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.