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

  • ipecac spurge — a spurge, Euphorbia ipecacuanhae, of the eastern U.S.
  • japan current — a warm ocean current flowing northeastwards off the E coast of Japan towards the North Pacific
  • jeune premier — the male juvenile lead in a play or movie.
  • journeyperson — A journeyman or journeywoman.
  • jumper cables — jump leads for starting a vehicle
  • junggar pendi — an arid region of W China, in N Xinjiang between the Altai Mountains and the Tian Shan
  • juniper berry — the berrylike cone of a juniper.
  • jurisprudence — the science or philosophy of law.
  • kennebunkport — a town in SW Maine: summer resort.
  • komi republic — a constituent republic of NW Russia: annexed by the princes of Moscow in the 14th century. Capital: Syktyvkar. Pop: 1 019 000 (2002). Area: 415 900 sq km (160 540 sq miles)
  • lake superior — Lake, a lake in the N central United States and S Canada: the northernmost of the Great Lakes; the largest body of fresh water in the world. 350 miles (564 km) long; 31,820 sq. mi. (82,415 sq. km); greatest depth, 1290 feet (393 meters); 602 feet (183 meters) above sea level.
  • lake-superior — Lake, a lake in the N central United States and S Canada: the northernmost of the Great Lakes; the largest body of fresh water in the world. 350 miles (564 km) long; 31,820 sq. mi. (82,415 sq. km); greatest depth, 1290 feet (393 meters); 602 feet (183 meters) above sea level.
  • 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.
  • leprechaunish — somewhat similar to a leprechaun
  • 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.
  • leukapheresis — a medical procedure that separates certain leukocytes from the blood, used to collect leukocytes for donation or to remove excessive leukocytes from a patient's blood
  • line spectrum — an electromagnetic spectrum consisting of discrete lines, usually characteristic of excited atoms or molecules.
  • linkage group — a group of genes in a chromosome that tends to be inherited as a unit.
  • 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
  • lord's supper — the, the sacrament in commemoration of the Last Supper; communion; Mass; Eucharist.
  • louis pasteur — Louis [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1822–95, French chemist and bacteriologist.
  • lumbar plexus — a network of nerves originating in the spinal nerves of the midback region and innervating the pelvic area, the front of the legs, and part of the feet.
  • lump together — If a number of different people or things are lumped together, they are considered as a group rather than separately.
  • lunar eclipse — Astronomy. the obscuration of the light of the moon by the intervention of the earth between it and the sun (lunar eclipse) or the obscuration of the light of the sun by the intervention of the moon between it and a point on the earth (solar eclipse) a similar phenomenon with respect to any other planet and either its satellite or the sun. the partial or complete interception of the light of one component of a binary star by the other.
  • macrocephalus — Alternative spelling of macrocephalous.
  • mass spectrum — a spectrum of charged particles, arranged in order of mass or mass-to-charge ratios.
  • measure up to — to fulfil (expectations, standards, etc)
  • measuring cup — a graduated cup used especially in cooking for measuring ingredients.
  • meat products — foods that consist of or contain meat
  • medium-priced — having a price that is neither too high or too low
  • melbourne cup — an annual horse race run in Melbourne, since 1861
  • merleau-ponty — Maurice, 1908–61, French phenomenological philosopher.
  • metering pump — A metering pump is a device used to pump precise amounts of liquids over a period of time.
  • methoxy group — the univalent group CH 3 O−.
  • microcapsules — Plural form of microcapsule.
  • microcephalus — An abnormally small head.
  • 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.
  • mispersuasion — a false or mistaken persuasion
  • mispronounced — Said wrongly.
  • 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
  • moto perpetuo — a fast instrumental passage made up of notes of equal length
  • mousetrapping — Present participle of mousetrap.
  • mulier puisne — the legitimate son of parents whose first son was illegitimate.
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