13-letter words containing s, p, e, c, i, n
- nephrectomies — Plural form of nephrectomy.
- non-composite — Nautical. noting a vessel having frames of one material and shells and decking of another, especially one having iron or steel frames with shells and decks planked.
- non-episcopal — of or relating to a bishop: episcopal authority.
- non-spherical — having the form of a sphere; globular.
- nondescriptly — in a nondescript manner
- nonprescribed — Not prescribed.
- nonspecialist — a person who devotes himself or herself to one subject or to one particular branch of a subject or pursuit.
- nucleocapsids — Plural form of nucleocapsid.
- nucleoplasmic — Of or pertaining to nucleoplasm.
- ocean springs — a town in SE Mississippi.
- oneiroscopist — a person who specialises in studying and interpreting dreams
- open sandwich — a sandwich served on only one slice of bread, without a covering slice.
- opsonic index — the ratio of the number of bacteria destroyed by phagocytes in the blood of a test patient to the number destroyed in the blood of a normal individual
- outprocessing — to end a military tour of duty, accompanied by necessary paperwork: All enlisted soldiers out-process as a class.
- packing house — A packing house is a company that processes and packs food, especially meat, to be sold.
- panic selling — widespread selling of a security or investment, causing sharp price declines. Usually caused by an unexpected event seen to devalue the security.
- para-centesis — puncture of the wall of a cavity to drain off fluid.
- parasynthetic — the formation of a word by the addition of a derivational suffix to a phrase or compound, as of greathearted, which is great heart plus -ed.
- paring chisel — a woodworking chisel moved by steady hand pressure to make long, light cuts.
- paris commune — commune3 (def 8).
- passing place — a wider place on a narrow road where vehicles can pass
- paternalistic — the system, principle, or practice of managing or governing individuals, businesses, nations, etc., in the manner of a father dealing benevolently and often intrusively with his children: The employees objected to the paternalism of the old president.
- pelican state — Louisiana (used as a nickname).
- pencil pusher — a person, as a clerk or bookkeeper, whose work involves a considerable amount of writing, record-keeping, etc.
- pencil stripe — a stripe of varying widths, especially a dark stripe on a light ground.
- pencil-pusher — a person, as a clerk or bookkeeper, whose work involves a considerable amount of writing, record-keeping, etc.
- penicillinase — any of a group of enzymes used to treat allergic reactions to penicillin
- pentastichous — (of plant leaves) arranged in five vertical rows
- pentasyllabic — a word or line of verse of five syllables.
- pentatonicism — the use of a five-tone scale.
- percussionist — a musician who plays percussion instruments.
- perfectionism — any of various doctrines holding that religious, moral, social, or political perfection is attainable.
- perfectionist — a person who adheres to or believes in perfectionism.
- perscrutation — a very careful exploration or inspection
- persian lilac — an Asian lilac, Syringa persica, having pale reddish-purple flowers.
- personalistic — Also called personal idealism. a modern philosophical movement locating ultimate value and reality in persons, human or divine.
- pet insurance — health insurance for a pet
- phytocoenosis — the plants of a given area considered as a whole.
- pick holes in — an opening through something; gap; aperture: a hole in the roof; a hole in my sock.
- picnic basket — woven container for carrying food outdoors
- pictorialness — the state of being pictorial
- pinch pennies — to squeeze or compress between the finger and thumb, the teeth, the jaws of an instrument, or the like.
- place setting — the group of dishes, silverware, glasses, etc., set at the place of each person at a meal.
- place-setting — the group of dishes, silverware, glasses, etc., set at the place of each person at a meal.
- plain-clothes — Plain-clothes police officers wear ordinary clothes instead of a police uniform.
- plastic money — credit cards, used instead of cash
- pluripresence — presence in more than one place at the same time
- pneumogastric — of or relating to the lungs and stomach.
- point success — a peak in W central Washington, to the S of Mount Rainier, in the Cascade Range.14,158 feet (4318 meters).
- polysynthetic — (of a language) characterized by a prevalence of relatively long words containing a large number of affixes to express syntactic relationships and meanings. Many American Indian languages are polysynthetic. Compare analytic (def 3), synthetic (def 3).