13-letter words containing c, r, o, p, t
- 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.
- petrocurrency — money, paid in dollars, earned by a country for the exporting of petroleum
- petrophysical — relating to the analysis of the constitution and characteristics of rocks
- petty officer — navy: non-commissioned officer
- 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.
- philanthropic — of, pertaining to, engaged in, or characterized by philanthropy; benevolent: a philanthropic foundation.
- phonoreceptor — a receptor stimulated by sound waves.
- photoallergic — photosensitive.
- photochromism — the reversible transformation of something's colour due to exposure to electromagnetic radiation such as sunlight
- photocomposer — a machine for setting type photographically.
- photodetector — photosensor.
- photoelectric — pertaining to the electronic or other electric effects produced by light.
- photoelectron — an electron emitted from a system by the photoelectric effect.
- photoreaction — a chemical reaction that involves or requires light.
- photoreceptor — a receptor stimulated by light.
- photorecorder — a device for making photographic records.
- phreatophytic — of, possessing the properties of, or relating to a phreatophyte
- 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
- picturization — to represent in a picture, especially in a motion picture; make a picture of.
- piezoelectric — electricity, or electric polarity, produced by the piezoelectric effect.
- pilot officer — A pilot officer is an officer of low rank in the British Royal Air Force.
- platonic year — a period of about 26,000 years, equal to the time required for a complete revolution of the equinoxes.
- plectopterous — of or relating to the order Plectoptera, containing mayflies
- plymouth rock — a rock at Plymouth, Massachusetts, on which the Pilgrims who sailed on the Mayflower are said to have stepped ashore when they landed in America in 1620.
- pneumogastric — of or relating to the lungs and stomach.
- pocket gopher — any of numerous burrowing rodents of the family Geomyidae, of western and southern North America and Central America, having large, external, fur-lined cheek pouches.
- pocket-square — a handkerchief, often colored or figured, worn in the breast pocket of a suit or blazer as a fashion accessory.
- pococurantism — a careless or indifferent person.
- pococurantist — a person who demonstrates a tendency toward indifference
- pointe claire — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada, near Montreal, on the St. Lawrence.
- police escort — a police officer or vehicle which accompanies a prisoner
- polyarticular — pertaining to or affecting many joints.
- polycarbonate — a synthetic thermoplastic resin, a linear polymer of carbonic acid, used for molded products, films, and nonbreakable windows.
- polychromatic — having or exhibiting a variety of colors.
- polycistronic — of or relating to the transcription of two or more adjacent cistrons into a single messenger RNA molecule.
- pontchartrain — Lake, a shallow extension of the Gulf of Mexico in SE Louisiana, N of New Orleans. 41 miles (66 km) long; 25 miles (40 km) wide.
- pontificators — the office or term of office of a pontiff.
- pornification — the perceived pervasion of society in general or an aspect of it by the imagery, language, and attitudes associated with pornography
- port colborne — a city in SE Ontario, in S Canada.
- port harcourt — a seaport in S Nigeria.
- porte-cochere — a covered carriage entrance leading into a courtyard.
- 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.