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13-letter words containing s, i, d, e, l, o

  • off-side rule — A lexical convention due to Landin, allowing the scope of declarations in a program to be expressed by indentation. Any non-whitespace token to the left of the first such token on the previous line is taken to be the start of a new declaration. Used in, for example, Miranda and Haskell.
  • officeholders — Plural form of officeholder.
  • oil-based mud — Oil-based mud is a drilling fluid that is an emulsion containing oil as the base fluid.
  • old ironsides — the U.S. frigate Constitution (used as a nickname).
  • old-fashioned — of a style or kind that is no longer in vogue: an old-fashioned bathing suit.
  • oligopeptides — Plural form of oligopeptide.
  • ordinal scale — a scale on which data is shown simply in order of magnitude since there is no standard of measurement of differences: for instance, a squash ladder is an ordinal scale since one can say only that one person is better than another, but not by how much
  • orsellic acid — an acid found in lichens
  • otherworldish — characterized by otherworldliness
  • paradise lost — an epic poem (1667) by John Milton.
  • periodicalist — a writer of articles for periodicals
  • perissodactyl — having an uneven number of toes or digits on each foot.
  • philo judaeus — c20 b.c.–a.d. c50, Alexandrian Jewish theologian and philosopher.
  • physics model — a variety of software illustrating the movement of objects in reality, used by designers of video games to improve verisimilitude
  • plenitudinous — characterized or marked by plenitude.
  • polished rice — white rice polished or buffed by leather-covered cylinders during processing.
  • polydaemonism — the belief in many evil spirits.
  • poult-de-soie — a soft, ribbed silk fabric, used especially for dresses.
  • pre-disclosed — to make known; reveal or uncover: to disclose a secret.
  • promised land — Heaven.
  • pseudo-social — relating to, devoted to, or characterized by friendly companionship or relations: a social club.
  • pseudoclassic — falsely or spuriously classic.
  • radiationless — not emitting or producing radiation
  • radio silence — the absence, usually deliberately maintained, of radio transmissions
  • reconsolidate — to bring together (separate parts) into a single or unified whole; unite; combine: They consolidated their three companies.
  • red delicious — a deep-red type of Delicious apple.
  • redissolution — the act of redissolving
  • 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
  • sacerdotalism — the system, spirit, or methods of the priesthood.
  • sacerdotalize — to submit (something) to sacerdotalism
  • saint leonard — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada: suburb of Montreal.
  • san ildefonso — a town in central Spain, near Segovia: termed the “Spanish Versailles” for its 18th-century palace (La Granja) treaty 1800.
  • school dinner — meal served at educational institution
  • school friend — A school friend is a friend of yours who is at the same school as you, or who used to be at the same school when you were children.
  • sclerodermite — the hard covering of a section or segment of the body of an insect
  • scribble down — If you scribble down something, you write it quickly or roughly.
  • second fiddle — a secondary role: to play second fiddle to another person.
  • sectionalized — divided into sections
  • sedimentology — the study of sedimentary rocks.
  • selenous acid — a colorless, transparent, crystalline powder, H2SeO3, soluble in water and used as a reagent
  • self-anointed — to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
  • self-delusion — the act or fact of deluding oneself.
  • self-devotion — intense devotion of oneself to an activity or to a field or profession, as art or science.
  • self-donation — an act or instance of presenting something as a gift, grant, or contribution.
  • self-doubting — lacking in confidence
  • self-involved — self-centered; preoccupied with oneself
  • self-occupied — to take or fill up (space, time, etc.): I occupied my evenings reading novels.
  • self-ordained — to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
  • self-oriented — the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
  • shed light on — something that makes things visible or affords illumination: All colors depend on light.
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