13-letter words containing p, e, r, i, t, u
- neuroatypical — Having an atypical neurological configuration.
- neuropeptides — Plural form of neuropeptide.
- niche product — sth of specific or limited consumer interest
- nitroprusside — (inorganic chemistry) Any salt, of the hypothetical nitroprussic acid, that contains a pentacyanonitrosylferrate anion.
- nondisruptive — causing, tending to cause, or caused by disruption; disrupting: the disruptive effect of their rioting.
- nonproductive — not productive; unproductive.
- 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.
- opportunities — Plural form of opportunity.
- outperforming — Present participle of outperform.
- outprocessing — to end a military tour of duty, accompanied by necessary paperwork: All enlisted soldiers out-process as a class.
- 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.
- parasexuality — parasexual behaviour
- parental unit — of or relating to a parent.
- particularize — to make particular.
- pauperization — the act or process of making a pauper of or impoverishing
- peninsularity — the state or fact of being a peninsula
- perambulation — to walk through, about, or over; travel through; traverse.
- percussionist — a musician who plays percussion instruments.
- 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
- perscrutation — a very careful exploration or inspection
- pet insurance — health insurance for a pet
- petroliferous — containing or yielding petroleum
- pharmaceutics — a pharmaceutical preparation or product.
- phytonutrient — phytochemical.
- piano quartet — a musical composition scored for piano and three other instruments, typically violin, viola, and cello.
- picture frame — mount for a picture
- picture phone — a mobile phone that can take, send, and receive photographs
- picture plane — the plane of a painting, drawing, or the like, that is in the extreme foreground of a picture, is coextensive with but not the same as the material surface of the work, is the point of visual contact between the viewer and the picture, and is conceived as a major structural element in the production of abstract or illusionistic forms.
- picturesquely — visually charming or quaint, as if resembling or suitable for a painting: a picturesque fishing village.
- pitch surface — (in a gear or rack) an imaginary surface forming a plane (pitch plane) a cylinder (pitch cylinder) or a cone or frustrum (pitch cone) that moves tangentially to a similar surface in a meshing gear so that both surfaces travel at the same speed.
- platiniferous — platinum-bearing
- pleasure trip — holiday, vacation
- pleurisy root — a North American milkweed, Asclepias tuberosa, whose root was used as a remedy for pleurisy.
- pneumogastric — of or relating to the lungs and stomach.
- post-freudian — of or relating to Sigmund Freud or his doctrines, especially with respect to the causes and treatment of neurotic and psychopathic states, the interpretation of dreams, etc.
- postbourgeois — (in Marxist thought) belonging to a period of society after the decline of the bourgeoisie
- pre-education — the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life.
- pre-requisite — required beforehand: a prerequisite fund of knowledge.
- pre-submitted — to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
- precautionary — of, relating to, or characterized by precaution: precautionary measures.
- precombustion — of or relating to the period immediately before combustion
- prefiguration — the act of prefiguring.
- prefigurement — to show or represent beforehand by a figure or type; foreshadow.
- prefunctional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- preindustrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
- prejudication — the act of judging beforehand
- prejudicative — tending to prejudge
- preoccupation — the state of being preoccupied.