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13-letter words containing p, a, n

  • 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.
  • onus probandi — the burden of proof.
  • onychophagist — the practice of biting one's nails, especially when done habitually and as a symptom of emotional disturbance.
  • onychophorans — Plural form of onychophoran.
  • opacification — to cause to become opaque.
  • open a bottle — If you open a bottle, you remove the cork or cap.
  • open adoption — an arrangement in which contact is maintained or allowed between a child's adoptive and biological parents.
  • open and shut — immediately obvious upon consideration; easily decided: an open-and-shut case of murder.
  • open diapason — a full, rich outpouring of melodious sound.
  • open fracture — compound fracture.
  • open interval — (mathematics)   A type of interval (range of numbers) that does not include either of its endpoints. For example, when mixing red and blue paint, the proportion of red lies in the interval 0% to 100% but can't be exactly 0% or 100% or it wouldn't be a mixture.
  • open learning — a system of further education on a flexible part-time basis
  • open marriage — a marriage in which the partners agree that each is free to have sexual relationships with other partners.
  • open sandwich — a sandwich served on only one slice of bread, without a covering slice.
  • open-and-shut — immediately obvious upon consideration; easily decided: an open-and-shut case of murder.
  • open-standard — (of computer programs, codes, etc) freely available to all users
  • openheartedly — Alt form open-heartedly.
  • opentransport — (networking)   (OT) A complete reimplementation of all levels of the Macintosh networking code including "Classic" AppleTalk and MacTCP. It appeared in MacOS revision 7.5.3 [or earlier? Date?].
  • opera company — a company that puts on productions of operas
  • operationally — able to function or be used; functional: How soon will the new factory be operational?
  • operativeness — (uncountable) The state or quality of being operative.
  • opinionatedly — In an opinionated manner.
  • opisthobranch — any gastropod mollusk of the order Opisthobranchia, as the sea slugs, sea butterflies, and sea hares, characterized by a vestigial or absent mantle and shell and two pairs of tentacles.
  • oppignoration — the act or an instance of pawning or pledging
  • oppositionary — the action of opposing, resisting, or combating.
  • oprahfication — the perceived increase in people’s desire to discuss their emotions or personal problems, attributed to the influence of confessional television programmes
  • optical bench — an apparatus, as a special table or rigid beam, for the precise positioning of light sources, screens, and optical instruments used for optical and photometric studies, having a ruled bar to which these devices can be attached and along which they can be readily adjusted.
  • optical crown — an optical glass of low dispersion and relatively low refractive index. It is used in the construction of lenses
  • optical flint — an optical glass of high dispersion and high refractive index containing lead oxide. They are used in the manufacture of lenses, artificial gems, and cut glass
  • optical sound — sound recorded on and subsequently played back from an optical or photographic soundtrack, as opposed to a magnetic soundtrack.
  • optimizations — Plural form of optimization.
  • ora pro nobis — a Latin invocation meaning pray for us
  • organotherapy — the branch of therapeutics that deals with the use of remedies prepared from the organs of animals, as from the thyroid gland, the pancreas, or the suprarenal bodies.
  • organotropism — Physiology. the attraction of microorganisms or chemical substances to particular organs or tissues of the body.
  • ornithophobia — Fear of birds.
  • oropharyngeal — the part of the pharynx between the soft palate and the upper edge of the epiglottis.
  • orthopinakoid — a crystalline plane
  • outmanipulate — to surpass in manipulation
  • outwash plain — Geology. a broad, sloping landform built of coalesced deposits of outwash.
  • over-planning — a scheme or method of acting, doing, proceeding, making, etc., developed in advance: battle plans.
  • overexpansion — the act or process of expanding.
  • overland park — a town in E Kansas, near Kansas City.
  • overpedalling — the overuse of the piano's pedals
  • overpotential — overvoltage.
  • ovipositional — pertaining to the laying of eggs through an ovipositor
  • p'u-t'ung hua — the form of Chinese, based on the Beijing dialect of Mandarin, adopted as the official national language of China.
  • pacific ocean — an ocean bordered by the American continents, Asia, and Australia: largest ocean in the world; divided by the equator into the North Pacific and the South Pacific. 70,000,000 sq. mi. (181,300,000 sq. km); greatest known depth, 35,433 feet (10,800 meters).
  • packing crate — A packing crate is a large wooden box in which things are put so that they can be stored or taken somewhere.
  • packing house — A packing house is a company that processes and packs food, especially meat, to be sold.
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