14-letter words containing s, p, a, c, e, l
- false scorpion — any small predatory arachnid of the order Pseudoscorpionida, which includes the book scorpion and is named from the claw-shaped palps, which are poison organs
- flash spectrum — the emission spectrum of the chromosphere of the sun, which dominates the solar spectrum in the seconds just before and after a total solar eclipse.
- foamed plastic — expanded plastic.
- foolscap sheet — a sheet of foolscap paper
- galactic poles — either of the two opposite points on the celestial sphere that are farthest north and south of the Milky Way.
- galactopoiesis — increasing the secretion of milk.
- gooseneck lamp — a desk lamp having a flexible shaft or stem.
- hale telescope — the 200-inch (508-cm) reflector at the Palomar Observatory.
- health physics — the branch of physics concerned with the health and safety of people in medical, scientific, and industrial work, esp with protection from the biological effects of ionizing radiation
- hepaticologist — a person who studies hepaticology
- hydrocephalous — Having a swollen head.
- hypercatalexis — the addition of one or more syllables after the final foot in a line of verse.
- hypermasculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- hyperrealistic — interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner.
- hypersonically — In a hypersonic way.
- implacableness — The quality of being implacable.
- in high places — People in high places are people who have powerful and influential positions in a government, society, or organization.
- incapabilities — not capable.
- incorporealism — Existence without a body or material form; immateriality.
- inculpableness — The quality of being inculpable; blamelessness.
- indecomposable — incapable of being decomposed.
- inescapability — (uncountable) The state or property of being inescapable.
- inside caliper — a caliper whose legs turn outward so that it can accurately measure inside dimensions, as the inside diameter of a pipe.
- inspectability — to look carefully at or over; view closely and critically: to inspect every part of the motor.
- isentropically — in an isentropic manner
- isla de pascua — Spanish name of Easter Island.
- issue a policy — If an insurer issues a policy, they create an insurance policy and provide it to a customer.
- issued capital — the shares of a company that have been sold or distributed
- j/psi particle — the lightest of the psi particles, the first particle to be discovered that contains a charmed quark.
- japanese larch — a tree, Larix kaempferi, of Japan, having bluish-green leaves and egg-shaped cones.
- keep-fit class — an exercise class designed to promote physical fitness
- l-shaped curve — a curve on a graph that shows a sharp fall after which values remain low for a long period
- landscape mode — a wide exposure suitable for photographing landscapes
- laryngoscopies — Plural form of laryngoscopy.
- lawson cypress — Port Orford cedar.
- lease-purchase — the continuing use of property or goods under a lease for a stipulated period with option for the lessee to buy and with part of the rental charges credited toward the purchase price.
- leptodactylous — having slender toes or fingers.
- lexicographers — Plural form of lexicographer.
- lexicographist — (chiefly, archaic) A student specialising in the discipline of lexicography; lexicographer.
- licentiateship — a person who has received a license, as from a university, to practice an art or profession.
- lindelof space — a topological space having the property that every cover consisting of open sets has a subcover consisting of a countable number of subsets.
- listed company — A listed company is a company whose shares are quoted on a stock exchange.
- locker-lampson — Frederick (Frederick Locker) 1821–95, English poet.
- machine pistol — a fully automatic pistol; submachine gun.
- macrocephalous — Having a large head.
- malpighiaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Malpighiaceae, a family of tropical plants many of which are lianas
- matched sample — a sample in which the individuals selected for analysis share all properties except that under investigation
- megascopically — macroscopically
- mesaticephalic — (anatomy) Having a cranium with a medium ratio of length to breadth.
- mesencephalons — Plural form of mesencephalon.