13-letter words containing p, r, e, i, n, a
- 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.
- mainz psalter — a book printed by Johannes Gutenberg: thought by some to be the first book printed from movable type.
- maritime pine — cluster pine.
- marlinespikes — Plural form of marlinespike.
- married print — composite print.
- maternity pay — the pay a woman receives from her work during her absence immediately before and after childbirth
- mean-spirited — petty; small-minded; ungenerous: a meanspirited man, unwilling to forgive.
- measuring cup — a graduated cup used especially in cooking for measuring ingredients.
- megasporangia — a sporangium containing megaspores.
- merchant ship — law: commercial vessel
- metanephridia — Plural form of metanephridium.
- metropolitans — Plural form of metropolitan.
- micropayments — Plural form of micropayment.
- microperation — (processor) An elementary operation performed on data stored in registers or in memory. Microperations are classified as transfer, arithmetic, logic, or shift/rotate.
- mimeographing — Present participle of mimeograph.
- mineral pitch — asphalt.
- minor penalty — a penalty consisting of the removal of a player from play for two minutes, no substitute for the player being permitted.
- misapprehends — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misapprehend.
- mispersuasion — a false or mistaken persuasion
- monotherapies — Plural form of monotherapy.
- morning paper — a paper published the night before for distribution in the morning (as opposed to an evening paper)
- mousetrapping — Present participle of mousetrap.
- nail clippers — tool for cutting finger- and toenails
- name-dropping — the introduction into one's conversation, letters, etc., of the names of famous or important people as alleged friends or associates in order to impress others.
- nanoparticles — Plural form of nanoparticle.
- necktie party — a lynching or other execution by hanging.
- necrophiliacs — Plural form of necrophiliac.
- nephrological — of or relating to nephrology
- nephropathies — Plural form of nephropathy.
- neuroatypical — Having an atypical neurological configuration.
- new hampshire — a state in the NE United States. 9304 sq. mi. (24,100 sq. km). Capital: Concord. Abbreviation: NH (for use with zip code), N.H.
- non-empirical — derived from or guided by experience or experiment.
- non-spherical — having the form of a sphere; globular.
- nonabsorptive — Not absorptive.
- nonadsorptive — Not adsorptive.
- nonparametric — (of a test or method) not requiring assertions about parameters or about the form of the underlying distribution.
- nonpejorative — Not pejorative.
- nonperiodical — a magazine or other journal that is issued at regularly recurring intervals.
- nonperishable — not subject to rapid deterioration or decay: A supply of nonperishable food was kept for emergencies.
- nonprofitable — Not profitable; not making profit.
- nonreciprocal — given or felt by each toward the other; mutual: reciprocal respect.
- normocephalic — Having a normal sized head; neither macrocephalic nor microcephalic; mesocephalic.
- ocean springs — a town in SE Mississippi.
- oceanographic — the branch of physical geography dealing with the ocean.
- omnicorporeal — Comprehending or including all bodies; embracing all substance.
- on the parish — receiving parochial relief
- open interval — (mathematics) A type of interval (range of numbers) that does not include either of its endpoints. For example, when mixing red and blue paint, the proportion of red lies in the interval 0% to 100% but can't be exactly 0% or 100% or it wouldn't be a mixture.
- open learning — a system of further education on a flexible part-time basis
- open marriage — a marriage in which the partners agree that each is free to have sexual relationships with other partners.
- operationally — able to function or be used; functional: How soon will the new factory be operational?