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13-letter words containing c, a, t, e, r, o

  • parti-colored — having different colors in different areas or patches; variegated: a parti-colored dress.
  • particleboard — a boardlike building material made by compressing sawdust or wood particles with a resin binder
  • party-colored — having different colors in different areas or patches; variegated: a parti-colored dress.
  • pastoral care — help with personal needs and problems given by a teacher
  • pearl tapioca — a food substance prepared from cassava in granular, flake, pellet (pearl tapioca) or flour form, used in puddings, as a thickener, etc.
  • pedantocratic — of or relating to pedantocracy
  • perchlorinate — to combine with the maximum proportion of chlorine.
  • perfectionate — to perfect; to make perfect
  • periodic rate — The periodic rate is the interest rate charged for each period, such as monthly or quarterly.
  • periodicalist — a writer of articles for periodicals
  • perissodactyl — having an uneven number of toes or digits on each foot.
  • perscrutation — a very careful exploration or inspection
  • personalistic — Also called personal idealism. a modern philosophical movement locating ultimate value and reality in persons, human or divine.
  • petrification — the act or process of petrifying; the state of being petrified.
  • petrochemical — a chemical substance obtained from petroleum or natural gas, as gasoline, kerosene, or petrolatum.
  • petrophysical — relating to the analysis of the constitution and characteristics of rocks
  • phallocentric — a doctrine or belief centered on the phallus, especially a belief in the superiority of the male sex.
  • pharyngectomy — excision of part or all of the pharynx.
  • photoallergic — photosensitive.
  • photoreaction — a chemical reaction that involves or requires light.
  • phreatophytic — of, possessing the properties of, or relating to a phreatophyte
  • piano teacher — tutor of piano-playing
  • pictorialness — the state of being pictorial
  • platonic year — a period of about 26,000 years, equal to the time required for a complete revolution of the equinoxes.
  • pneumogastric — of or relating to the lungs and stomach.
  • pocket-square — a handkerchief, often colored or figured, worn in the breast pocket of a suit or blazer as a fashion accessory.
  • pointe claire — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada, near Montreal, on the St. Lawrence.
  • polycarbonate — a synthetic thermoplastic resin, a linear polymer of carbonic acid, used for molded products, films, and nonbreakable windows.
  • postsecondary — of or relating to education beyond high school: She completed her postsecondary education at a two-year college.
  • potomac fever — the determination or fervor to share in the power and prestige of the U.S. government in Washington, D.C., especially by being appointed or elected to a government position.
  • potomac river — a river flowing SE from the Allegheny Mountains in West Virginia, along the boundary between Maryland and Virginia to the Chesapeake Bay. 287 miles (460 km) long.
  • potter's clay — a clay, suitably plastic and free of iron and other impurities, for use by potters.
  • praecipitatio — Meteorology. precipitation from a cloud that reaches the surface of the earth (distinguished from virga).
  • pre-cognizant — having cognizance; aware (usually followed by of): He was cognizant of the difficulty.
  • 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.
  • pre-political — of, relating to, or concerned with politics: political writers.
  • preadolescent — of or relating to preadolescence or a preadolescent.
  • prebasic molt — the molt by which most birds replace all of their feathers, usually occurring annually after the breeding season.
  • precautionary — of, relating to, or characterized by precaution: precautionary measures.
  • precipitation — the act of precipitating; state of being precipitated.
  • precopulatory — carried out or occurring prior to copulation
  • prediagnostic — of, relating to, or used in diagnosis.
  • preexcitation — the act of exciting.
  • prefabricator — someone who or an organization that prefabricates
  • prefunctional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
  • prejudication — the act of judging beforehand
  • premedication — any drugs administered to sedate and otherwise prepare a patient for general anaesthesia
  • preoccupation — the state of being preoccupied.
  • presto chango — change at once (usually used imperatively, as in a magician's command).
  • prevarication — the act of prevaricating, or lying: Seeing the expression on his mother's face, Nathan realized this was no time for prevarication.
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