13-letter words containing a, n, t, i, u, o
- pentastichous — (of plant leaves) arranged in five vertical rows
- perambulation — to walk through, about, or over; travel through; traverse.
- perlustration — the act of perlustrating; a thorough inspection or survey, esp of letters for purposes of surveillance
- perscrutation — a very careful exploration or inspection
- piano quartet — a musical composition scored for piano and three other instruments, typically violin, viola, and cello.
- piano quintet — a musical composition scored for a string quartet, or other combination of four instruments, and piano.
- picturization — to represent in a picture, especially in a motion picture; make a picture of.
- pigouvian tax — a tax levied to counter an economic negative externality, for example taxing producers of industrial pollution in order to encourage pollution control
- plain yoghurt — natural yoghurt, without added flavouring
- plastoquinone — a quinone that occurs in the chloroplasts of plants and functions as an electron carrier during photosynthesis.
- platiniferous — platinum-bearing
- platitudinous — characterized by or given to platitudes.
- plural voting — right to vote more than once
- pluralization — to receive or take a plural form.
- pneumatolysis — the process by which rocks are altered or minerals and ores are formed by the action of vapors given off by magma.
- pneumatolytic — resulting from pneumatolysis
- pneumogastric — of or relating to the lungs and stomach.
- pococurantism — a careless or indifferent person.
- pococurantist — a person who demonstrates a tendency toward indifference
- point d'appui — a support or prop
- pole-vaulting — a field sport in which competitors attempt to clear a high bar with the aid of an extremely flexible long pole
- polybutadiene — a rubberlike polymer of butadiene blended with other synthetics to replace natural rubber in tires.
- post-freudian — of or relating to Sigmund Freud or his doctrines, especially with respect to the causes and treatment of neurotic and psychopathic states, the interpretation of dreams, etc.
- postinaugural — of or relating to the period after an inauguration
- postulational — to ask, demand, or claim.
- pre-education — the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life.
- precautionary — of, relating to, or characterized by precaution: precautionary measures.
- prefiguration — the act of prefiguring.
- prefunctional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- prejudication — the act of judging beforehand
- preoccupation — the state of being preoccupied.
- pronunciation — Rare. an act or instance of declaring publicly; pronouncement: It was but the latest pronunciation of the political double-standard uttered in the course of this scandal. Synonyms: declaration, assertion, statement; announcement, affirmation; proclamation, promulgation, dissemination.
- proteinaceous — Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
- protoactinium — protactinium.
- pulverization — to reduce to dust or powder, as by pounding or grinding.
- punctuational — punctuated equilibrium.
- puritan spoon — a silver spoon having an ovoid bowl and a straight, flat, completely plain stem.
- quadrillionth — a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 15 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 24 zeros.
- qualification — a quality, accomplishment, etc., that fits a person for some function, office, or the like.
- quality point — Education. grade point.
- quarter point — the fourth part of the distance between any two adjacent points of the 32 marked on a compass, being 2° 48′ 45″.
- quartodeciman — one of a group of early Christians who observed Easter on the day of the Jewish Passover regardless of whether or not it was Sunday
- quaternionist — a mathematician who works with quaternions
- question mark — Also called interrogation point, interrogation mark. a mark indicating a question: usually, as in English, the mark (?) placed after a question.
- questionaries — Plural form of questionary.
- questionnaire — a list of questions, usually printed, submitted for replies that can be analyzed for usable information: a questionnaire used in market research.
- quota-hopping — (in the EU) the practice of obtaining the right to catch a part of a country's national quota for fish in European waters by buying licences from its fishermen
- radioactinium — the radioactive isotope of thorium having a mass number 227 and a half-life of 18.8 days. Symbol: RdAc, Th 227.
- rainbow trout — a trout, Salmo gairdnerii, native in the coastal waters and streams from Baja California to Alaska, used as a food and game fish.
- ration coupon — a coupon that can be exchanged for a certain quantity of rationed goods