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

  • plectopterous — of or relating to the order Plectoptera, containing mayflies
  • pleurisy root — a North American milkweed, Asclepias tuberosa, whose root was used as a remedy for pleurisy.
  • plunket nurse — a child-care nurse appointed by the Plunket Society
  • plus juncture — open juncture.
  • pneumatograph — pneumograph.
  • pneumatometer — an instrument for measuring either the quantity of air inhaled or exhaled during a single inspiration or expiration or the force of inspiration or expiration.
  • pneumatophore — Botany. a specialized structure developed from the root in certain plants growing in swamps and marshes, serving as a respiratory organ.
  • pneumogastric — of or relating to the lungs and stomach.
  • pocket-square — a handkerchief, often colored or figured, worn in the breast pocket of a suit or blazer as a fashion accessory.
  • poet laureate — (in Great Britain) a poet appointed for life as an officer of the royal household, formerly expected to write poems in celebration of court and national events.
  • port language — ["Communicating Parallel Processes", J. Kerridge et al, Soft Prac & Exp 16(1):63-86 (Jan 1986)].
  • post-consumer — noting or pertaining to a product after it has been used and recycled: a chair made of postconsumer plastic.
  • post-freudian — of or relating to Sigmund Freud or his doctrines, especially with respect to the causes and treatment of neurotic and psychopathic states, the interpretation of dreams, etc.
  • post-graduate — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or consisting of post-graduates: a postgraduate seminar.
  • postbourgeois — (in Marxist thought) belonging to a period of society after the decline of the bourgeoisie
  • postmenstrual — of or relating to menstruation or to the menses.
  • potter around — If you potter around or potter about, you do pleasant but unimportant things, without hurrying.
  • poulard wheat — a Mediterranean wheat, Triticum turgidum, grown as a forage crop in the U.S.
  • pre-adulthood — of or relating to the period prior to adulthood: preadult strivings for independence.
  • pre-calculate — to determine or ascertain by mathematical methods; compute: to calculate the velocity of light.
  • pre-education — the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life.
  • pre-encounter — to come upon or meet with, especially unexpectedly: to encounter a new situation.
  • pre-requisite — required beforehand: a prerequisite fund of knowledge.
  • pre-submitted — to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
  • precautionary — of, relating to, or characterized by precaution: precautionary measures.
  • precombustion — of or relating to the period immediately before combustion
  • precopulatory — carried out or occurring prior to copulation
  • prefiguration — the act of prefiguring.
  • prefigurement — to show or represent beforehand by a figure or type; foreshadow.
  • preformulated — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
  • prefunctional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
  • preindustrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
  • prejudication — the act of judging beforehand
  • prejudicative — tending to prejudge
  • preoccupation — the state of being preoccupied.
  • preproduction — Movies. the steps necessary to prepare a film for production, as casting, choosing locations, and designing sets and costumes.
  • prerevolution — of the period before a revolution
  • present value — current monetary worth
  • press cutting — an article or picture from a newspaper about someone or something
  • pressure suit — pressurized suit.
  • prestigiously — indicative of or conferring prestige: the most prestigious address in town.
  • presumptively — affording ground for presumption: presumptive evidence.
  • pretentiously — characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved: a pretentious, self-important waiter.
  • preternatural — out of the ordinary course of nature; exceptional or abnormal: preternatural powers.
  • pretournament — occurring prior to a tournament
  • preuniversity — of the period before attending university
  • price cutting — the act or practice of cutting prices
  • price support — the maintenance of the price of a commodity, product, etc., especially by means of a public subsidy or government purchase of surpluses.
  • primitive gut — archenteron.
  • primogeniture — the state or fact of being the firstborn of children of the same parents.
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