13-letter words containing p, o, u, n
- spot reducing — the usually futile effort to exercise one part of the body, as the thighs, in hopes of reducing the amount of fat stored in that area.
- spotted skunk — either of two small, nocturnal skunks of the genus Spilogale, distinguished by a white forehead patch and a luxuriant coat of broken stripes and spots, including S. putorius of temperate North America and S. pygmaea of Mexico.
- spurious wing — alula (def 1).
- steganopodous — belonging to the Stegandopodes or having all four toes webbed together
- stenopetalous — having narrow petals.
- stenophyllous — having narrow leaves.
- step function — a function that is constant on each of a finite set of subintervals of its domain, the union of the subintervals being the domain.
- sub-component — a constituent part; element; ingredient.
- subemployment — insufficient employment in the labor force of a country, area, or industry, including unemployment and underemployment.
- subpopulation — the total number of persons inhabiting a country, city, or any district or area.
- subprime loan — A subprime loan is a loan with a higher interest rate, to borrowers who are a high credit risk.
- suffolk punch — a breed of draught horse with a chestnut coat and short legs
- sulphonylurea — an antidiabetic drug used in treating type II diabetes, which acts by stimulating the production of insulin in the pancreas
- sunspot cycle — the cycle, averaging in duration slightly more than 11 years, in which the frequency of sunspots varies from a maximum to a minimum and back to a maximum again.
- super-heroine — a woman noted for courageous acts or nobility of character: Esther and other biblical heroines.
- super-tension — the act of stretching or straining.
- supercolumnar — existing above a column or columns: a supercolumnar feature.
- superdominant — submediant.
- superfetation — the fertilization of an ovum in a female mammal already pregnant.
- supernational — tending to involve, or extending authority over, more than one nation; international; supranational.
- superordinary — that is superior to the ordinary
- superordinate — of higher degree in condition or rank.
- superorganism — a form of life composed of mutually interdependent parts that maintain various vital processes.
- superpersonal — characteristic of a superperson
- superposition — the order in which sedimentary strata are superposed one above another.
- superrational — beyond the scope or range of reason; intuitional.
- superreaction — a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- superregional — involving many regions
- superromantic — exceptionally romantic
- supersurgeons — highly skilled surgeon
- supplantation — to take the place of (another), as through force, scheming, strategy, or the like.
- suppositional — the act of supposing.
- supranational — outside or beyond the authority of one national government, as a project or policy that is planned and controlled by a group of nations.
- suprarational — not understandable by reason alone; beyond rational comprehension.
- sweep account — Finance. a checking account from which money in excess of a specified amount is automatically transferred to another account or to an investment that earns a higher rate of return.
- tablespoonful — the amount a tablespoon can hold.
- te waipounamu — a Māori name for New Zealand's South Island
- throw a punch — try to hit sb
- torsion group — a group in which every element has finite order.
- tribune group — (in Britain) a group made up of left-wing Labour Members of Parliament: founded 1966
- triple-tongue — to interrupt the wind flow by moving the tongue as if pronouncing t and t and k successively, especially in playing rapid passages or staccato notes on a brass instrument.
- truchet point — (unit, text) An obsolete variant of the point, equal to 0.188 mm.
- truman capote — Truman, 1924–84, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, and playwright.
- trust company — a company or corporation organized to exercise the functions of a trustee, but usually engaging also in other banking and financial activities.
- turkish pound — the Turkish lira.
- turn of speed — If a person, animal, or vehicle has a good turn of speed, they have the ability to move fast.
- turning point — a point at which a decisive change takes place; critical point; crisis.
- un-personable — of pleasing personal appearance; handsome or comely; attractive.
- unaccompanied — not accompanied; alone: The shipment arrived unaccompanied by an invoice.
- unapologizing — not apologetic; not willing to apologize or to make an apology