13-letter words containing s, e, p, t, i, l
- misemployment — Wrong or mistaken employment.
- multiple shop — chain store.
- multiple star — three or more stars lying close together in the celestial sphere and usually united in a single gravitational system.
- multipresence — the quality or state of being multipresent
- multispectral — (of an airborne camera or scanner) capable of sensing and recording radiation from invisible as well as visible parts of the electromagnetic spectrum.
- nanoparticles — Plural form of nanoparticle.
- neo-platonism — a philosophical system which was first developed in the 3rd century ad as a synthesis of Platonic, Pythagorean, and Aristotelian elements, and which, although originally opposed to Christianity, later incorporated it. It dominated European thought until the 13th century and re-emerged during the Renaissance
- neocapitalism — a politico-economic theory combining elements of capitalism and socialism
- neocapitalist — a person who advocates neocapitalism
- neoplasticism — the theory and practice of the de Stijl school, chiefly characterized by an emphasis on the formal structure of a work of art, and restriction of spatial or linear relations to vertical and horizontal movements as well as restriction of the artist's palette to black, white, and the primary colors.
- nondescriptly — in a nondescript manner
- nonspecialist — a person who devotes himself or herself to one subject or to one particular branch of a subject or pursuit.
- oilspot glaze — a brown or black ceramic glaze dotted with silvery spots caused by impurities.
- oligopeptides — Plural form of oligopeptide.
- omnipresently — In an omnipresent manner.
- optical mouse — (hardware) Any kind of mouse that uses visible light or infrared to detect changes in its position.
- osteoplasties — Plural form of osteoplasty.
- paddle tennis — a game combining elements of tennis and handball, played with paddles and a rubber ball on a screened court about half the size of and having a lower net than a tennis court.
- painterliness — the quality of being painterly
- palaeocrystic — consisting of former glacial formation
- paleo-asiatic — a member of any of various Mongoloid peoples of northeastern Asia.
- palingenesist — a person who believes in a doctrine of rebirth or transmigration of souls.
- palos heights — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- pantagruelism — (in Rabelais' Pantagruel) the huge son of Gargantua, represented as dealing with serious matters in a spirit of broad and somewhat cynical good humor.
- pantheologist — a student of, or expert in, pantheology
- papaprelatist — a supporter of papal prelates
- paradise lost — an epic poem (1667) by John Milton.
- parallelistic — of, relating to, or of the nature of a parallelism.
- parasexuality — parasexual behaviour
- parsley piert — a small N temperate rosaceous plant, Aphanes arvensis, having fan-shaped leaves and small greenish flowers
- paterfamilias — the male head of a household or family, usually the father.
- paternalistic — the system, principle, or practice of managing or governing individuals, businesses, nations, etc., in the manner of a father dealing benevolently and often intrusively with his children: The employees objected to the paternalism of the old president.
- patripotestal — Anthropology. of or relating to the authority exercised by a father or a father's blood relatives.
- pearly whites — white and lustrous as a pearl.
- pedal cyclist — a person who rides a pedal cycle, as opposed to a motorcycle
- peirastically — in a peirastic manner
- pelican state — Louisiana (used as a nickname).
- pencil stripe — a stripe of varying widths, especially a dark stripe on a light ground.
- peninsularity — the state or fact of being a peninsula
- penny whistle — a type of flageolet with six finger holes, esp a cheap one made of metal
- pentasyllabic — a word or line of verse of five syllables.
- periodicalist — a writer of articles for periodicals
- perishability — subject to decay, ruin, or destruction: perishable fruits and vegetables.
- perissodactyl — having an uneven number of toes or digits on each foot.
- perityphlitis — the inflammation of the tissue surrounding the caecum
- perlustration — the act of perlustrating; a thorough inspection or survey, esp of letters for purposes of surveillance
- personalistic — Also called personal idealism. a modern philosophical movement locating ultimate value and reality in persons, human or divine.
- personalities — the visible aspect of one's character as it impresses others: He has a pleasing personality.
- perspectively — a technique of depicting volumes and spatial relationships on a flat surface. Compare aerial perspective, linear perspective.
- petroliferous — containing or yielding petroleum