13-letter words containing s, p, a, v, i
- active optics — a system to compensate for any deformation caused by gravity in the surface accuracy and alignment of the mirrors of an astronomical telescope by means of actuators that control the movable mirror supports
- adhesive tape — tape with an adhesive on one side that is used to join things or bind things
- balsam capivi — copaiba.
- camping stove — a portable stove powered by butane gas canisters, designed to be used for cooking while camping
- caprivi strip — narrow strip of land, c. 50 mi (80 km) wide, of NE Namibia, extending eastward to the Zambezi River: c. 300 mi (483 km) long
- comparativist — a comparatist
- corporativism — corporatism
- dispurveyance — the lack of provisions
- eavesdropping — to listen secretly to a private conversation.
- escape device — a device with a collapsible extensible slide, used as an emergency exit, eg from a burning tall building
- expansiveness — The state of being expansive.
- false vampire — any large, carnivorous bat of the families Megadermatidae and Phyllostomatidae, of Africa, Asia, and Australia, erroneously reputed to suck the blood of animals and humans.
- flavoproteins — Plural form of flavoprotein.
- fosamprenavir — (pharmaceutical drug) An anti-retroviral prodrug of the protease inhibitor amprenavir. It is used to treat HIV infected patients.
- give it heaps — to try very hard
- give pause to — to cause to hesitate
- gram-positive — (of bacteria) retaining the violet dye when stained by Gram's method.
- impassiveness — The state of being impassive.
- imperseverant — lacking the power to perceive
- improvisation — the art or act of improvising, or of composing, uttering, executing, or arranging anything without previous preparation: Musical improvisation involves imagination and creativity.
- improvisatore — An individual who recites impromptu verse, as from a song or poem.
- improvisatori — Plural form of improvisatore.
- improvisatory — of, relating to, or characteristic of an improvisation or improvisator.
- manipulatives — influencing or attempting to influence the behavior or emotions of others for one’s own purposes: a manipulative boss.
- nonabsorptive — Not absorptive.
- nonadsorptive — Not adsorptive.
- operativeness — (uncountable) The state or quality of being operative.
- overappraisal — An appraisal that overvalues something.
- overemphasise — (British) alternative spelling of overemphasize.
- overemphasize — to emphasize excessively.
- overexpansion — the act or process of expanding.
- ovipositional — pertaining to the laying of eggs through an ovipositor
- ovoviviparous — producing eggs that are hatched within the body, so that the young are born alive but without placental attachment, as certain reptiles or fishes.
- paramyxovirus — any of various RNA-containing viruses that are similar to but larger than the myxoviruses, including the viruses that cause mumps, measles, parainfluenza, and Newcastle disease.
- passive voice — grammar: verb form takes when subject acted upon
- paucis verbis — in or by few words; with brevity.
- pennsylvanian — of or relating to the state of Pennsylvania.
- perseveration — the act or process of perseverating.
- perseverative — to repeat something insistently or redundantly: to perseverate in reminding children of their responsibilities.
- pervasiveness — spread throughout: The corruption is so pervasive that it is accepted as the way to do business.
- photovoltaics — (used with a singular verb) a field of semiconductor technology involving the direct conversion of electromagnetic radiation as sunlight, into electricity.
- piss all over — to be far superior to
- pleasantville — a city in SE New Jersey.
- point shaving — (especially in basketball) the illegal practice, by one or more bribed players, of deliberately limiting the number of points scored to conform to the desires of corrupt gamblers.
- point-shaving — (especially in basketball) the illegal practice, by one or more bribed players, of deliberately limiting the number of points scored to conform to the desires of corrupt gamblers.
- polyoma virus — a small DNA-containing virus, of the papovavirus group, that can produce a variety of tumors in mice, hamsters, rabbits, and rats.
- postoperative — occurring after a surgical operation.
- preservations — to keep alive or in existence; make lasting: to preserve our liberties as free citizens.
- primigravidas — a woman pregnant for the first time.
- private parts — genitalia
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