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

  • proparoxytone — having an accent or heavy stress on the antepenultimate syllable.
  • proportionate — proportioned; being in due proportion; proportional.
  • propositional — the act of offering or suggesting something to be considered, accepted, adopted, or done.
  • pros and cons — The pros and cons of something are its advantages and disadvantages, which you consider carefully so that you can make a sensible decision.
  • prosopagnosia — an inability to recognize faces
  • prostaglandin — Biochemistry. any of a class of unsaturated fatty acids that are involved in the contraction of smooth muscle, the control of inflammation and body temperature, and many other physiological functions.
  • prosthodontia — the branch of dentistry that deals with the restoration and maintenance of oral function by the replacement of missing teeth and other oral structures by artificial devices.
  • protanomalous — of, relating to, or affected by protanomaly
  • 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.
  • protestantism — the religion of Protestants.
  • protestantize — to convert or cause to conform to Protestantism.
  • protoactinium — protactinium.
  • protolanguage — the reconstructed or postulated parent form of a language or a group of related languages.
  • protonotariat — the prelates of the Roman Curia
  • prove a point — If you prove a point, you show other people that you know something or can do something, although your action may have no other purpose.
  • provincialise — to make provincial in character.
  • provincialism — narrowness of mind, ignorance, or the like, considered as resulting from lack of exposure to cultural or intellectual activity.
  • provincialist — a native or inhabitant of a province.
  • provinciality — provincial character.
  • provincialize — to make provincial in character.
  • provisionally — providing or serving for the time being only; existing only until permanently or properly replaced; temporary: a provisional government.
  • provocational — the act of provoking.
  • psilanthropic — relating to psilanthropism
  • psychoanalyse — to investigate or treat by psychoanalysis.
  • psychoanalyst — a person trained to practice psychoanalysis.
  • psychoanalyze — to investigate or treat by psychoanalysis.
  • psychodynamic — Psychology. any clinical approach to personality, as Freud's, that sees personality as the result of a dynamic interplay of conscious and unconscious factors.
  • public domain — the status of a literary work or an invention whose copyright or patent has expired or that never had such protection.
  • pucciniaceous — (of a fungus) belonging to the genus Puccinia
  • 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.
  • pusillanimous — lacking courage or resolution; cowardly; faint-hearted; timid.
  • 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.
  • pyrotechnical — of or relating to pyrotechnics.
  • quadraphonics — high-fidelity sound reproduction involving signals transmitted through four different channels.
  • quadriphonics — quadraphony.
  • 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″.
  • quarter pound — a unit of weight equal to a quarter of a pound or 4 ounces avoirdupois
  • 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
  • racing pigeon — a pigeon bred and trained for the sport of pigeon racing
  • random sample — a statistical sample that is devised to avoid interference so that its distribution is affected only by, and so can be held to represent, that of the whole population
  • rapprochement — an establishment or reestablishment of harmonious relations: a rapprochement reached between warring factions.
  • ration coupon — a coupon that can be exchanged for a certain quantity of rationed goods
  • re-absorption — resorption (def 2).
  • reading group — a group of people who meet regularly to discuss a book that they have all read
  • reapplication — an act or the process of reapplying a substance
  • reappointment — a fixed mutual agreement for a meeting; engagement: We made an appointment to meet again.
  • reciprocating — to give, feel, etc., in return.
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