13-letter words containing p, o, t, m, e
- semipalmation — the state of being semipalmate
- semipolitical — of a partially political nature; having some political features.
- smooth-spoken — speaking or spoken easily and softly.
- space tourism — travel into space for recreational purposes
- spectinomycin — an antibiotic drug, C 1 4 H 2 4 N 2 O 7 , produced by the actinomycete Streptomyces spectabilis, used in the treatment of susceptible gonorrhea.
- spermatoblast — a reproductive cell
- spermatogenic — relating to the development of spermatozoa
- spermatophore — a capsule surrounding a mass of spermatozoa, produced by the male of various animal species and transferred to the female.
- spermatophyte — any of the Spermatophyta, a primary division or group of plants comprising those that bear seeds.
- spermatorrhea — abnormally frequent and involuntary nonorgasmic emission of semen.
- spermatotoxic — spermotoxic.
- spermatotoxin — spermotoxin.
- splenectomize — to remove the spleen from
- spoils system — the system or practice in which public offices with their emoluments and advantages are at the disposal of the victorious party for its own purposes.
- sportsmanlike — a man who engages in sports, especially in some open-air sport, as hunting, fishing, racing, etc.
- stereotropism — a tropism determined by contact with a solid.
- stomach upset — a slight illness affecting your stomach and/or bowels characterized by nausea, vomiting and/or diarrhoea
- stoppage time — In soccer and some other sports, stoppage time is the period of time that is added to the end of a game because play was stopped during the game as a result of, for example, injuries to players.
- storm trooper — a member of the storm troops.
- storm-trooper — a member of the storm troops.
- stormy petrel — the British storm petrel, Hydrobates pelagicus, of the eastern Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, and Indian Ocean.
- sub-component — a constituent part; element; ingredient.
- subemployment — insufficient employment in the labor force of a country, area, or industry, including unemployment and underemployment.
- sublime porte — official name of Porte.
- supercomputer — a very fast, powerful mainframe computer, used in advanced military and scientific applications.
- superdiplomat — a highly skilled or powerful diplomat, a high-ranking diplomat
- superdominant — submediant.
- supermajority — a majority that must represent some percentage more than a simple majority.
- supermotility — Biology. moving or capable of moving spontaneously: motile cells; motile spores.
- superromantic — exceptionally romantic
- supratemporal — situated above the upper part of the temporal bone or region.
- supreme court — the highest court of the U.S.
- sympathectomy — surgery that interrupts a nerve pathway of the sympathetic or involuntary nervous system.
- sympiesometer — a barometer using a gas, rather than a vacuum, to measure pressure
- synaposematic — relating to synaposematism
- t-stop system — a system of stops calibrated by T numbers.
- take-home pay — the amount of salary remaining after deductions, as of taxes, have been made.
- talcum powder — a powder made of purified, usually perfumed talc, for toilet purposes.
- tapestry moth — carpet moth.
- tax exemption — immunity from paying tax
- te waipounamu — a Māori name for New Zealand's South Island
- telescopiform — having body parts which resemble a telescope in that the retract within one another
- tempestuously — characterized by or subject to tempests: the tempestuous ocean.
- temple orange — a hybrid fruit, Citrus nobilis, that is a cross between the sweet orange and the tangerine.
- temporal bone — either of a pair of thick compound bones forming the part of the skull that encases the inner ear.
- temporal hour — a unit of time used in the Roman and Ottoman empires that divided the daylight into an equal number of hours, resulting in long summer hours and short winter hours.
- temporal lobe — the lateral lobe of each cerebral hemisphere, in front of the occipital lobe.
- temporariness — lasting, existing, serving, or effective for a time only; not permanent: a temporary need; a temporary job.
- temporization — to be indecisive or evasive to gain time or delay acting.
- temporizingly — in a yielding manner