13-letter words containing s, p, o, n
- corporisation — The forming into one body; embodiment.
- correspondent — A correspondent is a newspaper or television journalist, especially one who specializes in a particular type of news.
- corresponding — parallel; equivalent
- corresponsive — corresponding
- corruptionist — a person who engages in or upholds corrupt practices, esp. in public life
- corsican pine — a pine tree, a variant of the black pine Pinus nigra var maritime, originally native to Corsica and neighbouring Mediterranean regions
- corticospinal — Of, or pertaining to, or connecting the cerebral cortex and the spinal cord.
- cosmopolitans — Plural form of cosmopolitan.
- cosponsorship — joint sponsorship
- cotransporter — (biochemistry) An integral membrane protein that actively transports molecules by using the concentration gradient of one molecule or ion concentration to force the other molecule or ion against its gradient.
- councilperson — a member of a city or local legislative council.
- counselorship — The function and rank or office of a counselor.
- counterperson — a person who waits on customers from behind a counter, as in a cafeteria.
- counterpoints — Plural form of counterpoint.
- counterpoised — a counterbalancing weight.
- counterpoises — Plural form of counterpoise.
- counterpoison — A poison used against another poison, serving as an antidote.
- counterproofs — Plural form of counterproof.
- counterscarps — Plural form of counterscarp.
- countersniper — designed to act against or eliminate snipers
- counterspying — the activities of a counterspy
- countryperson — Someone who is from a countryside background.
- county prison — the prison of a particular county
- craftspersons — Plural form of craftsperson.
- cranioscopist — a practitioner of cranioscopy
- crapulousness — The state or quality of being crapulous.
- 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.
- cushion plant — a type of low-growing plant having many closely spaced short upright shoots, typical of alpine and arctic habitats
- custodianship — the condition of being a custodian
- cybershopping — Shopping by means of computers or the Internet.
- cytopharynges — Plural form of cytopharynx.
- decapitations — Plural form of decapitation.
- decompensated — Simple past tense and past participle of decompensate.
- decompensates — Psychology. to lose the ability to maintain normal or appropriate psychological defenses, sometimes resulting in depression, anxiety, or delusions.
- decomposition — Decomposition is the process of decay that takes place when a living thing changes chemically after dying.
- decompressing — Present participle of decompress.
- decompression — Decompression is the reduction of the force on something that is caused by the weight of the air.
- deep discount — a discount far larger than normally offered.
- deep-discount — a discount far larger than normally offered.
- deipnosophist — a person who is a master of dinner-table conversation
- 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.
- deposit money — checks, letters of credit, etc., that circulate and are payable on demand.