13-letter words containing p, r, e, t, i, n
- patternmaking — a person who makes patterns, as for clothing or metal castings.
- pauperization — the act or process of making a pauper of or impoverishing
- pedantocratic — of or relating to pedantocracy
- pedestrianism — the exercise or practice of walking.
- pedestrianize — to go on foot; walk.
- pencil stripe — a stripe of varying widths, especially a dark stripe on a light ground.
- penetratively — in a penetrative manner
- peninsularity — the state or fact of being a peninsula
- 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.
- perambulation — to walk through, about, or over; travel through; traverse.
- 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
- 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.
- perigean tide — an ocean tide that occurs in the spring, when the moon is at its perigee.
- perinephritis — the inflammation of the perinephrium
- 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.
- peritonealize — to cover with peritoneum.
- perivitelline — located around the vitellus (yolk) of an egg
- perlustration — the act of perlustrating; a thorough inspection or survey, esp of letters for purposes of surveillance
- perscrutation — a very careful exploration or inspection
- perseveration — the act or process of perseverating.
- personalistic — Also called personal idealism. a modern philosophical movement locating ultimate value and reality in persons, human or divine.
- personalities — the visible aspect of one's character as it impresses others: He has a pleasing personality.
- pertaining to — having to do with
- pervaporation — Pervaporation is a separation process in which a substance permeates through a membrane and then evaporates.
- pet insurance — health insurance for a pet
- petit larceny — petty larceny.
- petit treason — the killing of a husband by his wife, of a lord by his servant, or of an ecclesiastic by a subordinate ecclesiastic.
- petrification — the act or process of petrifying; the state of being petrified.
- petrol engine — an internal-combustion engine that uses petrol as fuel
- petrol-driven — (of a car, engine, etc) powered by petrol
- phalansterian — of or relating to a phalanstery.
- phalansterism — a model of society in which members of a community live in the same space and share common belongings
- phallocentric — a doctrine or belief centered on the phallus, especially a belief in the superiority of the male sex.
- phenmetrazine — a compound, C 1 1 H 1 5 NO, used chiefly to control the appetite in the treatment of obesity.
- phenobarbital — a white, crystalline powder, C 1 2 H 1 2 N 2 O 3 , used as a sedative, a hypnotic, and as an antispasmodic in epilepsy.
- photofinisher — a person whose profession is photofinishing
- photoreaction — a chemical reaction that involves or requires light.
- phycoerythrin — a red protein pigment occurring in red algae.