13-letter words containing c, e, r, a, t
- party machine — the internal organization of a political party, which decides its policies and directs its activities
- 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
- pastry cutter — a cutter that is used to cut pastry into shapes
- 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.
- pay structure — a collection of pay grades or bands, which set out the different levels of pay for workers in a certain profession, etc
- peak district — a region of N central England, mainly in N Derbyshire at the S end of the Pennines: consists of moors in the north and a central limestone plateau; many caves. Highest point: 727 m (2088 ft)
- 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
- peirastically — in a peirastic manner
- perchlorinate — to combine with the maximum proportion of chlorine.
- perfect stage — a phase in the life cycle of certain fungi in which sexual spores are formed, as the asci in the sexual stage of the ascomycete.
- perfectionate — to perfect; to make perfect
- perilymphatic — the fluid between the bony and membranous labyrinths of the ear.
- 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.
- pet insurance — health insurance for a pet
- petit larceny — petty larceny.
- 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
- petty larceny — law: minor theft
- phallocentric — a doctrine or belief centered on the phallus, especially a belief in the superiority of the male sex.
- pharmaceutics — a pharmaceutical preparation or product.
- 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
- picture frame — mount for a picture
- picture plane — the plane of a painting, drawing, or the like, that is in the extreme foreground of a picture, is coextensive with but not the same as the material surface of the work, is the point of visual contact between the viewer and the picture, and is conceived as a major structural element in the production of abstract or illusionistic forms.
- pitch surface — (in a gear or rack) an imaginary surface forming a plane (pitch plane) a cylinder (pitch cylinder) or a cone or frustrum (pitch cone) that moves tangentially to a similar surface in a meshing gear so that both surfaces travel at the same speed.
- pitcher plant — any of various insectivorous New World bog plants of the genera Sarracenia, Darlingtonia, and Heliamphora, having tubular or trumpet-shaped leaves containing a liquid in which insects are trapped.
- planet-struck — affected adversely by the supposed influence of a planet.
- 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.
- practicalness — of or relating to practice or action: practical mathematics.
- practice exam — an informal examination taken as a preparation for an actual or formal examination
- practice game — any informal game (of sports, chess, etc) played as preparation for a real game