13-letter words containing m, i, n, a, l
- overland mail — a government mail service, started in 1848, for sending mail from the Mississippi to the Far West.
- oxymetazoline — a sympathomimetic drug, C 1 6 H 2 4 N 2 O, used as a topical, long-lasting nasal decongestant.
- paleomagnetic — Geology. magnetic polarization acquired by the minerals in a rock at the time the rock was deposited or solidified.
- palmification — the fertilization of date palms artificially
- pamlico sound — a sound between the North Carolina mainland and coastal islands.
- pantagruelism — (in Rabelais' Pantagruel) the huge son of Gargantua, represented as dealing with serious matters in a spirit of broad and somewhat cynical good humor.
- paraffin lamp — a lamp which is fuelled by paraffin
- paralipomenon — Chronicles.
- paranormality — the state of being paranormal
- parliamentary — of or relating to a parliament or any of its members.
- parliamenting — parliamentary debating
- pearl molding — a molding having the form of a row of pearls.
- penicillamine — a chelating agent, C 5 H 1 1 NO 2 S, produced by the degradation of penicillin, used in the treatment of severe rheumatoid arthritis and in heavy metal poisoning.
- penthemimeral — (of a caesura) occurring after the first penthemimer of a poetic line, i.e. in the middle of the third foot
- penultimately — in penultimate position; lastly except for one
- perambulation — to walk through, about, or over; travel through; traverse.
- persian melon — a round variety of muskmelon having a green, reticulate, unribbed rind and orange flesh.
- phalansterism — a model of society in which members of a community live in the same space and share common belongings
- phantasmality — the condition or character of being incorporeal and illusory
- 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.
- piers plowman — (The Vision Concerning Piers Plowman) an alliterative poem written in three versions (1360–99), ascribed to William Langland.
- placer mining — mining of placer deposits by washing, dredging, or other hydraulic methods
- plant kingdom — the plants of the world collectively.
- plasma engine — an engine that generates thrust by reaction to the emission of a jet of plasma
- plastic money — credit cards, used instead of cash
- 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
- platyhelminth — any worm of the phylum Platyhelminthes; a flatworm.
- playing games — If you say that someone is playing games or playing silly games, you mean that they are not treating a situation seriously and you are annoyed with them.
- 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
- policy-making — Policy-making is the making of policies.
- polydaemonism — the belief in many evil spirits.
- polynomialism — a polynomial naming system
- pompon dahlia — a cultivated variety of the dahlia flower, with a small globelike flower head
- pre-columbian — of or relating to the Americas before the arrival of Columbus: pre-Columbian art; pre-Columbian Indians.
- 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.
- preliminaries — preceding and leading up to the main part, matter, or business; introductory; preparatory: preliminary examinations.
- preliminarily — preceding and leading up to the main part, matter, or business; introductory; preparatory: preliminary examinations.
- premandibular — situated in front of the mandible
- premillennial — of or relating to the period preceding the millennium.
- promised land — Heaven.
- pronominalize — to replace (a noun or noun phrase) with a pronoun.
- provincialism — narrowness of mind, ignorance, or the like, considered as resulting from lack of exposure to cultural or intellectual activity.
- prudentialism — a regard for prudential, rather than moral, considerations
- public domain — the status of a literary work or an invention whose copyright or patent has expired or that never had such protection.