13-letter words containing p, a, s, m, e
- 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
- raspberry jam — jam made using raspberries
- representamen — (in semiotics) a sign or signifier, whether physical or otherwise, which points to an object
- republicanism — republican government.
- revenue stamp — a stamp showing that a governmental tax has been paid.
- salpingectomy — excision of the Fallopian tube.
- sample letter — an example of a particular type of letter intended to show people how to construct their own letter
- sample survey — a survey of particular examples of sth, intended as representative of the whole category
- sauce supreme — suprême (def 1).
- scalpelliform — having the shape of a scalpel blade
- scavenge pump — an oil pump used in some internal-combustion engines to return oil from the crankcase to the oil tank
- self-pampered — to treat or gratify with extreme or excessive indulgence, kindness, or care: to pamper a child; to pamper one's stomach.
- semi-parasite — Biology. commonly parasitic but also capable of living on dead or decaying animal matter.
- semi-tropical — Semi-tropical places have warm, wet air.
- semiempirical — partly empirical
- semioviparous — bearing young in an incomplete state of development, as a marsupial.
- semipalatinsk — a city in NE Kazakhstan, on the Irtysh River.
- semipalmation — the state of being semipalmate
- semiparasitic — Biology. commonly parasitic but also capable of living on dead or decaying animal matter.
- semipermanent — not quite permanent.
- semipermeable — permeable only to certain small molecules: a semipermeable membrane.
- semipolitical — of a partially political nature; having some political features.
- semiporcelain — any of several vitrified ceramic wares lacking the translucency or hardness of true porcelain but otherwise similar to it.
- septempartite — separated into seven sections.
- share premium — the excess of the amount actually subscribed for an issue of corporate capital over its par value
- sheep farming — agriculture: sheep raising
- sheep measles — a disease of sheep caused by infestation by the cysticerci of a dog tapeworm (Taenia ovis)
- shell company — A shell company is a company that another company takes over in order to use its name to gain an advantage.
- shell program — A shell program is a basic computer program that provides a framework within which the user can develop the program to suit their own needs.
- slipstreaming — Aeronautics. the airstream pushed back by a revolving aircraft propeller. Compare backwash (def 2), wash (def 31).
- slumber party — a social gathering typically of teenagers held at the home of one of them for the purpose of sleeping there overnight.
- spa treatment — a non-medical procedure to help the health of the body, such as a massage
- space tourism — travel into space for recreational purposes
- sparcsystem 4 — (computer) A computer built with the MicroSPARC ii 70MHz CPU as used in the SPARC 5 Model 70. The SPARCsystem 4 is basically a cheaper, cut-down SPARC 5. It has an 8-bit pixel accelerator instead of the SBus Turbo GX card. Memory expansion is limited to 160 MB. Availability was planned for March/April 1995.
- spark chamber — a device for detecting elementary particles, consisting of a series of charged plates separated by a gas so that the passage of a charged particle causes sparking between adjacent plates.
- speak volumes — a collection of written or printed sheets bound together and constituting a book.
- specific name — the second part in the name of a species, such as norvegicus in Rattus norvegicus
- 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
- speech making — act of addressing the public formally
- spenta amesha — Amesha Spenta.
- spenta mainyu — the good and creative spirit that is the offspring of Ahura Mazda.
- sperm washing — a technique that separates sperm from the seminal fluid, used especially for isolating active sperm for artificial insemination.
- spermatangium — the organ that produces spermatia in red algae.
- spermatoblast — a reproductive cell
- spermatogenic — relating to the development of spermatozoa
- spermatophore — a capsule surrounding a mass of spermatozoa, produced by the male of various animal species and transferred to the female.
- spermatophyte — any of the Spermatophyta, a primary division or group of plants comprising those that bear seeds.
- spermatorrhea — abnormally frequent and involuntary nonorgasmic emission of semen.
- spermatotoxic — spermotoxic.
- spermatotoxin — spermotoxin.