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13-letter words containing s, l, e, p

  • low explosive — a relatively slow-burning explosive, usually set off by heat or friction, used for propelling charges in guns or for ordinary blasting.
  • 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.
  • lunar eclipse — Astronomy. the obscuration of the light of the moon by the intervention of the earth between it and the sun (lunar eclipse) or the obscuration of the light of the sun by the intervention of the moon between it and a point on the earth (solar eclipse) a similar phenomenon with respect to any other planet and either its satellite or the sun. the partial or complete interception of the light of one component of a binary star by the other.
  • 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.
  • matripotestal — of or relating to the authority exercised by a mother or a mother's blood relatives.
  • megalopolises — Plural form of megalopolis.
  • mesaticephaly — the state or condition of being mesaticephalic or mesocephalic
  • mesencephalic — Anatomy. the midbrain.
  • mesencephalon — Anatomy. the midbrain.
  • mesi protocol — (processor)   Modified, Exclusive, Shared, Invalid. A cache coherency protocol where each cache line is marked with one of the four states. The MESI protocol is used by the Pentium processor.
  • mesocephalism — mesocephaly
  • mesocephalous — Alternative form of mesocephalic.
  • metallic soap — any usually water-insoluble salt formed by the interaction of a fatty acid and a metal, especially lead or aluminum: used chiefly as a drier in paints and varnishes and for waterproofing textiles.
  • metallophones — Plural form of metallophone.
  • metropolitans — Plural form of metropolitan.
  • microcapsules — Plural form of microcapsule.
  • microcephalus — An abnormally small head.
  • microfloppies — 3.5-inch floppies, as opposed to 5.25-inch vanilla or mini-floppies and the now-obsolete 8-inch variety. This term may be headed for obsolescence as 5.25-inchers pass out of use, only to be revived if anybody floats a sub-3-inch floppy standard. See stiffy, minifloppies.
  • milk saucepan — a type of small saucepan often used for heating milk
  • milos process — The MILOS process is a process that uses an additional riser in the FCC, which gives the refiner options to simultaneously maximize production of diesel and propylene.
  • mine disposal — the removal, disarming, or destruction of explosive mines
  • mis-explained — to make plain or clear; render understandable or intelligible: to explain an obscure point. Synonyms: explicate. Antonyms: confuse.
  • mise en place — (in a restaurant kitchen) the preparation of equipment and food before service begins
  • misemployment — Wrong or mistaken employment.
  • modesty panel — a panel across the front of a desk, especially an office desk, designed to conceal the legs of a person seated at it.
  • mother's help — a woman employed to help look after children and help the mother in other ways
  • mule spinning — a process of spinning that produces extremely fine yarn by drawing and twisting the roving, and winding the resultant yarn onto a bobbin or spindle in the form of a cop.
  • mulier puisne — the legitimate son of parents whose first son was illegitimate.
  • 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.
  • mussel shrimp — any of numerous tiny marine and freshwater crustaceans of the subclass Ostracoda, having a shrimplike body enclosed in a hinged bivalve shell.
  • myrmecophiles — Plural form of myrmecophile.
  • nail clippers — tool for cutting finger- and toenails
  • nanoparticles — Plural form of nanoparticle.
  • naples yellow — a yellow pigment, used by artists; lead antimonate
  • natural slope — the maximum angle at which soil will lie in a bank without slipping
  • ne plus ultra — the highest point; acme.
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