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13-letter words containing b, e, n, p

  • polycarbonate — a synthetic thermoplastic resin, a linear polymer of carbonic acid, used for molded products, films, and nonbreakable windows.
  • polythene bag — a bag made of polythene, esp one used to store or protect food or household articles
  • pomme blanche — breadroot.
  • pompano beach — a city in SE Florida.
  • port colborne — a city in SE Ontario, in S Canada.
  • postdebutante — following the stage of being a debutante
  • postembryonic — occurring after the embryonic phase.
  • postpubescent — a young person in his or her early teens.
  • pre-columbian — of or relating to the Americas before the arrival of Columbus: pre-Columbian art; pre-Columbian Indians.
  • precombustion — of or relating to the period immediately before combustion
  • premandibular — situated in front of the mandible
  • premium bonds — (in Britain) bonds issued by the Treasury since 1956 for purchase by the public. No interest is paid but there is a monthly draw for cash prizes of various sums
  • prepubescence — of or relating to the years immediately preceding puberty, prepubertal.
  • presubmission — an act or instance of submitting.
  • prince albert — Carl (Bert) 1908–2000, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1971–77.
  • private brand — a product marketed under a private label.
  • pronounceable — to enunciate or articulate (sounds, words, sentences, etc.).
  • property bond — a bond issued by a life-assurance company, the premiums for which are invested in a property-owning fund
  • proton number — the number of positive charges or protons in the nucleus of an atom of a given element, and therefore also the number of electrons normally surrounding the nucleus. Symbol: Z. Abbreviation: at. no.;
  • prussian blue — any of a number of blue pigments containing ferrocyanide or ferricyanide complexes
  • punjab states — (formerly) a group of states in NW India, amalgamated in 1956 with Punjab state
  • purple mombin — a tree, Spondias purpurea, of tropical America, having clusters of purple or greenish flowers and yellow or dark red fruit that is edible either raw or cooked.
  • re-absorption — resorption (def 2).
  • replenishable — able to be replenished
  • reprehensible — deserving of reproof, rebuke, or censure; blameworthy.
  • representable — to serve to express, designate, stand for, or denote, as a word, symbol, or the like does; symbolize: In this painting the cat represents evil and the bird, good.
  • republicanism — republican government.
  • republicanize — to make republican.
  • republication — publication anew.
  • seaplane base — a base for seaplanes
  • siphon bottle — a bottle for aerated water, fitted with a bent tube through the neck, the water being forced out, when a valve is opened, by the pressure on its surface of the gas accumulating within the bottle.
  • sky-blue pink — a jocular name for a nonexistent, unknown, or unimportant colour
  • space blanket — a plastic insulating body wrapping coated on one or both sides with aluminium foil which reflects back most of the body heat lost by radiation: carried by climbers, mountaineers, etc, for use in cases of exposure or exhaustion
  • speaking tube — a tube for conveying the voice over a somewhat limited distance, as from one part of a building or ship to another.
  • spelling book — an elementary textbook or manual to teach spelling
  • spelling-book — a person who spells words.
  • sphenoid bone — the large butterfly-shaped compound bone at the base of the skull, containing a protective depression for the pituitary gland
  • spine-bashing — to rest; loaf.
  • spiny lobster — any of several edible crustaceans of the family Palinuridae, differing from the true lobsters in having a spiny shell and lacking the large pincers.
  • spiral nebula — (formerly) a spiral galaxy.
  • splenial bone — a small bone in the lower jaw of some animals, such as reptiles and birds
  • sponge rubber — a light, spongy rubber, usually prepared by bubbling carbon dioxide through or whipping air into latex, used for padding, insulation, gaskets, etc.; foam rubber.
  • spring beauty — any American spring plant belonging to the genus Claytonia, of the purslane family, especially C. virginica, having an elongated cluster of white flowers tinged with pink.
  • spring binder — a loose-leaf binder in which a single, long, clamplike spring, forming the spine, holds the leaves.
  • springboarded — a flexible board, projecting over water, from which divers leap or spring.
  • sub-component — a constituent part; element; ingredient.
  • subappearance — a slight appearance
  • subdepartment — a distinct part of anything arranged in divisions; a division of a complex whole or organized system.
  • subdiscipline — training to act in accordance with rules; drill: military discipline.
  • subemployment — insufficient employment in the labor force of a country, area, or industry, including unemployment and underemployment.
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