13-letter words containing p, r, i, s
- astroparticle — (astrophysics) A subatomic particle of cosmic origin.
- astrophysical — Of or pertaining to astrophysics.
- atmospherical — pertaining to, existing in, or consisting of the atmosphere: atmospheric vapors.
- audiographics — audiographic teleconferencing
- austrian pine — an evergreen tree, Pina nigra austriaca
- awe-inspiring — If you describe someone or something as awe-inspiring, you are emphasizing that you think that they are remarkable and amazing, although sometimes rather frightening.
- baby primrose — a tender primrose, Primula forbesii, native to China and Burma, having white, hairy leaves and rose- or lilac-colored flowers with a yellow center.
- bacterioscopy — the examination of bacteria with a microscope.
- balch springs — a town in NE Texas.
- ballistospore — a spore, esp a fungal spore, that is forcefully ejected from its source
- banana spider — a large, yellowish, tropical crab spider (Heteropoda venatoria) occasionally found in bunches of bananas shipped to the Temperate Zones
- bandspreading — an additional tuning control in some radio receivers whereby a selected narrow band of frequencies can be spread over a wider frequency band, in order to give finer control of tuning
- barley stripe — a disease of barley, characterized by blighted heads and chlorotic, brown, or frayed stripes on the leaves, caused by a fungus, Helminthosporium gramineum.
- barred spiral — a spiral galaxy in which the arms originate at the ends of a bar-shaped nucleus
- barristership — the office of a barrister
- basic process — Military. basic training. a soldier or airman receiving basic training.
- basidiospores — Plural form of basidiospore.
- beam splitter — a system that divides a beam of light, electrons, etc, into two or more paths
- beaux esprits — bel esprit
- beaux-esprits — plural of bel-esprit.
- best practice — Best practice is the way of running a business or providing a service that is recognized as correct or most effective.
- bias-ply tire — a vehicle tire in which the main plies or cords run across the bead.
- binary pulsar — a pulsar in a binary system.
- bipartisanism — the quality of being bipartisan
- birth parents — a child's biological parents, regardless of whether they subsequently bring up the child
- bishop's ring — a reddish-brown corona occasionally seen around the sun, caused by volcanic dust in the atmosphere.
- bits per inch — (unit) (BPI) A measure of the recording density of a magnetic tape or disk.
- boarding pass — A boarding pass is a card that a passenger must have when boarding a plane or a boat.
- book scorpion — any of various small arachnids of the order Pseudoscorpionida (false scorpions), esp Chelifer cancroides, which are sometimes found in old books, etc
- boring sponge — any of a family (Clionidae) of sponges that settle on and dissolve the shells of clams
- breaker strip — breaker1 (def 4).
- breaker-strip — a person or thing that breaks.
- bring to pass — to cause to happen
- brinksmanship — the technique or practice of maneuvering a dangerous situation to the limits of tolerance or safety in order to secure the greatest advantage, especially by creating diplomatic crises.
- broca-aphasia — a type of aphasia caused by a lesion in Broca's area of the brain, characterized by misarticulated speech and lack of grammatical morphemes.
- business park — an area specially designated and landscaped to accommodate business offices, warehouses, light industry, etc
- business trip — a journey made somewhere and back again for business purposes in one's working capacity
- caesaropapism — the theory that the state should have authority over the church in ecclesiastical matters; Erastianism
- calligraphist — fancy penmanship, especially highly decorative handwriting, as with a great many flourishes: She appreciated the calligraphy of the 18th century.
- candy striper — a volunteer worker in a hospital
- candy-striped — (esp of clothing fabric) having narrow coloured stripes on a white background
- candy-striper — a person, often a teenager, who works as a volunteer in a hospital.
- cape crawfish — an edible South African spiny lobster, Jasus lalandii.
- capellmeister — a person in charge of an orchestra, esp in an 18th-century princely household
- caprivi strip — narrow strip of land, c. 50 mi (80 km) wide, of NE Namibia, extending eastward to the Zambezi River: c. 300 mi (483 km) long
- carbolic soap — a disinfectant soap containing phenol
- cardiopathies — Plural form of cardiopathy.
- cartoon strip — A cartoon strip is a series of drawings that tells a story.
- cash receipts — the money a business receives from its customers over a specified period
- cat distemper — distemper1 (def 1c).