13-letter words containing s, p, i, n, e, t
- nitroprusside — (inorganic chemistry) Any salt, of the hypothetical nitroprussic acid, that contains a pentacyanonitrosylferrate anion.
- 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.
- nonabsorptive — Not absorptive.
- nonadsorptive — Not adsorptive.
- nondeposition — the failure to deposit
- nondescriptly — in a nondescript manner
- nondisruptive — causing, tending to cause, or caused by disruption; disrupting: the disruptive effect of their rioting.
- nonpassionate — Not passionate.
- nonpersistent — persisting, especially in spite of opposition, obstacles, discouragement, etc.; persevering: a most annoyingly persistent young man.
- nonspecialist — a person who devotes himself or herself to one subject or to one particular branch of a subject or pursuit.
- omnipresently — In an omnipresent manner.
- on the parish — receiving parochial relief
- oneiroscopist — a person who specialises in studying and interpreting dreams
- onomatopoeias — Plural form of onomatopoeia.
- open position — Music. the arrangement of a chord with wide intervals between the parts.
- open question — question: invites long answer
- open registry — ship registration under a national flag available to all ships regardless of nationality.
- operativeness — (uncountable) The state or quality of being operative.
- opportunities — Plural form of opportunity.
- outprocessing — to end a military tour of duty, accompanied by necessary paperwork: All enlisted soldiers out-process as a class.
- over-shipment — an act or instance of shipping freight or cargo.
- 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.
- painted horse — paint (def 6).
- painted snipe — either of two snipelike birds of the family Rostratulidae, of South America and the Old World tropics, the female of which is larger and more brightly colored than the male.
- painterliness — the quality of being painterly
- palingenesist — a person who believes in a doctrine of rebirth or transmigration of souls.
- pan-teutonism — Pan-Germanism.
- panaesthetism — the belief that consciousness may be present in all matter
- pantagruelism — (in Rabelais' Pantagruel) the huge son of Gargantua, represented as dealing with serious matters in a spirit of broad and somewhat cynical good humor.
- pantheologist — a student of, or expert in, pantheology
- para-centesis — puncture of the wall of a cavity to drain off fluid.
- paramagnetism — a body or substance that, placed in a magnetic field, possesses magnetization in direct proportion to the field strength; a substance in which the magnetic moments of the atoms are not aligned.
- parasynthesis — 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.
- 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.
- parenthesized — to insert (a word, phrase, etc.) as a parenthesis.
- passementerie — trimming of braid, cord, bead, etc., in any of various forms.
- past anterior — a pluperfect verb (in French)
- 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.
- pedestrianism — the exercise or practice of walking.
- pedestrianize — to go on foot; walk.
- pelican state — Louisiana (used as a nickname).
- pencil stripe — a stripe of varying widths, especially a dark stripe on a light ground.
- peninsularity — the state or fact of being a peninsula
- penny whistle — a type of flageolet with six finger holes, esp a cheap one made of metal
- 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.