is being leased.
- capstan lathe — a lathe for repetitive work, having a rotatable turret resembling a capstan to hold tools for successive operations
- capstan table — drum table.
- capsule range — a small range of clothes by a particular designer, intended to be representative of the full range
- capsule shell — A capsule shell is an outer skin in which a medicinal substance is contained.
- celiac plexus — solar plexus (def 1).
- central islip — a town on S Long Island, in SE New York.
- cephalopodous — of, belonging to or relating to a cephalopod
- cephalosporin — any of a group of broad-spectrum antibiotics obtained from fungi of the genus Cephalosporium
- cerebrospinal — of or relating to the brain and spinal cord
- ceruloplasmin — a protein responsible for copper detoxification, found in the blood
- chlamydospore — a thick-walled asexual spore of many fungi: capable of surviving adverse conditions
- chorepiscopal — (in early Christianity) relating to or connected with a local bishop
- choripetalous — polypetalous
- clapperboards — Plural form of clapperboard.
- claustrophobe — a person who suffers from claustrophobia.
- cleptomaniacs — kleptomania.
- close company — a company under the control of its directors or fewer than five independent participants
- colleagueship — workplace companionship
- companionless — Without a companion; friendless, alone.
- compass plane — a plane for smoothing curved surfaces.
- complacencies — a feeling of quiet pleasure or security, often while unaware of some potential danger, defect, or the like; self-satisfaction or smug satisfaction with an existing situation, condition, etc.
- compressional — relating to compression
- compromisable — Capable of being compromised.
- conceptualise — to form into a concept; make a concept of.
- conceptualism — the philosophical theory that the application of general words to a variety of objects reflects the existence of some mental entity through which the application is mediated and which constitutes the meaning of the term
- conceptualist — any of several doctrines existing as a compromise between realism and nominalism and regarding universals as concepts. Compare nominalism, realism (def 5).
- contemplatist — a contemplator
- contemplators — Plural form of contemplator.
- corporealness — The state or quality of being corporeal.
- court plaster — a plaster, composed of isinglass on silk, formerly used to cover superficial wounds
- crapulousness — The state or quality of being crapulous.