13-letter words containing s, a, p, i, o
- probabilistic — Statistics. of or relating to probability: probabilistic forecasting.
- procapitalist — a person who has capital, especially extensive capital, invested in business enterprises.
- processionary — of, relating to, or moving in a procession
- procrastinate — to defer action; delay: to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost.
- professoriate — a group of professors.
- prognosticate — to forecast or predict (something future) from present indications or signs; prophesy.
- program music — music intended to convey an impression of a definite series of images, scenes, or events.
- progressional — the act of progressing; forward or onward movement.
- promised land — Heaven.
- promonarchist — the principles of monarchy.
- propositional — the act of offering or suggesting something to be considered, accepted, adopted, or done.
- prosecutorial — of or relating to a prosecutor or prosecution: prosecutorial zeal.
- prosopagnosia — an inability to recognize faces
- prostaglandin — Biochemistry. any of a class of unsaturated fatty acids that are involved in the contraction of smooth muscle, the control of inflammation and body temperature, and many other physiological functions.
- prosthodontia — the branch of dentistry that deals with the restoration and maintenance of oral function by the replacement of missing teeth and other oral structures by artificial devices.
- proteinaceous — Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
- proteoclastic — of, related to, or initiating proteolysis
- protestantism — the religion of Protestants.
- protestantize — to convert or cause to conform to Protestantism.
- proverbialism — a proverbial expression
- proverbialist — a person who composes, records or uses proverbial expressions
- provincialise — to make provincial in character.
- provincialism — narrowness of mind, ignorance, or the like, considered as resulting from lack of exposure to cultural or intellectual activity.
- provincialist — a native or inhabitant of a province.
- provisionally — providing or serving for the time being only; existing only until permanently or properly replaced; temporary: a provisional government.
- psammophilous — living or growing in sand
- pseudo-social — relating to, devoted to, or characterized by friendly companionship or relations: a social club.
- pseudoaquatic — not aquatic but indigenous to moist regions.
- pseudoclassic — falsely or spuriously classic.
- psilanthropic — relating to psilanthropism
- psychodynamic — Psychology. any clinical approach to personality, as Freud's, that sees personality as the result of a dynamic interplay of conscious and unconscious factors.
- psychographic — Psychology. a graph indicating the relative strength of the personality traits of an individual.
- psychological — of or relating to psychology.
- psychosomatic — of or relating to a physical disorder that is caused by or notably influenced by emotional factors.
- psychotically — Psychiatry. characterized by or afflicted with psychosis. Synonyms: (in nontechnical usage) insane, psychopathic, lunatic, mentally ill; mad, disturbed, deranged, demented, non compos mentis. Antonyms: sane; compos mentis, clearheaded, lucid.
- pucciniaceous — (of a fungus) belonging to the genus Puccinia
- puritan spoon — a silver spoon having an ovoid bowl and a straight, flat, completely plain stem.
- pusillanimous — lacking courage or resolution; cowardly; faint-hearted; timid.
- quadraphonics — high-fidelity sound reproduction involving signals transmitted through four different channels.
- quadriphonics — quadraphony.
- radio compass — a radio receiver with a directional antenna for determining the bearing of the receiver from a radio transmitter.
- radiopacities — opaque to radiation; visible in x-ray photographs and under fluoroscopy (opposed to radiotransparent).
- re-absorption — resorption (def 2).
- rehospitalize — to place in hospital again
- reprographics — reprography.
- s corporation — An S corporation is a type of corporation in which the owners are taxed for any taxable income on their individual returns.
- salpingectomy — excision of the Fallopian tube.
- salpingostomy — the formation of an artificial opening into a Fallopian tube.
- saratoga chip — potato chip.
- scalpelliform — having the shape of a scalpel blade