13-letter words containing s, p, e, d, i, l
- hydrosulphite — hyposulfite (def 1).
- hyperlordosis — Particularly severe lordosis.
- idealized csp — (language) A programming language combining simply typed, call-by-name procedures with asynchronous communicating processes, assuming fair parallel execution. Idealized CSP generalises Anthony Hoare's original CSP and Kahn's networks of deterministic processes, and is closely related to Parallel Algol by Stephen Brookes of CMU. Procedures permit the encapsulation of common protocols and parallel programming idioms. Local variables and local channel declarations provide a way to delimit the scope of interference between parallel agents, and allow a form of concurrent object-oriented programming.
- imponderables — Plural form of imponderable.
- indiscerpible — (obsolete) Not discerpible; inseparable.
- indisciplined — Alternative form of undisciplined.
- indispensable — absolutely necessary, essential, or requisite: an indispensable member of the staff.
- indispensably — absolutely necessary, essential, or requisite: an indispensable member of the staff.
- indispensible — Misspelling of indispensable.
- interpleaders — Plural form of interpleader.
- isolated pawn — a pawn without pawns of the same colour on neighbouring files
- kaleidoscoped — Simple past tense and past participle of kaleidoscope.
- kaleidoscopes — Plural form of kaleidoscope.
- kaleidoscopic — of, relating to, or created by a kaleidoscope.
- landing speed — the minimum air speed at which an aircraft lands safely
- landownership — an owner or proprietor of land.
- lepidopterans — Plural form of lepidopteran.
- lepidopterist — the branch of zoology dealing with butterflies and moths.
- lepidopterous — belonging or pertaining to the Lepidoptera, an order of insects comprising the butterflies, moths, and skippers, that in the adult state have four membranous wings more or less covered with small scales.
- lymphadenitis — inflammation of a lymphatic gland.
- mine disposal — the removal, disarming, or destruction of explosive mines
- mis-explained — to make plain or clear; render understandable or intelligible: to explain an obscure point. Synonyms: explicate. Antonyms: confuse.
- needle biopsy — the removal of a small amount of tissue or cellular material with a long hollow surgical needle, performed for diagnostic purposes.
- nondescriptly — in a nondescript manner
- nondisposable — Not disposable.
- nucleocapsids — Plural form of nucleocapsid.
- oligopeptides — Plural form of oligopeptide.
- paddle tennis — a game combining elements of tennis and handball, played with paddles and a rubber ball on a screened court about half the size of and having a lower net than a tennis court.
- palisade cell — a columnar cell of palisade parenchyma.
- paradise lost — an epic poem (1667) by John Milton.
- pas de calais — a department of N France, in Nord-Pas-de-Calais region, on the Straits of Dover (the Pas de Calais): the part of France closest to the British Isles. Capital: Arras. Pop: 1 451 307 (2003 est). Area: 6752 sq km (2633 sq miles)
- pas-de-calais — French name of the Strait of Dover.
- pedal cyclist — a person who rides a pedal cycle, as opposed to a motorcycle
- periodicalist — a writer of articles for periodicals
- perissodactyl — having an uneven number of toes or digits on each foot.
- phillips head — a screw head having two partial slots crossed at right angles, driven by a special screwdriver (Phillips screwdriver)
- philo judaeus — c20 b.c.–a.d. c50, Alexandrian Jewish theologian and philosopher.
- physics model — a variety of software illustrating the movement of objects in reality, used by designers of video games to improve verisimilitude
- plenitudinous — characterized or marked by plenitude.
- polished rice — white rice polished or buffed by leather-covered cylinders during processing.
- polydaemonism — the belief in many evil spirits.
- poult-de-soie — a soft, ribbed silk fabric, used especially for dresses.
- pre-disclosed — to make known; reveal or uncover: to disclose a secret.
- preindustrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
- presterilized — to destroy microorganisms in or on, usually by bringing to a high temperature with steam, dry heat, or boiling liquid.
- promised land — Heaven.
- prudentialism — a regard for prudential, rather than moral, considerations
- prudentialist — a person who acts prudentially
- pseudo-social — relating to, devoted to, or characterized by friendly companionship or relations: a social club.
- pseudoclassic — falsely or spuriously classic.