13-letter words containing o, p, t, e
- orthographize — to spell correctly or according to the rules of orthography.
- orthopaedical — Pertaining to orthopaedics; characteristic of orthopaedia.
- orthopyroxene — a member of the pyroxene group of minerals having an orthorhombic crystal structure, such as enstatite and hypersthene
- osteopetrosis — any of several hereditary diseases characterized by increased bone density.
- osteophytosis — Lb medicine The presence of osteophytes.
- osteoplasties — Plural form of osteoplasty.
- ostreophagous — oyster-eating
- out of pocket — small enough or suitable for carrying in the pocket: a pocket watch.
- out-of-pocket — paid out in cash or from one's own financial resources and sometimes reimbursed: My out-of-pocket travel expenses included taking business clients to dinner.
- out-performed — to surpass in excellence of performance; do better than: a new engine that outperforms the competition; a stock that outperformed all others.
- outer product — cross product.
- outmanipulate — to surpass in manipulation
- outperformers — Plural form of outperformer.
- outperforming — Present participle of outperform.
- outprocessing — to end a military tour of duty, accompanied by necessary paperwork: All enlisted soldiers out-process as a class.
- output device — (hardware) Electronic or electromechanical equipment connected to a computer and used to transfer data out of the computer in the form of text, images, sounds or other media to a display screen, printer, loudspeaker or storage device. Most modern storage devices such as disk drives and magnetic tape drives act as both input and output devices, others such as CD-ROM are input only.
- outspokenness — The quality of being outspoken; bluntness; frankness; candour.
- over the hump — a rounded protuberance, especially a fleshy protuberance on the back, as that due to abnormal curvature of the spine in humans, or that normally present in certain animals, as the camel or bison.
- over-populate — to fill with an excessive number of people, straining available resources and facilities: Expanding industry has overpopulated the western suburbs.
- over-shipment — an act or instance of shipping freight or cargo.
- overdependent — relying on someone or something else for aid, support, etc.
- overpopulated — to fill with an excessive number of people, straining available resources and facilities: Expanding industry has overpopulated the western suburbs.
- overpotential — overvoltage.
- overreporting — an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry, etc.: a report on the peace conference; a medical report on the patient.
- overrepresent — to give too much representation to; represent in numbers that are disproportionately high.
- overspeculate — to engage in thought or reflection; meditate (often followed by on, upon, or a clause).
- package store — a store selling sealed bottles or other containers of alcoholic beverages that may only be consumed off the premises.
- pact of steel — a military alliance concluded between Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy on May 22, 1939, committing each to assist the other in the event of war with another power and pledging that neither would seek a separate peace or armistice.
- painted horse — paint (def 6).
- painted woman — a prostitute; slut.
- palaeoclimate — the climate of a prehistoric age
- palaeocrystic — consisting of former glacial formation
- palaeocurrent — an ancient current, esp of water, evidence of which has been preserved in sedimentary rocks as fossilized ripple marks, etc
- palaeontology — Palaeontology is the study of fossils as a guide to the history of life on Earth.
- paleethnology — (formerly) the branch of ethnology concerned with the earliest or most primitive human societies.
- paleo-asiatic — a member of any of various Mongoloid peoples of northeastern Asia.
- paleomagnetic — Geology. magnetic polarization acquired by the minerals in a rock at the time the rock was deposited or solidified.
- paleotropical — belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising the Ethiopian and Oriental regions.
- pallet loader — A device employing a vertical lift platform for the mechanical loading or unloading of pallets of freight
- palletization — to place (materials) upon pallets for handling or moving.
- palos heights — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- pan-teutonism — Pan-Germanism.
- pancreatotomy — incision of the pancreas.
- panradiometer — an instrument used for measuring radiant heat independently of wavelength
- pantheologist — a student of, or expert in, pantheology
- paper profits — an unrealized profit due to the appreciation of something owned but not yet sold.
- paradise lost — an epic poem (1667) by John Milton.
- parallel port — (hardware) An interface from a computer system where data is transferred in or out in parallel, that is, on more than one wire. A parallel port carries one bit on each wire thus multiplying the transfer rate obtainable over a single wire. There will usually be some control signals on the port as well to say when data is ready to be sent or received. The commonest kind of parallel port is a printer port, e.g. a Centronics port which transfers eight bits at a time. Disks are also connected via special parallel ports, e.g. SCSI or IDE.
- parasyntheton — a word formed by parasynthesis; for example, kind-hearted
- parental home — a school for problem children.