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13-letter words containing pa

  • space lattice — lattice (def 4).
  • space science — any of the sciences involved in space travel or the exploration of space, as space medicine.
  • space shuttle — any of several U.S. space vehicles consisting of a reusable manned orbiter that touches down on a landing strip after an orbital mission, two reusable solid rocket boosters that drop off after initial ascent, and an expendable external tank containing liquid propellants.
  • space station — an orbiting manned structure that can be used for a variety of purposes, as to assemble or service satellites, refuel spacecraft, etc.
  • space tourism — travel into space for recreational purposes
  • spadicifloral — having flowers borne on a spadix
  • spaghettilike — resembling spaghetti
  • spanish broom — a spiny, often leafless shrub, Genista hispanica, of the legume family, native to southern Europe, having clustered, golden-yellow flowers and hairy pods.
  • spanish cedar — a tropical American tree, Cedrela odorata, of the mahogany family.
  • spanish onion — a large-sized, mild, succulent onion, often eaten raw.
  • spanish river — a river in S Ontario, Canada, flowing S into the North Channel of Lake Huron. 150 miles (241 km) long.
  • spanish topaz — citrine (def 2).
  • sparcsystem 4 — (computer)   A computer built with the MicroSPARC ii 70MHz CPU as used in the SPARC 5 Model 70. The SPARCsystem 4 is basically a cheaper, cut-down SPARC 5. It has an 8-bit pixel accelerator instead of the SBus Turbo GX card. Memory expansion is limited to 160 MB. Availability was planned for March/April 1995.
  • spark chamber — a device for detecting elementary particles, consisting of a series of charged plates separated by a gas so that the passage of a charged particle causes sparking between adjacent plates.
  • spark erosion — a method of machining using a shaped electrode which erodes the workpiece by an electric spark discharge between itself and the workpiece
  • sparking plug — spark plug (def 1).
  • spasmodically — given to or characterized by bursts of excitement.
  • spastic colon — a chronic condition of recurring abdominal pain with constipation or diarrhoea or both
  • spathiphyllum — any of various tropical plants of the genus Spathiphyllum, having a white or green spathe and a spike of fragrant flowers and often cultivated as an ornamental.
  • spatterdashes — long leather leggings worn in the 18th century, as to protect from mud when riding
  • speaking part — a part in which the character speaks scripted dialogue
  • specimen page — a page regarded as typical of pages of its type, esp one produced by a typesetter or designer to show an example of the typesetting for a book
  • 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.
  • squared paper — graph paper with a pattern of squares formed by lines crossing at right angles.
  • star-spangled — spangled with stars.
  • stepparenting — parenting within a stepfamily
  • stirrup pants — close-fitting pants with a stirruplike strap, at the end of each leg, to be positioned under the arch of the foot
  • stock company — Finance. a company or corporation whose capital is divided into shares represented by stock.
  • stone parsley — a parsley, Sison amomum, of Eurasia, bearing aromatic seeds that are used as a condiment.
  • stoppage time — In soccer and some other sports, stoppage time is the period of time that is added to the end of a game because play was stopped during the game as a result of, for example, injuries to players.
  • stork parking — spaces reserved in a parking lot for cars driven by pregnant women or new mothers.
  • streets apart — markedly different
  • subdepartment — a distinct part of anything arranged in divisions; a division of a complex whole or organized system.
  • sulfate paper — paper made from sulfate pulp.
  • sulfite paper — paper made from sulfite pulp.
  • superparasite — hyperparasite.
  • superparticle — (in supersymmetry theory) a theoretical particle that is a partner to an observed particle, having the same mass but a different spin
  • swamp sparrow — a North American sparrow, Melospiza georgiana, inhabiting marshy areas.
  • sympathectomy — surgery that interrupts a nerve pathway of the sympathetic or involuntary nervous system.
  • sympatholytic — opposing the effects of stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system.
  • take-home pay — the amount of salary remaining after deductions, as of taxes, have been made.
  • tanjungpandan — a town on NW Billiton, in central Indonesia.
  • texture paint — a finish paint having an insoluble additive, as sand, for giving a slightly rough textural effect.
  • the best part — If you say that something happened for the best part or the better part of a period of time, you mean that it happened for most of that time.
  • the paleocene — the Paleocene Epoch or its rocks
  • the paleogene — the Paleogene subdivision of the Tertiary Period or its rocks
  • the paleozoic — the Paleozoic Era or its rocks
  • the palisades — line of steep cliffs in NE N.J. & SE N.Y. on the west shore of the Hudson: c. 15 mi (24 km) long
  • the pants off — If someone bores, charms, or scares the pants off you, for example, they bore, charm, or scare you a lot.
  • thermal paper — heat-sensitive paper that is impregnated with a chemical; it is used in thermal printers
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