13-letter words containing s, e, m, p, l
- epidermolysis — Loosening of the epidermis, with extensive blistering of the skin and mucous membranes, occurring either after injury, or as a spontaneous and potentially dangerous condition, particularly in children.
- epistemically — In a manner that pertains to knowledge.
- ethnophaulism — An ethnic or racial slur, typically caricaturing some identifiable (often physical) feature of the group being derided. For example,
- euphemistical — Archaic form of euphemistic.
- exemplariness — The state or condition of being exemplary, serving as a shining example.
- extremophiles — Plural form of extremophile.
- false vampire — any large, carnivorous bat of the families Megadermatidae and Phyllostomatidae, of Africa, Asia, and Australia, erroneously reputed to suck the blood of animals and humans.
- filmographies — Plural form of filmography.
- goose pimples — Goose pimples are the same as goose bumps.
- hematosalpinx — (medicine) A medical condition involving bleeding into the Fallopian tubes.
- hemispherical — having the form of a hemisphere.
- hyper-realism — interest in or concern for the actual or real, as distinguished from the abstract, speculative, etc.
- hypersplenism — an abnormal condition characterized by an enlarged spleen that prematurely destroys red blood cells or platelets.
- hypsometrical — Of or pertaining to hypsometry.
- impactfulness — The quality of being impactful.
- impartialness — The quality of being impartial.
- impecuniously — In an impecunious manner.
- imperialistic — the policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries, or of acquiring and holding colonies and dependencies.
- impermissible — not permissible or allowable; unallowable.
- impermissibly — (chiefly, legal) In a way or to an extent that is not permissible.
- impersonalise — to make impersonal: The dial system impersonalized the telephone.
- impersonalism — the practice of maintaining impersonal relations with individuals or groups.
- impersonality — absence of human character or of the traits associated with the human character: He feared the impersonality of a mechanized world.
- impersonalize — to make impersonal: The dial system impersonalized the telephone.
- imponderables — Plural form of imponderable.
- impulsiveness — actuated or swayed by emotional or involuntary impulses: an impulsive child.
- imputrescible — not liable to decomposition or putrefaction; incorruptible: a tanning process to make skins imputrescible.
- incompatibles — not compatible; unable to exist together in harmony: She asked for a divorce because they were utterly incompatible.
- incompossible — incompatible; mutually exclusive
- japanese plum — a small tree, Prunus salicina, native to China, bearing edible yellowish fruit.
- jumper cables — jump leads for starting a vehicle
- kapellmeister — a choirmaster.
- kerosene lamp — light fuelled by paraffin
- kleptomaniacs — Plural form of kleptomaniac.
- lamellaphones — Plural form of lamellaphone.
- leptomeninges — The inner two meninges, the arachnoid and the pia mater, between which circulates the cerebrospinal fluid.
- line spectrum — an electromagnetic spectrum consisting of discrete lines, usually characteristic of excited atoms or molecules.
- lumbar plexus — a network of nerves originating in the spinal nerves of the midback region and innervating the pelvic area, the front of the legs, and part of the feet.
- lymphadenitis — inflammation of a lymphatic gland.
- lymphopoiesis — the formation of lymphocytes.
- macrocephalus — Alternative spelling of macrocephalous.
- mainz psalter — a book printed by Johannes Gutenberg: thought by some to be the first book printed from movable type.
- make a splash — If you make a splash, you become noticed or become popular because of something that you have done.
- make-up class — a course of teaching in the application of make-up
- mammoplasties — Plural form of mammoplasty.
- manipulatives — influencing or attempting to influence the behavior or emotions of others for one’s own purposes: a manipulative boss.
- maple heights — a city in NE Ohio.
- maritime alps — a range of the W Alps in SE France and NW Italy. Highest peak: Argentera, 3297 m (10 817 ft)
- marlinespikes — Plural form of marlinespike.
- master policy — a single policy covering a group of people, typically employees of a company, issued to an employer.