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13-letter words containing m, p, l, i

  • polydaemonism — the belief in many evil spirits.
  • polygamophile — a person who approves of or countenances polygamy, especially as practiced by others.
  • polynomialism — a polynomial naming system
  • polyoma virus — a small DNA-containing virus, of the papovavirus group, that can produce a variety of tumors in mice, hamsters, rabbits, and rats.
  • polyribosomal — relating to a polyribosome
  • polysyllabism — a polysyllabic style or the use of multisyllabic words
  • polysyllogism — an argument made up of a chain of syllogisms, the conclusion of each being a premise of the one following, until the last one.
  • pompon dahlia — a cultivated variety of the dahlia flower, with a small globelike flower head
  • popular music — music having wide appeal, esp characterized by lightly romantic or sentimental melodies
  • postliminious — subsequently undertaken
  • potamological — of or relating to potamology
  • powdered milk — dry milk.
  • pragmatically — of or relating to a practical point of view or practical considerations.
  • pre-columbian — of or relating to the Americas before the arrival of Columbus: pre-Columbian art; pre-Columbian Indians.
  • pre-eclampsia — Pathology. a form of toxemia of pregnancy, characterized by hypertension, fluid retention, and albuminuria, sometimes progressing to eclampsia.
  • pre-eclamptic — a woman suffering from pre-eclampsia
  • pre-eminently — Pre-eminently means to a very great extent.
  • prebasic molt — the molt by which most birds replace all of their feathers, usually occurring annually after the breeding season.
  • 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.
  • premonitorily — in a premonitory manner
  • presumptively — affording ground for presumption: presumptive evidence.
  • primal scream — a scream uttered by a person undergoing primal therapy.
  • 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 metal — metal derived directly from ore rather than from scrap.
  • primary xylem — xylem derived directly from the growth of an apical meristem.
  • primatologist — the branch of zoology dealing with the primates.
  • primordiality — constituting a beginning; giving origin to something derived or developed; original; elementary: primordial forms of life.
  • 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.
  • prismatically — of, relating to, or like a prism.
  • problematical — of the nature of a problem; doubtful; uncertain; questionable.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • proto-elamite — the indigenous script of Elam, found on inscriptions and tablets from the fourth millennium b.c.
  • proverbialism — a proverbial expression
  • 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
  • psammophilous — living or growing in sand
  • public domain — the status of a literary work or an invention whose copyright or patent has expired or that never had such protection.
  • purple martin — a large American swallow, Progne subis, the male of which is blue-black.
  • purple mombin — a tree, Spondias purpurea, of tropical America, having clusters of purple or greenish flowers and yellow or dark red fruit that is edible either raw or cooked.
  • pusillanimity — the state or condition of being pusillanimous; timidity; cowardliness.
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