13-letter words containing p, e, t, i, s
- leptokurtosis — the state of being leptokurtic.
- leptomeninges — The inner two meninges, the arachnoid and the pia mater, between which circulates the cerebrospinal fluid.
- leptospirosis — an infectious disease of humans and of horses, dogs, swine, and other animals, caused by the spirochete Leptospira interrogans and characterized by fever, muscle pain, and jaundice, and in severe cases involving the liver and kidney.
- letterspacing — the amount of space between each letter in a word, or the adjustment of this amount of space
- library paste — a white, smooth paste for paper and lightweight cardboard.
- library steps — a folding stepladder, especially one folding into another piece of furniture, as a table or chair.
- license plate — a plate or tag, usually of metal, bearing evidence of official registration and permission, as for the use of a motor vehicle.
- lickety-split — at great speed; rapidly: to travel lickety-split.
- line spectrum — an electromagnetic spectrum consisting of discrete lines, usually characteristic of excited atoms or molecules.
- liposculpture — the surgical removal of subcutaneous fat and its transplant to another part of the body, as to fill out facial contours.
- lipstick tree — annatto (def 1).
- lithotripters — Plural form of lithotripter.
- louis pasteur — Louis [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1822–95, French chemist and bacteriologist.
- lymphadenitis — inflammation of a lymphatic gland.
- macroparasite — (biology) Any parasite that is visible to the naked eye.
- magnetooptics — the branch of physics that deals with magnetooptic phenomena.
- mainz psalter — a book printed by Johannes Gutenberg: thought by some to be the first book printed from movable type.
- make position — the situation in which a short vowel may be regarded as long, that is, when it occurs before two or more consonants
- mammoplasties — Plural form of mammoplasty.
- manipulatives — influencing or attempting to influence the behavior or emotions of others for one’s own purposes: a manipulative boss.
- maple heights — a city in NE Ohio.
- maritime alps — a range of the W Alps in SE France and NW Italy. Highest peak: Argentera, 3297 m (10 817 ft)
- master policy — a single policy covering a group of people, typically employees of a company, issued to an employer.
- matripotestal — of or relating to the authority exercised by a mother or a mother's blood relatives.
- matthew paris — Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- mean-spirited — petty; small-minded; ungenerous: a meanspirited man, unwilling to forgive.
- merchant ship — law: commercial vessel
- mesaticephaly — the state or condition of being mesaticephalic or mesocephalic
- mesi protocol — (processor) Modified, Exclusive, Shared, Invalid. A cache coherency protocol where each cache line is marked with one of the four states. The MESI protocol is used by the Pentium processor.
- mesne profits — rents or profits accruing during the rightful owner's exclusion from his land
- metallic soap — any usually water-insoluble salt formed by the interaction of a fatty acid and a metal, especially lead or aluminum: used chiefly as a drier in paints and varnishes and for waterproofing textiles.
- metamorphosis — Biology. a profound change in form from one stage to the next in the life history of an organism, as from the caterpillar to the pupa and from the pupa to the adult butterfly. Compare complete metamorphosis.
- metaphysician — a person who creates or develops metaphysical theories.
- metaphysicist — a person who creates or develops metaphysical theories.
- metaphysicize — to think, write, etc, metaphysically
- metoposcopist — someone who practises metoposcopy
- metropolitans — Plural form of metropolitan.
- microparasite — a parasitic microorganism.
- micropayments — Plural form of micropayment.
- micropipettes — Plural form of micropipette.
- minicomputers — a computer with processing and storage capabilities smaller than those of a mainframe but larger than those of a microcomputer.
- mis-shipments — an act or instance of shipping freight or cargo.
- misappreciate — to fail to appreciate fully or properly
- misconception — an erroneous conception; mistaken notion.
- misemployment — Wrong or mistaken employment.
- misinterprets — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misinterpret.
- misperception — to understand or perceive incorrectly; misunderstand.
- mispositioned — condition with reference to place; location; situation.
- misredemption — illegal or fraudulent traffic in consumer product coupons, including mail theft and counterfeiting.
- misrepresents — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misrepresent.