13-letter words containing s, p, o, r, i
- isodimorphism — isomorphism between the forms of two dimorphous substances.
- isoproterenol — a beta-adrenergic receptor agonist, C 11 H 17 NO 3 , used as a bronchodilator.
- jasperization — The act or process of jasperizing.
- joseph lister — Joseph, 1st Baron Lister of Lyme Regis [lahym ree-jis] /laɪm ˈri dʒɪs/ (Show IPA), 1827–1912, English surgeon: founder of modern antiseptic surgery.
- joseph ritter — Joseph Elmer, 1891–1967, U.S. cardinal.
- jury shopping — the practice of presenting a case to several juries until a favourable decision is obtained
- kosher pickle — a garlic-flavored pickle, sold especially in Jewish delicatessens.
- lactoproteins — Plural form of lactoprotein.
- lake superior — Lake, a lake in the N central United States and S Canada: the northernmost of the Great Lakes; the largest body of fresh water in the world. 350 miles (564 km) long; 31,820 sq. mi. (82,415 sq. km); greatest depth, 1290 feet (393 meters); 602 feet (183 meters) above sea level.
- lake-superior — Lake, a lake in the N central United States and S Canada: the northernmost of the Great Lakes; the largest body of fresh water in the world. 350 miles (564 km) long; 31,820 sq. mi. (82,415 sq. km); greatest depth, 1290 feet (393 meters); 602 feet (183 meters) above sea level.
- landownership — an owner or proprietor of land.
- laparoscopies — Plural form of laparoscopy.
- laparoscopist — One who carries out laparoscopy.
- laryngoscopic — Of or pertaining to laryngoscopy.
- laser pointer — a portable laser that emits monochromatic light over a long and narrow distance, used especially as a pointing device.
- lepidopterans — Plural form of lepidopteran.
- lepidopterist — the branch of zoology dealing with butterflies and moths.
- lepidopterous — belonging or pertaining to the Lepidoptera, an order of insects comprising the butterflies, moths, and skippers, that in the adult state have four membranous wings more or less covered with small scales.
- leptokurtosis — the state of being leptokurtic.
- leptospirosis — an infectious disease of humans and of horses, dogs, swine, and other animals, caused by the spirochete Leptospira interrogans and characterized by fever, muscle pain, and jaundice, and in severe cases involving the liver and kidney.
- lipodystrophy — A disorder characterized by abnormal or degenerative conditions of the body's adipose tissue.
- liposculpture — the surgical removal of subcutaneous fat and its transplant to another part of the body, as to fill out facial contours.
- lithotripters — Plural form of lithotripter.
- lithotriptist — a person skilled in breaking and removing stones from the bladder
- lophotrichous — (biology, of bacteria) Having multiple flagella located at the same point, so that they can act in concert to drive the bacterium in a single direction.
- louis pasteur — Louis [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1822–95, French chemist and bacteriologist.
- macroparasite — (biology) Any parasite that is visible to the naked eye.
- macroscopical — Macroscopic.
- major premise — Logic. an argument the conclusion of which is supported by two premises, of which one (major premise) contains the term (major term) that is the predicate of the conclusion, and the other (minor premise) contains the term (minor term) that is the subject of the conclusion; common to both premises is a term (middle term) that is excluded from the conclusion. A typical form is “All A is C; all B is A; therefore all B is C.”.
- malabsorption — faulty absorption of nutritive material from the intestine.
- malapropistic — an act or habit of misusing words ridiculously, especially by the confusion of words that are similar in sound.
- mariposa lily — any lily of the genus Calochortus, of the western U.S. and Mexico, having tuliplike flowers of various colors.
- master policy — a single policy covering a group of people, typically employees of a company, issued to an employer.
- mastigophoran — Also, mastigophore [mas-ti-guh-fawr, -fohr] /ˈmæs tɪ gəˌfɔr, -ˌfoʊr/ (Show IPA). a protozoan of the phylum Mastigophora.
- mastigophoric — Carrying or wielding a whip.
- matripotestal — of or relating to the authority exercised by a mother or a mother's blood relatives.
- megasporangia — a sporangium containing megaspores.
- mesi protocol — (processor) Modified, Exclusive, Shared, Invalid. A cache coherency protocol where each cache line is marked with one of the four states. The MESI protocol is used by the Pentium processor.
- mesne profits — rents or profits accruing during the rightful owner's exclusion from his land
- metamorphosis — Biology. a profound change in form from one stage to the next in the life history of an organism, as from the caterpillar to the pupa and from the pupa to the adult butterfly. Compare complete metamorphosis.
- metropolitans — Plural form of metropolitan.
- microcapsules — Plural form of microcapsule.
- microcephalus — An abnormally small head.
- microfloppies — 3.5-inch floppies, as opposed to 5.25-inch vanilla or mini-floppies and the now-obsolete 8-inch variety. This term may be headed for obsolescence as 5.25-inchers pass out of use, only to be revived if anybody floats a sub-3-inch floppy standard. See stiffy, minifloppies.
- micrographics — the technique of photographing written or printed pages in reduced form to produce microfilm or microfiche.
- microparasite — a parasitic microorganism.
- micropayments — Plural form of micropayment.
- microphyllous — having microphylls
- micropipettes — Plural form of micropipette.
- micropolitics — The use of formal and informal power by individuals and groups to achieve their goals within organizations, as opposed to macropolitics.