13-letter words containing p, a, c, e, m, n
- microperation — (processor) An elementary operation performed on data stored in registers or in memory. Microperations are classified as transfer, arithmetic, logic, or shift/rotate.
- milk saucepan — a type of small saucepan often used for heating milk
- mineral pitch — asphalt.
- mise en place — (in a restaurant kitchen) the preparation of equipment and food before service begins
- municipalized — Simple past tense and past participle of municipalize.
- nanocomposite — Denoting a composite material that has a grain size measured in nanometers.
- neocapitalism — a politico-economic theory combining elements of capitalism and socialism
- neoplasticism — the theory and practice of the de Stijl school, chiefly characterized by an emphasis on the formal structure of a work of art, and restriction of spatial or linear relations to vertical and horizontal movements as well as restriction of the artist's palette to black, white, and the primary colors.
- non-empirical — derived from or guided by experience or experiment.
- noncomparable — not comparable
- noncompatible — Not compatible.
- noncompliance — failure or refusal to comply, as with a law, regulation, or term of a contract.
- nonparametric — (of a test or method) not requiring assertions about parameters or about the form of the underlying distribution.
- normocephalic — Having a normal sized head; neither macrocephalic nor microcephalic; mesocephalic.
- nucleoplasmic — Of or pertaining to nucleoplasm.
- nymphaeaceous — belonging to the Nymphaeaceae, the water lily family of plants.
- omnicorporeal — Comprehending or including all bodies; embracing all substance.
- onomatopoetic — the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent.
- opera company — a company that puts on productions of operas
- paleomagnetic — Geology. magnetic polarization acquired by the minerals in a rock at the time the rock was deposited or solidified.
- pancreatotomy — incision of the pancreas.
- paris commune — commune3 (def 8).
- party machine — the internal organization of a political party, which decides its policies and directs its activities
- pavement café — part of a café which is outdoors or on the pavement or sidewalk
- peace of mind — reassurance
- penicillamine — a chelating agent, C 5 H 1 1 NO 2 S, produced by the degradation of penicillin, used in the treatment of severe rheumatoid arthritis and in heavy metal poisoning.
- pentatonicism — the use of a five-tone scale.
- pharyngectomy — excision of part or all of the pharynx.
- piezomagnetic — involving or relating to the production of a magnetic field by applying a mechanical stress to certain crystals
- placer mining — mining of placer deposits by washing, dredging, or other hydraulic methods
- plasma screen — A plasma screen is a type of thin television screen or computer screen that produces high-quality images.
- plastic money — credit cards, used instead of cash
- pneumatolytic — resulting from pneumatolysis
- pneumogastric — of or relating to the lungs and stomach.
- poker machine — a fruit machine
- pomme blanche — breadroot.
- pompano beach — a city in SE Florida.
- pre-columbian — of or relating to the Americas before the arrival of Columbus: pre-Columbian art; pre-Columbian Indians.
- pre-placement — the act of an employment office or employer in filling a position.
- preattachment — an act of attaching or the state of being attached.
- predicamental — of or relating to a predicament or situation
- premedication — any drugs administered to sedate and otherwise prepare a patient for general anaesthesia
- 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.
- recompilation — the act of compiling: the compilation of documents.
- recomputation — an act, process, or method of computing; calculation.
- reperformance — a musical, dramatic, or other entertainment presented before an audience.
- republicanism — republican government.
- salpingectomy — excision of the Fallopian tube.
- scavenge pump — an oil pump used in some internal-combustion engines to return oil from the crankcase to the oil tank