13-letter words containing p, e, a, n
- pan-teutonism — Pan-Germanism.
- panaesthetism — the belief that consciousness may be present in all matter
- pancreatotomy — incision of the pancreas.
- pandora shell — any marine bivalve of the genus Pandora, having a scimitar-shaped shell with a pronounced ridge along the hinge.
- panel heating — heating of a room or building by means of wall, ceiling, floor, or baseboard panels containing heating pipes or electrical conductors.
- panel patient — a patient insured under the National Health Insurance Scheme
- panel-beating — the act of beating out the bodywork of motor vehicles
- panic selling — widespread selling of a security or investment, causing sharp price declines. Usually caused by an unexpected event seen to devalue the security.
- panleucopenia — a viral disease of cats marked by a deficiency of white blood cells
- panleukopenia — distemper1 (def 1c).
- panradiometer — an instrument used for measuring radiant heat independently of wavelength
- pantagruelian — (in Rabelais' Pantagruel) the huge son of Gargantua, represented as dealing with serious matters in a spirit of broad and somewhat cynical good humor.
- pantagruelism — (in Rabelais' Pantagruel) the huge son of Gargantua, represented as dealing with serious matters in a spirit of broad and somewhat cynical good humor.
- pantheologist — a student of, or expert in, pantheology
- pantie girdle — a girdle with a crotch.
- paper advance — the feeding of paper through a printer
- paper lantern — a lantern made from paper (shading a candle etc); often hung at Chinese and Japanese festivals
- paper-pushing — a person who has a routine desk job.
- para-centesis — puncture of the wall of a cavity to drain off fluid.
- parade ground — A parade ground is an area of ground where soldiers practise marching and have parades.
- parainfluenza — an influenzalike respiratory infection of animals and humans, caused by any of several paramyxoviruses.
- paralipomenon — Chronicles.
- parallel turn — a turn, executed by shifting one's weight, in which the skis stay parallel
- paramagnetism — a body or substance that, placed in a magnetic field, possesses magnetization in direct proportion to the field strength; a substance in which the magnetic moments of the atoms are not aligned.
- paramenstruum — the four days before and first four days of menstruation
- paraphernalia — (sometimes used with a singular verb) equipment, apparatus, or furnishing used in or necessary for a particular activity: a skier's paraphernalia.
- parasynthesis — the formation of a word by the addition of a derivational suffix to a phrase or compound, as of greathearted, which is great heart plus -ed.
- parasynthetic — the formation of a word by the addition of a derivational suffix to a phrase or compound, as of greathearted, which is great heart plus -ed.
- parasyntheton — a word formed by parasynthesis; for example, kind-hearted
- parcel tanker — a tanker designed to carry an assortment of liquids, as chemicals, or different grades of a liquid, as petroleum, at one time.
- parencephalon — a cerebral hemisphere
- parent-in-law — the father or mother of one's wife or husband.
- parental home — a school for problem children.
- parental unit — of or relating to a parent.
- parenthesized — to insert (a word, phrase, etc.) as a parenthesis.
- parenthetical — of, pertaining to, noting, or of the nature of a parenthesis: several unnecessary parenthetic remarks.
- parietal bone — either of a pair of membrane bones forming, by their union at the sagittal suture, part of the sides and top of the skull.
- paring chisel — a woodworking chisel moved by steady hand pressure to make long, light cuts.
- paris commune — commune3 (def 8).
- park and ride — a municipal system that provides free parking for suburban commuters at an outlying terminus of a bus or rail line.
- park-and-ride — a municipal system that provides free parking for suburban commuters at an outlying terminus of a bus or rail line.
- parking brake — emergency brake.
- parking meter — a mechanical device for registering and collecting payment for the length of time that a vehicle occupies a parking space, consisting typically of a timer, actuated by a coin that a driver deposits upon parking, set in a headpiece mounted on a pole.
- parking place — an reserved area or a space in a street where a car may be parked
- parliamentary — of or relating to a parliament or any of its members.
- parliamenting — parliamentary debating
- parnell shout — a social occasion where each person in a group pays for his or her own entertainment or meal
- parry channel — a water channel in N Canada running between Baffin Bay on the E and the Arctic Ocean on the W: separates the Queen Elizabeth Islands (N) from the rest of the Arctic Archipelago.
- parson's nose — pope's nose.
- parsons table — a square or rectangular table, often of lightweight material, with straight legs that are square in cross section and of the same thickness as the top extending from the corners flush with the top so as to appear jointless.