13-letter words containing s, p, i
- antiparticles — Plural form of antiparticle.
- antipersonnel — (of weapons, etc) designed to cause casualties to personnel rather than to destroy equipment or defences
- antipesticide — opposed to the use of pesticides
- antiphonaries — Plural form of antiphonary.
- antipruritics — Plural form of antipruritic.
- antipsychotic — preventing or treating psychosis
- antisepticise — to render antiseptic
- antisepticism — the treatment of sepsis using antiseptics
- antisepticize — to treat with an antiseptic
- antispasmodic — preventing or arresting spasms, esp in smooth muscle
- aphanipterous — of or relating to the wingless insects of the order Aphaniptera
- aphrodisiacal — having an aphrodisiac quality
- apicomplexans — Plural form of apicomplexan.
- apocatastasis — the belief that all free creatures shall experience salvation
- apocryphalist — A member of the group who supported the inclusion of the Apocrypha in the Bible.
- apogeotropism — negative geotropism, as shown by plant stems
- apokatastasis — the state of being restored or reestablished; restitution.
- apologeticism — An instance of the use of apologetics.
- apostolic age — the earliest period of Christianity, lasting through the death of the last apostle.
- apostolic see — the see of the pope regarded as the successor to Saint Peter
- apostolically — In an apostolic way.
- apostrophized — Simple past tense and past participle of apostrophize.
- apostrophizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apostrophize.
- apothegmatise — to speak in apothegms
- apotheosizing — Present participle of apotheosize.
- appealingness — the quality of being appealing
- apperceptions — Plural form of apperception.
- appersonation — the unconscious assumption of the personality characteristics of another, usually well known, person.
- appoggiaturas — Plural form of appoggiatura.
- appreciations — Plural form of appreciation.
- apprehensible — capable of being comprehended or grasped mentally
- apprehensibly — In an apprehensive manner; cautiously.
- apprehensions — Plural form of apprehension.
- appropriators — Plural form of appropriator.
- april showers — showers falling in April, generally considered a showery month
- apron strings — If you say that someone is tied to another person's apron strings, you mean that they are controlled or influenced too much by the other person.
- aptitude test — An aptitude test is a test that is specially designed to find out how easily and how well you can do something.
- archbishopric — the rank, office, or jurisdiction of an archbishop
- archipelagoes — Plural form of archipelago.
- arthroscopies — Plural form of arthroscopy.
- as it happens — You use as it happens in order to introduce a statement, especially one that is rather surprising.
- ascoli piceno — a town in E central Italy, in the Marches: capital of the Roman province of Picenum; site of the massacre of all its Roman citizens in the Social War in 90 bc. Pop: 51 375 (2001)
- aspartic acid — nonessential amino acid that is a component of proteins and acts as a neurotransmitter
- aspergillosis — a rare fungal infection, esp of the mucous membranes or lungs, caused by various species of Aspergillus
- aspirationals — Plural form of aspirational.
- assistantship — a graduate post which requires the student to carry out some teaching duties in return for financial assistance
- associateship — to connect or bring into relation, as thought, feeling, memory, etc.: Many people associate dark clouds with depression and gloom.
- assumptionist — Augustinian of the Assumption.
- asti spumante — a sweet, sparkling Italian white wine with a muscat flavor.
- astroparticle — (astrophysics) A subatomic particle of cosmic origin.