13-letter words containing p, a, i, m, o
- mythographies — Plural form of mythography.
- name-dropping — the introduction into one's conversation, letters, etc., of the names of famous or important people as alleged friends or associates in order to impress others.
- nanocomposite — Denoting a composite material that has a grain size measured in nanometers.
- neo-platonism — a philosophical system which was first developed in the 3rd century ad as a synthesis of Platonic, Pythagorean, and Aristotelian elements, and which, although originally opposed to Christianity, later incorporated it. It dominated European thought until the 13th century and re-emerged during the Renaissance
- 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.
- nominal group — A nominal group is the same as a noun group.
- non-compliant — failure or refusal to comply, as with a law, regulation, or term of a contract.
- non-empirical — derived from or guided by experience or experiment.
- non-imputable — to attribute or ascribe: The children imputed magical powers to the old woman.
- non-municipal — of or relating to a town or city or its local government: municipal elections.
- noncompatible — Not compatible.
- noncompliance — failure or refusal to comply, as with a law, regulation, or term of a contract.
- nondiplomatic — not diplomatic or related to diplomacy
- 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.
- nymphomaniacs — Plural form of nymphomaniac.
- olympic games — international sports event
- ombudsmanship — The position or office of an ombudsman.
- omnicorporeal — Comprehending or including all bodies; embracing all substance.
- one-upmanship — the art or practice of achieving, demonstrating, or assuming superiority in one's rivalry with a friend or opponent by obtaining privilege, status, status symbols, etc.: the one-upmanship of getting into the president's car pool.
- onomatopoeial — (obsolete, rare) Of or pertaining to onomatopoeia.
- onomatopoeias — Plural form of onomatopoeia.
- onomatopoetic — the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent.
- open marriage — a marriage in which the partners agree that each is free to have sexual relationships with other partners.
- opera comique — comic opera.
- optic chiasma — a site at the base of the forebrain where the inner half of the fibers of the left and right optic nerves cross to the opposite side of the brain.
- optical mouse — (hardware) Any kind of mouse that uses visible light or infrared to detect changes in its position.
- optimizations — Plural form of optimization.
- organotropism — Physiology. the attraction of microorganisms or chemical substances to particular organs or tissues of the body.
- outmanipulate — to surpass in manipulation
- overamplified — amplified too much, causing distortion or discomfort, etc
- overemphasise — (British) alternative spelling of overemphasize.
- overemphasize — to emphasize excessively.
- paedomorphism — the continuation of juvenile characteristics in the adult stage
- painted woman — a prostitute; slut.
- palaeoclimate — the climate of a prehistoric age
- paleomagnetic — Geology. magnetic polarization acquired by the minerals in a rock at the time the rock was deposited or solidified.
- palm off with — If you say that you are palmed off with a lie or an excuse, you are annoyed because you are told something in order to stop you asking any more questions.
- palm-oil chop — a W African dish made with meat and palm oil
- palmification — the fertilization of date palms artificially
- pamlico sound — a sound between the North Carolina mainland and coastal islands.
- pan-teutonism — Pan-Germanism.
- panharmonicon — a mechanical instrument that imitates orchestral sounds
- panradiometer — an instrument used for measuring radiant heat independently of wavelength
- papillomatous — a benign tumor of the skin or mucous membrane consisting of hypertrophied epithelial tissue, as a wart.
- paralipomenon — Chronicles.
- paramyxovirus — any of various RNA-containing viruses that are similar to but larger than the myxoviruses, including the viruses that cause mumps, measles, parainfluenza, and Newcastle disease.
- paranormality — the state of being paranormal