13-letter words containing l, o, s, e, i, p
- depersonalise — Alternative spelling of depersonalize.
- depersonalize — To depersonalize a system or a situation means to treat it as if it did not really involve people, or to treat it as if the people involved were not really important.
- depoliticised — Simple past tense and past participle of depoliticise.
- depoliticizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depoliticize.
- devil worship — the worship of Satan or of a demon
- dialypetalous — (of flowers) having distinct petals
- diencephalons — Plural form of diencephalon.
- dip one's lid — to raise one's hat as a greeting, etc
- dipleidoscope — an instrument that uses a telescope and a hollow prism to see when the sun crosses the meridian
- disemployment — to put out of work; cause to become unemployed.
- disfellowship — (in some Protestant religions) the status of a member who, because of some serious infraction of church policy, has been denied the church's sacraments and any post of responsibility and is officially shunned by other members.
- disgospelling — depriving of access to the gospel
- dispositively — in a dispositive manner
- doppler shift — (often lowercase) the shift in frequency (Doppler shift) of acoustic or electromagnetic radiation emitted by a source moving relative to an observer as perceived by the observer: the shift is to higher frequencies when the source approaches and to lower frequencies when it recedes.
- dry ski slope — A dry ski slope is a slope made of an artificial substance on which you can practise skiing.
- ecophysiology — the branch of physiology that deals with the physiological processes of organisms with respect to their environment.
- electrooptics — the technology that deals with the production, control, and detection of light by electrical devices
- electrophiles — Plural form of electrophile.
- electrotypist — an electrotyper
- encapsulation — The act of enclosing in a capsule; the growth of a membrane around (any part) so as to enclose it in a capsule.
- encyclopedias — Plural form of encyclopedia.
- encyclopedism — Comprehensive learning or knowledge.
- encyclopedist — A person who writes, edits, or contributes to an encyclopedia.
- entomophilous — (of flowering plants) pollinated by insects
- epanadiplosis — a figure of speech involving the same word being used at the beginning and the end
- epicondylitis — A painful inflammation of tendons surrounding an epicondyle.
- epidermolysis — Loosening of the epidermis, with extensive blistering of the skin and mucous membranes, occurring either after injury, or as a spontaneous and potentially dangerous condition, particularly in children.
- episcopalians — Plural form of episcopalian.
- escapologists — Plural form of escapologist.
- ethnophaulism — An ethnic or racial slur, typically caricaturing some identifiable (often physical) feature of the group being derided. For example,
- exceptionless — Without exception.
- expeditiously — In an expeditious manner.
- explantations — Plural form of explantation.
- exploitations — Plural form of exploitation.
- explosiveness — The state of being explosive.
- expostulating — Present participle of expostulate.
- expostulation — (countable) The act of reasoning earnestly in order to dissuade or remonstrate.
- extremophiles — Plural form of extremophile.
- fashion plate — a person who consistently wears the latest style in dress.
- feldspathoids — Plural form of feldspathoid.
- fellowshiping — Present participle of fellowship.
- fellowshipped — the condition or relation of being a fellow: the fellowship of humankind.
- field sparrow — a common North American finch, Spizella pusilla, found in brushy pasturelands.
- filipendulous — Suspended by, or strung upon, a thread; said of tuberous swellings in the middle or at the extremities of slender, threadlike rootlets.
- filmographies — Plural form of filmography.
- first peoples — any of the indigenous peoples or Indian communities of Canada, especially one formally recognized by the Canadian government.
- flavoproteins — Plural form of flavoprotein.
- folding press — a fall in wrestling won by folding one's opponent's legs up to his head and pressing his shoulders to the floor
- food supplies — food obtained for a household or for a country, an expedition, etc
- french polish — French polish is a type of varnish which is painted onto wood so that the wood has a hard shiny surface.