13-letter words containing a, c, r, p
- paleotropical — belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising the Ethiopian and Oriental regions.
- pancreatotomy — incision of the pancreas.
- panharmonicon — a mechanical instrument that imitates orchestral sounds
- pantisocratic — relating to pantisocracy
- pao de acucar — Portuguese name of Sugarloaf Mountain.
- papaveraceous — belonging to the Papaveraceae, the poppy family of plants.
- paper advance — the feeding of paper through a printer
- paper-clipped — to fasten together with one or more paper clips: Paper-clip these letters and file them.
- para-centesis — puncture of the wall of a cavity to drain off fluid.
- parabolically — of, relating to, or involving a parable.
- paradise duck — a large duck, Casarca variegata, of New Zealand, having a brightly coloured plumage
- paradoxically — having the nature of a paradox; self-contradictory.
- parallelistic — of, relating to, or of the nature of a parallelism.
- parapsychosis — an abnormal psychosis
- parasitically — of, relating to, or characteristic of parasites.
- parasoft corp — Distributors of the message passing system Express.
- 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.
- parencephalon — a cerebral hemisphere
- parenthetical — of, pertaining to, noting, or of the nature of a parenthesis: several unnecessary parenthetic remarks.
- parietal cell — any of the cells in the mucous membranes of the stomach that secrete hydrochloric acid.
- paring chisel — a woodworking chisel moved by steady hand pressure to make long, light cuts.
- paris commune — commune3 (def 8).
- parish church — local place of worship
- parking place — an reserved area or a space in a street where a car may be parked
- parry channel — a water channel in N Canada running between Baffin Bay on the E and the Arctic Ocean on the W: separates the Queen Elizabeth Islands (N) from the rest of the Arctic Archipelago.
- parsley sauce — a white sauce containing chopped parsley
- 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.
- parti-colored — having different colors in different areas or patches; variegated: a parti-colored dress.
- participantly — in a participant manner
- participating — to take or have a part or share, as with others; partake; share (usually followed by in): to participate in profits; to participate in a play.
- participation — an act or instance of participating.
- participative — to take or have a part or share, as with others; partake; share (usually followed by in): to participate in profits; to participate in a play.
- participatory — to take or have a part or share, as with others; partake; share (usually followed by in): to participate in profits; to participate in a play.
- particle beam — Physics. a concentrated stream of particles, as electrons, neutrons, or protons, generated for studying particle interactions, nuclear structure, crystal structure, etc.
- particleboard — a boardlike building material made by compressing sawdust or wood particles with a resin binder
- particularism — exclusive attention or devotion to one's own particular interests, party, etc.
- particularity — the quality or state of being particular.
- particularize — to make particular.
- partly cloudy — sky: not constantly clear
- party machine — the internal organization of a political party, which decides its policies and directs its activities
- party-colored — having different colors in different areas or patches; variegated: a parti-colored dress.
- pascal celery — any of several large, dark-green varieties of celery with firm, crisp stalks
- passenger car — carriage of a train
- passion cross — Latin cross.
- past historic — the simple past
- pastoral care — help with personal needs and problems given by a teacher
- pastry cutter — a cutter that is used to cut pastry into shapes
- 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.