13-letter words containing c, n, s, t, i
- 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.
- 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.
- pelican state — Louisiana (used as a nickname).
- pencil stripe — a stripe of varying widths, especially a dark stripe on a light ground.
- pentastichous — (of plant leaves) arranged in five vertical rows
- pentasyllabic — a word or line of verse of five syllables.
- pentatonicism — the use of a five-tone scale.
- 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
- 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
- phonocamptics — the branch of acoustics dealing with echoes
- photodynamics — the science dealing with light and its effects on living organisms.
- phytocoenosis — the plants of a given area considered as a whole.
- pianistically — in a manner or way that is pianistic
- picnic basket — woven container for carrying food outdoors
- pictorialness — the state of being pictorial
- place setting — the group of dishes, silverware, glasses, etc., set at the place of each person at a meal.
- place-setting — the group of dishes, silverware, glasses, etc., set at the place of each person at a meal.
- plain-clothes — Plain-clothes police officers wear ordinary clothes instead of a police uniform.
- plastic money — credit cards, used instead of cash
- platinum disc — (in Britain) an album certified to have sold 300 000 copies or a single certified to have sold 600 000 copies
- pneumogastric — of or relating to the lungs and stomach.
- pococurantism — a careless or indifferent person.
- pococurantist — a person who demonstrates a tendency toward indifference
- point success — a peak in W central Washington, to the S of Mount Rainier, in the Cascade Range.14,158 feet (4318 meters).
- pointillistic — pertaining to or characteristic of pointillism or pointillists.
- polycistronic — of or relating to the transcription of two or more adjacent cistrons into a single messenger RNA molecule.
- polysynthetic — (of a language) characterized by a prevalence of relatively long words containing a large number of affixes to express syntactic relationships and meanings. Many American Indian languages are polysynthetic. Compare analytic (def 3), synthetic (def 3).
- pontificators — the office or term of office of a pontiff.
- post-actinide — transactinide
- post-cambrian — Geology. noting or pertaining to a period of the Paleozoic Era, occurring from 570 million to 500 million years ago, when algae and marine invertebrates were the predominant form of life.
- post-colonial — of or relating to the period following a state of colonialism.
- postcanonical — written at a later date than the books belonging to a canon, especially the Bible.
- postcommunion — the part of a communion service that follows after the congregation has received communion.
- postconciliar — occurring or continuing after the Vatican ecumenical council of 1962–65.
- postcranially — affecting the postcranium
- postembryonic — occurring after the embryonic phase.
- postinfection — of, relating to or occurring in the period after infection
- postinjection — the act of injecting.
- 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