13-letter words containing m, o, n, p, r, t
- morpho-syntax — the study of the morphological and syntactic properties of linguistic or grammatical units.
- morphogenetic — the development of structural features of an organism or part.
- mount palomar — Mount, a mountain in S California, NE of San Diego: site of observatory. 6126 feet (1867 meters) high.
- mousetrapping — Present participle of mousetrap.
- myringoplasty — (surgery) The closure of the perforation of pars tensa of the tympanic membrane.
- nephelometers — Plural form of nephelometer.
- nephelometric — Bacteriology. an apparatus containing a series of barium chloride standards used to determine the number of bacteria in a suspension.
- nephrectomies — Plural form of nephrectomy.
- nephrectomize — to perform a nephrectomy upon.
- neurocomputer — a computer or a software program that uses a neural network simulating the human brain and can be trained to perform specific tasks, as pattern recognition.
- noncompetitor — a person or group that is not a competitor
- nonparametric — (of a test or method) not requiring assertions about parameters or about the form of the underlying distribution.
- of many parts — having many different abilities
- omnipresently — In an omnipresent manner.
- open-timbered — constructed so that the timbers are exposed.
- organotropism — Physiology. the attraction of microorganisms or chemical substances to particular organs or tissues of the body.
- outperforming — Present participle of outperform.
- over-shipment — an act or instance of shipping freight or cargo.
- pancreatotomy — incision of the pancreas.
- panradiometer — an instrument used for measuring radiant heat independently of wavelength
- paranormality — the state of being paranormal
- parental home — a school for problem children.
- partitionment — the act or fact of being partitioned
- 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.
- phantasmagory — phantasmagoria.
- pharyngectomy — excision of part or all of the pharynx.
- plant hormone — an organic chemical, as auxin, produced by plant cells and functioning at various sites to regulate growth, turning, metabolic processes, etc.
- pneumatograph — pneumograph.
- pneumatometer — an instrument for measuring either the quantity of air inhaled or exhaled during a single inspiration or expiration or the force of inspiration or expiration.
- pneumatophore — Botany. a specialized structure developed from the root in certain plants growing in swamps and marshes, serving as a respiratory organ.
- pneumogastric — of or relating to the lungs and stomach.
- pococurantism — a careless or indifferent person.
- porte-monnaie — a purse or pocketbook
- post-cambrian — Geology. noting or pertaining to a period of the Paleozoic Era, occurring from 570 million to 500 million years ago, when algae and marine invertebrates were the predominant form of life.
- post-consumer — noting or pertaining to a product after it has been used and recycled: a chair made of postconsumer plastic.
- postembryonic — occurring after the embryonic phase.
- postemergence — occurring or applied after emergence of a plant from the soil and before full growth: postemergence frost.
- postemergency — of, relating to, or occurring in the period after an emergency
- postmenstrual — of or relating to menstruation or to the menses.
- 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
- posttreatment — an act or manner of treating.
- 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-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
- precombustion — of or relating to the period immediately before combustion
- precommitment — the act of committing.