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13-letter words containing p, l, e, n, u

  • equipotential — (of a surface or line ) composed of points all at the same potential.
  • ethnophaulism — An ethnic or racial slur, typically caricaturing some identifiable (often physical) feature of the group being derided. For example,
  • euler-chelpin — Hans (Karl August) von. 1873–1964, Swedish biochemist, born in Germany: shared the Nobel prize for chemistry (1929) with Sir Arthur Harden for their work on enzymes: father of Ulf von Euler
  • european plan — a hotel rate of charging covering room and service but not meals
  • european sole — Solea solea, a tongue-shaped flatfish of the family Soleidae, also known as Dover sole or common sole: prefers shallow waters and is highly valued as a food fish
  • expostulating — Present participle of expostulate.
  • expostulation — (countable) The act of reasoning earnestly in order to dissuade or remonstrate.
  • filipendulous — Suspended by, or strung upon, a thread; said of tuberous swellings in the middle or at the extremities of slender, threadlike rootlets.
  • flunitrazepam — a powerful benzodiazepine sedative, C 16 H 12 FN 3 O 3 , that causes semiconsciousness and memory blackouts: has been implicated in date rapes and is illegal in the U.S.
  • freudian slip — (in Freudian psychology) an inadvertent mistake in speech or writing that is thought to reveal a person's unconscious motives, wishes, or attitudes.
  • fulani empire — a powerful W African Muslim state that flourished in the 19th century in the area of present-day Nigeria.
  • funemployment — the condition of a person who enjoys being out of work
  • gelandesprung — a jump, usually over an obstacle, in which one plants both poles in the snow in advance of the skis, bends close to the ground, and propels oneself chiefly by the use of the poles.
  • hypervirulent — actively poisonous; intensely noxious: a virulent insect bite.
  • impactfulness — The quality of being impactful.
  • impecuniously — In an impecunious manner.
  • importunately — urgent or persistent in solicitation, sometimes annoyingly so.
  • impulsiveness — actuated or swayed by emotional or involuntary impulses: an impulsive child.
  • incorruptable — Misspelling of incorruptible.
  • incorruptible — not corruptible: incorruptible integrity.
  • inopportunely — In an inopportune manner.
  • insupportable — not endurable; unbearable; insufferable: insupportable pain.
  • insusceptible — not susceptible; incapable of being influenced or affected (usually followed by of or to): insusceptible of flattery; insusceptible to infection.
  • interruptedly — In an interrupted manner.
  • interruptible — to cause or make a break in the continuity or uniformity of (a course, process, condition, etc.).
  • interscapular — between the scapulae or shoulder blades.
  • japanese plum — a small tree, Prunus salicina, native to China, bearing edible yellowish fruit.
  • leprechaunish — somewhat similar to a leprechaun
  • lepton number — in a process involving elementary particles, the total number of leptons minus the total number of antileptons.
  • line spectrum — an electromagnetic spectrum consisting of discrete lines, usually characteristic of excited atoms or molecules.
  • linkage group — a group of genes in a chromosome that tends to be inherited as a unit.
  • lunar eclipse — Astronomy. the obscuration of the light of the moon by the intervention of the earth between it and the sun (lunar eclipse) or the obscuration of the light of the sun by the intervention of the moon between it and a point on the earth (solar eclipse) a similar phenomenon with respect to any other planet and either its satellite or the sun. the partial or complete interception of the light of one component of a binary star by the other.
  • manipulatable — to manage or influence skillfully, especially in an unfair manner: to manipulate people's feelings.
  • manipulatives — influencing or attempting to influence the behavior or emotions of others for one’s own purposes: a manipulative boss.
  • melbourne cup — an annual horse race run in Melbourne, since 1861
  • merleau-ponty — Maurice, 1908–61, French phenomenological philosopher.
  • milk saucepan — a type of small saucepan often used for heating milk
  • mock pendulum — a false pendulum bob attached to the balances of certain timepieces and visible through a slot in the dial or case.
  • monkey puzzle — a South American, coniferous timber tree, Araucaria araucana, having candelabralike branches, stiff sharp leaves, and edible nuts.
  • monopolylogue — a theatrical entertainment in which the same performer plays several parts or characters.
  • mule spinning — a process of spinning that produces extremely fine yarn by drawing and twisting the roving, and winding the resultant yarn onto a bobbin or spindle in the form of a cop.
  • mulier puisne — the legitimate son of parents whose first son was illegitimate.
  • multipresence — the quality or state of being multipresent
  • municipalized — Simple past tense and past participle of municipalize.
  • natural slope — the maximum angle at which soil will lie in a bank without slipping
  • ne plus ultra — the highest point; acme.
  • nerve impulse — a progressive wave of electric and chemical activity along a nerve fiber that stimulates or inhibits the action of a muscle, gland, or other nerve cell.
  • neuroatypical — Having an atypical neurological configuration.
  • neurosyphilis — Syphilis that involves the central nervous system.
  • non-imputable — to attribute or ascribe: The children imputed magical powers to the old woman.
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