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

  • lepidopterous — belonging or pertaining to the Lepidoptera, an order of insects comprising the butterflies, moths, and skippers, that in the adult state have four membranous wings more or less covered with small scales.
  • leptokurtosis — the state of being leptokurtic.
  • leptokurtotic — (statistics) Leptokurtic.
  • lepton number — in a process involving elementary particles, the total number of leptons minus the total number of antileptons.
  • liposculpture — the surgical removal of subcutaneous fat and its transplant to another part of the body, as to fill out facial contours.
  • loop diuretic — any of a group of diuretics, including frusemide, that act by inhibiting resorption of salts from Henle's loop of the kidney tubule
  • louis pasteur — Louis [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1822–95, French chemist and bacteriologist.
  • lump together — If a number of different people or things are lumped together, they are considered as a group rather than separately.
  • measure up to — to fulfil (expectations, standards, etc)
  • meat products — foods that consist of or contain meat
  • merleau-ponty — Maurice, 1908–61, French phenomenological philosopher.
  • methoxy group — the univalent group CH 3 O−.
  • microcomputer — a compact computer, with less capacity and capability than a minicomputer, consisting of a microprocessor and other components.
  • micropuncture — the puncture of a cell, renal tubule, etc., by a laser beam or micropipette
  • minicomputers — a computer with processing and storage capabilities smaller than those of a mainframe but larger than those of a microcomputer.
  • moebius strip — Möbius strip
  • moose pasture — land considered to be worthless, esp when lacking in extractable mineral deposits
  • moto perpetuo — a fast instrumental passage made up of notes of equal length
  • mousetrapping — Present participle of mousetrap.
  • multiemployer — Of or pertaining to more than one employer.
  • multitemporal — (music) Having multiple tempos.
  • musicotherapy — the treatment of mental disorders with music
  • natural slope — the maximum angle at which soil will lie in a bank without slipping
  • neuroatypical — Having an atypical neurological configuration.
  • neurocomputer — a computer or a software program that uses a neural network simulating the human brain and can be trained to perform specific tasks, as pattern recognition.
  • neuropeptides — Plural form of neuropeptide.
  • niche product — sth of specific or limited consumer interest
  • nitroprusside — (inorganic chemistry) Any salt, of the hypothetical nitroprussic acid, that contains a pentacyanonitrosylferrate anion.
  • non-reputable — held in good repute; honorable; respectable; estimable: a reputable organization.
  • nondisruptive — causing, tending to cause, or caused by disruption; disrupting: the disruptive effect of their rioting.
  • nonproductive — not productive; unproductive.
  • not your type — If you say that someone is not your type, you mean that they are not the sort of person who you usually find attractive.
  • nucleoprotein — any of the class of conjugated proteins occurring in cells and consisting of a protein combined with a nucleic acid, essential for cell division and reproduction.
  • open fracture — compound fracture.
  • open juncture — a transition between successive sounds marked by a break in articulatory continuity, as by a pause or the modification of a preceding or following sound, and often indicating a division between words; presence of juncture (opposed to close juncture). Also called plus juncture. Compare close juncture, juncture (def 7a), terminal juncture.
  • opportuneness — The state or condition of being opportune.
  • opportunities — Plural form of opportunity.
  • ostreophagous — oyster-eating
  • out-performed — to surpass in excellence of performance; do better than: a new engine that outperforms the competition; a stock that outperformed all others.
  • outer product — cross product.
  • outperformers — Plural form of outperformer.
  • outperforming — Present participle of outperform.
  • outprocessing — to end a military tour of duty, accompanied by necessary paperwork: All enlisted soldiers out-process as a class.
  • over the hump — a rounded protuberance, especially a fleshy protuberance on the back, as that due to abnormal curvature of the spine in humans, or that normally present in certain animals, as the camel or bison.
  • over-populate — to fill with an excessive number of people, straining available resources and facilities: Expanding industry has overpopulated the western suburbs.
  • overpopulated — to fill with an excessive number of people, straining available resources and facilities: Expanding industry has overpopulated the western suburbs.
  • overspeculate — to engage in thought or reflection; meditate (often followed by on, upon, or a clause).
  • palaeocurrent — an ancient current, esp of water, evidence of which has been preserved in sedimentary rocks as fossilized ripple marks, etc
  • 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
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