13-letter words containing n, m, p
- ramapithecine — of or relating to an extinct hominoid of the genus Ramapithecus
- random sample — a statistical sample that is devised to avoid interference so that its distribution is affected only by, and so can be held to represent, that of the whole population
- rapprochement — an establishment or reestablishment of harmonious relations: a rapprochement reached between warring factions.
- re-employment — an act or instance of employing someone or something.
- reappointment — a fixed mutual agreement for a meeting; engagement: We made an appointment to meet again.
- recompilation — the act of compiling: the compilation of documents.
- recomposition — to compose again; reconstitute; rearrange.
- recompression — the act or process of compressing something again
- recomputation — an act, process, or method of computing; calculation.
- redevelopment — the act or process of redeveloping.
- reperformance — a musical, dramatic, or other entertainment presented before an audience.
- replenishment — to make full or complete again, as by supplying what is lacking, used up, etc.: to replenish one's stock of food.
- representamen — (in semiotics) a sign or signifier, whether physical or otherwise, which points to an object
- representment — an act of representing or an instance thereof
- republicanism — republican government.
- response time — Psychology. the time consumed in making a response.
- revenue stamp — a stamp showing that a governmental tax has been paid.
- ring compound — a compound whose structural formula contains a closed chain or ring of atoms; a cyclic compound. Compare cyclic (def 3).
- rumelgumption — commonsense
- rumlegumption — commonsense
- salpingectomy — excision of the Fallopian tube.
- salpingostomy — the formation of an artificial opening into a Fallopian tube.
- savings stamp — a stamp which can be bought (for example at a machine in a supermarket), saved, and then redeemed against the cost of goods later (for example at Christmas)
- scapulimantic — relating to scapulimancy
- scavenge pump — an oil pump used in some internal-combustion engines to return oil from the crankcase to the oil tank
- second empire — the empire established in France (1852–70) by Louis Napoleon: the successor to the Second Republic.
- selenotropism — growth in response to moonlight.
- self-contempt — the feeling with which a person regards anything considered mean, vile, or worthless; disdain; scorn.
- self-emptying — containing nothing; having none of the usual or appropriate contents: an empty bottle.
- semipalatinsk — a city in NE Kazakhstan, on the Irtysh River.
- semipalmation — the state of being semipalmate
- semipermanent — not quite permanent.
- semiporcelain — any of several vitrified ceramic wares lacking the translucency or hardness of true porcelain but otherwise similar to it.
- sempstressing — the profession of being a seamstress
- sheep farming — agriculture: sheep raising
- shell company — A shell company is a company that another company takes over in order to use its name to gain an advantage.
- shipping room — a place in a business concern where goods are packed and shipped.
- shop chairman — a unionized employee elected to represent a shop, department, or the like, in dealings with an employer.
- 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.
- 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).
- smooth-spoken — speaking or spoken easily and softly.
- snap-brim hat — a hat brim that can be turned up or down.
- spa treatment — a non-medical procedure to help the health of the body, such as a massage
- spanish broom — a spiny, often leafless shrub, Genista hispanica, of the legume family, native to southern Europe, having clustered, golden-yellow flowers and hairy pods.
- specific name — the second part in the name of a species, such as norvegicus in Rattus norvegicus
- specimen copy — a copy of a document regarded as typical of that type of document
- specimen page — a page regarded as typical of pages of its type, esp one produced by a typesetter or designer to show an example of the typesetting for a book