13-letter words containing l, a, p, d, i
- politicalized — to cause to be political; color with politics.
- polybutadiene — a rubberlike polymer of butadiene blended with other synthetics to replace natural rubber in tires.
- polydaemonism — the belief in many evil spirits.
- pompon dahlia — a cultivated variety of the dahlia flower, with a small globelike flower head
- port adelaide — the chief port of South Australia, near Adelaide on St Vincent Gulf. Pop: 33 145 (2006)
- post-prandial — after a meal, especially after dinner: postprandial oratory; a postprandial brandy.
- power loading — the act of a person or thing that loads.
- predicamental — of or relating to a predicament or situation
- predominantly — having ascendancy, power, authority, or influence over others; preeminent.
- predominately — to be the stronger or leading element or force.
- preindustrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
- prejudicially — causing prejudice or disadvantage; detrimental.
- premandibular — situated in front of the mandible
- primordiality — constituting a beginning; giving origin to something derived or developed; original; elementary: primordial forms of life.
- promised land — Heaven.
- prostaglandin — Biochemistry. any of a class of unsaturated fatty acids that are involved in the contraction of smooth muscle, the control of inflammation and body temperature, and many other physiological functions.
- prudentialism — a regard for prudential, rather than moral, considerations
- prudentialist — a person who acts prudentially
- prudentiality — prudential nature or practice
- pseudo-social — relating to, devoted to, or characterized by friendly companionship or relations: a social club.
- pseudoclassic — falsely or spuriously classic.
- public domain — the status of a literary work or an invention whose copyright or patent has expired or that never had such protection.
- pulse dialing — a system of calling telephone numbers wherein electrical pulses corresponding to the digits in the number called are generated by manipulating a rotary dial or push buttons (contrasted with tone dialing).
- quadricipital — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the quadriceps.
- quadriplegics — Plural form of quadriplegic.
- quadruplicate — one of four copies or identical items, especially copies of typewritten material.
- quadruplicity — the state or fact of being quadruple or fourfold.
- radioteletype — Also called radioteletypewriter [rey-dee-oh-tel-i-tahyp-rahy-ter, -tel-i-tahyp-rahy-] /ˌreɪ di oʊˌtɛl ɪˈtaɪpˌraɪ tər, -ˈtɛl ɪ taɪpˌraɪ-/ (Show IPA). a teletypewriter equipped for transmitting or receiving messages by radio instead of wire.
- reduplication — the act of reduplicating; the state of being reduplicated.
- reduplicative — tending to reduplicate.
- salad spinner — a utensil used for drying washed salad or vegetables that consists of a plastic basket inside a plastic bowl. The salad is placed in the basket and the outer bowl is then spun using a device such as a gear-operated handle or pull cord, and this spinning then separates water from the salad.
- sardanapalian — excessively luxurious or sensual.
- ship chandler — a person who deals in cordage, canvas, and other supplies for ships.
- silver-plated — Something that is silver-plated is covered with a very thin layer of silver.
- spadicifloral — having flowers borne on a spadix
- spasmodically — given to or characterized by bursts of excitement.
- special needs — learning difficulties
- special order — A special order is an extra order or an order for an item specially requested by a customer.
- special-order — to obtain by specific individual order: to special-order a dining-room chandelier.
- speech island — a speech community that is completely surrounded by another, usually larger, speech community.
- speed dialing — to dial (a telephone number) using speed dial.
- speed walking — power walking.
- spice islands — the Moluccas
- spindleshanks — spindlelegs.
- splitting adz — a heavy stone tool used by prehistoric peoples in northwestern North America and northeastern Asia.
- sporting lady — a prostitute.
- spreadability — capable of being spread; easily spread: a soft, spreadable cheese.
- spring-loaded — (of a machine part) kept normally in a certain position by a spring: a spring-loaded safety valve.
- stader splint — a splint consisting of an adjustable metal rod with a steel pin at either end for insertion in the bone above and below a fracture.
- standard lisp — A subset of Lisp 1.5 developed by A. Hearn primarily for implementing REDUCE. It was replaced by Portable Sandard LISP.