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13-letter words containing a, p, o, n, e, u

  • piano quintet — a musical composition scored for a string quartet, or other combination of four instruments, and piano.
  • plane journey — a journey made by flying in an aeroplane
  • plastoquinone — a quinone that occurs in the chloroplasts of plants and functions as an electron carrier during photosynthesis.
  • platiniferous — platinum-bearing
  • plesiosaurian — a member of the reptile order Plesiosauria
  • pneumatograph — pneumograph.
  • 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
  • pneumatometer — an instrument for measuring either the quantity of air inhaled or exhaled during a single inspiration or expiration or the force of inspiration or expiration.
  • pneumatophore — Botany. a specialized structure developed from the root in certain plants growing in swamps and marshes, serving as a respiratory organ.
  • pneumogastric — of or relating to the lungs and stomach.
  • polar nucleus — Botany. either of two female haploid nuclei, in the embryo sac of flowers, that fuse to produce a diploid nucleus, which combines with a male nucleus to form the endosperm.
  • 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.
  • polygonaceous — belonging to the Polygonaceae, the buckwheat family of plants.
  • porcelaineous — like porcelain
  • port language — ["Communicating Parallel Processes", J. Kerridge et al, Soft Prac & Exp 16(1):63-86 (Jan 1986)].
  • 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.
  • postdebutante — following the stage of being a debutante
  • postmenstrual — of or relating to menstruation or to the menses.
  • potter around — If you potter around or potter about, you do pleasant but unimportant things, without hurrying.
  • pre-columbian — of or relating to the Americas before the arrival of Columbus: pre-Columbian art; pre-Columbian Indians.
  • 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
  • premenopausal — of, relating to, or characteristic of menopause.
  • preoccupation — the state of being preoccupied.
  • pretournament — occurring prior to a tournament
  • product range — variety of merchandise within a brand
  • pronounceable — to enunciate or articulate (sounds, words, sentences, etc.).
  • 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.
  • protolanguage — the reconstructed or postulated parent form of a language or a group of related languages.
  • pucciniaceous — (of a fungus) belonging to the genus Puccinia
  • pulverization — to reduce to dust or powder, as by pounding or grinding.
  • put an end to — the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad: the end of a street; the end of a rope.
  • quarter point — the fourth part of the distance between any two adjacent points of the 32 marked on a compass, being 2° 48′ 45″.
  • quarter pound — a unit of weight equal to a quarter of a pound or 4 ounces avoirdupois
  • reading group — a group of people who meet regularly to discuss a book that they have all read
  • recomputation — an act, process, or method of computing; calculation.
  • reduplication — the act of reduplicating; the state of being reduplicated.
  • regulator pin — either of two pins on the regulators of certain timepieces, one on each side of the hairspring, that can be moved to adjust the rate of the timepiece.
  • republication — publication anew.
  • repunctuation — the act or process of punctuating differently or again
  • route planner — a book of road maps
  • sharp-tongued — characterized by or given to harshness, bitterness, or sarcasm in speech.
  • southern alps — a mountain range in New Zealand, on South Island: the highest range in Australasia. Highest peak: Mount Cook (also known as Aoraki or Aorangi), 3754 m (12 316 ft)
  • spontaneously — coming or resulting from a natural impulse or tendency; without effort or premeditation; natural and unconstrained; unplanned: a spontaneous burst of applause.
  • steganopodous — belonging to the Stegandopodes or having all four toes webbed together
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