13-letter words containing p, u, l, s, t, o
- moral support — emotional assistance, encouragement
- mount olympus — mountain in Greece
- multihospital — comprising or relating to several hospitals
- multiple shop — chain store.
- natural slope — the maximum angle at which soil will lie in a bank without slipping
- optical mouse — (hardware) Any kind of mouse that uses visible light or infrared to detect changes in its position.
- optical sound — sound recorded on and subsequently played back from an optical or photographic soundtrack, as opposed to a magnetic soundtrack.
- outwash plain — Geology. a broad, sloping landform built of coalesced deposits of outwash.
- overspeculate — to engage in thought or reflection; meditate (often followed by on, upon, or a clause).
- papillomatous — a benign tumor of the skin or mucous membrane consisting of hypertrophied epithelial tissue, as a wart.
- parnell shout — a social occasion where each person in a group pays for his or her own entertainment or meal
- pentadelphous — (of a plant) having its stamens arranged in five groups; (of stamens) being arranged in five groups
- perlustration — the act of perlustrating; a thorough inspection or survey, esp of letters for purposes of surveillance
- petroliferous — containing or yielding petroleum
- physoclistous — having the air bladder closed off from the mouth.
- pilot biscuit — hardtack.
- plagiostomous — plagiostome
- plastoquinone — a quinone that occurs in the chloroplasts of plants and functions as an electron carrier during photosynthesis.
- platiniferous — platinum-bearing
- platitudinous — characterized by or given to platitudes.
- platykurtosis — the state of being platykurtic.
- pleasure boat — recreational vessel
- plectopterous — of or relating to the order Plectoptera, containing mayflies
- plenitudinous — characterized or marked by plenitude.
- pleurisy root — a North American milkweed, Asclepias tuberosa, whose root was used as a remedy for pleurisy.
- plumbosolvent — able to dissolve lead
- pneumatolysis — the process by which rocks are altered or minerals and ores are formed by the action of vapors given off by magma.
- polychotomous — divided into multiple parts
- polythalamous — having multiple chambers
- port du salut — Port-Salut.
- postauricular — of or relating to the ear or to the sense of hearing; aural.
- postholocaust — following a holocaust
- postinaugural — of or relating to the period after an inauguration
- postliminious — subsequently undertaken
- postmenstrual — of or relating to menstruation or to the menses.
- postulational — to ask, demand, or claim.
- poult-de-soie — a soft, ribbed silk fabric, used especially for dresses.
- prestigiously — indicative of or conferring prestige: the most prestigious address in town.
- pretentiously — characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved: a pretentious, self-important waiter.
- prosecutorial — of or relating to a prosecutor or prosecution: prosecutorial zeal.
- protanomalous — of, relating to, or affected by protanomaly
- public sector — the area of the nation's affairs under governmental rather than private control.
- punctiliously — extremely attentive to punctilios; strict or exact in the observance of the formalities or amenities of conduct or actions.
- purpose-built — A purpose-built building has been specially designed and built for a particular use.
- repetitiously — full of repetition, especially unnecessary and tedious repetition: a repetitious account of their vacation trip.
- reptile house — a house, shed, etc, used to keep reptiles in, as at a zoo, etc
- reptiliferous — (of rocks, etc) yielding fossilized reptiles
- reupholstered — to provide (chairs, sofas, etc.) with coverings, cushions, stuffing, springs, etc.
- sleep through — If you sleep through something, it does not wake you up.
- slow puncture — a small hole in a tyre, from which the air escapes very slowly, so that at first it is not obvious that there is any problem with the tyre