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13-letter words containing o, p, i, u, m

  • perichondrium — the membrane of fibrous connective tissue covering the surface of cartilages except at the joints.
  • perimenopause — the period leading up to the menopause during which some of the symptoms associated with menopause may be experienced
  • plagiostomous — plagiostome
  • plum curculio — See under curculio.
  • plus or minus — You use plus or minus to give the amount by which a particular number may vary.
  • pneumatolysis — the process by which rocks are altered or minerals and ores are formed by the action of vapors given off by magma.
  • pneumatolytic — resulting from pneumatolysis
  • pneumogastric — of or relating to the lungs and stomach.
  • pococurantism — a careless or indifferent person.
  • poison sumach — an anacardiaceous swamp shrub, Rhus (or Toxicodendron) vernix of the southeastern US, that has greenish-white berries and causes an itching rash on contact with the skin
  • polyoma virus — a small DNA-containing virus, of the papovavirus group, that can produce a variety of tumors in mice, hamsters, rabbits, and rats.
  • pons asinorum — a geometric proposition that if a triangle has two of its sides equal, the angles opposite these sides are also equal: so named from the difficulty experienced by beginners in mastering it. Euclid, 1:5.
  • popular music — music having wide appeal, esp characterized by lightly romantic or sentimental melodies
  • postcommunion — the part of a communion service that follows after the congregation has received communion.
  • postliminious — subsequently undertaken
  • posttraumatic — occurring after physical or psychological trauma.
  • pre-columbian — of or relating to the Americas before the arrival of Columbus: pre-Columbian art; pre-Columbian Indians.
  • precombustion — of or relating to the period immediately before combustion
  • premium bonds — (in Britain) bonds issued by the Treasury since 1956 for purchase by the public. No interest is paid but there is a monthly draw for cash prizes of various sums
  • presubmission — an act or instance of submitting.
  • primary group — a group of individuals living in close, intimate, and personal relationship.
  • primogeniture — the state or fact of being the firstborn of children of the same parents.
  • 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.
  • pro-communist — (initial capital letter) a member of the Communist Party or movement.
  • program music — music intended to convey an impression of a definite series of images, scenes, or events.
  • promiscuously — characterized by or involving indiscriminate mingling or association, especially having sexual relations with a number of partners on a casual basis.
  • protoactinium — protactinium.
  • psammophilous — living or growing in sand
  • pseudisodomic — (of ashlar) composed of stones having the same length, laid in courses of different heights.
  • public domain — the status of a literary work or an invention whose copyright or patent has expired or that never had such protection.
  • 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.
  • pusillanimous — lacking courage or resolution; cowardly; faint-hearted; timid.
  • pycnoconidium — a pycnidiospore
  • recomputation — an act, process, or method of computing; calculation.
  • rhizomorphous — rootlike in form.
  • ring compound — a compound whose structural formula contains a closed chain or ring of atoms; a cyclic compound. Compare cyclic (def 3).
  • rumelgumption — commonsense
  • rumlegumption — commonsense
  • semi-precious — Semi-precious stones are stones such as turquoises and amethysts that are used in jewellery but are less valuable than precious stones such as diamonds and rubies.
  • semioviparous — bearing young in an incomplete state of development, as a marsupial.
  • space tourism — travel into space for recreational purposes
  • spinal column — the series of vertebrae in a vertebrate animal forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; spine; backbone.
  • sublime porte — official name of Porte.
  • subprime loan — A subprime loan is a loan with a higher interest rate, to borrowers who are a high credit risk.
  • superdiplomat — a highly skilled or powerful diplomat, a high-ranking diplomat
  • superdominant — submediant.
  • superior room — A superior room is a room in a hotel that is more comfortable or has better amenities than other rooms.
  • supermajority — a majority that must represent some percentage more than a simple majority.
  • supermotility — Biology. moving or capable of moving spontaneously: motile cells; motile spores.
  • superorganism — a form of life composed of mutually interdependent parts that maintain various vital processes.
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