13-letter words containing s, p, r, y
- morpho-syntax — the study of the morphological and syntactic properties of linguistic or grammatical units.
- multipartyism — a political system in which two or more political parties contest elections
- musicotherapy — the treatment of mental disorders with music
- myringoplasty — (surgery) The closure of the perforation of pars tensa of the tympanic membrane.
- myrmecophiles — Plural form of myrmecophile.
- mythographies — Plural form of mythography.
- narcohypnosis — the use of drugs to induce hypnosis
- nasopharynges — Plural form of nasopharynx.
- neurosyphilis — Syphilis that involves the central nervous system.
- noncompulsory — Not compulsory.
- nondescriptly — in a nondescript manner
- norway spruce — a European spruce, Picea abies, having shiny, dark-green needles, grown as an ornamental.
- nosogeography — the study of the geographical causes and distribution of diseases.
- nurseryperson — A nurseryman or nurserywoman.
- of many parts — having many different abilities
- omnipresently — In an omnipresent manner.
- onychophorans — Plural form of onychophoran.
- open registry — ship registration under a national flag available to all ships regardless of nationality.
- opisthography — the practice of writing on the front and back of a parchment or papyrus
- oppositionary — the action of opposing, resisting, or combating.
- opprobriously — In an opprobrious manner.
- orchesography — a written study of dancing
- oscillography — a device for recording the wave-forms of changing currents, voltages, or any other quantity that can be translated into electric energy, as sound waves.
- palaeocrystic — consisting of former glacial formation
- paramyxovirus — any of various RNA-containing viruses that are similar to but larger than the myxoviruses, including the viruses that cause mumps, measles, parainfluenza, and Newcastle disease.
- parapophysial — of or relating to a parapophysis
- parapsychosis — an abnormal psychosis
- parasexuality — parasexual behaviour
- parasitically — of, relating to, or characteristic of parasites.
- parasymbiosis — the symbiotic relationship that occurs between certain species of fungi and lichens (which are themselves symbiotic associations between a fungus and an alga)
- parasynthesis — the formation of a word by the addition of a derivational suffix to a phrase or compound, as of greathearted, which is great heart plus -ed.
- parasynthetic — the formation of a word by the addition of a derivational suffix to a phrase or compound, as of greathearted, which is great heart plus -ed.
- parasyntheton — a word formed by parasynthesis; for example, kind-hearted
- parry islands — former name of the Queen Elizabeth Islands.
- parsley piert — a small N temperate rosaceous plant, Aphanes arvensis, having fan-shaped leaves and small greenish flowers
- parsley sauce — a white sauce containing chopped parsley
- party manners — polite behaviour
- pascal celery — any of several large, dark-green varieties of celery with firm, crisp stalks
- pastry cutter — a cutter that is used to cut pastry into shapes
- patriot's day — the third Monday in April, a legal holiday in Me. and Mass. commemorating the battles of Lexington and Concord (April 19, 1775)
- patriots' day — the anniversary of the battles of Lexington and Concord (1775), celebrated the third Monday in April: a legal holiday in Massachusetts and Maine.
- pay structure — a collection of pay grades or bands, which set out the different levels of pay for workers in a certain profession, etc
- payment terms — the terms or conditions concerning the payment of something
- pearly whites — white and lustrous as a pearl.
- peirastically — in a peirastic manner
- penalty rates — rates of pay, such as double time, paid to employees working outside normal working hours
- peninsularity — the state or fact of being a peninsula
- perishability — subject to decay, ruin, or destruction: perishable fruits and vegetables.
- perissodactyl — having an uneven number of toes or digits on each foot.
- perityphlitis — the inflammation of the tissue surrounding the caecum