13-letter words containing n, e, p, t
- 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.
- prudentialism — a regard for prudential, rather than moral, considerations
- prudentialist — a person who acts prudentially
- prudentiality — prudential nature or practice
- psychasthenia — Psychiatry. (no longer in technical use) a neurosis marked by fear, anxiety, phobias, etc.
- psychasthenic — a person who has psychasthenia
- psychogenetic — genesis of the psyche.
- psychotogenic — a substance that causes a psychotic reaction.
- pudding stone — conglomerate (def 3).
- pulverization — to reduce to dust or powder, as by pounding or grinding.
- puncture vine — a caltrop, Tribulus terrestris, having spiny fruit that can puncture tires.
- puncture weed — a caltrop, Tribulus terrestris, having spiny fruit that can puncture tires.
- punjab states — (formerly) a group of states in NW India, amalgamated in 1956 with Punjab state
- puritan ethic — work ethic.
- purple martin — a large American swallow, Progne subis, the male of which is blue-black.
- purse strings — hold the purse strings, to have the power to determine how money shall be spent.
- pursuit plane — (formerly) an armed airplane designed for speed and maneuverability in fighting enemy aircraft.
- put an end to — the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad: the end of a street; the end of a rope.
- putting green — green (def 24).
- pyrimethamine — a potent substance, C 1 2 H 1 3 ClN 4 , used against susceptible plasmodia in the prophylactic treatment of malaria and against Toxoplasma gondi in the treatment of toxoplasmosis.
- pyrotechnical — of or relating to pyrotechnics.
- pythian games — (in ancient Greece) the second most important Panhellenic festival, celebrated in the third year of each Olympiad near Delphi. The four-year period between celebrations was known as a Pythiad (ˈpɪθɪˌæd )
- 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
- quickstepping — Present participle of quickstep.
- quintuplicate — a group, series, or set of five copies or identical items, especially copies of typewritten matter.
- raising plate — wall plate (def 1).
- ramapithecine — of or relating to an extinct hominoid of the genus Ramapithecus
- rapprochement — an establishment or reestablishment of harmonious relations: a rapprochement reached between warring factions.
- re-absorption — resorption (def 2).
- re-acceptance — the act of taking or receiving something offered.
- 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.
- reagent strip — A reagent strip is a thin piece of paper impregnated with a reagent (= a substance that causes a chemical reaction) to a specific substance, used in testing for that substance in a body of fluid.
- 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.
- receptiveness — having the quality of receiving, taking in, or admitting.
- 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.
- recomputation — an act, process, or method of computing; calculation.
- redescription — the act of redescribing