13-letter words containing p, i, o, u, s
- countersniper — designed to act against or eliminate snipers
- counterspying — the activities of a counterspy
- county prison — the prison of a particular county
- cupid's arrow — one of the arrows that Cupid is supposed to fire from his bow, which cause the person struck to fall in love
- cushion plant — a type of low-growing plant having many closely spaced short upright shoots, typical of alpine and arctic habitats
- custodianship — the condition of being a custodian
- deep discount — a discount far larger than normally offered.
- deep-discount — a discount far larger than normally offered.
- dendrophilous — living in or on trees; arboreal.
- deuteroscopic — of or relating to deuteroscopy; of second sight
- dialypetalous — (of flowers) having distinct petals
- diplobacillus — a double bacillus; two bacilli linked end to end.
- disceptatious — disputable
- disreputation — disrepute.
- dolphinariums — Plural form of dolphinarium.
- duplicitously — In a duplicitous, two-faced manner.
- durban poison — a particularly potent variety of cannabis grown in Natal
- encapsulation — The act of enclosing in a capsule; the growth of a membrane around (any part) so as to enclose it in a capsule.
- entomophilous — (of flowering plants) pollinated by insects
- ethnophaulism — An ethnic or racial slur, typically caricaturing some identifiable (often physical) feature of the group being derided. For example,
- eusporangiate — (of ferns) having each sporangium developing from a group of cells, rather than a single cell, and with no specialized dispersal of spores
- expeditiously — In an expeditious manner.
- expostulating — Present participle of expostulate.
- expostulation — (countable) The act of reasoning earnestly in order to dissuade or remonstrate.
- filipendulous — Suspended by, or strung upon, a thread; said of tuberous swellings in the middle or at the extremities of slender, threadlike rootlets.
- fluoroplastic — any of the plastics, as Teflon, in which hydrogen atoms of the hydrocarbon chains are replaced by fluorine atoms.
- fluoroscoping — Present participle of fluoroscope.
- fluoroscopist — One who carries out fluoroscopy.
- food supplies — food obtained for a household or for a country, an expedition, etc
- give pause to — to cause to hesitate
- gossip column — newspaper: celebrity news article
- gross premium — A gross premium is the total premium of an insurance contract before brokerage or discounts have been deducted.
- haruspication — the use of animal entrails for divination
- hippo zarytus — ancient name of Bizerte.
- house painter — a person whose occupation is painting houses.
- house slipper — a slipper worn in the house or indoors, often distinguished from a bedroom slipper by having a back and heel.
- housepainters — Plural form of housepainter.
- housewifeship — the role of a housewife, household management
- hydrosulphide — a compound containing the univalent group –HS.
- hydrosulphite — hyposulfite (def 1).
- hypercautious — Especially or unreasonably cautious.
- hypoperfusion — (medicine) Decreased perfusion of blood through an organ.
- hyposexuality — A significantly low level of sexuality.
- hyposulphuric — relating to sulphur which is in a lower state of oxidation than it is in sulphuric compounds
- if you please — expressing mild outrage
- impecuniosity — having little or no money; penniless; poor.
- impecuniously — In an impecunious manner.
- imperiousness — domineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial; overbearing: an imperious manner; an imperious person.
- impetuosities — Plural form of impetuosity.
- impetuousness — of, relating to, or characterized by sudden or rash action, emotion, etc.; impulsive: an impetuous decision; an impetuous person.