13-letter words containing c, o, n, t, r, e
- pedantocratic — of or relating to pedantocracy
- perchlorinate — to combine with the maximum proportion of chlorine.
- percussionist — a musician who plays percussion instruments.
- perfectionate — to perfect; to make perfect
- 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.
- perfunctorily — performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial: perfunctory courtesy.
- 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.
- petrocurrency — money, paid in dollars, earned by a country for the exporting of petroleum
- 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.
- phonoreceptor — a receptor stimulated by sound waves.
- photoelectron — an electron emitted from a system by the photoelectric effect.
- photoreaction — a chemical reaction that involves or requires light.
- phycoerythrin — a red protein pigment occurring in red algae.
- piano teacher — tutor of piano-playing
- pictorialness — the state of being pictorial
- picture phone — a mobile phone that can take, send, and receive photographs
- 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.
- 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.
- port colborne — a city in SE Ontario, in S Canada.
- post-consumer — noting or pertaining to a product after it has been used and recycled: a chair made of postconsumer plastic.
- postembryonic — occurring after the embryonic phase.
- postemergence — occurring or applied after emergence of a plant from the soil and before full growth: postemergence frost.
- postemergency — of, relating to, or occurring in the period after an emergency
- postrecession — occurring or existing in the period after a recession
- postsecondary — of or relating to education beyond high school: She completed her postsecondary education at a two-year college.
- pre-cognizant — having cognizance; aware (usually followed by of): He was cognizant of the difficulty.
- pre-contrived — to plan with ingenuity; devise; invent: The author contrived a clever plot.
- pre-direction — the act or an instance of directing.
- 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-encounter — to come upon or meet with, especially unexpectedly: to encounter a new situation.
- preadolescent — of or relating to preadolescence or a preadolescent.
- precautionary — of, relating to, or characterized by precaution: precautionary measures.
- precipitation — the act of precipitating; state of being precipitated.
- precombustion — of or relating to the period immediately before combustion
- precommitment — the act of committing.
- preconception — a conception or opinion formed beforehand.
- preconvention — taking place immediately prior to a convention
- preconviction — a conviction or assurance formed beforehand; a preconceived conviction
- prediagnostic — of, relating to, or used in diagnosis.
- preexcitation — the act of exciting.
- 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.