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13-letter words containing p, r, o, s, e, u

  • mispronounces — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mispronounce.
  • moebius strip — Möbius strip
  • moose pasture — land considered to be worthless, esp when lacking in extractable mineral deposits
  • mousetrapping — Present participle of mousetrap.
  • musicotherapy — the treatment of mental disorders with music
  • natural slope — the maximum angle at which soil will lie in a bank without slipping
  • neuropeptides — Plural form of neuropeptide.
  • neurosyphilis — Syphilis that involves the central nervous system.
  • newgroup wars — /n[y]oo'groop worz/ [Usenet] The salvos of dueling "newgroup" and "rmgroup" messages sometimes exchanged by persons on opposite sides of a dispute over whether a newsgroup should be created net-wide, or (even more frequently) whether an obsolete one should be removed. These usually settle out within a week or two as it becomes clear whether the group has a natural constituency (usually, it doesn't). At times, especially in the completely anarchic alt hierarchy, the names of newsgroups themselves become a form of comment or humour; e.g. the spinoff of alt.swedish.chef.bork.bork.bork from alt.tv.muppets in early 1990, or any number of specialised abuse groups named after particularly notorious flamers, e.g. alt.weemba.
  • nitroprusside — (inorganic chemistry) Any salt, of the hypothetical nitroprussic acid, that contains a pentacyanonitrosylferrate anion.
  • nondisruptive — causing, tending to cause, or caused by disruption; disrupting: the disruptive effect of their rioting.
  • norway spruce — a European spruce, Picea abies, having shiny, dark-green needles, grown as an ornamental.
  • nurseryperson — A nurseryman or nurserywoman.
  • ombudspersons — Plural form of ombudsperson.
  • open universe — a model of the universe in which the universe expands forever because there is not enough mass to counteract the expansion by means of gravitational attraction.
  • opening hours — Opening hours are the times during which a shop, bank, library, or bar is open for business.
  • opportuneness — The state or condition of being opportune.
  • opportunities — Plural form of opportunity.
  • ostreophagous — oyster-eating
  • outperformers — Plural form of outperformer.
  • outprocessing — to end a military tour of duty, accompanied by necessary paperwork: All enlisted soldiers out-process as a class.
  • overspeculate — to engage in thought or reflection; meditate (often followed by on, upon, or a clause).
  • papaveraceous — belonging to the Papaveraceae, the poppy family of plants.
  • paris commune — commune3 (def 8).
  • parnell shout — a social occasion where each person in a group pays for his or her own entertainment or meal
  • parthenopaeus — a son of Hippomenes and Atalanta, and one of the Seven against Thebes.
  • passe-partout — something that passes everywhere or provides a universal means of passage.
  • percussionist — a musician who plays percussion instruments.
  • perimenopause — the period leading up to the menopause during which some of the symptoms associated with menopause may be experienced
  • perlustration — the act of perlustrating; a thorough inspection or survey, esp of letters for purposes of surveillance
  • perscrutation — a very careful exploration or inspection
  • personal foul — a foul called in certain games, as basketball or football, for illegal body contact or rough, unsportsmanlike play.
  • perspicacious — having keen mental perception and understanding; discerning: to exhibit perspicacious judgment.
  • petroliferous — containing or yielding petroleum
  • phosphuretted — treated or combined with phosphorus
  • platiniferous — platinum-bearing
  • pleasure boat — recreational vessel
  • pleasure dome — a large building, facility, or place used for recreation.
  • plectopterous — of or relating to the order Plectoptera, containing mayflies
  • plesiosaurian — a member of the reptile order Plesiosauria
  • pleurisy root — a North American milkweed, Asclepias tuberosa, whose root was used as a remedy for pleurisy.
  • pleurocarpous — (of certain mosses) bearing the fructifications along the main stem or lateral branches.
  • pneumogastric — of or relating to the lungs and stomach.
  • pocket-square — a handkerchief, often colored or figured, worn in the breast pocket of a suit or blazer as a fashion accessory.
  • polar nucleus — Botany. either of two female haploid nuclei, in the embryo sac of flowers, that fuse to produce a diploid nucleus, which combines with a male nucleus to form the endosperm.
  • polliniferous — Botany. producing or bearing pollen.
  • porcelaineous — like porcelain
  • porcupinefish — any of several fishes of the family Diodontidae, especially Diodon hystrix, of tropical seas, capable of inflating the body with water or air until it resembles a globe, with erection of the long spines covering the skin.
  • post-consumer — noting or pertaining to a product after it has been used and recycled: a chair made of postconsumer plastic.
  • post-freudian — of or relating to Sigmund Freud or his doctrines, especially with respect to the causes and treatment of neurotic and psychopathic states, the interpretation of dreams, etc.
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