13-letter words containing i, m, p, a, r
- parasitoidism — the feeding by certain insect larvae on host tissues such that the host remains alive until larval development is complete and then usually dies.
- parasymbiosis — the symbiotic relationship that occurs between certain species of fungi and lichens (which are themselves symbiotic associations between a fungus and an alga)
- paris commune — commune3 (def 8).
- parking meter — a mechanical device for registering and collecting payment for the length of time that a vehicle occupies a parking space, consisting typically of a timer, actuated by a coin that a driver deposits upon parking, set in a headpiece mounted on a pole.
- parliamentary — of or relating to a parliament or any of its members.
- parliamenting — parliamentary debating
- parma heights — a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland.
- particle beam — Physics. a concentrated stream of particles, as electrons, neutrons, or protons, generated for studying particle interactions, nuclear structure, crystal structure, etc.
- particularism — exclusive attention or devotion to one's own particular interests, party, etc.
- partitionment — the act or fact of being partitioned
- party machine — the internal organization of a political party, which decides its policies and directs its activities
- passementerie — trimming of braid, cord, bead, etc., in any of various forms.
- past mistress — a woman who is thoroughly experienced or exceptionally skilled in a profession, art, etc.
- paterfamilias — the male head of a household or family, usually the father.
- pathomorphism — abnormal morphology.
- patternmaking — a person who makes patterns, as for clothing or metal castings.
- pearl molding — a molding having the form of a row of pearls.
- pedestrianism — the exercise or practice of walking.
- penthemimeral — (of a caesura) occurring after the first penthemimer of a poetic line, i.e. in the middle of the third foot
- pepper family — the plant family Piperaceae, characterized by tropical woody vines and herbaceous plants having simple leaves, dense spikes of very small flowers, and fleshy, berrylike fruit, and including peperomia and peppers of the genus Piper.
- perambulation — to walk through, about, or over; travel through; traverse.
- perilymphatic — the fluid between the bony and membranous labyrinths of the ear.
- perimenopause — the period leading up to the menopause during which some of the symptoms associated with menopause may be experienced
- peripheralism — the explanation of psychological events emphasizing peripheral human functions, as those of skeletal muscles or the sex organs, rather than cognition or other processes of the central nervous system.
- persian melon — a round variety of muskmelon having a green, reticulate, unribbed rind and orange flesh.
- petrochemical — a chemical substance obtained from petroleum or natural gas, as gasoline, kerosene, or petrolatum.
- phalansterism — a model of society in which members of a community live in the same space and share common belongings
- pharmaceutics — a pharmaceutical preparation or product.
- pharmacologic — the science dealing with the preparation, uses, and especially the effects of drugs.
- pharmacopoeia — a book published usually under the jurisdiction of the government and containing a list of drugs, their formulas, methods for making medicinal preparations, requirements and tests for their strength and purity, and other related information.
- phase diagram — a graph, usually using temperature, pressure, and composition as coordinates, indicating the regions of stability of the various phases of a system.
- phenmetrazine — a compound, C 1 1 H 1 5 NO, used chiefly to control the appetite in the treatment of obesity.
- phrygian mode — an authentic church mode represented on the white keys of a keyboard instrument by an ascending scale from E to E.
- physharmonica — a keyboard musical instrument fitted with free reeds, and which is an early form of harmonium
- pickup camper — camper (def 3).
- picramic acid — a red, crystalline substance, C 6 H 5 N 3 O 5 , soluble in alcohol, used chiefly in the manufacture of azo dyes.
- picture frame — mount for a picture
- piers plowman — (The Vision Concerning Piers Plowman) an alliterative poem written in three versions (1360–99), ascribed to William Langland.
- pilaster mass — an engaged pier, usually plain, used as a buttress.
- piroplasmosis — babesiosis.
- pivot grammar — a loose grammar said to govern two-word utterances by children
- placer mining — mining of placer deposits by washing, dredging, or other hydraulic methods
- plagiotropism — plagiotropic tendency or growth.
- plasmodiocarp — a fruiting body of certain myxomycetes.
- platiniridium — a natural alloy composed chiefly of platinum and iridium.
- play for time — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- plimsoll mark — load-line mark.
- pneumogastric — of or relating to the lungs and stomach.
- pococurantism — a careless or indifferent person.
- poker machine — a fruit machine