13-letter words containing n, e, o, p, r
- propagandizer — a person who engages in, or subjects others to, propaganda
- proparoxytone — having an accent or heavy stress on the antepenultimate syllable.
- proper motion — Astronomy. the angular motion of a star relative to a suitably defined frame of reference, expressed in seconds of arc per year.
- property bond — a bond issued by a life-assurance company, the premiums for which are invested in a property-owning fund
- property porn — a genre of escapist TV programmes, magazine features, etc, showing desirable properties for sale, esp those in idyllic rural locations, or in need of renovation, or both
- proportionate — proportioned; being in due proportion; proportional.
- propositioned — the act of offering or suggesting something to be considered, accepted, adopted, or done.
- protectionism — Economics. the theory, practice, or system of fostering or developing domestic industries by protecting them from foreign competition through duties or quotas imposed on importations.
- protectionist — Economics. the theory, practice, or system of fostering or developing domestic industries by protecting them from foreign competition through duties or quotas imposed on importations.
- proteinaceous — Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
- protestantism — the religion of Protestants.
- protestantize — to convert or cause to conform to Protestantism.
- protolanguage — the reconstructed or postulated parent form of a language or a group of related languages.
- proton number — the number of positive charges or protons in the nucleus of an atom of a given element, and therefore also the number of electrons normally surrounding the nucleus. Symbol: Z. Abbreviation: at. no.;
- protriptyline — a white to yellow powder, C 1 9 H 2 1 N, used for the treatment of depression.
- prove a point — If you prove a point, you show other people that you know something or can do something, although your action may have no other purpose.
- provence rose — an erect Eurasian shrub, Rosa gallica, of the rose family, having a creeping rootstock, densely prickly and bristly stems, and large, solitary, pink or crimson flowers.
- provincialise — to make provincial in character.
- provincialize — to make provincial in character.
- psychosurgeon — a surgeon who specializes in psychosurgery
- pulling power — the ability to attract and influence other people
- pulverization — to reduce to dust or powder, as by pounding or grinding.
- pure new wool — the best wool or wool blended fibres
- 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.
- pycnidiospore — the fruiting body of certain fungi, which contains spore-bearing cells
- pyrotechnical — of or relating to pyrotechnics.
- quarter point — the fourth part of the distance between any two adjacent points of the 32 marked on a compass, being 2° 48′ 45″.
- quarter pound — a unit of weight equal to a quarter of a pound or 4 ounces avoirdupois
- racing pigeon — a pigeon bred and trained for the sport of pigeon racing
- random sample — a statistical sample that is devised to avoid interference so that its distribution is affected only by, and so can be held to represent, that of the whole population
- rapprochement — an establishment or reestablishment of harmonious relations: a rapprochement reached between warring factions.
- re-absorption — resorption (def 2).
- re-employment — an act or instance of employing someone or something.
- re-inspection — the act of inspecting or viewing, especially carefully or critically: an inspection of all luggage on the plane.
- reading group — a group of people who meet regularly to discuss a book that they have all read
- reapplication — an act or the process of reapplying a substance
- reappointment — a fixed mutual agreement for a meeting; engagement: We made an appointment to meet again.
- reciprocating — to give, feel, etc., in return.
- reciprocation — an act or instance of reciprocating.
- recompilation — the act of compiling: the compilation of documents.
- recomposition — to compose again; reconstitute; rearrange.
- recompression — the act or process of compressing something again
- recomputation — an act, process, or method of computing; calculation.
- recordkeeping — the maintenance of a history of one's activities, as financial dealings, by entering data in ledgers or journals, putting documents in files, etc.
- redescription — the act of redescribing
- redevelopment — the act or process of redeveloping.
- redisposition — the withdrawal and redistribution of armed forces with the aim of more effective use
- reduplication — the act of reduplicating; the state of being reduplicated.
- regulator pin — either of two pins on the regulators of certain timepieces, one on each side of the hairspring, that can be moved to adjust the rate of the timepiece.
- reincorporate — to incorporate again