15-letter words containing s, t, o, e, p
- introspectively — characterized by introspection, the act or process of looking into oneself.
- introspectivity — The quality of being introspective.
- introsusception — intussusception.
- intussusception — a taking within.
- irrespective of — regardless of sth
- isoperimetrical — having equal perimeters
- isopropyl ether — a colorless, volatile, flammable, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 14 O, used chiefly as a solvent for waxes, fats, and resins.
- isotope geology — the study and application of stable and radioactive isotopes to geological processes and their time scales
- isotopic number — the number of neutrons minus the number of protons in an atomic nucleus.
- italian spinone — a strongly-built gun dog with a wiry white coat and pendulous ears
- japanese oyster — a commercial oyster, Ostrea gigas, of the Pacific coast of North America, introduced from Japan.
- job description — an abstract of a job analysis containing the classification of and requirements for a job, used in hiring and placing prospective employees.
- joint ownership — sharing of property
- joseph pulitzer — Joseph, 1847–1911, U.S. journalist and publisher, born in Hungary.
- juristic person — a human being, whether an adult or child: The table seats four persons.
- juxtapositioned — Simple past tense and past participle of juxtaposition.
- keep tabs on sb — If someone keeps tabs on you, they make sure that they always know where you are and what you are doing, often in order to control you.
- keep to oneself — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
- keynote speaker — sb: gives opening speech
- kleptoparasites — Plural form of kleptoparasite.
- kleptoparasitic — Pertaining to kleptoparasitism.
- l'istesso tempo — (of a musical passage or section following a change in time signature) at the same tempo as before.
- lamp-post error — fencepost error
- latter prophets — a subdivision of the books constituting the second main part of the Hebrew Bible, comprising those books which in Christian tradition are alone called the Prophets and which are divided into Major Prophets and Minor Prophets
- learn the ropes — become familiar with sth
- leptomeningitis — (pathology) inflammation of the leptomeninges.
- leptosporangium — (botany) A sporangium formed from a single epidermal cell.
- leukodystrophic — Of or pertaining to leukodystrophy.
- lex non scripta — unwritten law; common law.
- lick into shape — to pass the tongue over the surface of, as to moisten, taste, or eat (often followed by up, off, from, etc.): to lick a postage stamp; to lick an ice-cream cone.
- lopez y fuentes — Gregorio [gre-gaw-ryaw] /grɛˈgɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1895–1966, Mexican writer.
- loss prevention — Loss prevention is the things that are done to make a process safe.
- low pass filter — (electronics, graphics) A filter that attenuates high frequency components of a signal. In image processing, a low pass filter might be used to remove noise from an image.
- low-pass filter — a filter that transmits all frequencies below a specified value, substantially attenuating frequencies above this value
- lymphoid tissue — of, relating to, or resembling lymph.
- make a pit stop — to visit a restroom
- male prostitute — man who has sex for money
- malpresentation — Abnormal positioning of a fetus at the time of delivery.
- mashed potatoes — potatoes that have been boiled and then crushed into a soft pulpy mass
- master corporal — a noncommissioned officer in the Canadian forces senior to a corporal and junior to a sergeant
- mastoid process — a large, bony prominence on the base of the skull behind the ear, containing air spaces that connect with the middle ear cavity.
- mediastinoscopy — (medicine) A procedure for examining the inside of the mediastinum and the organs it encloses through a small incision, using an endoscope. This is a surgical procedure normally done under general anesthesia.
- mental hospital — psychiatric institution
- mephistophelean — Medieval Demonology. one of the seven chief devils and the tempter of Faust.
- mephistophelian — Medieval Demonology. one of the seven chief devils and the tempter of Faust.
- mess of pottage — a material gain involving the sacrifice of a higher value
- metalloprotease — (enzyme) metalloproteinase.
- metamorphosised — Simple past tense and past participle of metamorphosise.
- metamorphosizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of metamorphosize.
- metropolitanism — of, noting, or characteristic of a metropolis or its inhabitants, especially in culture, sophistication, or in accepting and combining a wide variety of people, ideas, etc.