13-letter words containing p, i, o, u, s
- importunities — Plural form of importunity.
- impostumation — an abscess or swelling filled with pus
- in one's cups — a small, open container made of china, glass, metal, etc., usually having a handle and used chiefly as a receptable from which to drink tea, soup, etc.
- inclusion map — a map of a set to itself in which each element of a given subset of the set is mapped to itself.
- inconspicuous — not conspicuous, noticeable, or prominent.
- incorruptness — The state of being incorrupt.
- insupportable — not endurable; unbearable; insufferable: insupportable pain.
- insupportably — In an insupportable manner.
- interruptions — an act or instance of interrupting.
- isoamyl group — the univalent group C 5 H 11 .
- isospondylous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Isospondyli (or Clupeiformes), an order of soft-finned teleost fishes that includes the herring, salmon, trout, and pike
- judeo-spanish — Ladino (def 1).
- jumping mouse — any of several primitive, mouselike rodents of the family Zapodidae, having long hind legs, common in the woodlands of Europe, Asia, and North America.
- jury shopping — the practice of presenting a case to several juries until a favourable decision is obtained
- juxtaposition — an act or instance of placing close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.
- juxtoposition — Misspelling of juxtaposition.
- lake superior — Lake, a lake in the N central United States and S Canada: the northernmost of the Great Lakes; the largest body of fresh water in the world. 350 miles (564 km) long; 31,820 sq. mi. (82,415 sq. km); greatest depth, 1290 feet (393 meters); 602 feet (183 meters) above sea level.
- lake-superior — Lake, a lake in the N central United States and S Canada: the northernmost of the Great Lakes; the largest body of fresh water in the world. 350 miles (564 km) long; 31,820 sq. mi. (82,415 sq. km); greatest depth, 1290 feet (393 meters); 602 feet (183 meters) above sea level.
- lepidopterous — belonging or pertaining to the Lepidoptera, an order of insects comprising the butterflies, moths, and skippers, that in the adult state have four membranous wings more or less covered with small scales.
- leptokurtosis — the state of being leptokurtic.
- liposculpture — the surgical removal of subcutaneous fat and its transplant to another part of the body, as to fill out facial contours.
- lophotrichous — (biology, of bacteria) Having multiple flagella located at the same point, so that they can act in concert to drive the bacterium in a single direction.
- louis pasteur — Louis [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1822–95, French chemist and bacteriologist.
- manipulations — Plural form of manipulation.
- microcapsules — Plural form of microcapsule.
- microcephalus — An abnormally small head.
- microphyllous — having microphylls
- milk products — dairy produce, items made with milk
- minicomputers — a computer with processing and storage capabilities smaller than those of a mainframe but larger than those of a microcomputer.
- misassumption — something taken for granted; a supposition: a correct assumption. Synonyms: presupposition; hypothesis, conjecture, guess, postulate, theory.
- mispersuasion — a false or mistaken persuasion
- mispronounced — Said wrongly.
- mispronounces — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mispronounce.
- moebius strip — Möbius strip
- monopotassium — (chemistry) monatomic potassium.
- mountain pass — a low point on a mountain that allows easy access to climbers
- mousetrapping — Present participle of mousetrap.
- multihospital — comprising or relating to several hospitals
- multiple shop — chain store.
- musculospiral — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the muscles, and taking a spiral course; applied especially to a large nerve of the arm.
- musicotherapy — the treatment of mental disorders with music
- mutation stop — an organ pipe sounding the harmonic of the note normally produced
- neuropeptides — Plural form of neuropeptide.
- neurosyphilis — Syphilis that involves the central nervous system.
- nitroprusside — (inorganic chemistry) Any salt, of the hypothetical nitroprussic acid, that contains a pentacyanonitrosylferrate anion.
- nitroso group — the univalent group O=N–.
- nondiapausing — lacking a diapause
- nondisruptive — causing, tending to cause, or caused by disruption; disrupting: the disruptive effect of their rioting.
- nonpunishable — Not punishable; of an act, for which no punishment has been authorized; of a person, beyond the reach of punishment.
- nonunion shop — a shop or business in which the employer fixes terms and conditions of employment unilaterally without recognizing or dealing with a union.