13-letter words containing c, i, r, e, n, s
- oversecretion — (in a cell or gland) the act or process of separating, elaborating, and releasing a substance that fulfills some function within the organism or undergoes excretion.
- 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.
- paring chisel — a woodworking chisel moved by steady hand pressure to make long, light cuts.
- paris commune — commune3 (def 8).
- 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.
- pencil pusher — a person, as a clerk or bookkeeper, whose work involves a considerable amount of writing, record-keeping, etc.
- pencil stripe — a stripe of varying widths, especially a dark stripe on a light ground.
- pencil-pusher — a person, as a clerk or bookkeeper, whose work involves a considerable amount of writing, record-keeping, etc.
- percussionist — a musician who plays percussion instruments.
- perfectionism — any of various doctrines holding that religious, moral, social, or political perfection is attainable.
- perfectionist — a person who adheres to or believes in perfectionism.
- perscrutation — a very careful exploration or inspection
- persian lilac — an Asian lilac, Syringa persica, having pale reddish-purple flowers.
- 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
- pictorialness — the state of being pictorial
- pluripresence — presence in more than one place at the same time
- pneumogastric — of or relating to the lungs and stomach.
- porcelaineous — like porcelain
- porcupinefish — any of several fishes of the family Diodontidae, especially Diodon hystrix, of tropical seas, capable of inflating the body with water or air until it resembles a globe, with erection of the long spines covering the skin.
- postembryonic — occurring after the embryonic phase.
- postrecession — occurring or existing in the period after a recession
- practicalness — of or relating to practice or action: practical mathematics.
- pre-christian — of, relating to, or belonging to a time or period before the Christian Era.
- pre-existence — to exist beforehand.
- preanesthetic — a substance that produces a preliminary or light anesthesia.
- preantiseptic — (especially of surgery) noting that period of time before the adoption of the principles of antisepsis (about 1867).
- precombustion — of or relating to the period immediately before combustion
- prediagnostic — of, relating to, or used in diagnosis.
- prediscussion — an act or instance of discussing; consideration or examination by argument, comment, etc., especially to explore solutions; informal debate.
- presanctified — (of the Eucharistic elements) consecrated at a previous Mass.
- prescientific — of or relating to science or the sciences: scientific studies.
- prescreenings — the act or work of a person who screens, as in ascertaining the character and competence of applicants, employees, etc.
- press cutting — an article or picture from a newspaper about someone or something
- press section — a section or part of an area, as at the scene of a public event, reserved for reporters.
- prick-teasing — the behaviour of a prick-tease
- prince's pine — pipsissewa
- prince's-pine — pipsissewa.
- princess post — (in a queen truss) one of two vertical suspension members supplementing the queen posts nearer to the ends of the span.
- principalness — the quality or position of being principal
- proactiveness — serving to prepare for, intervene in, or control an expected occurrence or situation, especially a negative or difficult one; anticipatory: proactive measures against crime.
- processionary — of, relating to, or moving in a procession
- procrastinate — to defer action; delay: to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost.
- progestogenic — relating to progestogen
- prognosticate — to forecast or predict (something future) from present indications or signs; prophesy.
- projectionist — an operator of a motion-picture or slide projector.
- protectionism — Economics. the theory, practice, or system of fostering or developing domestic industries by protecting them from foreign competition through duties or quotas imposed on importations.
- protectionist — Economics. the theory, practice, or system of fostering or developing domestic industries by protecting them from foreign competition through duties or quotas imposed on importations.
- 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.