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

  • pole-vaulting — a field sport in which competitors attempt to clear a high bar with the aid of an extremely flexible long pole
  • polliniferous — Botany. producing or bearing pollen.
  • polybutadiene — a rubberlike polymer of butadiene blended with other synthetics to replace natural rubber in tires.
  • polygonaceous — belonging to the Polygonaceae, the buckwheat family of plants.
  • pont l'eveque — a strongly flavored, pale-yellow cheese with a soft center, made from whole or skimmed milk.
  • porcelaineous — like porcelain
  • port language — ["Communicating Parallel Processes", J. Kerridge et al, Soft Prac & Exp 16(1):63-86 (Jan 1986)].
  • postmenstrual — of or relating to menstruation or to the menses.
  • pre-columbian — of or relating to the Americas before the arrival of Columbus: pre-Columbian art; pre-Columbian Indians.
  • 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.
  • premandibular — situated in front of the mandible
  • premenopausal — of, relating to, or characteristic of menopause.
  • prerevolution — of the period before a revolution
  • present value — current monetary worth
  • pretentiously — characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved: a pretentious, self-important waiter.
  • preternatural — out of the ordinary course of nature; exceptional or abnormal: preternatural powers.
  • prolegomenous — prefatory; preliminary; introductory.
  • pronounceable — to enunciate or articulate (sounds, words, sentences, etc.).
  • protolanguage — the reconstructed or postulated parent form of a language or a group of related languages.
  • prudentialism — a regard for prudential, rather than moral, considerations
  • prudentialist — a person who acts prudentially
  • prudentiality — prudential nature or practice
  • prussian blue — any of a number of blue pigments containing ferrocyanide or ferricyanide complexes
  • pulling power — the ability to attract and influence other people
  • pulse dialing — a system of calling telephone numbers wherein electrical pulses corresponding to the digits in the number called are generated by manipulating a rotary dial or push buttons (contrasted with tone dialing).
  • pulselessness — the state of having no pulse
  • pulverization — to reduce to dust or powder, as by pounding or grinding.
  • pure new wool — the best wool or wool blended fibres
  • purkinje cell — a large, densely branching neuron in the cerebellar cortex of the brain.
  • purple martin — a large American swallow, Progne subis, the male of which is blue-black.
  • purple mombin — a tree, Spondias purpurea, of tropical America, having clusters of purple or greenish flowers and yellow or dark red fruit that is edible either raw or cooked.
  • pursuit plane — (formerly) an armed airplane designed for speed and maneuverability in fighting enemy aircraft.
  • quadruple run — a set of five cards consisting of a three-card run plus two other cards that duplicate different denominations in the run, as 5,5,6,6,7, worth 16 points.
  • queens puzzle — eight queens puzzle
  • quintuplicate — a group, series, or set of five copies or identical items, especially copies of typewritten matter.
  • reduplication — the act of reduplicating; the state of being reduplicated.
  • regulator pin — either of two pins on the regulators of certain timepieces, one on each side of the hairspring, that can be moved to adjust the rate of the timepiece.
  • republicanism — republican government.
  • republicanize — to make republican.
  • republication — publication anew.
  • route planner — a book of road maps
  • rumelgumption — commonsense
  • rumlegumption — commonsense
  • rupert's land — (formerly, in Canada) the territories granted by Charles II to the Hudson's Bay Company in 1670 and ceded to the Canadian Government in 1870, comprising all the land watered by rivers flowing into Hudson Bay
  • san luis peak — a mountain in SW Colorado, in the San Juan Mountains. 14,014 feet (4271 meters).
  • self-punitive — serving for, concerned with, or inflicting punishment: punitive laws; punitive action.
  • serpiginously — in a serpiginous manner; in the manner characteristic of serpigo
  • sky-blue pink — a jocular name for a nonexistent, unknown, or unimportant colour
  • sleeping suit — an all-in-one outfit that babies and young children sleep in
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