13-letter words containing n, u, t, p
- point success — a peak in W central Washington, to the S of Mount Rainier, in the Cascade Range.14,158 feet (4318 meters).
- pole-vaulting — a field sport in which competitors attempt to clear a high bar with the aid of an extremely flexible long pole
- polybutadiene — a rubberlike polymer of butadiene blended with other synthetics to replace natural rubber in tires.
- pont l'eveque — a strongly flavored, pale-yellow cheese with a soft center, made from whole or skimmed milk.
- popular front — a coalition, usually temporary, of leftist and sometimes centrist political parties, formed against a common opponent, as fascism, and promoting social reform.
- port language — ["Communicating Parallel Processes", J. Kerridge et al, Soft Prac & Exp 16(1):63-86 (Jan 1986)].
- post-conquest — the act or state of conquering or the state of being conquered; vanquishment.
- post-consumer — noting or pertaining to a product after it has been used and recycled: a chair made of postconsumer plastic.
- post-freudian — of or relating to Sigmund Freud or his doctrines, especially with respect to the causes and treatment of neurotic and psychopathic states, the interpretation of dreams, etc.
- postcommunion — the part of a communion service that follows after the congregation has received communion.
- postdebutante — following the stage of being a debutante
- postinaugural — of or relating to the period after an inauguration
- postliminious — subsequently undertaken
- postmenstrual — of or relating to menstruation or to the menses.
- postpubescent — a young person in his or her early teens.
- postulational — to ask, demand, or claim.
- potter around — If you potter around or potter about, you do pleasant but unimportant things, without hurrying.
- pre-education — the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life.
- pre-encounter — to come upon or meet with, especially unexpectedly: to encounter a new situation.
- precautionary — of, relating to, or characterized by precaution: precautionary measures.
- precombustion — of or relating to the period immediately before combustion
- prefiguration — the act of prefiguring.
- prefigurement — to show or represent beforehand by a figure or type; foreshadow.
- prefunctional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- preindustrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
- prejudication — the act of judging beforehand
- preoccupation — the state of being preoccupied.
- preproduction — Movies. the steps necessary to prepare a film for production, as casting, choosing locations, and designing sets and costumes.
- prerevolution — of the period before a revolution
- present value — current monetary worth
- press cutting — an article or picture from a newspaper about someone or something
- pretentiously — characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved: a pretentious, self-important waiter.
- preternatural — out of the ordinary course of nature; exceptional or abnormal: preternatural powers.
- pretournament — occurring prior to a tournament
- preuniversity — of the period before attending university
- price cutting — the act or practice of cutting prices
- primogeniture — the state or fact of being the firstborn of children of the same parents.
- prince rupert — Prince, 1619–82, German Royalist general and admiral in the English Civil War (nephew of Charles I of England).
- print-through — the unwanted transfer of a recorded magnetic field pattern from one turn of magnetic tape to the preceding or succeeding turn on a reel, causing distortion
- prix goncourt — Goncourt (def 2).
- pro-communist — (initial capital letter) a member of the Communist Party or movement.
- product range — variety of merchandise within a brand
- pronouncement — a formal or authoritative statement.
- pronunciation — Rare. an act or instance of declaring publicly; pronouncement: It was but the latest pronunciation of the political double-standard uttered in the course of this scandal. Synonyms: declaration, assertion, statement; announcement, affirmation; proclamation, promulgation, dissemination.
- protanomalous — of, relating to, or affected by protanomaly
- 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.
- protoactinium — protactinium.
- 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.;
- prudentialism — a regard for prudential, rather than moral, considerations