13-letter words containing p, r, o, e, l
- palaeocrystic — consisting of former glacial formation
- palaeocurrent — an ancient current, esp of water, evidence of which has been preserved in sedimentary rocks as fossilized ripple marks, etc
- paleosiberian — a group of languages comprising those languages of Siberia that are not affiliated with Indo-European, Altaic, Uralic, or Eskimo-Aleut and including the Chukotian family and the unrelated language isolates Ket, Nivkh, and Yukaghir; Paleo-Asiatic.
- paleotropical — belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising the Ethiopian and Oriental regions.
- pallet loader — A device employing a vertical lift platform for the mechanical loading or unloading of pallets of freight
- pandora shell — any marine bivalve of the genus Pandora, having a scimitar-shaped shell with a pronounced ridge along the hinge.
- paradise lost — an epic poem (1667) by John Milton.
- paralipomenon — Chronicles.
- parallel port — (hardware) An interface from a computer system where data is transferred in or out in parallel, that is, on more than one wire. A parallel port carries one bit on each wire thus multiplying the transfer rate obtainable over a single wire. There will usually be some control signals on the port as well to say when data is ready to be sent or received. The commonest kind of parallel port is a printer port, e.g. a Centronics port which transfers eight bits at a time. Disks are also connected via special parallel ports, e.g. SCSI or IDE.
- parallelogram — a quadrilateral having both pairs of opposite sides parallel to each other.
- parencephalon — a cerebral hemisphere
- parental home — a school for problem children.
- parietal bone — either of a pair of membrane bones forming, by their union at the sagittal suture, part of the sides and top of the skull.
- parietal lobe — the middle part of each cerebral hemisphere behind the central sulcus.
- parker bowles — Camilla (née Shand). born 1947, became the second wife of Prince Charles in 2005; created Duchess of Cornwall and Duchess of Rothesay
- parnell shout — a social occasion where each person in a group pays for his or her own entertainment or meal
- parquet floor — flooring made of inlaid wood
- parsons table — a square or rectangular table, often of lightweight material, with straight legs that are square in cross section and of the same thickness as the top extending from the corners flush with the top so as to appear jointless.
- parti-colored — having different colors in different areas or patches; variegated: a parti-colored dress.
- particleboard — a boardlike building material made by compressing sawdust or wood particles with a resin binder
- partitionable — a division into or distribution in portions or shares.
- party-colored — having different colors in different areas or patches; variegated: a parti-colored dress.
- passionflower — any chiefly American climbing vine or shrub of the genus Passiflora, having showy flowers and a pulpy berry or fruit that in some species is edible.
- pastel orange — suntan (def 3).
- pastoral care — help with personal needs and problems given by a teacher
- patent holder — a person or company that holds a patent
- patripotestal — Anthropology. of or relating to the authority exercised by a father or a father's blood relatives.
- patrol leader — the leader of a division of a troop of Scouts or Guides
- pearl molding — a molding having the form of a row of pearls.
- pearl tapioca — a food substance prepared from cassava in granular, flake, pellet (pearl tapioca) or flour form, used in puddings, as a thickener, etc.
- pencil crayon — coloured pencil
- penicilliform — in the shape of a pencil or paintbrush
- pentobarbital — a barbiturate, C 1 1 H 1 7 N 2 O 3 , used as a hypnotic and as a sedative.
- people person — an outgoing, gregarious person with good communication skills.
- perambulation — to walk through, about, or over; travel through; traverse.
- perchlorinate — to combine with the maximum proportion of chlorine.
- perditionable — deserving perdition or damnation
- perfunctorily — performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial: perfunctory courtesy.
- periodicalist — a writer of articles for periodicals
- periodontally — with respect to periodontal tissue
- perissodactyl — having an uneven number of toes or digits on each foot.
- peritonealize — to cover with peritoneum.
- 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
- persian melon — a round variety of muskmelon having a green, reticulate, unribbed rind and orange flesh.
- personal best — A sports player's personal best is the highest score or fastest time that they have ever achieved.
- personal call — a private phone call
- personal care — assistance in dressing, grooming, etc., provided to elderly, disabled, or other persons who are unable to care for themselves.
- personal foul — a foul called in certain games, as basketball or football, for illegal body contact or rough, unsportsmanlike play.
- personal loan — a loan of money for personal use