13-letter words containing p, e, a, n
- longleaf pine — an American pine, Pinus palustris, valued as a source of turpentine and for its timber.
- lunar eclipse — Astronomy. the obscuration of the light of the moon by the intervention of the earth between it and the sun (lunar eclipse) or the obscuration of the light of the sun by the intervention of the moon between it and a point on the earth (solar eclipse) a similar phenomenon with respect to any other planet and either its satellite or the sun. the partial or complete interception of the light of one component of a binary star by the other.
- lymphadenitis — inflammation of a lymphatic gland.
- macrencephaly — The presence of an abnormally large brain.
- magnetic pole — the region of a magnet toward which the lines of magnetic induction converge (south pole) or from which the lines of induction diverge (north pole)
- magnetic tape — strip sensitive to electromagnets
- magnetic-tape — a ribbon of material, usually with a plastic base, coated on one side (single tape) or both sides (double tape) with a substance containing iron oxide, to make it sensitive to impulses from an electromagnet: used to record sound, images, data, etc.
- magnetographs — Plural form of magnetograph.
- magnetooptics — the branch of physics that deals with magnetooptic phenomena.
- magnetosphere — the outer region of the earth's ionosphere, where the earth's magnetic field controls the motion of charged particles, as in the Van Allen belts. Compare magnetopause.
- maiden speech — the first speech made in a legislature by a newly elected member.
- mainz psalter — a book printed by Johannes Gutenberg: thought by some to be the first book printed from movable type.
- major penalty — a penalty consisting of the removal of a player for five minutes from play, no substitute for the player being permitted.
- make position — the situation in which a short vowel may be regarded as long, that is, when it occurs before two or more consonants
- maldeployment — the inefficient use of resources or an instance of such
- manipulatable — to manage or influence skillfully, especially in an unfair manner: to manipulate people's feelings.
- manipulatives — influencing or attempting to influence the behavior or emotions of others for one’s own purposes: a manipulative boss.
- map reference — information that identifies the point on a map where a particular place is located
- maritime pine — cluster pine.
- marlinespikes — Plural form of marlinespike.
- married print — composite print.
- masking piece — a flat, curtain, or other piece of scenery for concealing a part of a stage from the audience.
- maternity pay — the pay a woman receives from her work during her absence immediately before and after childbirth
- mean-spirited — petty; small-minded; ungenerous: a meanspirited man, unwilling to forgive.
- measuring cup — a graduated cup used especially in cooking for measuring ingredients.
- meeting place — A meeting place is a place where people meet.
- megalopolitan — of, relating to, or characteristic of a megalopolis.
- megasporangia — a sporangium containing megaspores.
- membranophone — any musical instrument, as a drum, in which the sound is produced by striking, rubbing, or blowing against a membrane stretched over a frame.
- merchant ship — law: commercial vessel
- merleau-ponty — Maurice, 1908–61, French phenomenological philosopher.
- mesencephalic — Anatomy. the midbrain.
- mesencephalon — Anatomy. the midbrain.
- metallophones — Plural form of metallophone.
- metanephridia — Plural form of metanephridium.
- metaphysician — a person who creates or develops metaphysical theories.
- metencephalon — the anterior section of the hindbrain, comprising the cerebellum and pons.
- metenkephalin — either of two pentapeptides that bind to morphine receptors in the central nervous system and have opioid properties of relatively short duration; one pentapeptide (Met enkephalin) has the amino acid sequence Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Met and the other (Leu enkephalin) has the sequence Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Leu.
- methylparaben — a fine, white, needlelike substance, C 8 H 8 O 3 , used chiefly as a preservative in foods and pharmaceuticals.
- methylpropane — (organic compound) isobutane.
- metropolitans — Plural form of metropolitan.
- mexican apple — a tropical American tree, Casimiroa edulis, of the rue family, having greenish, inconspicuous flowers and tomatolike fleshy fruit that is yellow on the inside and gray or yellowish-green on the outside.
- mexican poppy — any tropical American poppy of the genus Argemone, especially A. mexicana (Mexican poppy) having prickly pods and leaves and yellow or white, poppylike flowers.
- mezzo soprano — a voice or voice part intermediate in compass between soprano and contralto.
- mezzo-soprano — a voice or voice part intermediate in compass between soprano and contralto.
- micropayments — Plural form of micropayment.
- 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
- mimeographing — Present participle of mimeograph.
- mindanao deep — an area in the Pacific Ocean W of the Philippines: one of deepest points in any ocean. 34,440 feet (10,497 meters).