12-letter words containing l, i, t, p
- spitefulness — full of spite or malice; showing spite; malicious; malevolent; venomous: a spiteful child.
- splenization — the transformation of something into a spleenlike tissue
- split screen — Also called composite shot. Movies, Television. a type of process photography in which two or more shots are juxtaposed and projected simultaneously on the screen.
- split second — a fraction of a second.
- split ticket — a ballot on which not all votes have been cast for candidates of the same party.
- split-screen — Split-screen is used to describe the technique in making films and television programmes in which two different pieces of film are shown at the same time.
- splotchiness — the state or condition of being splotchy
- spongioblast — one of the primordial cells in the embryonic brain and spinal cord capable of developing into neuroglia.
- spongologist — a person who studies sponges
- sportability — suitability to be used in or as a sport
- spot welding — fusing metal
- spotlighting — a strong, focused light thrown upon a particular spot, as on a small area of a stage or in a television studio, for making some object, person, or group especially conspicuous.
- 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.
- spotted wilt — a viral disease of plants, characterized by wilting and by brown, sunken spots and streaks on the stems and leaves.
- spray millet — the seeds of millet left on the spike and sold in pet shops for cage birds.
- sprightfully — in a sprightful manner
- sputteringly — in a sputtering manner
- 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.
- stegophilist — a person who enjoys climbing up the outside of buildings
- stem reptile — any member of the extinct order Cotylosauria, comprising heavy-bodied, splay-limbed, plant-eating reptiles that arose during the Carboniferous Period and that are considered to include the ancestors of all other reptiles.
- stephenville — a town in central Texas.
- stipulaceous — of, relating to, having, resembling, or living on stipules
- stool pigeon — a pigeon used as a decoy.
- streptolysin — a type of hemolysin produced by certain species of streptococcus.
- strike plate — strike (def 67).
- strophiolate — having a strophiole
- stupefyingly — to put into a state of little or no sensibility; benumb the faculties of; put into a stupor.
- 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
- suboccipital — situated below the occipital bone or the occipital lobe of the brain.
- subspecialty — a lesser or minor specialty: a cinematographer with a subspecialty of portrait photography.
- sulfite pulp — wood pulp made by the sulfite process.
- sulphonation — the action or process of converting or being converted into a sulphonate
- super-polite — showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil: a polite reply.
- supercapital — a member situated between a capital and the spring of an arch, as a dosseret.
- superelastic — capable of returning to its original length, shape, etc., after being stretched, deformed, compressed, or expanded: an elastic waistband; elastic fiber.
- superplastic — (of some metals and alloys) having the capacity to undergo extreme deformation at high temperatures.
- superquality — above-average quality
- suppletorily — supplying a deficiency.
- supplication — an act or instance of supplicating; humble prayer, entreaty, or petition.
- supplicatory — to pray humbly; make humble and earnest entreaty or petition.
- supportingly — to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
- supraorbital — situated above the eye socket.
- supravitally — in a supravital manner
- 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