13-letter words containing r, e, d, m, p
- portrait mode — an orientation that is vertical rather than horizontal
- post meridiem — p.m.
- postmodernism — (sometimes initial capital letter) any of a number of trends or movements in the arts and literature developing in the 1970s in reaction to or rejection of the dogma, principles, or practices of established modernism, especially a movement in architecture and the decorative arts running counter to the practice and influence of the International Style and encouraging the use of elements from historical vernacular styles and often playful illusion, decoration, and complexity.
- postmodernist — relating to late 20th-century art movement
- powder method — a method of x-ray determination of crystal structure using a powdered sample.
- powder monkey — (formerly) a boy employed on warships to carry gunpowder from the magazine to the guns.
- powdered milk — dry milk.
- pre-committed — to give in trust or charge; consign.
- pre-democracy — government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system.
- pre-mentioned — to refer briefly to; name, specify, or speak of: Don't forget to mention her contribution to the project.
- pre-submitted — to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
- preadmonition — a forewarning, premonition; the act of admonishing in advance
- predetermined — to settle or decide in advance: He had predetermined his answer to the offer.
- predeterminer — a member of a subclass of English adjectival words, often quantitative in meaning, that may be placed before an article or other determiner, as all in all the paintings or half in half her salary.
- predicamental — of or relating to a predicament or situation
- predominantly — having ascendancy, power, authority, or influence over others; preeminent.
- predominately — to be the stronger or leading element or force.
- predominating — to be the stronger or leading element or force.
- preformulated — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
- premandibular — situated in front of the mandible
- premedication — any drugs administered to sedate and otherwise prepare a patient for general anaesthesia
- premeditation — an act or instance of premeditating.
- premium bonds — (in Britain) bonds issued by the Treasury since 1956 for purchase by the public. No interest is paid but there is a monthly draw for cash prizes of various sums
- preprogrammed — to program in advance: to preprogram a manufacturing process.
- prism diopter — a unit of prismatic deviation, in which the number one represents a prism that deflects a beam of light a distance of one centimeter on a plane placed normal to the initial direction of the beam and one meter away from the prism.
- pro-democracy — government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system.
- promised land — Heaven.
- prudentialism — a regard for prudential, rather than moral, considerations
- puddle jumper — a light plane, especially one traveling only short distances or making many stops.
- puddle-jumper — a light plane, especially one traveling only short distances or making many stops.
- random sample — a statistical sample that is devised to avoid interference so that its distribution is affected only by, and so can be held to represent, that of the whole population
- redevelopment — the act or process of redeveloping.
- rumbledethump — a Scottish dish of butter and mashed potatoes, sometimes mixed with cabbage or turnips
- second empire — the empire established in France (1852–70) by Louis Napoleon: the successor to the Second Republic.
- self-pampered — to treat or gratify with extreme or excessive indulgence, kindness, or care: to pamper a child; to pamper one's stomach.
- spider monkey — any of several tropical American monkeys of the genus Ateles, having a slender body, long, slender limbs, and a long, prehensile tail: some are endangered.
- spreader beam — a crosspiece for spacing the chains or cables hanging from the boom of a crane.
- sprint medley — a medley relay in which the first member of a team runs 440 yards, the second and third members run 220 yards each, and the fourth member runs 880 yards.
- striped maple — a maple, Acer pensylvanicum, of northeastern North America, having white-striped bark.
- subdepartment — a distinct part of anything arranged in divisions; a division of a complex whole or organized system.
- superdiplomat — a highly skilled or powerful diplomat, a high-ranking diplomat
- superdominant — submediant.
- talcum powder — a powder made of purified, usually perfumed talc, for toilet purposes.
- uncompromised — unable to function optimally, especially with regard to immune response, owing to underlying disease, harmful environmental exposure, or the side effects of a course of treatment.
- underemphasis — inadequate emphasis.
- underemployed — employed at a job that does not fully use one's skills or abilities.
- undistempered — not diseased; free from illness
- unimpregnated — not saturated, soaked or infused (with something)
- unrecompensed — to repay; remunerate; reward, as for service, aid, etc.
- unreprimanded — a severe reproof or rebuke, especially a formal one by a person in authority.