13-letter words containing t, s, o, p, y
- postemergency — of, relating to, or occurring in the period after an emergency
- postsecondary — of or relating to education beyond high school: She completed her postsecondary education at a two-year college.
- postvasectomy — of or occurring in the period after a vasectomy
- potter's clay — a clay, suitably plastic and free of iron and other impurities, for use by potters.
- prestigiously — indicative of or conferring prestige: the most prestigious address in town.
- pretentiously — characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved: a pretentious, self-important waiter.
- priority case — a matter that takes precedence over others
- progressivity — favoring or advocating progress, change, improvement, or reform, as opposed to wishing to maintain things as they are, especially in political matters: a progressive mayor.
- prospectively — of or in the future: prospective earnings.
- prostatectomy — excision of part or all of the prostate gland.
- psychoanalyst — a person trained to practice psychoanalysis.
- psychogenetic — genesis of the psyche.
- psychohistory — history or the writing of history employing the techniques of psychoanalysis to explore motivations, explain actions, etc.
- psychometrics — the measurement of mental traits, abilities, and processes.
- psychomimetic — psychotomimetic.
- psychosomatic — of or relating to a physical disorder that is caused by or notably influenced by emotional factors.
- psychotherapy — the treatment of psychological disorders or maladjustments by a professional technique, as psychoanalysis, group therapy, or behavioral therapy.
- psychotically — Psychiatry. characterized by or afflicted with psychosis. Synonyms: (in nontechnical usage) insane, psychopathic, lunatic, mentally ill; mad, disturbed, deranged, demented, non compos mentis. Antonyms: sane; compos mentis, clearheaded, lucid.
- psychotogenic — a substance that causes a psychotic reaction.
- psychrometric — relating to psychrometry
- punctiliously — extremely attentive to punctilios; strict or exact in the observance of the formalities or amenities of conduct or actions.
- pyrophosphate — a salt or ester of pyrophosphoric acid.
- repetitiously — full of repetition, especially unnecessary and tedious repetition: a repetitious account of their vacation trip.
- ripstop nylon — a nylon fabric woven with a double thread approximately every quarter inch to prevent the expansion of small rips.
- salpingectomy — excision of the Fallopian tube.
- salpingostomy — the formation of an artificial opening into a Fallopian tube.
- sclerotherapy — Medicine/Medical. a treatment for varicose veins in which blood flow is diverted and the veins collapsed by injection of a hardening solution, also used cosmetically in spider veins to eliminate discoloration.
- scoping study — a preliminary study to define the scope of a project
- shetland pony — one of a breed of small but sturdy, rough-coated ponies, raised originally in the Shetland Islands.
- shock therapy — (not in technical use) any of various therapies, as insulin shock therapy or electroconvulsive therapy, that induce convulsions or unconsciousness, used for symptomatic relief in certain mental disorders.
- solitary wasp — any of numerous wasps, as the sand wasps or mud wasps, that do not live in a community.
- somatopsychic — of or relating to the effects of the body on the mind.
- sophistically — of the nature of sophistry; fallacious.
- spectinomycin — an antibiotic drug, C 1 4 H 2 4 N 2 O 7 , produced by the actinomycete Streptomyces spectabilis, used in the treatment of susceptible gonorrhea.
- spectrography — a spectroscope for photographing or producing a representation of a spectrum.
- speleotherapy — a form of treatment for asthma sufferers that takes place in clinics in disused mines, in which the air is free of pollen, dust mites, and the other irritants that provoke an allergic reaction; used to reduce the risk of heart disease
- spermatophyte — any of the Spermatophyta, a primary division or group of plants comprising those that bear seeds.
- spherocytosis — the condition of having spherocytes
- spheroidicity — a spheroidal state or form.
- spiny lobster — any of several edible crustaceans of the family Palinuridae, differing from the true lobsters in having a spiny shell and lacking the large pincers.
- spoiler party — a third political party formed to draw votes away from one of the two major parties, thus spoiling its chance of winning an election.
- spoils system — the system or practice in which public offices with their emoluments and advantages are at the disposal of the victorious party for its own purposes.
- spontaneously — coming or resulting from a natural impulse or tendency; without effort or premeditation; natural and unconstrained; unplanned: a spontaneous burst of applause.
- sporting lady — a prostitute.
- sports injury — wound sustained while playing sport
- spotted hyena — a long-legged carnivorous doglike mammal native to Africa and S Asia (Crocuta crocuta)
- state of play — current situation
- staying power — ability or strength to last or endure; endurance; stamina.
- steganography — the practice of concealing messages in such a way that only the sender and the recipient know that there is a message
- stenophyllous — having narrow leaves.