13-letter words containing s, n, o, p, e
- dodecaphonism — musical composition using the 12-tone technique.
- dodecaphonist — a user of the twelve-tone system of serial music
- doppelgangers — Plural form of doppelganger.
- draftspersons — Plural form of draftsperson.
- drop shipment — a shipment of goods made directly from the manufacturer to the retailer or consumer but billed through the wholesaler or distributor.
- dynamic scope — (language) In a dynamically scoped language, e.g. most versions of Lisp, an identifier can be referred to, not only in the block where it is declared, but also in any function or procedure called from within that block, even if the called procedure is declared outside the block. This can be implemented as a simple stack of (identifier, value) pairs, accessed by searching down from the top of stack for the most recent instance of a given identifier. The opposite is lexical scope. A common implementation of dynamic scope is shallow binding.
- e-proposition — a universal negative proposition
- east paterson — former name of Elmwood Park (def 2).
- eavesdropping — to listen secretly to a private conversation.
- electrophones — Plural form of electrophone.
- emancipations — Plural form of emancipation.
- enantiomorphs — Plural form of enantiomorph.
- encapsulation — The act of enclosing in a capsule; the growth of a membrane around (any part) so as to enclose it in a capsule.
- encompassable — Capable of being encompassed.
- encompassment — The act of surrounding, or the state of being surrounded.
- encyclopedias — Plural form of encyclopedia.
- encyclopedism — Comprehensive learning or knowledge.
- encyclopedist — A person who writes, edits, or contributes to an encyclopedia.
- endoparasites — Plural form of endoparasite.
- endoparasitic — Of or pertaining to endoparasites.
- endopeptidase — An enzyme that breaks peptide bonds other than terminal ones in a peptide chain.
- enhypostatize — to come together in one person or hypostasis
- enteropathies — Plural form of enteropathy.
- entomophagous — feeding mainly on insects; insectivorous
- entomophilous — (of flowering plants) pollinated by insects
- epanadiplosis — a figure of speech involving the same word being used at the beginning and the end
- epicondylitis — A painful inflammation of tendons surrounding an epicondyle.
- episcopalians — Plural form of episcopalian.
- epping forest — a forest in E England, northeast of London: formerly a royal hunting ground
- eta expansion — eta conversion
- ethnographers — Plural form of ethnographer.
- ethnographies — Plural form of ethnography.
- ethnophaulism — An ethnic or racial slur, typically caricaturing some identifiable (often physical) feature of the group being derided. For example,
- european sole — Solea solea, a tongue-shaped flatfish of the family Soleidae, also known as Dover sole or common sole: prefers shallow waters and is highly valued as a food fish
- european wasp — a large black-and-yellow banded wasp, Vespula germanica, native to Europe, North Africa, and Asia, now established in Australasia and the US
- eusporangiate — (of ferns) having each sporangium developing from a group of cells, rather than a single cell, and with no specialized dispersal of spores
- exasperations — Plural form of exasperation.
- exceptionless — Without exception.
- expansionists — Plural form of expansionist.
- expeditionist — (rare) One who goes on an expedition.
- explantations — Plural form of explantation.
- exploitations — Plural form of exploitation.
- explosiveness — The state of being explosive.
- expostulating — Present participle of expostulate.
- expostulation — (countable) The act of reasoning earnestly in order to dissuade or remonstrate.
- expressionism — A style of painting, music, or drama in which the artist or writer seeks to express emotional experience rather than impressions of the external world.
- expressionist — Of, pertaining to, or in the style of expressionism.
- extemporising — Present participle of extemporise.
- extrapersonal — Outside of a person; beyond what is personal or individual.
- extraposition — placement of something outside something else