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13-letter words containing p, e, a, n

  • pelletization — the act of forming or shaping into pellets
  • peloponnesian — a peninsula forming the S part of Greece: seat of the early Mycenaean civilization and the powerful city-states of Argos, Sparta, etc. 8356 sq. mi. (21,640 sq. km).
  • penalty point — an endorsement on a driving licence due to a motoring offence
  • penalty rates — rates of pay, such as double time, paid to employees working outside normal working hours
  • pencil crayon — coloured pencil
  • peneplanation — an area reduced almost to a plain by erosion.
  • penetratively — in a penetrative manner
  • 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.
  • penicillinase — any of a group of enzymes used to treat allergic reactions to penicillin
  • peninsula war — a war (1808–14) in Spain and Portugal, with British, Spanish, and Portuguese troops opposing the French.
  • peninsularity — the state or fact of being a peninsula
  • pennine chain — a range of hills in N England, extending from the S Midlands to the Cheviot Hills.
  • pennsylvanian — of or relating to the state of Pennsylvania.
  • penny-a-liner — a hack writer.
  • pennyfarthing — a high bicycle of an early type, with one large wheel in front and one small wheel behind.
  • penobscot bay — an inlet of the Atlantic in S Maine. 30 miles (48 km) long.
  • pensacola bay — an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico, in NW Florida. About 30 miles (48 km) long.
  • pentadactylic — having five digits on each limb
  • pentadelphous — (of a plant) having its stamens arranged in five groups; (of stamens) being arranged in five groups
  • pentastichous — (of plant leaves) arranged in five vertical rows
  • pentasyllabic — a word or line of verse of five syllables.
  • pentasyllable — a word or line of verse of five syllables.
  • pentatonicism — the use of a five-tone scale.
  • penthemimeral — (of a caesura) occurring after the first penthemimer of a poetic line, i.e. in the middle of the third foot
  • pentobarbital — a barbiturate, C 1 1 H 1 7 N 2 O 3 , used as a hypnotic and as a sedative.
  • penultimately — in penultimate position; lastly except for one
  • peptidoglycan — a polymer, consisting of polysaccharide and peptide chains, responsible for the structure of the cell wall of bacteria
  • peptonization — to subject (food) to an artificial, partial digestion by pepsin or pancreatic extract in order to aid digestion.
  • perambulation — to walk through, about, or over; travel through; traverse.
  • perchlorinate — to combine with the maximum proportion of chlorine.
  • perditionable — deserving perdition or damnation
  • peregrination — travel from one place to another, especially on foot.
  • peregrinatory — tending to peregrinate; relating to or characteristic of a traveller
  • perennibranch — any amphibian that retains its gills throughout its life
  • perfectionate — to perfect; to make perfect
  • perigean tide — an ocean tide that occurs in the spring, when the moon is at its perigee.
  • perimenopause — the period leading up to the menopause during which some of the symptoms associated with menopause may be experienced
  • periodization — an act or instance of dividing a subject into historical eras for purposes of analysis and study.
  • periodontally — with respect to periodontal tissue
  • peritonealize — to cover with peritoneum.
  • perlustration — the act of perlustrating; a thorough inspection or survey, esp of letters for purposes of surveillance
  • permanent set — the change in shape of a material that results when the load to which it is subjected causes the elastic limit to be exceeded and is then removed
  • permanent way — the roadbed and track of a railroad.
  • perpendicular — vertical; straight up and down; upright.
  • perscrutation — a very careful exploration or inspection
  • perseveration — the act or process of perseverating.
  • persian lilac — an Asian lilac, Syringa persica, having pale reddish-purple flowers.
  • persian melon — a round variety of muskmelon having a green, reticulate, unribbed rind and orange flesh.
  • persona grata — an acceptable person, especially a diplomatic representative acceptable to the government to which he or she is accredited.
  • personal best — A sports player's personal best is the highest score or fastest time that they have ever achieved.
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