13-letter words containing s, o, p, h
- disfellowship — (in some Protestant religions) the status of a member who, because of some serious infraction of church policy, has been denied the church's sacraments and any post of responsibility and is officially shunned by other members.
- dispatch boat — a small, fast boat used for delivering dispatches.
- dodecaphonism — musical composition using the 12-tone technique.
- dodecaphonist — a user of the twelve-tone system of serial music
- dolphinariums — Plural form of dolphinarium.
- doppler shift — (often lowercase) the shift in frequency (Doppler shift) of acoustic or electromagnetic radiation emitted by a source moving relative to an observer as perceived by the observer: the shift is to higher frequencies when the source approaches and to lower frequencies when it recedes.
- drop a stitch — to allow a loop of wool to fall off a knitting needle accidentally while knitting
- drop shipment — a shipment of goods made directly from the manufacturer to the retailer or consumer but billed through the wholesaler or distributor.
- dysmorphology — The study of genetic defects, especially congenital malformations.
- ecophysiology — the branch of physiology that deals with the physiological processes of organisms with respect to their environment.
- ecopsychology — A form of psychology based on integration with the natural world rather than with society.
- electrographs — Plural form of electrograph.
- electrophiles — Plural form of electrophile.
- electrophones — Plural form of electrophone.
- electrophorus — A device for repeatedly generating static electricity by induction.
- emphysematous — (medicine) Related, similar to or involving emphysema; swollen, bloated.
- enantiomorphs — Plural form of enantiomorph.
- 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
- esophagoscope — An instrument for the inspection or treatment of the esophagus.
- 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,
- express coach — a fast coach which goes from one place to another directly or with very few stops
- extremophiles — Plural form of extremophile.
- fashion plate — a person who consistently wears the latest style in dress.
- feldspathoids — Plural form of feldspathoid.
- fellowshiping — Present participle of fellowship.
- fellowshipped — the condition or relation of being a fellow: the fellowship of humankind.
- filmographies — Plural form of filmography.
- fluophosphate — fluorophosphate.
- food shopping — shopping to buy food
- french polish — French polish is a type of varnish which is painted onto wood so that the wood has a hard shiny surface.
- french-polish — to finish or treat (a piece of furniture) with French polish.
- gastrohepatic — of, relating to, or involving the stomach and the liver.
- gastrophrenic — (anatomy) Pertaining to the stomach and diaphragm.
- gastrorrhaphy — The suture of a perforation of the stomach.
- geophysically — In a geophysical manner; in terms of geophysics.
- gladiatorship — the work of a gladiator
- glossographer — a glossator.
- good shepherd — Jesus Christ. John 10:11–14.
- grey-thompson — Tanni (Carys Davina) Baroness. born 1969, Welsh wheelchair athlete; won eleven gold medals for Britain in wheelchair racing in the Paralympic Games (1988–2004); a crossbench peer in the House of Lords since 2010
- habeas corpus — a writ requiring a person to be brought before a judge or court, especially for investigation of a restraint of the person's liberty, used as a protection against illegal imprisonment.
- haber process — a process for synthesizing ammonia from gaseous nitrogen and hydrogen under high pressure and temperature in the presence of a catalyst.
- hagiographers — Plural form of hagiographer.
- hagiographies — Plural form of hagiography.
- hampton roads — a channel in SE Virginia between the mouth of the James River and Chesapeake Bay: battle between the Monitor and the Virginia 1862.
- hardware shop — a shop that sells metal tools and implements and mechanical equipment and components, etc