13-letter words containing p, o, l, n, i
- spelling book — an elementary textbook or manual to teach spelling
- spelling-book — a person who spells words.
- sphagnicolous — growing in moss
- sphagnologist — a person who studies sphagna
- sphingomyelin — any of the class of phospholipids occurring chiefly in the brain and spinal cord, composed of phosphoric acid, choline, sphingosine, and a fatty acid.
- spinal column — the series of vertebrae in a vertebrate animal forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; spine; backbone.
- spinuliferous — relating to a spine or spines
- spiny lobster — any of several edible crustaceans of the family Palinuridae, differing from the true lobsters in having a spiny shell and lacking the large pincers.
- splendiferous — splendid; magnificent; fine.
- splenectomize — to remove the spleen from
- splenial bone — a small bone in the lower jaw of some animals, such as reptiles and birds
- spondylolysis — the destruction of the vertebra
- sporopollenin — an inert, tough polymer forming the resistant outer coat of a pollen grain or spore.
- sporting lady — a prostitute.
- sportsmanlike — a man who engages in sports, especially in some open-air sport, as hunting, fishing, racing, etc.
- spot lighting — Spot lighting is lighting directed towards and used to draw attention to a product or display.
- spring-loaded — (of a machine part) kept normally in a certain position by a spring: a spring-loaded safety valve.
- 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.
- supernational — tending to involve, or extending authority over, more than one nation; international; supranational.
- 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.
- 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.
- swimming pool — a tank or large artificial basin, as of concrete, for filling with water for swimming.
- synophthalmia — cyclopia.
- syphilization — the act of syphilizing
- talking point — a fact or feature that aids or supports one side, as in an argument or competition.
- tapioca-plant — the cassava, Manihot esculenta.
- technopolitan — of or relating to a place or society dominated by technology
- teleportation — to transport (a body) by telekinesis.
- temporizingly — in a yielding manner
- terminal post — A terminal post is the terminal on a battery to which the battery lead is attached.
- thespian lion — a lion that attacked the flocks of Amphitryon and was killed by Hercules.
- totipalmation — totipalmate condition or formation.
- town planning — city planning.
- township line — Surveying. one of two parallel lines running east and west that define the north and south borders of a township. Compare range line, township (def 2).
- tracking poll — a type of poll repeated periodically with the same group of people to check and measure changes of opinion or knowledge.
- triple-tongue — to interrupt the wind flow by moving the tongue as if pronouncing t and t and k successively, especially in playing rapid passages or staccato notes on a brass instrument.
- tripolitanian — of or relating to Tripolitania (now part of Libya) or its inhabitants
- tropical zone — Torrid Zone
- unapologizing — not apologetic; not willing to apologize or to make an apology
- unapprovingly — in an unapproving manner
- uncomplaining — to express dissatisfaction, pain, uneasiness, censure, resentment, or grief; find fault: He complained constantly about the noise in the corridor.
- uncomplaisant — not eager to please; not compliant or obliging
- uncomplicated — to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult: His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction.
- unexceptional — not exceptional; not unusual or extraordinary.
- unicorn plant — a North American plant, Proboscidea (Martynia) louisianica, having creamy-white to red flowers blotched with purple, and a woody capsule with a long, curved beak.