13-letter words containing p, o, t, s
- transcription — the act or process of transcribing.
- transcriptome — a collection of all the messenger RNA in a particular cell
- transpersonal — extending beyond or transcending the personal.
- transpiration — an action or instance of transpiring.
- transportedly — in a passionate or rapturous manner
- transposition — an act of transposing.
- treponemiasis — infection with treponema; syphilis.
- trichopterist — a student of, or expert in, trichopteran insects
- trichopterous — belonging or pertaining to the insect order Trichoptera, comprising the caddisflies.
- triploblastic — having three primary germ layers, as the embryos of vertebrates.
- trophotropism — the response by an organism or cell to, or the movement of an organism or cell towards or away from, an external source of nutrition
- tropical fish — any of numerous small, usually brightly colored fishes, indigenous to the tropics, and often kept and bred in home aquariums.
- trous-de-loup — a conical or pyramidal pit with a pointed stake fixed vertically in the center, rows of which are dug in front of a fortification to hinder an enemy's approach, formerly used chiefly against cavalry.
- trouser press — an electrical appliance that is used for taking the creases out of trousers
- trust company — a company or corporation organized to exercise the functions of a trustee, but usually engaging also in other banking and financial activities.
- turkish pound — the Turkish lira.
- turn of speed — If a person, animal, or vehicle has a good turn of speed, they have the ability to move fast.
- tympanoplasty — reconstruction of the eardrum and the bones of the middle ear.
- uncompensated — to recompense for something: They gave him ten dollars to compensate him for his trouble.
- uncomplaisant — not eager to please; not compliant or obliging
- under protest — having voiced objections; unwillingly
- unpostponable — to put off to a later time; defer: He has postponed his departure until tomorrow.
- unpretentious — not pretentious; modest; without ostentatious display; plain: his unpretentious demeanor; an unpretentious summer resort.
- unspontaneous — coming or resulting from a natural impulse or tendency; without effort or premeditation; natural and unconstrained; unplanned: a spontaneous burst of applause.
- unsupportable — capable of being supported; endurable; maintainable.
- unsupportedly — in an unsupported fashion, without support
- unupholstered — to provide (chairs, sofas, etc.) with coverings, cushions, stuffing, springs, etc.
- up to scratch — to break, mar, or mark the surface of by rubbing, scraping, or tearing with something sharp or rough: to scratch one's hand on a nail.
- uprighteously — in an upright or moral manner
- vapor tension — vapor pressure.
- vino de pasto — a pale, dry sherry of Spain.
- visceroptosis — a downward displacement of the intestine
- volute spring — a coil spring, conical in shape, extending in the direction of the axis of the coil.
- wafflestomper — a shoe with a thick sole resembling a waffle
- walter piston — Walter, 1894–1976, U.S. composer.
- waste product — material discarded as useless in the process of producing something.
- water opossum — yapok.
- watering spot — watering hole
- waterscorpion — any of several predaceous aquatic bugs of the family Nepidae, having clasping front legs and a long respiratory tube at the rear of the abdomen: capable of biting if handled.
- weapon system — a weapon and the components necessary to its proper function, such as targeting and guidance devices
- weatherperson — a meteorologist or weathercaster.
- weatherproofs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of weatherproof.
- west paterson — a town in NE New Jersey.
- whipping post — a post to which persons are tied to undergo whipping as a legal penalty.
- winter sports — Winter sports are sports that take place on ice or snow, for example skating and skiing.
- work stoppage — the collective stoppage of work by employees in a business or an industry to protest working conditions.
- worker-priest — (in France) a Roman Catholic priest who, in addition to his priestly duties, works part-time in a secular job.
- xiphiplastron — the fourth lateral plate of a turtle's plastron
- yol computers — (company) A company in London, UK that sells computer and network systems, established in 2001.
- zinjanthropus — the genus to which Australopithecus boisei was formerly assigned.