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13-letter words containing p, r, e, i

  • peninsularity — the state or fact of being a peninsula
  • penny pincher — a miserly, niggardly, or stingy person.
  • penny-a-liner — a hack writer.
  • penny-pincher — a miserly, niggardly, or stingy person.
  • pennyfarthing — a high bicycle of an early type, with one large wheel in front and one small wheel behind.
  • penthemimeral — (of a caesura) occurring after the first penthemimer of a poetic line, i.e. in the middle of the third foot
  • pentobarbital — a barbiturate, C 1 1 H 1 7 N 2 O 3 , used as a hypnotic and as a sedative.
  • pepper family — the plant family Piperaceae, characterized by tropical woody vines and herbaceous plants having simple leaves, dense spikes of very small flowers, and fleshy, berrylike fruit, and including peperomia and peppers of the genus Piper.
  • perambulation — to walk through, about, or over; travel through; traverse.
  • perboric acid — a hypothetical acid, HBO 3 , known only in the form of its salts.
  • perching bird — any member of the avian order Passeriformes.
  • perchlorinate — to combine with the maximum proportion of chlorine.
  • percussionist — a musician who plays percussion instruments.
  • perditionable — deserving perdition or damnation
  • peregrination — travel from one place to another, especially on foot.
  • peregrinatory — tending to peregrinate; relating to or characteristic of a traveller
  • perennibranch — any amphibian that retains its gills throughout its life
  • perfect pitch — absolute pitch (def 2).
  • perfectionate — to perfect; to make perfect
  • perfectionism — any of various doctrines holding that religious, moral, social, or political perfection is attainable.
  • perfectionist — a person who adheres to or believes in perfectionism.
  • perfunctorily — performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial: perfunctory courtesy.
  • periarteritis — inflammation of the outer coat and tissues surrounding an artery.
  • perichondrium — the membrane of fibrous connective tissue covering the surface of cartilages except at the joints.
  • perigastritis — the inflammation of the part of the peritoneum surrounding the stomach
  • perigean tide — an ocean tide that occurs in the spring, when the moon is at its perigee.
  • perihepatitis — the inflammation of the part of the peritoneum surrounding the liver
  • perilymphatic — the fluid between the bony and membranous labyrinths of the ear.
  • perimenopause — the period leading up to the menopause during which some of the symptoms associated with menopause may be experienced
  • perinephritis — the inflammation of the perinephrium
  • periodic acid — any of a series of acids derived from I 2 O 7 by the addition of water molecules, as HIO 4 or H 5 IO 6 .
  • periodic rate — The periodic rate is the interest rate charged for each period, such as monthly or quarterly.
  • periodicalist — a writer of articles for periodicals
  • periodization — an act or instance of dividing a subject into historical eras for purposes of analysis and study.
  • periodontally — with respect to periodontal tissue
  • periodontitis — inflammation of the periodontium caused by bacteria that infect the roots of teeth and the surrounding gum crevices, producing bleeding, pus formation, and gradual loss of bone and the tissues that support the teeth. Compare pyorrhea (def 2).
  • periodontosis — rapidly advancing juvenile periodontitis.
  • peripheralism — the explanation of psychological events emphasizing peripheral human functions, as those of skeletal muscles or the sex organs, rather than cognition or other processes of the central nervous system.
  • peripherality — the quality of being peripheral
  • perishability — subject to decay, ruin, or destruction: perishable fruits and vegetables.
  • perissodactyl — having an uneven number of toes or digits on each foot.
  • peritonealize — to cover with peritoneum.
  • perityphlitis — the inflammation of the tissue surrounding the caecum
  • perivitelline — located around the vitellus (yolk) of an egg
  • periwig chair — a chair of c1700 having a high, caned back with an elaborately carved cresting.
  • perl profiler — (tool)   (pprof) A tool by Anthony Iano-Fletcher of Nottingham University, UK to profile, and collate data from, Perl scripts. Version: 1? Source posted on comp.lang.perl in mid-June 1993.
  • perlustration — the act of perlustrating; a thorough inspection or survey, esp of letters for purposes of surveillance
  • perpendicular — vertical; straight up and down; upright.
  • perrier water — a sparkling mineral water from the south of France
  • perscrutation — a very careful exploration or inspection
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