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13-letter words containing s, t, i, l, a, o

  • orthosilicate — a silicate mineral
  • oscillational — characterized by oscillation
  • osteoplasties — Plural form of osteoplasty.
  • outlaw strike — wildcat strike.
  • outstandingly — prominent; conspicuous; striking: an outstanding example of courage.
  • outwash plain — Geology. a broad, sloping landform built of coalesced deposits of outwash.
  • overstability — the state of being excessively stable
  • overstimulate — to stimulate too much
  • ovipositional — pertaining to the laying of eggs through an ovipositor
  • palaeocrystic — consisting of former glacial formation
  • paleo-asiatic — a member of any of various Mongoloid peoples of northeastern Asia.
  • palos heights — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
  • pantheologist — a student of, or expert in, pantheology
  • papillomatous — a benign tumor of the skin or mucous membrane consisting of hypertrophied epithelial tissue, as a wart.
  • paradise lost — an epic poem (1667) by John Milton.
  • parrot's-bill — a showy, vinelike plant, Clianthus puniceus, of New Zealand, having clusters of eight white-streaked, crimson flowers.
  • patripotestal — Anthropology. of or relating to the authority exercised by a father or a father's blood relatives.
  • periodicalist — a writer of articles for periodicals
  • perissodactyl — having an uneven number of toes or digits on each foot.
  • perlustration — the act of perlustrating; a thorough inspection or survey, esp of letters for purposes of surveillance
  • personalistic — Also called personal idealism. a modern philosophical movement locating ultimate value and reality in persons, human or divine.
  • personalities — the visible aspect of one's character as it impresses others: He has a pleasing personality.
  • petrophysical — relating to the analysis of the constitution and characteristics of rocks
  • phelloplastic — an image or a representation that has been fashioned from cork
  • phlogisticate — to integrate or blend phlogiston with
  • photovoltaics — (used with a singular verb) a field of semiconductor technology involving the direct conversion of electromagnetic radiation as sunlight, into electricity.
  • phraseologist — a person who treats of or is concerned with phraseology.
  • pictorialness — the state of being pictorial
  • pilot station — Also called pilotage. an onshore office or headquarters for pilots.
  • plagiostomous — plagiostome
  • plagiotropism — plagiotropic tendency or growth.
  • plain-clothes — Plain-clothes police officers wear ordinary clothes instead of a police uniform.
  • planetologist — the branch of astronomy that deals with the physical features of the planets.
  • plastic money — credit cards, used instead of cash
  • plastoquinone — a quinone that occurs in the chloroplasts of plants and functions as an electron carrier during photosynthesis.
  • platiniferous — platinum-bearing
  • platitudinous — characterized by or given to platitudes.
  • platykurtosis — the state of being platykurtic.
  • play politics — the science or art of political government.
  • pneumatolysis — the process by which rocks are altered or minerals and ores are formed by the action of vapors given off by magma.
  • point of sale — the store, dealer, or other retail outlet where an item is sold: from manufacturer to point-of-sale.
  • point-of-sale — the store, dealer, or other retail outlet where an item is sold: from manufacturer to point-of-sale.
  • polyarteritis — inflammation of the layers of an artery or of many arteries, usually caused by a severe hypersensitivity reaction, and characterized by nodules and hemorrhage along the involved vessels.
  • polyarthritis — arthritis occurring in more than one joint.
  • portrait lens — a lens of moderately long focal length that is used, especially in portrait photography, to produce soft-focus images.
  • post-colonial — of or relating to the period following a state of colonialism.
  • post-prandial — after a meal, especially after dinner: postprandial oratory; a postprandial brandy.
  • postauricular — of or relating to the ear or to the sense of hearing; aural.
  • postcanonical — written at a later date than the books belonging to a canon, especially the Bible.
  • postclassical — of or relating to a time after the classical period, especially in art, culture, or literature.
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