13-letter words containing i, m, p, o, r
- potomac river — a river flowing SE from the Allegheny Mountains in West Virginia, along the boundary between Maryland and Virginia to the Chesapeake Bay. 287 miles (460 km) long.
- powdered milk — dry milk.
- praetorianism — the control of a society by force or fraud, especially when exercised through titular officials and by a powerful minority.
- pre-columbian — of or relating to the Americas before the arrival of Columbus: pre-Columbian art; pre-Columbian Indians.
- pre-committed — to give in trust or charge; consign.
- pre-mentioned — to refer briefly to; name, specify, or speak of: Don't forget to mention her contribution to the project.
- pre-migration — the process or act of migrating.
- preadmonition — a forewarning, premonition; the act of admonishing in advance
- prebasic molt — the molt by which most birds replace all of their feathers, usually occurring annually after the breeding season.
- precombustion — of or relating to the period immediately before combustion
- precommitment — the act of committing.
- predominantly — having ascendancy, power, authority, or influence over others; preeminent.
- predominately — to be the stronger or leading element or force.
- predominating — to be the stronger or leading element or force.
- premedication — any drugs administered to sedate and otherwise prepare a patient for general anaesthesia
- premeditation — an act or instance of premeditating.
- premium bonds — (in Britain) bonds issued by the Treasury since 1956 for purchase by the public. No interest is paid but there is a monthly draw for cash prizes of various sums
- premonishment — a forewarning
- premonitorily — in a premonitory manner
- prenomination — the act of naming in advance of a formal nomination
- presubmission — an act or instance of submitting.
- pretermission — to let pass without notice; disregard.
- primary color — Art. a color, as red, yellow, or blue, that in mixture yields other colors. Compare complementary color (def 1), secondary color, tertiary color.
- primary group — a group of individuals living in close, intimate, and personal relationship.
- primary tooth — one of the temporary teeth of a mammal that are replaced by the permanent teeth.
- primatologist — the branch of zoology dealing with the primates.
- primogenitrix — a primogenitor who is female
- primogeniture — the state or fact of being the firstborn of children of the same parents.
- primordiality — constituting a beginning; giving origin to something derived or developed; original; elementary: primordial forms of life.
- primrose path — a way of life devoted to irresponsible hedonism, often of a sensual nature: The evangelist exhorted us to avoid the primrose path and stick to the straight and narrow.
- primum mobile — (in Ptolemaic astronomy) the outermost of the 10 concentric spheres of the universe, making a complete revolution every 24 hours and causing all the others to do likewise.
- priority mail — (in the U.S. Postal Service) mail consisting of merchandise weighing more than 12 ounces sent at first-class rates.
- prism diopter — a unit of prismatic deviation, in which the number one represents a prism that deflects a beam of light a distance of one centimeter on a plane placed normal to the initial direction of the beam and one meter away from the prism.
- prison inmate — a person who is confined in a prison
- pro-communist — (initial capital letter) a member of the Communist Party or movement.
- problematical — of the nature of a problem; doubtful; uncertain; questionable.
- profit margin — the percentage that profit constitutes of total sales.
- profit motive — the desire for profit that motivates one to engage in business ventures.
- profit-making — A profit-making business or organization makes a profit.
- progametangia — Mycology. the hyphal tip of certain fungi that produces the gametangium and subsequent gamete.
- program music — music intended to convey an impression of a definite series of images, scenes, or events.
- progressivism — the principles and practices of progressives.
- promiscuously — characterized by or involving indiscriminate mingling or association, especially having sexual relations with a number of partners on a casual basis.
- promised land — Heaven.
- promonarchist — the principles of monarchy.
- promotability — to help or encourage to exist or flourish; further: to promote world peace.
- pronominalize — to replace (a noun or noun phrase) with a pronoun.
- proper motion — Astronomy. the angular motion of a star relative to a suitably defined frame of reference, expressed in seconds of arc per year.
- protectionism — Economics. the theory, practice, or system of fostering or developing domestic industries by protecting them from foreign competition through duties or quotas imposed on importations.
- protestantism — the religion of Protestants.