12-letter words containing l, i, p, s, a
- spotsylvania — a village in NE Virginia: the scene of Civil War battles between the armies of Grant and Lee, May 8–21, 1864.
- spotted tail — (Sinte-galeshka) 1833?–81, Brulé Sioux leader.
- spray millet — the seeds of millet left on the spike and sold in pet shops for cage birds.
- spring-clean — to subject (a place) to a spring-cleaning.
- stabilograph — an instrument for measuring body sway.
- state police — a police force under state authority rather than under the authority of a city or county in the state.
- stipulaceous — of, relating to, having, resembling, or living on stipules
- strike plate — strike (def 67).
- strophiolate — having a strophiole
- stylographic — of or relating to a stylograph.
- sub-tropical — Sub-tropical places have a climate that is warm and wet, and are often near tropical regions.
- subapostolic — of or relating to the era after that of the Apostles
- subduplicate — of the square root of ratios
- subepidermal — just below the epidermis or skin
- sublapsarian — infralapsarianism.
- suboccipital — situated below the occipital bone or the occipital lobe of the brain.
- subprincipal — an assistant or deputy principal.
- subspecialty — a lesser or minor specialty: a cinematographer with a subspecialty of portrait photography.
- sulphadoxine — an antibiotic drug of the sulphonamide group, commonly used in combination with pyrimethamine to treat malaria, and in combination with various drugs to treat certain infections
- sulphonamide — any of a class of organic compounds that are amides of sulphonic acids containing the group –SO2NH2 or a group derived from this. An important class of sulphonamides are the sulfa drugs
- sulphonation — the action or process of converting or being converted into a sulphonate
- supercapital — a member situated between a capital and the spring of an arch, as a dosseret.
- superciliary — of or relating to the eyebrow.
- superelastic — capable of returning to its original length, shape, etc., after being stretched, deformed, compressed, or expanded: an elastic waistband; elastic fiber.
- superglacial — on the surface of a glacier.
- superhelical — of, relating to, or consisting of a superhelix
- superluminal — appearing to travel faster than the speed of light.
- supermaxilla — the upper jaw.
- superordinal — relating to the superorder
- superplastic — (of some metals and alloys) having the capacity to undergo extreme deformation at high temperatures.
- superquality — above-average quality
- superrealism — photorealism.
- superspecial — extra special
- supplication — an act or instance of supplicating; humble prayer, entreaty, or petition.
- supplicatory — to pray humbly; make humble and earnest entreaty or petition.
- supply chain — process of manufacture and sale
- supraliminal — being above the threshold of perception of a stimulus.
- supraorbital — situated above the eye socket.
- supravitally — in a supravital manner
- surpassingly — of a large amount or high degree; exceeding, excelling, or extraordinary: structures of surpassing magnificence.
- suspensorial — relating to a suspensorium
- swine plague — hemorrhagic septicemia of hogs, caused by the bacterium Pasteurella suiseptica, characterized by an accompanying infection of pneumonia.
- switch plate — a plate, usually of metal, ceramic, or plastic, covering a switch so that the knob or toggle protrudes.
- synadelphite — an arsenate containing manganese and aluminium
- talking shop — If you say that a conference or a committee is just a talking shop, you disapprove of it because nothing is achieved as a result of what is discussed.
- tapsalteerie — topsy-turvy.
- the psalmist — King David, to whom all or certain of the Psalms are variously attributed
- thiosulphate — any salt of thiosulphuric acid
- time capsule — a receptacle containing documents or objects typical of the current period, placed in the earth or in a cornerstone for discovery in the future.
- transpirable — to occur; happen; take place.