13-letter words containing t, e, p, i
- associateship — to connect or bring into relation, as thought, feeling, memory, etc.: Many people associate dark clouds with depression and gloom.
- asti spumante — a sweet, sparkling Italian white wine with a muscat flavor.
- astroparticle — (astrophysics) A subatomic particle of cosmic origin.
- at knifepoint — If you are attacked or robbed at knifepoint, someone threatens you with a knife while they attack or steal from you.
- at peace with — If you are at peace with yourself or at peace with the world, you feel calm and contented, and you have no emotional conflicts within yourself or with other people.
- atmospherical — pertaining to, existing in, or consisting of the atmosphere: atmospheric vapors.
- atomic weapon — a weapon in which energy is provided by nuclear fission
- atypicalities — not typical; not conforming to the type; irregular; abnormal: atypical behavior; a flower atypical of the species.
- austrian pine — an evergreen tree, Pina nigra austriaca
- bacteriophage — a virus that is parasitic in a bacterium and multiplies within its host, which is destroyed when the new viruses are released
- bacteriophagy — the action of a bacteriophage
- bacterioscopy — the examination of bacteria with a microscope.
- ballistospore — a spore, esp a fungal spore, that is forcefully ejected from its source
- barley stripe — a disease of barley, characterized by blighted heads and chlorotic, brown, or frayed stripes on the leaves, caused by a fungus, Helminthosporium gramineum.
- barristership — the office of a barrister
- base hospital — a hospital serving a large rural area
- be upstanding — (in a court of law) a direction to all persons present to rise to their feet before the judge enters or leaves the court
- beam splitter — a system that divides a beam of light, electrons, etc, into two or more paths
- bearing plate — a heavy metal plate for receiving and distributing concentrated weight, as from a column or one end of a truss.
- beaux esprits — bel esprit
- beaux-esprits — plural of bel-esprit.
- bedding plant — A bedding plant is a plant which lasts for one year. It is put in a flower bed before it flowers, and is then removed when it has finished flowering.
- bedding-plant — bedmaker (def 1).
- benthopelagic — relating to species living at the bottom of the sea
- best practice — Best practice is the way of running a business or providing a service that is recognized as correct or most effective.
- beta particle — a high-speed electron or positron emitted by a nucleus during radioactive decay or nuclear fission
- bias-ply tire — a vehicle tire in which the main plies or cords run across the bead.
- bible-thumper — an enthusiastic or aggressive exponent of the Bible
- bibliotherapy — the use of reading as therapy
- biocompatible — not rejected by the body
- birth parents — a child's biological parents, regardless of whether they subsequently bring up the child
- bishop violet — a reddish purple.
- bite your lip — If you bite your lip, you try very hard not to show the anger or distress that you are feeling.
- bits per inch — (unit) (BPI) A measure of the recording density of a magnetic tape or disk.
- breaker strip — breaker1 (def 4).
- breaker-strip — a person or thing that breaks.
- bromocriptine — a dopamine agonist drug which blocks the release of prolactin from the pituitary gland, used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease
- brownie point — If someone does something to score brownie points, they do it because they think they will be praised for it.
- budget period — the time which a budget covers
- business trip — a journey made somewhere and back again for business purposes in one's working capacity
- by reputation — If you know someone by reputation, you have never met them but you have heard of their reputation.
- byte compiler — byte-code compiler
- camping stove — a portable stove powered by butane gas canisters, designed to be used for cooking while camping
- candidateship — candidature
- candy striper — a volunteer worker in a hospital
- candy-striped — (esp of clothing fabric) having narrow coloured stripes on a white background
- candy-striper — a person, often a teenager, who works as a volunteer in a hospital.
- capellmeister — a person in charge of an orchestra, esp in an 18th-century princely household
- capital asset — fixed asset.
- capital lease — A capital lease is a lease which is treated as the purchase of the asset that is being leased.