13-letter words containing s, u, p
- imperiousness — domineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial; overbearing: an imperious manner; an imperious person.
- impetuosities — Plural form of impetuosity.
- impetuousness — of, relating to, or characterized by sudden or rash action, emotion, etc.; impulsive: an impetuous decision; an impetuous person.
- importunities — Plural form of importunity.
- impostumation — an abscess or swelling filled with pus
- impulsiveness — actuated or swayed by emotional or involuntary impulses: an impulsive child.
- imputrescible — not liable to decomposition or putrefaction; incorruptible: a tanning process to make skins imputrescible.
- in one's cups — a small, open container made of china, glass, metal, etc., usually having a handle and used chiefly as a receptable from which to drink tea, soup, etc.
- inclusion map — a map of a set to itself in which each element of a given subset of the set is mapped to itself.
- inconspicuous — not conspicuous, noticeable, or prominent.
- incorruptness — The state of being incorrupt.
- indentureship — a deed or agreement executed in two or more copies with edges correspondingly indented as a means of identification.
- infrascapular — (anatomy) Beneath the scapula.
- insupportable — not endurable; unbearable; insufferable: insupportable pain.
- insupportably — In an insupportable manner.
- insusceptible — not susceptible; incapable of being influenced or affected (usually followed by of or to): insusceptible of flattery; insusceptible to infection.
- interruptions — an act or instance of interrupting.
- interscapular — between the scapulae or shoulder blades.
- intracapsular — Within a capsule.
- intrapreneurs — Plural form of intrapreneur.
- ipecac spurge — a spurge, Euphorbia ipecacuanhae, of the eastern U.S.
- isoamyl group — the univalent group C 5 H 11 .
- isospondylous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Isospondyli (or Clupeiformes), an order of soft-finned teleost fishes that includes the herring, salmon, trout, and pike
- japanese plum — a small tree, Prunus salicina, native to China, bearing edible yellowish fruit.
- jigsaw puzzle — Also called picture puzzle. a set of irregularly cut pieces of pasteboard, wood, or the like that form a picture or design when fitted together.
- journeyperson — A journeyman or journeywoman.
- judeo-spanish — Ladino (def 1).
- jumper cables — jump leads for starting a vehicle
- jumping genes — transposon.
- jumping mouse — any of several primitive, mouselike rodents of the family Zapodidae, having long hind legs, common in the woodlands of Europe, Asia, and North America.
- jurisprudence — the science or philosophy of law.
- jury shopping — the practice of presenting a case to several juries until a favourable decision is obtained
- juxtaposition — an act or instance of placing close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.
- juxtoposition — Misspelling of juxtaposition.
- kenyapithecus — a genus of fossil hominoids of middle Miocene age found in Kenya and having large molars, small incisors, and powerful chewing muscles.
- kick upstairs — to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins.
- labour supply — the total number of hours that workers are willing and able to be paid wages to work for
- lace-up shoes — shoes which are fastened with laces
- 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.
- lapsus calami — a slip of the pen.
- 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.
- leprechaunish — somewhat similar to a leprechaun
- leptocephalus — a colorless, transparent, flattened larva, especially of certain eels and ocean fishes.
- leptokurtosis — the state of being leptokurtic.
- leptophyllous — (of plants) having long slender leaves
- leukapheresis — a medical procedure that separates certain leukocytes from the blood, used to collect leukocytes for donation or to remove excessive leukocytes from a patient's blood
- 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.
- 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.