13-letter words containing s, i, r, p
- intracapsular — Within a capsule.
- intrapersonal — existing or occurring within the self or within one's mind: People with high intrapersonal intelligence are aware of their strengths and weaknesses. Intrapersonal conflict can lead to emotional stress.
- intrapreneurs — Plural form of intrapreneur.
- intraspecific — existing or occurring within a species.
- introspecting — to practice introspection; consider one's own internal state or feelings.
- introspection — observation or examination of one's own mental and emotional state, mental processes, etc.; the act of looking within oneself.
- introspective — characterized by introspection, the act or process of looking into oneself.
- iontophoresis — a painless alternative to drug injection in which a weak electrical current is used to stimulate drug-carrying ions to pass through intact skin.
- ipecac spurge — a spurge, Euphorbia ipecacuanhae, of the eastern U.S.
- ipsilaterally — (anatomy, medicine) On the same side of the body.
- irc penis war — penis war
- iris explorer — (mathematics, tool) Numerical Algorithms Group (NAG)'s tool for developing visualisation applications via a visual programming environment. IRIS Explorer has a range of visualisation techniques, from simple graphs to multidimensional animation, that can help show trends and relationships in data. IRIS Explorer uses standard Open Inventor, ImageVision and OpenGL libraries as well as NAG's own numerical libraries. It is available for Windows, Unix and Linux. It has a point-and-click interface and a library of "modules" (software routines).
- irish pennant — an unwhipped rope end.
- irrepressible — incapable of being repressed or restrained; uncontrollable: irrepressible laughter.
- irrepressibly — incapable of being repressed or restrained; uncontrollable: irrepressible laughter.
- irresponsible — said, done, or characterized by a lack of a sense of responsibility: His refusal to work shows him to be completely irresponsible.
- irresponsibly — said, done, or characterized by a lack of a sense of responsibility: His refusal to work shows him to be completely irresponsible.
- isle of capri — Capri.
- isoamyl group — the univalent group C 5 H 11 .
- isodimorphism — isomorphism between the forms of two dimorphous substances.
- isoproterenol — a beta-adrenergic receptor agonist, C 11 H 17 NO 3 , used as a bronchodilator.
- japanese iris — a plant, Iris kaempferi, native to Japan, having broad, showy flowers in a variety of colors.
- jasperization — The act or process of jasperizing.
- joseph lister — Joseph, 1st Baron Lister of Lyme Regis [lahym ree-jis] /laɪm ˈri dʒɪs/ (Show IPA), 1827–1912, English surgeon: founder of modern antiseptic surgery.
- joseph ritter — Joseph Elmer, 1891–1967, U.S. cardinal.
- jurisprudence — the science or philosophy of law.
- jury shopping — the practice of presenting a case to several juries until a favourable decision is obtained
- kapellmeister — a choirmaster.
- kick upstairs — to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins.
- killing spree — a series of murders that are committed
- kinesitherapy — a movement-based therapy
- klipspringers — Plural form of klipspringer.
- kosher pickle — a garlic-flavored pickle, sold especially in Jewish delicatessens.
- lactoproteins — Plural form of lactoprotein.
- lake superior — Lake, a lake in the N central United States and S Canada: the northernmost of the Great Lakes; the largest body of fresh water in the world. 350 miles (564 km) long; 31,820 sq. mi. (82,415 sq. km); greatest depth, 1290 feet (393 meters); 602 feet (183 meters) above sea level.
- lake-superior — Lake, a lake in the N central United States and S Canada: the northernmost of the Great Lakes; the largest body of fresh water in the world. 350 miles (564 km) long; 31,820 sq. mi. (82,415 sq. km); greatest depth, 1290 feet (393 meters); 602 feet (183 meters) above sea level.
- landing strip — airstrip.
- landownership — an owner or proprietor of land.
- laparoscopies — Plural form of laparoscopy.
- laparoscopist — One who carries out laparoscopy.
- laryngoscopic — Of or pertaining to laryngoscopy.
- laser pointer — a portable laser that emits monochromatic light over a long and narrow distance, used especially as a pointing device.
- laser printer — Computers. a high-speed printer that uses a laser to form dot-matrix patterns and an electrostatic process to fuse metallic particles to paper a page at a time: capable of producing a variety of character fonts, graphics, and other symbols.
- lepidopterans — Plural form of lepidopteran.
- lepidopterist — the branch of zoology dealing with butterflies and moths.
- lepidopterous — belonging or pertaining to the Lepidoptera, an order of insects comprising the butterflies, moths, and skippers, that in the adult state have four membranous wings more or less covered with small scales.
- leprechaunish — somewhat similar to a leprechaun
- leptokurtosis — the state of being leptokurtic.
- leptospirosis — an infectious disease of humans and of horses, dogs, swine, and other animals, caused by the spirochete Leptospira interrogans and characterized by fever, muscle pain, and jaundice, and in severe cases involving the liver and kidney.
- letterspacing — the amount of space between each letter in a word, or the adjustment of this amount of space