15-letter words containing s, p, o, i, l, g
- micropublishing — the publishing of material in microfilm
- multiprocessing — the simultaneous execution of two or more programs or instruction sequences by separate CPUs under integrated control.
- negro spiritual — a type of religious song originating among Black slaves in the American South
- neurophysiology — the branch of physiology dealing with the functions of the nervous system.
- old age pension — An old age pension is a regular amount of money that people receive from the government when they have retired from work.
- ophthalmologist — a doctor of medicine specializing in ophthalmology.
- optical storage — optical disk drive
- opus anglicanum — fine embroidery, esp of church vestments, produced in England c.1200–c.1350; characterized by the rich materials used, esp silver gilt thread
- palaeomagnetism — the study of the fossil magnetism in rocks, used to determine the past configurations of the continents and to investigate the past shape and magnitude of the earth's magnetic field
- palaeomagnetist — a student of or expert in palaeomagnetism
- paleogeophysics — (used with a plural verb) inferred geophysical conditions or processes of designated periods of the geologic past.
- pathophysiology — the physiology of abnormal or diseased organisms or their parts; the functional changes associated with a disease or syndrome.
- phenomenologies — the study of phenomena.
- phenomenologist — the study of phenomena.
- physiologically — of or relating to physiology.
- physiopathology — pathophysiology.
- pickling onions — small onions suitable for pickling
- plagiostomatous — plagiostome
- plantaginaceous — relating to or belonging to the family Plantaginaceae
- plastic surgeon — doctor who performs cosmetic surgery
- pleasure-loving — enjoying pleasure
- plumbaginaceous — belonging to the Plumbaginaceae, the leadwort family of plants.
- polling station — voting venue
- post-collegiate — of or relating to a college: collegiate life.
- posthole digger — a tool or device for digging a posthole.
- problem-solving — skills, process: of finding solutions
- psychobiologist — the use of biological methods to study normal and abnormal emotional and cognitive processes, as the anatomical basis of memory or neurochemical abnormalities in schizophrenia.
- psychographical — relating to psychographics
- psychologically — of or relating to psychology.
- psychosociology — the study of subjects, issues, and problems common to psychology and sociology.
- random sampling — a method of selecting a sample (random sample) from a statistical population in such a way that every possible sample that could be selected has a predetermined probability of being selected.
- refuelling stop — a stop made so that fresh fuel can be supplied (to an aircraft, vehicle, etc)
- resolving power — Optics. the ability of an optical device to produce separate images of close objects.
- self-exploiting — to utilize, especially for profit; turn to practical account: to exploit a business opportunity.
- self-supporting — the supporting or maintaining of oneself or itself without reliance on outside aid.
- sewage disposal — waste processing
- shipping losses — the total loss of a navy's ships in wartime, esp with reference to those sunk during the Second World War
- singapore sling — a cocktail of gin, cherry brandy, sugar, and water.
- sleeve coupling — a cylinder joining the ends of two lengths of shafting or pipe.
- social spending — the money that is spent on welfare payments
- spelling reform — an attempt to change the spelling of English words to make it conform more closely to pronunciation.
- spill your guts — If someone spills their guts, they tell you everything about something secret or private.
- spinal ganglion — a ganglion on the dorsal root of each spinal nerve, containing the cell bodies of sensory nerves.
- starting pistol — a pistol used to give the signal to start a race
- stigmatophilist — a person who has stigmatophilia
- supporting film — a film that accompanies the main feature film in a film programme
- supporting role — acting: secondary part
- symptomological — relating to symptomology
- thalassographic — relating to thalassography
- to pull strings — If you pull strings, you use your influence with other people in order to get something done, often unfairly.