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13-letter words containing a, c, e, p, t, n

  • meeting place — A meeting place is a place where people meet.
  • merchant ship — law: commercial vessel
  • metaphysician — a person who creates or develops metaphysical theories.
  • metencephalon — the anterior section of the hindbrain, comprising the cerebellum and pons.
  • micropayments — Plural form of micropayment.
  • microperation — (processor)   An elementary operation performed on data stored in registers or in memory. Microperations are classified as transfer, arithmetic, logic, or shift/rotate.
  • mineral pitch — asphalt.
  • n'est-ce pas? — isn't that so?
  • nanocomposite — Denoting a composite material that has a grain size measured in nanometers.
  • nanoparticles — Plural form of nanoparticle.
  • necktie party — a lynching or other execution by hanging.
  • neocapitalism — a politico-economic theory combining elements of capitalism and socialism
  • neocapitalist — a person who advocates neocapitalism
  • neoplasticism — the theory and practice of the de Stijl school, chiefly characterized by an emphasis on the formal structure of a work of art, and restriction of spatial or linear relations to vertical and horizontal movements as well as restriction of the artist's palette to black, white, and the primary colors.
  • neuroatypical — Having an atypical neurological configuration.
  • newport beach — a city in SW California, SE of Los Angeles.
  • nickel-plated — covered with a thin layer of nickel, deposited usually by electrolysis
  • non-corporate — of, for, or belonging to a corporation or corporations: a corporate executive; She considers the new federal subsidy just corporate welfare.
  • nonacceptance — the act of taking or receiving something offered.
  • nonalphabetic — not employing alphabetic order
  • noncompatible — Not compatible.
  • nonconceptual — Not of a conceptual nature.
  • noncooperator — A person who does not cooperate.
  • nonparametric — (of a test or method) not requiring assertions about parameters or about the form of the underlying distribution.
  • nonpathogenic — Pathology. capable of producing disease: pathogenic bacteria.
  • nonspecialist — a person who devotes himself or herself to one subject or to one particular branch of a subject or pursuit.
  • northern cape — the largest but least populated province in South Africa, in the NW part of the country; created in 1994 from part of Cape Province: agriculture, mining (esp diamonds). Capital: Kimberley. Pop: 1 145 861 (2011 est). Area: 139 703 sq km (361 830 sq miles)
  • on the carpet — a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
  • onomatopoetic — the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent.
  • open fracture — compound fracture.
  • optical bench — an apparatus, as a special table or rigid beam, for the precise positioning of light sources, screens, and optical instruments used for optical and photometric studies, having a ruled bar to which these devices can be attached and along which they can be readily adjusted.
  • packing crate — A packing crate is a large wooden box in which things are put so that they can be stored or taken somewhere.
  • paediatrician — A paediatrician is a doctor who specializes in treating sick children.
  • palaeocurrent — an ancient current, esp of water, evidence of which has been preserved in sedimentary rocks as fossilized ripple marks, etc
  • paleomagnetic — Geology. magnetic polarization acquired by the minerals in a rock at the time the rock was deposited or solidified.
  • pancreatotomy — incision of the pancreas.
  • para-centesis — puncture of the wall of a cavity to drain off fluid.
  • parasynthetic — the formation of a word by the addition of a derivational suffix to a phrase or compound, as of greathearted, which is great heart plus -ed.
  • parcel tanker — a tanker designed to carry an assortment of liquids, as chemicals, or different grades of a liquid, as petroleum, at one time.
  • parenthetical — of, pertaining to, noting, or of the nature of a parenthesis: several unnecessary parenthetic remarks.
  • part exchange — If you give an old item in part exchange for something you are buying, the seller accepts the old item as part of the payment, so you do not have to give them as much money.
  • parthenocarpy — the production of fruit without fertilization of an egg in the ovary.
  • party machine — the internal organization of a political party, which decides its policies and directs its activities
  • patent office — (often initial capital letters) a governmental agency that administers and regulates patents and trademarks, in the U.S. forming a division of the Department of Commerce.
  • paternalistic — the system, principle, or practice of managing or governing individuals, businesses, nations, etc., in the manner of a father dealing benevolently and often intrusively with his children: The employees objected to the paternalism of the old president.
  • pathogenicity — the disease-producing capacity of a pathogen.
  • pavement café — part of a café which is outdoors or on the pavement or sidewalk
  • peacock plant — a plant, Calathea makoyana, native to Brazil, having leaves that are spotted on the upper surface and purple on the lower surface.
  • pedantocratic — of or relating to pedantocracy
  • pedicellation — having a pedicel or pedicels.
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