13-letter words containing s, p, o, n, r
- crestone peak — a peak in S central Colorado, in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. 14,294 feet (4360 meters).
- crop spraying — the spraying of crops with insecticide, fungicide, etc
- cross-posting — the sending of an email to many forums, mailing lists, etc
- crow-pheasant — a large coucal, Centropus sinensis, of Asia, having black and brown plumage and a long tail.
- crumple zones — parts of a motor vehicle, at the front and the rear, that are designed to crumple in a collision, thereby absorbing the impact
- cryptoanalyst — Alternative form of cryptanalyst.
- cybershopping — Shopping by means of computers or the Internet.
- cytopharynges — Plural form of cytopharynx.
- decompressing — Present participle of decompress.
- decompression — Decompression is the reduction of the force on something that is caused by the weight of the air.
- dendrophagous — feeding on the wood of trees, as certain insects.
- dendrophilous — living in or on trees; arboreal.
- depersonalise — Alternative spelling of depersonalize.
- depersonalize — To depersonalize a system or a situation means to treat it as if it did not really involve people, or to treat it as if the people involved were not really important.
- depreciations — Plural form of depreciation.
- depressogenic — Causing or tending to cause depression.
- depth sounder — an instrument for determining depths under water, especially under a ship.
- dessert spoon — A dessert spoon is a spoon which is midway between the size of a teaspoon and a tablespoon. You use it to eat desserts.
- dessertspoons — Plural form of dessertspoon.
- disempowering — Present participle of disempower.
- disproportion — lack of proportion; lack of proper relationship in size, number, etc.: architectural disproportions.
- disreputation — disrepute.
- dolphinariums — Plural form of dolphinarium.
- doppelgangers — Plural form of doppelganger.
- draftspersons — Plural form of draftsperson.
- drop shipment — a shipment of goods made directly from the manufacturer to the retailer or consumer but billed through the wholesaler or distributor.
- durban poison — a particularly potent variety of cannabis grown in Natal
- e-proposition — a universal negative proposition
- east paterson — former name of Elmwood Park (def 2).
- eavesdropping — to listen secretly to a private conversation.
- electrophones — Plural form of electrophone.
- enantiomorphs — Plural form of enantiomorph.
- endoparasites — Plural form of endoparasite.
- endoparasitic — Of or pertaining to endoparasites.
- enteropathies — Plural form of enteropathy.
- epping forest — a forest in E England, northeast of London: formerly a royal hunting ground
- ethnographers — Plural form of ethnographer.
- ethnographies — Plural form of ethnography.
- european sole — Solea solea, a tongue-shaped flatfish of the family Soleidae, also known as Dover sole or common sole: prefers shallow waters and is highly valued as a food fish
- european wasp — a large black-and-yellow banded wasp, Vespula germanica, native to Europe, North Africa, and Asia, now established in Australasia and the US
- eusporangiate — (of ferns) having each sporangium developing from a group of cells, rather than a single cell, and with no specialized dispersal of spores
- exasperations — Plural form of exasperation.
- expressionism — A style of painting, music, or drama in which the artist or writer seeks to express emotional experience rather than impressions of the external world.
- expressionist — Of, pertaining to, or in the style of expressionism.
- extemporising — Present participle of extemporise.
- extrapersonal — Outside of a person; beyond what is personal or individual.
- extraposition — placement of something outside something else
- flavoproteins — Plural form of flavoprotein.
- florianopolis — a state in S Brazil. 36,856 sq. mi. (95,455 sq. km). Capital: Florianópolis.
- fluoroscoping — Present participle of fluoroscope.