13-letter words containing p, u, l, s
- petroliferous — containing or yielding petroleum
- philo judaeus — c20 b.c.–a.d. c50, Alexandrian Jewish theologian and philosopher.
- phyllocladous — having phylloclades.
- phyllophagous — (of an organism) feeding on leaves.
- physoclistous — having the air bladder closed off from the mouth.
- picturesquely — visually charming or quaint, as if resembling or suitable for a painting: a picturesque fishing village.
- pilot biscuit — hardtack.
- plagiostomous — plagiostome
- planet-struck — affected adversely by the supposed influence of a planet.
- plastoquinone — a quinone that occurs in the chloroplasts of plants and functions as an electron carrier during photosynthesis.
- platiniferous — platinum-bearing
- platinum disc — (in Britain) an album certified to have sold 300 000 copies or a single certified to have sold 600 000 copies
- platitudinous — characterized by or given to platitudes.
- platykurtosis — the state of being platykurtic.
- pleasure boat — recreational vessel
- pleasure dome — a large building, facility, or place used for recreation.
- pleasure trip — holiday, vacation
- plectopterous — of or relating to the order Plectoptera, containing mayflies
- plenitudinous — characterized or marked by plenitude.
- plenum system — a type of air-conditioning system in which air is passed into a room at a pressure greater than atmospheric pressure
- 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.
- plumbosolvent — able to dissolve lead
- plunket nurse — a child-care nurse appointed by the Plunket Society
- plural eulisp — EuLisp with parallel extensions. "Collections and Garbage Collection", S.C. Merall et al, in Memory Management - IWMM92, Springer 1992, pp.473-489.
- pluripresence — presence in more than one place at the same time
- plus juncture — open juncture.
- plus or minus — You use plus or minus to give the amount by which a particular number may vary.
- pneumatolysis — the process by which rocks are altered or minerals and ores are formed by the action of vapors given off by magma.
- 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.
- polyadelphous — (of stamens) united by the filaments into three or more sets or bundles.
- polychotomous — divided into multiple parts
- polygalaceous — any plant of the genus Polygala, comprising the milkworts.
- polygonaceous — belonging to the Polygonaceae, the buckwheat family of plants.
- polyoma virus — a small DNA-containing virus, of the papovavirus group, that can produce a variety of tumors in mice, hamsters, rabbits, and rats.
- polythalamous — having multiple chambers
- popular music — music having wide appeal, esp characterized by lightly romantic or sentimental melodies
- porcelaineous — like porcelain
- 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.
- pound-foolish — not handling large sums of money wisely
- prague school — a school of linguistics emphasizing structure, active in the 1920s and 1930s.