13-letter words containing p, e, c, a
- metallic soap — any usually water-insoluble salt formed by the interaction of a fatty acid and a metal, especially lead or aluminum: used chiefly as a drier in paints and varnishes and for waterproofing textiles.
- metamorphotic — Of or relating to metamorphosis.
- metaphoricity — The power of a metaphor.
- metaphysician — a person who creates or develops metaphysical theories.
- metaphysicist — a person who creates or develops metaphysical theories.
- metaphysicize — to think, write, etc, metaphysically
- metencephalon — the anterior section of the hindbrain, comprising the cerebellum and pons.
- 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.
- microcapsules — Plural form of microcapsule.
- microcephalia — Microcephaly.
- microcephalic — having a head with a small braincase.
- microcephalus — An abnormally small head.
- microparasite — a parasitic microorganism.
- microparticle — An extremely small particle.
- 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.
- military pace — a pace, equal to a single step, used to coordinate the marching of soldiers, equal in the U.S. to 2½ feet (76 cm) for quick time and 3 feet (91 cm) for double time.
- milk saucepan — a type of small saucepan often used for heating milk
- mineral pitch — asphalt.
- misappreciate — to fail to appreciate fully or properly
- mise en place — (in a restaurant kitchen) the preparation of equipment and food before service begins
- morphemically — By means of, or in terms, of morphemes.
- moustache cup — mustache cup.
- multicapitate — having multiple or many heads
- multimedia pc — multimedia
- multiparticle — comprising or involving several particles
- multiplicable — capable of being multiplied.
- multiplicated — Simple past tense and past participle of multiplicate.
- multispectral — (of an airborne camera or scanner) capable of sensing and recording radiation from invisible as well as visible parts of the electromagnetic spectrum.
- municipalized — Simple past tense and past participle of municipalize.
- musicotherapy — the treatment of mental disorders with music
- mycetophagous — That feeds on fungi.
- n'est-ce pas? — isn't that so?
- nail clippers — tool for cutting finger- and toenails
- nanocomposite — Denoting a composite material that has a grain size measured in nanometers.
- nanoparticles — Plural form of nanoparticle.
- neck and crop — completely; entirely
- necktie party — a lynching or other execution by hanging.
- necrophiliacs — Plural form of necrophiliac.
- neocapitalism — a politico-economic theory combining elements of capitalism and socialism
- neocapitalist — a person who advocates neocapitalism
- neoencephalon — neencephalon.
- 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.
- nephrological — of or relating to nephrology
- neuroatypical — Having an atypical neurological configuration.
- newport beach — a city in SW California, SE of Los Angeles.
- nez perce war — a war (1877) fought in the northwestern U.S. between the U.S. and a band of Nez Percé Indians.
- nickel-plated — covered with a thin layer of nickel, deposited usually by electrolysis
- non-corporate — of, for, or belonging to a corporation or corporations: a corporate executive; She considers the new federal subsidy just corporate welfare.