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13-letter words containing e, n, d, o, p

  • nucleocapsids — Plural form of nucleocapsid.
  • old pretender — a member of the royal family that ruled in Scotland from 1371 to 1714 and in England from 1603 to 1714.
  • old provencal — the Provençal language as found in documents from the 11th to the 16th centuries. Abbreviation: OPr.
  • ombudspersons — Plural form of ombudsperson.
  • open adoption — an arrangement in which contact is maintained or allowed between a child's adoptive and biological parents.
  • open and shut — immediately obvious upon consideration; easily decided: an open-and-shut case of murder.
  • open diapason — a full, rich outpouring of melodious sound.
  • open sandwich — a sandwich served on only one slice of bread, without a covering slice.
  • open-and-shut — immediately obvious upon consideration; easily decided: an open-and-shut case of murder.
  • open-standard — (of computer programs, codes, etc) freely available to all users
  • open-timbered — constructed so that the timbers are exposed.
  • openendedness — not having fixed limits; unrestricted; broad: an open-ended discussion.
  • openheartedly — Alt form open-heartedly.
  • openmouthedly — in a manner filled with amazement and wonder
  • opinionatedly — In an opinionated manner.
  • opsonic index — the ratio of the number of bacteria destroyed by phagocytes in the blood of a test patient to the number destroyed in the blood of a normal individual
  • overdependent — relying on someone or something else for aid, support, etc.
  • overland park — a town in E Kansas, near Kansas City.
  • overpedalling — the overuse of the piano's pedals
  • painted horse — paint (def 6).
  • painted woman — a prostitute; slut.
  • pandora shell — any marine bivalve of the genus Pandora, having a scimitar-shaped shell with a pronounced ridge along the hinge.
  • panradiometer — an instrument used for measuring radiant heat independently of wavelength
  • parade ground — A parade ground is an area of ground where soldiers practise marching and have parades.
  • patent holder — a person or company that holds a patent
  • peace of mind — reassurance
  • pearl molding — a molding having the form of a row of pearls.
  • pecking order — Animal Behavior. a dominance hierarchy, seen especially in domestic poultry, that is maintained by one bird pecking another of lower status.
  • pedantocratic — of or relating to pedantocracy
  • pedicellation — having a pedicel or pedicels.
  • pedro santana — Pedro [pey-droh;; Spanish pe-th raw] /ˈpeɪ droʊ;; Spanish ˈpɛ ðrɔ/ (Show IPA), 1801–64, Dominican revolutionary and political leader: president 1844–48, 1853–56, 1858–61.
  • pentadelphous — (of a plant) having its stamens arranged in five groups; (of stamens) being arranged in five groups
  • peptidoglycan — a polymer, consisting of polysaccharide and peptide chains, responsible for the structure of the cell wall of bacteria
  • perditionable — deserving perdition or damnation
  • perichondrium — the membrane of fibrous connective tissue covering the surface of cartilages except at the joints.
  • periodization — an act or instance of dividing a subject into historical eras for purposes of analysis and study.
  • periodontally — with respect to periodontal tissue
  • periodontitis — inflammation of the periodontium caused by bacteria that infect the roots of teeth and the surrounding gum crevices, producing bleeding, pus formation, and gradual loss of bone and the tissues that support the teeth. Compare pyorrhea (def 2).
  • periodontosis — rapidly advancing juvenile periodontitis.
  • perpend stone — a large stone that passes through a wall from one side to the other
  • petrol-driven — (of a car, engine, etc) powered by petrol
  • phase encoded — (storage)   (PE) A recording method used for 1600 BPI magnetic tapes. Compare NRZI, GCR.
  • phonendoscope — an instrument that amplifies small sounds, esp within the human body
  • phony disease — a disease of peaches, characterized by dwarfing, dark-green leaves, premature leafing and flowering, and the production of reduced numbers of small fruit, caused by a virus, Nanus mirabilis.
  • phrygian mode — an authentic church mode represented on the white keys of a keyboard instrument by an ascending scale from E to E.
  • pico de aneto — Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
  • pinar del rio — a city in W Cuba.
  • plenitudinous — characterized or marked by plenitude.
  • point de gaze — a needlepoint lace in which delicate floral designs are sewn onto a net ground.
  • pointy-headed — stupid; idiotic.
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