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12-letter words containing s, l, i, p, o

  • split second — a fraction of a second.
  • splotchiness — the state or condition of being splotchy
  • spoil ground — an area within a body of water, especially in the sea, where dredged material is deposited.
  • spongicolous — relating to the skeleton of some marine animals
  • spongillafly — spongefly.
  • spongioblast — one of the primordial cells in the embryonic brain and spinal cord capable of developing into neuroglia.
  • spongologist — a person who studies sponges
  • sporadically — (of similar things or occurrences) appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional: sporadic renewals of enthusiasm.
  • sporangiolum — a small sporangium
  • sportability — suitability to be used in or as a sport
  • spot welding — fusing metal
  • spotlighting — a strong, focused light thrown upon a particular spot, as on a small area of a stage or in a television studio, for making some object, person, or group especially conspicuous.
  • spotsylvania — a village in NE Virginia: the scene of Civil War battles between the armies of Grant and Lee, May 8–21, 1864.
  • spotted tail — (Sinte-galeshka) 1833?–81, Brulé Sioux leader.
  • spotted wilt — a viral disease of plants, characterized by wilting and by brown, sunken spots and streaks on the stems and leaves.
  • sr flip-flop — (hardware)   (Or "RS flip-flop") A "set/reset" flip-flop in which activating the "S" input will switch it to one stable state and activating the "R" input will switch it to the other state. The outputs of a basic SR flip-flop change whenever its R or S inputs change appropriately. A clocked SR flip-flop has an extra clock input which enables or disables the other two inputs. When they are disabled the outputs remain constant. If we connect two clocked SR flip-flops so that the Q and /Q outputs of the first, "master" flip-flop drive the S and R inputs of the second, "slave" flip-flop, and we drive the slave's clock input with an inverted version of the master's clock, then we have an edge-triggered RS flip-flop. The external R and S inputs of this device are latched on one edge (transition) of the clock (e.g. the falling edge) and the outputs will only change on the next opposite (rising) edge. If both R and S inputs are active (when enabled), a race condition occurs and the outputs will be in an indeterminate state. A JK flip-flop avoids this possibility.
  • stabilograph — an instrument for measuring body sway.
  • state police — a police force under state authority rather than under the authority of a city or county in the state.
  • stegophilist — a person who enjoys climbing up the outside of buildings
  • stipulaceous — of, relating to, having, resembling, or living on stipules
  • stool pigeon — a pigeon used as a decoy.
  • streptolysin — a type of hemolysin produced by certain species of streptococcus.
  • strophiolate — having a strophiole
  • stylographic — of or relating to a stylograph.
  • sub-tropical — Sub-tropical places have a climate that is warm and wet, and are often near tropical regions.
  • subapostolic — of or relating to the era after that of the Apostles
  • suboccipital — situated below the occipital bone or the occipital lobe of the brain.
  • subsoil plow — a plow for stirring the subsoil, usually without disturbing the surface.
  • sulphadoxine — an antibiotic drug of the sulphonamide group, commonly used in combination with pyrimethamine to treat malaria, and in combination with various drugs to treat certain infections
  • sulphonamide — any of a class of organic compounds that are amides of sulphonic acids containing the group –SO2NH2 or a group derived from this. An important class of sulphonamides are the sulfa drugs
  • sulphonation — the action or process of converting or being converted into a sulphonate
  • super-polite — showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil: a polite reply.
  • supercilious — haughtily disdainful or contemptuous, as a person or a facial expression.
  • supercooling — to cool (a liquid) below its freezing point without producing solidification or crystallization; undercool.
  • superordinal — relating to the superorder
  • suppletorily — supplying a deficiency.
  • supplication — an act or instance of supplicating; humble prayer, entreaty, or petition.
  • supplicatory — to pray humbly; make humble and earnest entreaty or petition.
  • supportingly — to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
  • supraorbital — situated above the eye socket.
  • suspensorial — relating to a suspensorium
  • suspiciously — tending to cause or excite suspicion; questionable: suspicious behavior.
  • talking shop — If you say that a conference or a committee is just a talking shop, you disapprove of it because nothing is achieved as a result of what is discussed.
  • teleshopping — electronic shopping via videotex or other interactive information service.
  • the olympics — the Olympic Games
  • thiosulphate — any salt of thiosulphuric acid
  • transponible — capable of being transposed.
  • triadelphous — (of stamens) united by the filaments into three sets or bundles.
  • tribespeople — members of a tribe; people living a tribal lifestyle
  • tricephalous — with three heads
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