13-letter words containing l, a, d, n
- payday lender — a person or group that offers short-term loans, in advance of payday, at high rates of interest
- pearl molding — a molding having the form of a row of pearls.
- pearl-handled — having a handle made of pearl or mother-of-pearl
- pebble garden — a small ornamental garden mainly composed of an arrangement of pebbles
- pedicellation — having a pedicel or pedicels.
- pentadactylic — having five digits on each limb
- 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
- periodontally — with respect to periodontal tissue
- perpendicular — vertical; straight up and down; upright.
- phenylic acid — phenol (def 1).
- pick-and-roll — an offensive maneuver in which a player interposes himself or herself between a teammate with the ball and a defender, then cuts quickly toward the basket for a pass from the same teammate.
- pinar del rio — a city in W Cuba.
- plague-ridden — afflicted by the plague or a plague
- plain dealing — direct and honest conduct in one's relations and transactions with others.
- plains indian — a member of any of the North American Indian peoples formerly living in the Great Plains of the US and Canada
- plant breeder — a botanist concerned with the origin and evolution of plants
- plant kingdom — the plants of the world collectively.
- platinic acid — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, H 2 PtO 3 , used chiefly in platinization.
- platiniridium — a natural alloy composed chiefly of platinum and iridium.
- platinum disc — (in Britain) an album certified to have sold 300 000 copies or a single certified to have sold 600 000 copies
- platitudinize — to utter platitudes.
- platitudinous — characterized by or given to platitudes.
- play on words — a pun or the act of punning.
- playing cards — cards used in playing various games, arranged in decks of four suits (spades, hearts, diamonds, and clubs): a standard deck has 52 cards
- playing field — an expanse of level ground, as in a park or stadium, where athletic events are held.
- plough monday — the first Monday after Epiphany, which in N and E England used to be celebrated with a procession of ploughmen drawing a plough from house to house
- plug and play — (sometimes lowercase) a standard for the production of compatible computers, peripherals, and software that facilitates device installation and enables automatic configuration of the system.
- plug and pray — (humour) The Windows 95 equivalent of the Macintosh's plug and play, referring to difficulties encountered when setting up new hardware under Windows 95.
- plug-and-play — Plug-and-play is used to describe computer equipment, for example a printer, that is ready to use immediately when you connect it to a computer.
- podzolization — the process by which the upper layer of a soil becomes acidic through the leaching of bases which are deposited in the lower horizons
- polybutadiene — a rubberlike polymer of butadiene blended with other synthetics to replace natural rubber in tires.
- polydaemonism — the belief in many evil spirits.
- pompon dahlia — a cultivated variety of the dahlia flower, with a small globelike flower head
- ponta delgada — a seaport on SW São Miguel island, in the E Azores.
- post-prandial — after a meal, especially after dinner: postprandial oratory; a postprandial brandy.
- power loading — the act of a person or thing that loads.
- preadolescent — of or relating to preadolescence or a preadolescent.
- predicamental — of or relating to a predicament or situation
- predominantly — having ascendancy, power, authority, or influence over others; preeminent.
- predominately — to be the stronger or leading element or force.
- preindustrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
- premandibular — situated in front of the mandible
- promised land — Heaven.
- prostaglandin — Biochemistry. any of a class of unsaturated fatty acids that are involved in the contraction of smooth muscle, the control of inflammation and body temperature, and many other physiological functions.
- prudentialism — a regard for prudential, rather than moral, considerations
- prudentialist — a person who acts prudentially
- prudentiality — prudential nature or practice
- public domain — the status of a literary work or an invention whose copyright or patent has expired or that never had such protection.