13-letter words containing p, t, e, r, o, d
- powder method — a method of x-ray determination of crystal structure using a powdered sample.
- pre-adulthood — of or relating to the period prior to adulthood: preadult strivings for independence.
- pre-committed — to give in trust or charge; consign.
- pre-contrived — to plan with ingenuity; devise; invent: The author contrived a clever plot.
- pre-direction — the act or an instance of directing.
- pre-education — the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life.
- pre-mentioned — to refer briefly to; name, specify, or speak of: Don't forget to mention her contribution to the project.
- pre-portioned — to divide into portions before packaging, selling, etc.: to preportion meals for schools and hospitals.
- preadaptation — a structure or property that developed in an ancestral stock and was useful in a descendant in a changed environment.
- preadmonition — a forewarning, premonition; the act of admonishing in advance
- preadolescent — of or relating to preadolescence or a preadolescent.
- predefinition — the process or action of defining in advance; an advance definition
- predestinator — a person or thing that predestinates something.
- prediagnostic — of, relating to, or used in diagnosis.
- predistortion — preemphasis.
- predominantly — having ascendancy, power, authority, or influence over others; preeminent.
- predominately — to be the stronger or leading element or force.
- predominating — to be the stronger or leading element or force.
- preformulated — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
- prejudication — the act of judging beforehand
- premedication — any drugs administered to sedate and otherwise prepare a patient for general anaesthesia
- premeditation — an act or instance of premeditating.
- prepositioned — to position in advance or beforehand: to preposition troops in anticipated trouble spots.
- preproduction — Movies. the steps necessary to prepare a film for production, as casting, choosing locations, and designing sets and costumes.
- prism diopter — a unit of prismatic deviation, in which the number one represents a prism that deflects a beam of light a distance of one centimeter on a plane placed normal to the initial direction of the beam and one meter away from the prism.
- product range — variety of merchandise within a brand
- property bond — a bond issued by a life-assurance company, the premiums for which are invested in a property-owning fund
- propositioned — the act of offering or suggesting something to be considered, accepted, adopted, or done.
- protected sex — sexual activity during which a condom is used to protect against sexually transmitted disease and pregnancy.
- protochordate — any of the nonvertebrate chordates, as the tunicates, cephalochordates, and hemichordates.
- quarter pound — a unit of weight equal to a quarter of a pound or 4 ounces avoirdupois
- radiopacities — opaque to radiation; visible in x-ray photographs and under fluoroscopy (opposed to radiotransparent).
- radioteletype — Also called radioteletypewriter [rey-dee-oh-tel-i-tahyp-rahy-ter, -tel-i-tahyp-rahy-] /ˌreɪ di oʊˌtɛl ɪˈtaɪpˌraɪ tər, -ˈtɛl ɪ taɪpˌraɪ-/ (Show IPA). a teletypewriter equipped for transmitting or receiving messages by radio instead of wire.
- red-hot poker — tritoma.
- redescription — the act of redescribing
- redevelopment — the act or process of redeveloping.
- redisposition — the withdrawal and redistribution of armed forces with the aim of more effective use
- reduplication — the act of reduplicating; the state of being reduplicated.
- reupholstered — to provide (chairs, sofas, etc.) with coverings, cushions, stuffing, springs, etc.
- roll-top desk — a flexible, sliding cover for the working area of a desk, opening by rising upward and back in quadrantal grooves and rolling up beneath the top.
- round-tripper — a home run.
- sachet-powder — a small bag, case, or pad containing perfuming powder or the like, placed among handkerchiefs, lingerie, etc., to impart a pleasant scent.
- serendipitous — come upon or found by accident; fortuitous: serendipitous scientific discoveries.
- sharp-tongued — characterized by or given to harshness, bitterness, or sarcasm in speech.
- spheroidicity — a spheroidal state or form.
- spot reducing — the usually futile effort to exercise one part of the body, as the thighs, in hopes of reducing the amount of fat stored in that area.
- spotted adder — milk snake.
- spotted crake — a Eurasian rail, Porzana porzana, of swamps and marshes, having a buff speckled plumage and dark brown wings
- spotted fever — any of several fevers characterized by spots on the skin, especially as in cerebrospinal meningitis or typhus fever.
- spread option — spread (def 25b).