13-letter words containing p, a, i, l, o, n
- salpingectomy — excision of the Fallopian tube.
- salpingostomy — the formation of an artificial opening into a Fallopian tube.
- scotch plains — a township in NE New Jersey.
- semipalmation — the state of being semipalmate
- semiporcelain — any of several vitrified ceramic wares lacking the translucency or hardness of true porcelain but otherwise similar to it.
- septentrional — northern; boreal
- sexploitation — the exploitation of sex in films, magazines, etc.
- shopping mall — mall (def 1).
- slow-speaking — tending to speak slowly
- spastic colon — a chronic condition of recurring abdominal pain with constipation or diarrhoea or both
- sphagnicolous — growing in moss
- sphagnologist — a person who studies sphagna
- spinal column — the series of vertebrae in a vertebrate animal forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; spine; backbone.
- splenial bone — a small bone in the lower jaw of some animals, such as reptiles and birds
- sporting lady — a prostitute.
- sportsmanlike — a man who engages in sports, especially in some open-air sport, as hunting, fishing, racing, etc.
- spring-loaded — (of a machine part) kept normally in a certain position by a spring: a spring-loaded safety valve.
- subpopulation — the total number of persons inhabiting a country, city, or any district or area.
- subprime loan — A subprime loan is a loan with a higher interest rate, to borrowers who are a high credit risk.
- supernational — tending to involve, or extending authority over, more than one nation; international; supranational.
- superrational — beyond the scope or range of reason; intuitional.
- superregional — involving many regions
- supplantation — to take the place of (another), as through force, scheming, strategy, or the like.
- suppositional — the act of supposing.
- supranational — outside or beyond the authority of one national government, as a project or policy that is planned and controlled by a group of nations.
- suprarational — not understandable by reason alone; beyond rational comprehension.
- synophthalmia — cyclopia.
- syphilization — the act of syphilizing
- talking point — a fact or feature that aids or supports one side, as in an argument or competition.
- tapioca-plant — the cassava, Manihot esculenta.
- technopolitan — of or relating to a place or society dominated by technology
- teleportation — to transport (a body) by telekinesis.
- terminal post — A terminal post is the terminal on a battery to which the battery lead is attached.
- thespian lion — a lion that attacked the flocks of Amphitryon and was killed by Hercules.
- totipalmation — totipalmate condition or formation.
- town planning — city planning.
- tracking poll — a type of poll repeated periodically with the same group of people to check and measure changes of opinion or knowledge.
- tripolitanian — of or relating to Tripolitania (now part of Libya) or its inhabitants
- tropical zone — Torrid Zone
- unapologizing — not apologetic; not willing to apologize or to make an apology
- unapprovingly — in an unapproving manner
- uncomplaining — to express dissatisfaction, pain, uneasiness, censure, resentment, or grief; find fault: He complained constantly about the noise in the corridor.
- uncomplaisant — not eager to please; not compliant or obliging
- uncomplicated — to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult: His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction.
- unexceptional — not exceptional; not unusual or extraordinary.
- unicorn plant — a North American plant, Proboscidea (Martynia) louisianica, having creamy-white to red flowers blotched with purple, and a woody capsule with a long, curved beak.
- unpolarizable — not capable of being polarized
- unproblematic — not problematic, not causing difficulties or confusion; uncomplicated
- walter piston — Walter, 1894–1976, U.S. composer.
- xiphiplastron — the fourth lateral plate of a turtle's plastron