13-letter words containing n, o, l, a, d
- optical sound — sound recorded on and subsequently played back from an optical or photographic soundtrack, as opposed to a magnetic soundtrack.
- orbital index — the ratio of the maximum breadth to the maximum height of the orbital cavity multiplied by 100.
- ordinal scale — a scale on which data is shown simply in order of magnitude since there is no standard of measurement of differences: for instance, a squash ladder is an ordinal scale since one can say only that one person is better than another, but not by how much
- ordinary loss — An ordinary loss is a loss in the course of normal business.
- organ-builder — a maker of organs
- orlando lasso — Orlando di [dee] /di/ (Show IPA), (Orlandus Lassus) 1532–94, Flemish composer.
- orthodiagonal — the axis in a crystal
- outgeneralled — Simple past tense and past participle of outgeneral.
- outstandingly — prominent; conspicuous; striking: an outstanding example of courage.
- overland mail — a government mail service, started in 1848, for sending mail from the Mississippi to the Far West.
- overland park — a town in E Kansas, near Kansas City.
- overpedalling — the overuse of the piano's pedals
- paddling pool — A paddling pool is a shallow artificial pool for children to paddle in.
- pamlico sound — a sound between the North Carolina mainland and coastal islands.
- pandiculation — the act of stretching oneself.
- pandora shell — any marine bivalve of the genus Pandora, having a scimitar-shaped shell with a pronounced ridge along the hinge.
- parotid gland — Also called parotid gland. a salivary gland situated at the base of each ear.
- patent holder — a person or company that holds a patent
- pearl molding — a molding having the form of a row of pearls.
- pedicellation — having a pedicel or pedicels.
- pentadelphous — (of a plant) having its stamens arranged in five groups; (of stamens) being arranged in five groups
- peptidoglycan — a polymer, consisting of polysaccharide and peptide chains, responsible for the structure of the cell wall of bacteria
- perditionable — deserving perdition or damnation
- periodontally — with respect to periodontal tissue
- pick-and-roll — an offensive maneuver in which a player interposes himself or herself between a teammate with the ball and a defender, then cuts quickly toward the basket for a pass from the same teammate.
- pinar del rio — a city in W Cuba.
- plant kingdom — the plants of the world collectively.
- platitudinous — characterized by or given to platitudes.
- play on words — a pun or the act of punning.
- plough monday — the first Monday after Epiphany, which in N and E England used to be celebrated with a procession of ploughmen drawing a plough from house to house
- podzolization — the process by which the upper layer of a soil becomes acidic through the leaching of bases which are deposited in the lower horizons
- polybutadiene — a rubberlike polymer of butadiene blended with other synthetics to replace natural rubber in tires.
- polydaemonism — the belief in many evil spirits.
- pompon dahlia — a cultivated variety of the dahlia flower, with a small globelike flower head
- ponta delgada — a seaport on SW São Miguel island, in the E Azores.
- post-prandial — after a meal, especially after dinner: postprandial oratory; a postprandial brandy.
- power loading — the act of a person or thing that loads.
- preadolescent — of or relating to preadolescence or a preadolescent.
- predominantly — having ascendancy, power, authority, or influence over others; preeminent.
- predominately — to be the stronger or leading element or force.
- promised land — Heaven.
- prostaglandin — Biochemistry. any of a class of unsaturated fatty acids that are involved in the contraction of smooth muscle, the control of inflammation and body temperature, and many other physiological functions.
- public domain — the status of a literary work or an invention whose copyright or patent has expired or that never had such protection.
- quadrillionth — a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 15 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 24 zeros.
- quindecagonal — (geometry) Shaped like a quindecagon; fifteen-sided.
- radial motion — the component of the motion of a star away from or toward the earth along its line of sight, expressed in miles or kilometers per second and determined by the shift in the wavelength of light emitted by the star.
- radialization — the act of forming or arranging in a radial pattern
- radiationless — not emitting or producing radiation
- radio control — remote control by means of radio signals from a transmitter
- radio silence — the absence, usually deliberately maintained, of radio transmissions