13-letter words containing l, i, s, p, m
- pre-eclampsia — Pathology. a form of toxemia of pregnancy, characterized by hypertension, fluid retention, and albuminuria, sometimes progressing to eclampsia.
- prebasic molt — the molt by which most birds replace all of their feathers, usually occurring annually after the breeding season.
- preliminaries — preceding and leading up to the main part, matter, or business; introductory; preparatory: preliminary examinations.
- presumptively — affording ground for presumption: presumptive evidence.
- primal scream — a scream uttered by a person undergoing primal therapy.
- primatologist — the branch of zoology dealing with the primates.
- prismatically — of, relating to, or like a prism.
- promiscuously — characterized by or involving indiscriminate mingling or association, especially having sexual relations with a number of partners on a casual basis.
- promised land — Heaven.
- proverbialism — a proverbial expression
- provincialism — narrowness of mind, ignorance, or the like, considered as resulting from lack of exposure to cultural or intellectual activity.
- prudentialism — a regard for prudential, rather than moral, considerations
- psammophilous — living or growing in sand
- pusillanimity — the state or condition of being pusillanimous; timidity; cowardliness.
- pusillanimous — lacking courage or resolution; cowardly; faint-hearted; timid.
- replenishment — to make full or complete again, as by supplying what is lacking, used up, etc.: to replenish one's stock of food.
- republicanism — republican government.
- rumble strips — one of a series of rough or slightly raised strips of pavement on a highway, intended to slow down the speed of vehicles, as before a toll booth.
- salpingectomy — excision of the Fallopian tube.
- salpingostomy — the formation of an artificial opening into a Fallopian tube.
- scalpelliform — having the shape of a scalpel blade
- scapulimantic — relating to scapulimancy
- scripturalism — the state of being scriptural or adhering to the Scriptures when translating or writing
- selenotropism — growth in response to moonlight.
- self-emptying — containing nothing; having none of the usual or appropriate contents: an empty bottle.
- self-improver — improvement of one's mind, character, etc., through one's own efforts.
- semi-tropical — Semi-tropical places have warm, wet air.
- semiempirical — partly empirical
- semipalatinsk — a city in NE Kazakhstan, on the Irtysh River.
- semipalmation — the state of being semipalmate
- semipermeable — permeable only to certain small molecules: a semipermeable membrane.
- semipolitical — of a partially political nature; having some political features.
- semiporcelain — any of several vitrified ceramic wares lacking the translucency or hardness of true porcelain but otherwise similar to it.
- shopping mall — mall (def 1).
- simple minded — free of deceit or guile; artless or unsophisticated.
- simple-minded — free of deceit or guile; artless or unsophisticated.
- simplificator — a person who simplifies matters
- sinumbra lamp — an unshaded sperm-oil lamp consisting of a translucent glass globe supported on a pedestal: a form of astral lamp.
- slipstreaming — Aeronautics. the airstream pushed back by a revolving aircraft propeller. Compare backwash (def 2), wash (def 31).
- small capital — a capital letter of a particular font, the same height as the x-high letters.
- spasmodically — given to or characterized by bursts of excitement.
- spathiphyllum — any of various tropical plants of the genus Spathiphyllum, having a white or green spathe and a spike of fragrant flowers and often cultivated as an ornamental.
- sphingomyelin — any of the class of phospholipids occurring chiefly in the brain and spinal cord, composed of phosphoric acid, choline, sphingosine, and a fatty acid.
- spinal column — the series of vertebrae in a vertebrate animal forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; spine; backbone.
- spinning mule — mule1 (def 7).
- splatter film — a film containing many scenes of violent and gruesome murders.
- splenectomize — to remove the spleen from
- spoils system — the system or practice in which public offices with their emoluments and advantages are at the disposal of the victorious party for its own purposes.
- sportsmanlike — a man who engages in sports, especially in some open-air sport, as hunting, fishing, racing, etc.
- sprint medley — a medley relay in which the first member of a team runs 440 yards, the second and third members run 220 yards each, and the fourth member runs 880 yards.