13-letter words containing n, i, p, l, e
- expansibility — The condition of being expansible.
- expectational — of or relating to an expectation or expectations
- expendability — The state or quality of being expendable.
- explanatively — in an explanative manner
- explanatorily — With regard to explanatory power.
- explantations — Plural form of explantation.
- explicitation — (rare, possibly nonstandard) The process or fact of becoming explicit or of causing to be explicit; that which makes something explicit.
- exploitations — Plural form of exploitation.
- explorational — Of, pertaining to, or by means of exploration.
- explosiveness — The state of being explosive.
- exponentially — (mathematics, sciences) In an exponential manner.
- expostulating — Present participle of expostulate.
- expostulation — (countable) The act of reasoning earnestly in order to dissuade or remonstrate.
- extrapolating — Present participle of extrapolate.
- extrapolation — (mathematics) A calculation of an estimate of the value of some function outside the range of known values.
- fashion plate — a person who consistently wears the latest style in dress.
- fee-splitting — the practice of dividing a fee for professional services between two professional persons, as between a referring doctor and a specialist, without the knowledge of the client.
- fellowshiping — Present participle of fellowship.
- field captain — a member of a team taking active part in a game who is authorized to make decisions for the team, especially in regard to planning plays, deciding whether to accept penalties called by an official against the opponents, etc.
- field spaniel — one of a British breed of spaniels having a flat or slightly waved, usually black coat, used for hunting and retrieving game.
- filipendulous — Suspended by, or strung upon, a thread; said of tuberous swellings in the middle or at the extremities of slender, threadlike rootlets.
- flameproofing — Present participle of flameproof.
- flavoproteins — Plural form of flavoprotein.
- flunitrazepam — a powerful benzodiazepine sedative, C 16 H 12 FN 3 O 3 , that causes semiconsciousness and memory blackouts: has been implicated in date rapes and is illegal in the U.S.
- flying picket — (in industrial disputes) a member of a group of pickets organized to be able to move quickly from place to place
- 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
- foliage plant — any plant grown chiefly for its attractive leaves.
- fore clipping — a word formed by omitting the first part of the form from which it is derived.
- fowling piece — a shotgun for shooting wildfowl.
- freight plane — an aeroplane used to transport goods
- french polish — French polish is a type of varnish which is painted onto wood so that the wood has a hard shiny surface.
- french-polish — to finish or treat (a piece of furniture) with French polish.
- freudian slip — (in Freudian psychology) an inadvertent mistake in speech or writing that is thought to reveal a person's unconscious motives, wishes, or attitudes.
- friction pile — a pile depending on the friction of surrounding earth for support.
- fulani empire — a powerful W African Muslim state that flourished in the 19th century in the area of present-day Nigeria.
- galvanic pile — voltaic pile.
- gas explosion — an explosion caused by a gas leak in the presence of an ignition source
- gene splicing — recombinant DNA technology.
- gene-splicing — recombinant DNA technology.
- genital phase — the final stage of psychosexual development, in which a person achieves an affectionate, mature relationship with a sexual partner.
- genotypically — With reference to a genotype.
- gerontophilia — sexual attraction towards old people
- glockenspiels — Plural form of glockenspiel.
- glycoproteins — Plural form of glycoprotein.
- gopher client — (networking) A program which runs on your local computer and provides a user interface to the Gopher protocol and to gopher servers. Web browsers can act as Gopher clients and simple Gopher-only clients are available for ordinary terminals, the X Window System, GNU Emacs, and other systems.
- gospel singer — a singer performing gospel music
- graphic novel — a novel in the form of comic strips.
- grease nipple — a metal nipple designed to engage with a grease gun for injecting grease into a bearing, etc
- grease pencil — a pencil of pigment and compressed grease encased in a spiral paper strip that can be partially unwound to expose a new point and used especially for writing on glossy surfaces.
- heating plant — a building or facility containing a boiler or furnace that provides heat to a building or a number of buildings