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13-letter words containing s, t, e, p, l

  • insusceptible — not susceptible; incapable of being influenced or affected (usually followed by of or to): insusceptible of flattery; insusceptible to infection.
  • interpersonal — of or pertaining to the relations between persons: He has strong interpersonal skills.
  • interpilaster — a space between two pilasters
  • interpleaders — Plural form of interpleader.
  • interscapular — between the scapulae or shoulder blades.
  • intrapersonal — existing or occurring within the self or within one's mind: People with high intrapersonal intelligence are aware of their strengths and weaknesses. Intrapersonal conflict can lead to emotional stress.
  • ipsilaterally — (anatomy, medicine) On the same side of the body.
  • isolated pawn — a pawn without pawns of the same colour on neighbouring files
  • isoproterenol — a beta-adrenergic receptor agonist, C 11 H 17 NO 3 , used as a bronchodilator.
  • 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 stalin — Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
  • kapellmeister — a choirmaster.
  • kleptomaniacs — Plural form of kleptomaniac.
  • lactoproteins — Plural form of lactoprotein.
  • laser pointer — a portable laser that emits monochromatic light over a long and narrow distance, used especially as a pointing device.
  • laser printer — Computers. a high-speed printer that uses a laser to form dot-matrix patterns and an electrostatic process to fuse metallic particles to paper a page at a time: capable of producing a variety of character fonts, graphics, and other symbols.
  • leapfrog test — a diagnostic technique using arithmetic or logical operations in a routine to manage the capacity of storage media, transfer data, and check the results.
  • 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.
  • leptocephalus — a colorless, transparent, flattened larva, especially of certain eels and ocean fishes.
  • leptokurtosis — the state of being leptokurtic.
  • leptomeninges — The inner two meninges, the arachnoid and the pia mater, between which circulates the cerebrospinal fluid.
  • leptophyllous — (of plants) having long slender leaves
  • 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.
  • letterspacing — the amount of space between each letter in a word, or the adjustment of this amount of space
  • library paste — a white, smooth paste for paper and lightweight cardboard.
  • library steps — a folding stepladder, especially one folding into another piece of furniture, as a table or chair.
  • license plate — a plate or tag, usually of metal, bearing evidence of official registration and permission, as for the use of a motor vehicle.
  • lickety-split — at great speed; rapidly: to travel lickety-split.
  • line spectrum — an electromagnetic spectrum consisting of discrete lines, usually characteristic of excited atoms or molecules.
  • liposculpture — the surgical removal of subcutaneous fat and its transplant to another part of the body, as to fill out facial contours.
  • lipstick tree — annatto (def 1).
  • lithotripters — Plural form of lithotripter.
  • lose the plot — go insane
  • lost property — lost and found.
  • louis pasteur — Louis [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1822–95, French chemist and bacteriologist.
  • lymphadenitis — inflammation of a lymphatic gland.
  • mainz psalter — a book printed by Johannes Gutenberg: thought by some to be the first book printed from movable type.
  • mammoplasties — Plural form of mammoplasty.
  • manipulatives — influencing or attempting to influence the behavior or emotions of others for one’s own purposes: a manipulative boss.
  • maple heights — a city in NE Ohio.
  • maritime alps — a range of the W Alps in SE France and NW Italy. Highest peak: Argentera, 3297 m (10 817 ft)
  • master policy — a single policy covering a group of people, typically employees of a company, issued to an employer.
  • matripotestal — of or relating to the authority exercised by a mother or a mother's blood relatives.
  • mesaticephaly — the state or condition of being mesaticephalic or mesocephalic
  • 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.
  • metallic soap — any usually water-insoluble salt formed by the interaction of a fatty acid and a metal, especially lead or aluminum: used chiefly as a drier in paints and varnishes and for waterproofing textiles.
  • metallophones — Plural form of metallophone.
  • metropolitans — Plural form of metropolitan.
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