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

  • parnell shout — a social occasion where each person in a group pays for his or her own entertainment or meal
  • parotid gland — Also called parotid gland. a salivary gland situated at the base of each ear.
  • parson's nose — pope's nose.
  • parsons table — a square or rectangular table, often of lightweight material, with straight legs that are square in cross section and of the same thickness as the top extending from the corners flush with the top so as to appear jointless.
  • parthenocarpy — the production of fruit without fertilization of an egg in the ovary.
  • parthenopaeus — a son of Hippomenes and Atalanta, and one of the Seven against Thebes.
  • parthenospore — a spore developed without fertilization.
  • parthian shot — a sharp, telling remark, act, gesture, etc., made in departing.
  • participation — an act or instance of participating.
  • partitionable — a division into or distribution in portions or shares.
  • partitionment — the act or fact of being partitioned
  • passion cross — Latin cross.
  • passion fruit — any edible fruit of a passionflower, as the maypop.
  • passionflower — any chiefly American climbing vine or shrub of the genus Passiflora, having showy flowers and a pulpy berry or fruit that in some species is edible.
  • past anterior — a pluperfect verb (in French)
  • pastel orange — suntan (def 3).
  • patent holder — a person or company that holds a patent
  • 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.
  • pathogenicity — the disease-producing capacity of a pathogen.
  • pathognomonic — Medicine/Medical. characteristic or diagnostic of a specific disease: a pathognomonic sign of pneumonia.
  • patronization — to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
  • patronizingly — displaying or indicative of an offensively condescending manner: a patronizing greeting, accompanied by a gentle pat on the pack.
  • pauperization — the act or process of making a pauper of or impoverishing
  • pavilion roof — a pyramidal hip roof.
  • pay a pension — If a company or government pays a pension to someone, it provides them with money because they have reached a certain age.
  • pay attention — be attentive
  • pay one's way — to settle (a debt, obligation, etc.), as by transferring money or goods, or by doing something: Please pay your bill.
  • peace of mind — reassurance
  • peacock plant — a plant, Calathea makoyana, native to Brazil, having leaves that are spotted on the upper surface and purple on the lower surface.
  • pearl molding — a molding having the form of a row of pearls.
  • pedantocratic — of or relating to pedantocracy
  • pedicellation — having a pedicel or pedicels.
  • pedro santana — Pedro [pey-droh;; Spanish pe-th raw] /ˈpeɪ droʊ;; Spanish ˈpɛ ðrɔ/ (Show IPA), 1801–64, Dominican revolutionary and political leader: president 1844–48, 1853–56, 1858–61.
  • pelletization — the act of forming or shaping into pellets
  • peloponnesian — a peninsula forming the S part of Greece: seat of the early Mycenaean civilization and the powerful city-states of Argos, Sparta, etc. 8356 sq. mi. (21,640 sq. km).
  • penalty point — an endorsement on a driving licence due to a motoring offence
  • pencil crayon — coloured pencil
  • peneplanation — an area reduced almost to a plain by erosion.
  • penobscot bay — an inlet of the Atlantic in S Maine. 30 miles (48 km) long.
  • pensacola bay — an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico, in NW Florida. About 30 miles (48 km) long.
  • pentadelphous — (of a plant) having its stamens arranged in five groups; (of stamens) being arranged in five groups
  • pentastichous — (of plant leaves) arranged in five vertical rows
  • pentatonicism — the use of a five-tone scale.
  • pentobarbital — a barbiturate, C 1 1 H 1 7 N 2 O 3 , used as a hypnotic and as a sedative.
  • peptidoglycan — a polymer, consisting of polysaccharide and peptide chains, responsible for the structure of the cell wall of bacteria
  • peptonization — to subject (food) to an artificial, partial digestion by pepsin or pancreatic extract in order to aid digestion.
  • perambulation — to walk through, about, or over; travel through; traverse.
  • perchlorinate — to combine with the maximum proportion of chlorine.
  • perditionable — deserving perdition or damnation
  • peregrination — travel from one place to another, especially on foot.
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