13-letter words containing n, o, p, s
- 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.
- episcopalians — Plural form of episcopalian.
- epping forest — a forest in E England, northeast of London: formerly a royal hunting ground
- eta expansion — eta conversion
- ethnographers — Plural form of ethnographer.
- ethnographies — Plural form of ethnography.
- ethnophaulism — An ethnic or racial slur, typically caricaturing some identifiable (often physical) feature of the group being derided. For example,
- european sole — Solea solea, a tongue-shaped flatfish of the family Soleidae, also known as Dover sole or common sole: prefers shallow waters and is highly valued as a food fish
- european wasp — a large black-and-yellow banded wasp, Vespula germanica, native to Europe, North Africa, and Asia, now established in Australasia and the US
- eusporangiate — (of ferns) having each sporangium developing from a group of cells, rather than a single cell, and with no specialized dispersal of spores
- exasperations — Plural form of exasperation.
- exceptionless — Without exception.
- expansionists — Plural form of expansionist.
- expeditionist — (rare) One who goes on an expedition.
- 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.
- expressionism — A style of painting, music, or drama in which the artist or writer seeks to express emotional experience rather than impressions of the external world.
- expressionist — Of, pertaining to, or in the style of expressionism.
- extemporising — Present participle of extemporise.
- extrapersonal — Outside of a person; beyond what is personal or individual.
- extraposition — placement of something outside something else
- fashion plate — a person who consistently wears the latest style in dress.
- fellowshiping — Present participle of fellowship.
- filipendulous — Suspended by, or strung upon, a thread; said of tuberous swellings in the middle or at the extremities of slender, threadlike rootlets.
- flavoproteins — Plural form of flavoprotein.
- florianopolis — a state in S Brazil. 36,856 sq. mi. (95,455 sq. km). Capital: Florianópolis.
- fluoroscoping — Present participle of fluoroscope.
- 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 shopping — shopping to buy food
- fosamprenavir — (pharmaceutical drug) An anti-retroviral prodrug of the protease inhibitor amprenavir. It is used to treat HIV infected patients.
- foster parent — a foster father or foster mother.
- 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.
- frontier post — an official point where people or vehicles cross over a border between countries
- frontispieces — Plural form of frontispiece.
- galvanoplasty — electrotypy.
- gas explosion — an explosion caused by a gas leak in the presence of an ignition source
- gastrophrenic — (anatomy) Pertaining to the stomach and diaphragm.
- gentle-person — a person of good family and position; gentleman or lady.
- get one's p45 — to be dismissed from one's employment
- giant scallop — sea scallop.
- glockenspiels — Plural form of glockenspiel.
- glycoproteins — Plural form of glycoprotein.
- gonadotropins — Plural form of gonadotropin.
- gospel singer — a singer performing gospel music
- gossip column — newspaper: celebrity news article