13-letter words containing p, i, l, a, u
- sub-political — of, relating to, or concerned with politics: political writers.
- subepithelial — any animal tissue that covers a surface, or lines a cavity or the like, and that, in addition, performs any of various secretory, transporting, or regulatory functions.
- subperiosteal — the normal investment of bone, consisting of a dense, fibrous outer layer, to which muscles attach, and a more delicate, inner layer capable of forming bone.
- 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.
- subspecialist — a person who devotes himself or herself to one subject or to one particular branch of a subject or pursuit.
- subspeciality — a particular area of expertise within a specialism
- subspecialize — to specialize in a particular area of expertise within a specialism
- subtriplicate — designating or involving the ratio of the cube roots of two terms
- subtropically — in the subtropics
- sulfapyridine — a sulfanilamide derivative, C 1 1 H 1 1 N 3 O 2 S, formerly used for infections caused by pneumococci, now used primarily for a particular dermatitis.
- sulfite paper — paper made from sulfite pulp.
- sunlight peak — a mountain in SW Colorado, in the San Juan Mountains. 14,059 feet (4285 meters).
- supercriminal — an extremely bad, powerful or successful criminal, a criminal working on a large scale or committing extreme crimes
- supercritical — extremely critical.
- superdiplomat — a highly skilled or powerful diplomat, a high-ranking diplomat
- superficially — being at, on, or near the surface: a superficial wound.
- supergalactic — a system of galaxies.
- superlatively — of the highest kind, quality, or order; surpassing all else or others; supreme; extreme: superlative wisdom.
- superloyalist — a fanatically loyal supporter (esp of a political party)
- supermilitant — highly militant
- supernational — tending to involve, or extending authority over, more than one nation; international; supranational.
- superparticle — (in supersymmetry theory) a theoretical particle that is a partner to an observed particle, having the same mass but a different spin
- superphysical — above or beyond what is physical; hyperphysical.
- 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.
- supralittoral — of or relating to the biogeographic region of a shore of a lake, sea, or ocean permanently above water but made damp by spray from waves or by capillarity of the substrate.
- 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.
- suprasensible — not perceptible by the senses
- tax duplicate — the certification of real-estate assessments to the taxing authorities
- the cup final — the annual final of the FA Cup soccer competition, played at Wembley, or the Scottish Cup, played at Hampden Park
- the spiritual — the realm of spirits
- therapeutical — of or relating to the treating or curing of disease; curative.
- to play cupid — If you say that someone is playing cupid, you mean that they are trying to bring two people together to start a romantic relationship.
- total impulse — a measure of the maximum momentum that a given reaction engine and fuel supply can impart to a vehicle.
- tramping club — an organization of people who walk for recreation, esp in the bush
- tuva republic — a constituent republic of S Russia: mountainous. Capital: Kizyl. Pop: 305 500 (2002). Area: 170 500 sq km (65 800 sq miles)
- tyrian purple — Also called Tyrian dye. a highly prized crimson or purple dye of classical antiquity, originally obtained at great expense from a certain shellfish: later shown to be an indigo derivative and synthetically produced, and now replaced by other synthetic dyes.
- uillean pipes — bagpipes developed in Ireland and operated by squeezing bellows under the arm
- ultraphysical — extremely physical
- ultratropical — outside the tropics.
- umbrella pine — a Japanese evergreen tree, Sciadopitys verticillata, having linear leaves growing in umbrellalike whorls, cultivated as an ornamental.
- unapologizing — not apologetic; not willing to apologize or to make an apology
- unappealingly — in an unappealing manner
- unappreciable — sufficient to be readily perceived or estimated; considerable: There is an appreciable difference between socialism and communism.
- unapprovingly — in an unapproving manner
- uncapitalized — to write or print in capital letters letters or with an initial capital letter.