13-letter words containing m, e, i, o, n
- overland mail — a government mail service, started in 1848, for sending mail from the Mississippi to the Far West.
- oxyhemoglobin — the oxygen-carrying pigment of red blood cells that gives them their red color and serves to convey oxygen to the tissues: occurs in reduced form (deoxyhemoglobin) in venous blood and in combination with oxygen (oxyhemoglobin) in arterial blood. Symbol: Hb.
- oxymetazoline — a sympathomimetic drug, C 1 6 H 2 4 N 2 O, used as a topical, long-lasting nasal decongestant.
- painted woman — a prostitute; slut.
- paleomagnetic — Geology. magnetic polarization acquired by the minerals in a rock at the time the rock was deposited or solidified.
- pan-teutonism — Pan-Germanism.
- panradiometer — an instrument used for measuring radiant heat independently of wavelength
- paralipomenon — Chronicles.
- paris commune — commune3 (def 8).
- partitionment — the act or fact of being partitioned
- peace of mind — reassurance
- pearl molding — a molding having the form of a row of pearls.
- penicilliform — in the shape of a pencil or paintbrush
- pentatonicism — the use of a five-tone scale.
- perambulation — to walk through, about, or over; travel through; traverse.
- perfectionism — any of various doctrines holding that religious, moral, social, or political perfection is attainable.
- perichondrium — the membrane of fibrous connective tissue covering the surface of cartilages except at the joints.
- perimenopause — the period leading up to the menopause during which some of the symptoms associated with menopause may be experienced
- persian melon — a round variety of muskmelon having a green, reticulate, unribbed rind and orange flesh.
- phenomenalism — the doctrine that phenomena are the only objects of knowledge or the only form of reality.
- phenomenality — highly extraordinary or prodigious; exceptional: phenomenal speed.
- phenomenalize — to regard or interpret as a phenomenon.
- photoemission — photoelectric effect.
- phrygian mode — an authentic church mode represented on the white keys of a keyboard instrument by an ascending scale from E to E.
- physiognomies — the face or countenance, especially when considered as an index to the character: a fierce physiognomy.
- physostigmine — an alkaloid, C 1 5 H 2 1 N 3 O 2 , used in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease to raise the level of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine and also as a miotic in glaucoma.
- piers plowman — (The Vision Concerning Piers Plowman) an alliterative poem written in three versions (1360–99), ascribed to William Langland.
- piezomagnetic — involving or relating to the production of a magnetic field by applying a mechanical stress to certain crystals
- plastic money — credit cards, used instead of cash
- plimsoll line — load line (def 1).
- pneumatolysis — the process by which rocks are altered or minerals and ores are formed by the action of vapors given off by magma.
- pneumatolytic — resulting from pneumatolysis
- pneumogastric — of or relating to the lungs and stomach.
- points system — a system used to assess applicants' eligibility for local authority housing, based on (points awarded for) such factors as the length of time the applicant has lived in the area, how many children are in the family, etc
- poker machine — a fruit machine
- polydaemonism — the belief in many evil spirits.
- popcorn movie — a film that appeals to a mass audience
- porte-monnaie — a purse or pocketbook
- post feminist — relating to or occurring in the period after the feminist movement of the 1970s.
- post-feminism — a way of thinking that develops, or reacts to or against previous feminist ideology
- post-feminist — relating to or occurring in the period after the feminist movement of the 1970s.
- postembryonic — occurring after the embryonic phase.
- postmodernism — (sometimes initial capital letter) any of a number of trends or movements in the arts and literature developing in the 1970s in reaction to or rejection of the dogma, principles, or practices of established modernism, especially a movement in architecture and the decorative arts running counter to the practice and influence of the International Style and encouraging the use of elements from historical vernacular styles and often playful illusion, decoration, and complexity.
- postmodernist — relating to late 20th-century art movement
- potato famine — a severe shortage of food caused by the failure of the potato crop
- potentiometer — a device for measuring electromotive force or potential difference by comparison with a known voltage.
- 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-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.