13-letter words containing p, u, t, a, s, o
- fluoroplastic — any of the plastics, as Teflon, in which hydrogen atoms of the hydrocarbon chains are replaced by fluorine atoms.
- four-way stop — an intersection of two roads with four stop signs, one facing in each direction
- give pause to — to cause to hesitate
- harry hotspur — the nickname of Sir Henry Percy
- haruspication — the use of animal entrails for divination
- hematophagous — feeding on blood, as the vampire bat.
- heterocarpous — (of a plant) producing more than one type of fruit
- hippo zarytus — ancient name of Bizerte.
- house painter — a person whose occupation is painting houses.
- housepainters — Plural form of housepainter.
- hydrosulphate — a salt formed by the direct union of sulfuric acid with an organic base, especially an alkaloid, and usually more soluble than the base.
- hypercautious — Especially or unreasonably cautious.
- hyposexuality — A significantly low level of sexuality.
- impostumation — an abscess or swelling filled with pus
- insupportable — not endurable; unbearable; insufferable: insupportable pain.
- insupportably — In an insupportable manner.
- juxtaposition — an act or instance of placing close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.
- leptocephalus — a colorless, transparent, flattened larva, especially of certain eels and ocean fishes.
- louis pasteur — Louis [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1822–95, French chemist and bacteriologist.
- lycanthropous — Lycanthropic.
- manipulations — Plural form of manipulation.
- measure up to — to fulfil (expectations, standards, etc)
- meat products — foods that consist of or contain meat
- misassumption — something taken for granted; a supposition: a correct assumption. Synonyms: presupposition; hypothesis, conjecture, guess, postulate, theory.
- monopotassium — (chemistry) monatomic potassium.
- moose pasture — land considered to be worthless, esp when lacking in extractable mineral deposits
- moral support — emotional assistance, encouragement
- mountain pass — a low point on a mountain that allows easy access to climbers
- mousetrapping — Present participle of mousetrap.
- moustache cup — mustache cup.
- multihospital — comprising or relating to several hospitals
- musicotherapy — the treatment of mental disorders with music
- mutation stop — an organ pipe sounding the harmonic of the note normally produced
- mycetophagous — That feeds on fungi.
- natural slope — the maximum angle at which soil will lie in a bank without slipping
- open and shut — immediately obvious upon consideration; easily decided: an open-and-shut case of murder.
- open-and-shut — immediately obvious upon consideration; easily decided: an open-and-shut case of murder.
- 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.
- ostreophagous — oyster-eating
- 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).
- pan-teutonism — Pan-Germanism.
- 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
- parthenopaeus — a son of Hippomenes and Atalanta, and one of the Seven against Thebes.
- passe-partout — something that passes everywhere or provides a universal means of passage.
- passion fruit — any edible fruit of a passionflower, as the maypop.
- pentadelphous — (of a plant) having its stamens arranged in five groups; (of stamens) being arranged in five groups
- pentastichous — (of plant leaves) arranged in five vertical rows