13-letter words containing p, a, s, i
- astrophysical — Of or pertaining to astrophysics.
- at this point — at this moment in time
- atmospherical — pertaining to, existing in, or consisting of the atmosphere: atmospheric vapors.
- atypicalities — not typical; not conforming to the type; irregular; abnormal: atypical behavior; a flower atypical of the species.
- audiographics — audiographic teleconferencing
- austrian pine — an evergreen tree, Pina nigra austriaca
- awe-inspiring — If you describe someone or something as awe-inspiring, you are emphasizing that you think that they are remarkable and amazing, although sometimes rather frightening.
- baby primrose — a tender primrose, Primula forbesii, native to China and Burma, having white, hairy leaves and rose- or lilac-colored flowers with a yellow center.
- back-slapping — Back-slapping is noisy, cheerful behaviour which people use in order to show affection or appreciation to each other.
- bacterioscopy — the examination of bacteria with a microscope.
- balch springs — a town in NE Texas.
- ballistospore — a spore, esp a fungal spore, that is forcefully ejected from its source
- balsam capivi — copaiba.
- banana spider — a large, yellowish, tropical crab spider (Heteropoda venatoria) occasionally found in bunches of bananas shipped to the Temperate Zones
- bandspreading — an additional tuning control in some radio receivers whereby a selected narrow band of frequencies can be spread over a wider frequency band, in order to give finer control of tuning
- barley stripe — a disease of barley, characterized by blighted heads and chlorotic, brown, or frayed stripes on the leaves, caused by a fungus, Helminthosporium gramineum.
- barred spiral — a spiral galaxy in which the arms originate at the ends of a bar-shaped nucleus
- barristership — the office of a barrister
- base hospital — a hospital serving a large rural area
- basic plumage — the plumage assumed by an adult bird at its complete, usually annual, molt.
- basic process — Military. basic training. a soldier or airman receiving basic training.
- basidiospores — Plural form of basidiospore.
- be upstanding — (in a court of law) a direction to all persons present to rise to their feet before the judge enters or leaves the court
- beam splitter — a system that divides a beam of light, electrons, etc, into two or more paths
- beaux esprits — bel esprit
- beaux-esprits — plural of bel-esprit.
- best practice — Best practice is the way of running a business or providing a service that is recognized as correct or most effective.
- bias-ply tire — a vehicle tire in which the main plies or cords run across the bead.
- biased sample — a statistical sample in which the items selected share some property which influences their distribution
- bibliophagist — a person who devours books
- binary pulsar — a pulsar in a binary system.
- bipartisanism — the quality of being bipartisan
- biphasic pill — a drug with two dosage levels over the period taken, as an oral contraceptive.
- birth parents — a child's biological parents, regardless of whether they subsequently bring up the child
- blaise pascal — Blaise [bleyz;; French blez] /bleɪz;; French blɛz/ (Show IPA), 1623–62, French philosopher and mathematician.
- boarding pass — A boarding pass is a card that a passenger must have when boarding a plane or a boat.
- bomb disposal — Bomb disposal is the job of dealing with bombs which have not exploded, by taking out the fuse or by blowing them up in a controlled explosion.
- breaker strip — breaker1 (def 4).
- breaker-strip — a person or thing that breaks.
- bring to pass — to cause to happen
- brinksmanship — the technique or practice of maneuvering a dangerous situation to the limits of tolerance or safety in order to secure the greatest advantage, especially by creating diplomatic crises.
- broca-aphasia — a type of aphasia caused by a lesion in Broca's area of the brain, characterized by misarticulated speech and lack of grammatical morphemes.
- buffalo chips — the dried dung of buffalo used as fuel, especially by early settlers on the western plains.
- built-up mast — a wooden mast formed of several shaped, longitudinal pieces joined together.
- business park — an area specially designated and landscaped to accommodate business offices, warehouses, light industry, etc
- business plan — A business plan is a detailed plan for setting up or developing a business, especially one that is written in order to borrow money.
- bypass engine — a gas turbine in which a part of the compressor delivery bypasses the combustion zone, flowing directly into or around the main exhaust gas flow to provide additional thrust
- caesaropapism — the theory that the state should have authority over the church in ecclesiastical matters; Erastianism
- calligraphist — fancy penmanship, especially highly decorative handwriting, as with a great many flourishes: She appreciated the calligraphy of the 18th century.
- campanologist — the principles or art of making bells, bell ringing, etc.