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13-letter words containing p, i, s, t, l, a

  • resting place — grave
  • rhaetian alps — a section of the central Alps along E Switzerland's borders with Austria and Italy. Highest peak: Piz Bernina, 4049 m (13 284 ft)
  • sales receipt — slip or document: proof of payment
  • salpingectomy — excision of the Fallopian tube.
  • salpingostomy — the formation of an artificial opening into a Fallopian tube.
  • satin slipper — a play (1925–28) by Paul Claudel.
  • scapulimantic — relating to scapulimancy
  • scotch plains — a township in NE New Jersey.
  • scripturalism — the state of being scriptural or adhering to the Scriptures when translating or writing
  • scripturalist — a literalist or translator obedient to the Scriptures
  • self-portrait — a portrait of oneself done by oneself.
  • semi-tropical — Semi-tropical places have warm, wet air.
  • semipalatinsk — a city in NE Kazakhstan, on the Irtysh River.
  • semipalmation — the state of being semipalmate
  • semipolitical — of a partially political nature; having some political features.
  • septentrional — northern; boreal
  • septisyllable — a word made up of seven syllables.
  • serial rapist — someone who carries out a series of rapes
  • sesquiplicate — relating to or involving the ratio between the square roots of the cubes of given terms; i.e. the sesquiplicate ratio of given terms is the ratio between the square roots of the cubes of those terms
  • sexploitation — the exploitation of sex in films, magazines, etc.
  • share capital — A company's share capital is the money that shareholders invest in order to start or expand the business.
  • silver-plated — Something that is silver-plated is covered with a very thin layer of silver.
  • simplificator — a person who simplifies matters
  • single parent — mother or father without a partner
  • single-parent — of or noting a family in which a parent brings up a child or children alone, without a partner: a single-parent family; a single-parent household.
  • skepticalness — inclined to skepticism; having an attitude of doubt: a skeptical young woman who will question whatever you say.
  • slip trailing — the act of decorating an object with a poured stream of slip.
  • slipper satin — a fine satin fabric with a mat finish
  • slipstreaming — Aeronautics. the airstream pushed back by a revolving aircraft propeller. Compare backwash (def 2), wash (def 31).
  • small capital — a capital letter of a particular font, the same height as the x-high letters.
  • solitary wasp — any of numerous wasps, as the sand wasps or mud wasps, that do not live in a community.
  • sophistically — of the nature of sophistry; fallacious.
  • space lattice — lattice (def 4).
  • spaghettilike — resembling spaghetti
  • spastic colon — a chronic condition of recurring abdominal pain with constipation or diarrhoea or both
  • spathiphyllum — any of various tropical plants of the genus Spathiphyllum, having a white or green spathe and a spike of fragrant flowers and often cultivated as an ornamental.
  • special agent — an investigator in a law enforcement agency.
  • special staff — all staff officers assigned to headquarters of a division or higher unit who are not members of the general staff or personal staff.
  • specialities' — specialty.
  • spectral line — a line in a spectrum due to the absorption or emission of light at a discrete frequency.
  • speculatively — pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by speculation, contemplation, conjecture, or abstract reasoning: a speculative approach.
  • sphagnologist — a person who studies sphagna
  • splatter film — a film containing many scenes of violent and gruesome murders.
  • splitting adz — a heavy stone tool used by prehistoric peoples in northwestern North America and northeastern Asia.
  • spoiler party — a third political party formed to draw votes away from one of the two major parties, thus spoiling its chance of winning an election.
  • sporting lady — a prostitute.
  • sportsmanlike — a man who engages in sports, especially in some open-air sport, as hunting, fishing, racing, etc.
  • spreadability — capable of being spread; easily spread: a soft, spreadable cheese.
  • spy satellite — an orbiting satellite used to carry out surveillance of an enemy country or military formations from space
  • stader splint — a splint consisting of an adjustable metal rod with a steel pin at either end for insertion in the bone above and below a fracture.
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