13-letter words containing c, a, p, n
- packing house — A packing house is a company that processes and packs food, especially meat, to be sold.
- packing plant — an establishment for processing and packing foods, especially meat, to be sold at wholesale.
- paediatrician — A paediatrician is a doctor who specializes in treating sick children.
- palaeocurrent — an ancient current, esp of water, evidence of which has been preserved in sedimentary rocks as fossilized ripple marks, etc
- paleomagnetic — Geology. magnetic polarization acquired by the minerals in a rock at the time the rock was deposited or solidified.
- palmification — the fertilization of date palms artificially
- pamlico sound — a sound between the North Carolina mainland and coastal islands.
- pancreatotomy — incision of the pancreas.
- pandiculation — the act of stretching oneself.
- panharmonicon — a mechanical instrument that imitates orchestral sounds
- panic selling — widespread selling of a security or investment, causing sharp price declines. Usually caused by an unexpected event seen to devalue the security.
- panleucopenia — a viral disease of cats marked by a deficiency of white blood cells
- pantisocratic — relating to pantisocracy
- paper advance — the feeding of paper through a printer
- para-centesis — puncture of the wall of a cavity to drain off fluid.
- parasynthetic — the formation of a word by the addition of a derivational suffix to a phrase or compound, as of greathearted, which is great heart plus -ed.
- parcel tanker — a tanker designed to carry an assortment of liquids, as chemicals, or different grades of a liquid, as petroleum, at one time.
- parencephalon — a cerebral hemisphere
- parenthetical — of, pertaining to, noting, or of the nature of a parenthesis: several unnecessary parenthetic remarks.
- paring chisel — a woodworking chisel moved by steady hand pressure to make long, light cuts.
- paris commune — commune3 (def 8).
- parking place — an reserved area or a space in a street where a car may be parked
- parry channel — a water channel in N Canada running between Baffin Bay on the E and the Arctic Ocean on the W: separates the Queen Elizabeth Islands (N) from the rest of the Arctic Archipelago.
- part exchange — If you give an old item in part exchange for something you are buying, the seller accepts the old item as part of the payment, so you do not have to give them as much money.
- parthenocarpy — the production of fruit without fertilization of an egg in the ovary.
- participantly — in a participant manner
- participating — to take or have a part or share, as with others; partake; share (usually followed by in): to participate in profits; to participate in a play.
- participation — an act or instance of participating.
- party machine — the internal organization of a political party, which decides its policies and directs its activities
- passchendaele — a village in NW Belgium, in West Flanders province: the scene of heavy fighting during the third battle of Ypres in World War I during which 245 000 British troops were lost
- passenger car — carriage of a train
- passing place — a wider place on a narrow road where vehicles can pass
- passion cross — Latin cross.
- patch pumpkin — pumpkin
- 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.
- paternalistic — the system, principle, or practice of managing or governing individuals, businesses, nations, etc., in the manner of a father dealing benevolently and often intrusively with his children: The employees objected to the paternalism of the old president.
- pathogenicity — the disease-producing capacity of a pathogen.
- pathognomonic — Medicine/Medical. characteristic or diagnostic of a specific disease: a pathognomonic sign of pneumonia.
- pavement café — part of a café which is outdoors or on the pavement or sidewalk
- peace of mind — reassurance
- peace-keeping — the maintenance of international peace and security by the deployment of military forces in a particular area: the United Nations' efforts toward peacekeeping.
- peacelessness — the state of being without peace; discord
- 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 essence — a lustrous, silvery-white substance obtained from the scales of certain fishes or derived synthetically, as from mercuric chloride: used chiefly in the manufacture of simulated pearls and as a pigment in lacquer (pearl lacquer)
- pedantocratic — of or relating to pedantocracy
- pedicellation — having a pedicel or pedicels.
- pelican state — Louisiana (used as a nickname).
- pencil crayon — coloured pencil
- penicillamine — a chelating agent, C 5 H 1 1 NO 2 S, produced by the degradation of penicillin, used in the treatment of severe rheumatoid arthritis and in heavy metal poisoning.
- penicillinase — any of a group of enzymes used to treat allergic reactions to penicillin