13-letter words containing s, e, a, l, i, o
- planetologist — the branch of astronomy that deals with the physical features of the planets.
- plastic money — credit cards, used instead of cash
- plastoquinone — a quinone that occurs in the chloroplasts of plants and functions as an electron carrier during photosynthesis.
- platiniferous — platinum-bearing
- plesiosaurian — a member of the reptile order Plesiosauria
- pneumatolysis — the process by which rocks are altered or minerals and ores are formed by the action of vapors given off by magma.
- point of sale — the store, dealer, or other retail outlet where an item is sold: from manufacturer to point-of-sale.
- point-of-sale — the store, dealer, or other retail outlet where an item is sold: from manufacturer to point-of-sale.
- polyarteritis — inflammation of the layers of an artery or of many arteries, usually caused by a severe hypersensitivity reaction, and characterized by nodules and hemorrhage along the involved vessels.
- polydaemonism — the belief in many evil spirits.
- porcelaineous — like porcelain
- portrait lens — a lens of moderately long focal length that is used, especially in portrait photography, to produce soft-focus images.
- prebasic molt — the molt by which most birds replace all of their feathers, usually occurring annually after the breeding season.
- precious opal — any opal having a play of colors, used as a gemstone.
- prepositional — any member of a class of words found in many languages that are used before nouns, pronouns, or other substantives to form phrases functioning as modifiers of verbs, nouns, or adjectives, and that typically express a spatial, temporal, or other relationship, as in, on, by, to, since.
- press of sail — as much sail as the wind or other conditions will permit a ship to carry.
- progressional — the act of progressing; forward or onward movement.
- promised land — Heaven.
- prosecutorial — of or relating to a prosecutor or prosecution: prosecutorial zeal.
- proteoclastic — of, related to, or initiating proteolysis
- proverbialism — a proverbial expression
- proverbialist — a person who composes, records or uses proverbial expressions
- provincialise — to make provincial in character.
- pseudo-social — relating to, devoted to, or characterized by friendly companionship or relations: a social club.
- pseudoclassic — falsely or spuriously classic.
- rabblerousing — Of or pertaining to a rabble-rouser.
- radiationless — not emitting or producing radiation
- radio silence — the absence, usually deliberately maintained, of radio transmissions
- rambling rose — any of various cultivated hybrid roses that straggle over other vegetation
- re-escalation — the act of re-escalating
- reasonability — agreeable to reason or sound judgment; logical: a reasonable choice for chairman.
- reconsolidate — to bring together (separate parts) into a single or unified whole; unite; combine: They consolidated their three companies.
- regionalistic — Government. the principle or system of dividing a city, state, etc., into separate administrative regions.
- rehospitalize — to place in hospital again
- relay station — a radio station that receives radio signals and retransmits them, in order to extend their range
- restimulation — the act or process of stimulating again; reactivation
- restoratively — in a restorative manner
- resublimation — Psychology. the diversion of the energy of a sexual or other biological impulse from its immediate goal to one of a more acceptable social, moral, or aesthetic nature or use.
- retranslation — the rendering of something into another language or into one's own from another language.
- revelationist — a person who believes in divine revelation.
- rhinoscleroma — an inflammatory bacterial disease of the nose that is mostly found in Africa and Central America
- rivalrousness — characterized by rivalry; competitive: the rivalrous aspect of their friendship.
- robben island — a small island in South Africa, 11 km (7 miles) off the Cape Peninsula: formerly used by the South African government to house political prisoners
- rosenkavalier — an opera (1911) by Richard Strauss.
- royal marines — a corps of soldiers specially trained in amphibious warfare
- royal society — The Royal Society of London for the Advancement of Science, a society through which the British government has supported scientific investigation since 1662: awards four annual medals.
- russian olive — oleaster.
- sacerdotalism — the system, spirit, or methods of the priesthood.
- sacerdotalize — to submit (something) to sacerdotalism
- safflower oil — an oil expressed or extracted fromsafflower seeds, used in cooking, as a salad oil, and as a vehicle for medicines, paints, varnishes, etc.