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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.
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