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13-letter words containing p, e, l, o, r, u

  • incorruptable — Misspelling of incorruptible.
  • incorruptible — not corruptible: incorruptible integrity.
  • inopportunely — In an inopportune manner.
  • insupportable — not endurable; unbearable; insufferable: insupportable pain.
  • komi republic — a constituent republic of NW Russia: annexed by the princes of Moscow in the 14th century. Capital: Syktyvkar. Pop: 1 019 000 (2002). Area: 415 900 sq km (160 540 sq miles)
  • lake superior — Lake, a lake in the N central United States and S Canada: the northernmost of the Great Lakes; the largest body of fresh water in the world. 350 miles (564 km) long; 31,820 sq. mi. (82,415 sq. km); greatest depth, 1290 feet (393 meters); 602 feet (183 meters) above sea level.
  • lake-superior — Lake, a lake in the N central United States and S Canada: the northernmost of the Great Lakes; the largest body of fresh water in the world. 350 miles (564 km) long; 31,820 sq. mi. (82,415 sq. km); greatest depth, 1290 feet (393 meters); 602 feet (183 meters) above sea level.
  • lepidopterous — belonging or pertaining to the Lepidoptera, an order of insects comprising the butterflies, moths, and skippers, that in the adult state have four membranous wings more or less covered with small scales.
  • leptokurtosis — the state of being leptokurtic.
  • leptokurtotic — (statistics) Leptokurtic.
  • lepton number — in a process involving elementary particles, the total number of leptons minus the total number of antileptons.
  • linkage group — a group of genes in a chromosome that tends to be inherited as a unit.
  • liposculpture — the surgical removal of subcutaneous fat and its transplant to another part of the body, as to fill out facial contours.
  • loop diuretic — any of a group of diuretics, including frusemide, that act by inhibiting resorption of salts from Henle's loop of the kidney tubule
  • lord's supper — the, the sacrament in commemoration of the Last Supper; communion; Mass; Eucharist.
  • louis pasteur — Louis [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1822–95, French chemist and bacteriologist.
  • lump together — If a number of different people or things are lumped together, they are considered as a group rather than separately.
  • macrocephalus — Alternative spelling of macrocephalous.
  • melbourne cup — an annual horse race run in Melbourne, since 1861
  • merleau-ponty — Maurice, 1908–61, French phenomenological philosopher.
  • microcapsules — Plural form of microcapsule.
  • microcephalus — An abnormally small head.
  • multiemployer — Of or pertaining to more than one employer.
  • multitemporal — (music) Having multiple tempos.
  • natural slope — the maximum angle at which soil will lie in a bank without slipping
  • neuroatypical — Having an atypical neurological configuration.
  • neurosyphilis — Syphilis that involves the central nervous system.
  • non-reputable — held in good repute; honorable; respectable; estimable: a reputable organization.
  • nuclear power — power derived from nuclear energy.
  • nucleoprotein — any of the class of conjugated proteins occurring in cells and consisting of a protein combined with a nucleic acid, essential for cell division and reproduction.
  • over-populate — to fill with an excessive number of people, straining available resources and facilities: Expanding industry has overpopulated the western suburbs.
  • overpopulated — to fill with an excessive number of people, straining available resources and facilities: Expanding industry has overpopulated the western suburbs.
  • overspeculate — to engage in thought or reflection; meditate (often followed by on, upon, or a clause).
  • palaeocurrent — an ancient current, esp of water, evidence of which has been preserved in sedimentary rocks as fossilized ripple marks, etc
  • parnell shout — a social occasion where each person in a group pays for his or her own entertainment or meal
  • parquet floor — flooring made of inlaid wood
  • perambulation — to walk through, about, or over; travel through; traverse.
  • perfunctorily — performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial: perfunctory courtesy.
  • perlustration — the act of perlustrating; a thorough inspection or survey, esp of letters for purposes of surveillance
  • personal foul — a foul called in certain games, as basketball or football, for illegal body contact or rough, unsportsmanlike play.
  • petroliferous — containing or yielding petroleum
  • plane journey — a journey made by flying in an aeroplane
  • platiniferous — platinum-bearing
  • pleasure boat — recreational vessel
  • pleasure dome — a large building, facility, or place used for recreation.
  • plectopterous — of or relating to the order Plectoptera, containing mayflies
  • plesiosaurian — a member of the reptile order Plesiosauria
  • pleurisy root — a North American milkweed, Asclepias tuberosa, whose root was used as a remedy for pleurisy.
  • pleurocarpous — (of certain mosses) bearing the fructifications along the main stem or lateral branches.
  • plique-a-jour — an enameling technique in which the colored enamels are fused into the spaces of a wire framework on a temporary backing; the backing is then removed, producing a translucent effect
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