13-letter words containing s, o, u, n, i
- onus probandi — the burden of proof.
- open question — question: invites long answer
- open universe — a model of the universe in which the universe expands forever because there is not enough mass to counteract the expansion by means of gravitational attraction.
- opening hours — Opening hours are the times during which a shop, bank, library, or bar is open for business.
- opportunistic — adhering to a policy of opportunism; practicing opportunism.
- opportunities — Plural form of opportunity.
- optical sound — sound recorded on and subsequently played back from an optical or photographic soundtrack, as opposed to a magnetic soundtrack.
- oral solution — An oral solution is a medicine in liquid form for drinking.
- outdistancing — Present participle of outdistance.
- outprocessing — to end a military tour of duty, accompanied by necessary paperwork: All enlisted soldiers out-process as a class.
- outstandingly — prominent; conspicuous; striking: an outstanding example of courage.
- outstretching — Present participle of outstretch.
- outwash plain — Geology. a broad, sloping landform built of coalesced deposits of outwash.
- over-trusting — reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence.
- overconscious — excessively conscious
- overingenious — ingenious to a fault
- overinsurance — (of goods or property) insurance in excess of actual value
- overnourished — to sustain with food or nutriment; supply with what is necessary for life, health, and growth.
- packing house — A packing house is a company that processes and packs food, especially meat, to be sold.
- pamlico sound — a sound between the North Carolina mainland and coastal islands.
- pan-teutonism — Pan-Germanism.
- paris commune — commune3 (def 8).
- passion fruit — any edible fruit of a passionflower, as the maypop.
- pentastichous — (of plant leaves) arranged in five vertical rows
- percussionist — a musician who plays percussion instruments.
- perimenopause — the period leading up to the menopause during which some of the symptoms associated with menopause may be experienced
- perlustration — the act of perlustrating; a thorough inspection or survey, esp of letters for purposes of surveillance
- perscrutation — a very careful exploration or inspection
- plastoquinone — a quinone that occurs in the chloroplasts of plants and functions as an electron carrier during photosynthesis.
- platiniferous — platinum-bearing
- platitudinous — characterized by or given to platitudes.
- plenitudinous — characterized or marked by plenitude.
- plesiosaurian — a member of the reptile order Plesiosauria
- 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.
- pneumogastric — of or relating to the lungs and stomach.
- pococurantism — a careless or indifferent person.
- pococurantist — a person who demonstrates a tendency toward indifference
- point success — a peak in W central Washington, to the S of Mount Rainier, in the Cascade Range.14,158 feet (4318 meters).
- poison sumach — an anacardiaceous swamp shrub, Rhus (or Toxicodendron) vernix of the southeastern US, that has greenish-white berries and causes an itching rash on contact with the skin
- polliniferous — Botany. producing or bearing pollen.
- pons asinorum — a geometric proposition that if a triangle has two of its sides equal, the angles opposite these sides are also equal: so named from the difficulty experienced by beginners in mastering it. Euclid, 1:5.
- porcelaineous — like porcelain
- porcupinefish — any of several fishes of the family Diodontidae, especially Diodon hystrix, of tropical seas, capable of inflating the body with water or air until it resembles a globe, with erection of the long spines covering the skin.
- 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.
- postcommunion — the part of a communion service that follows after the congregation has received communion.
- postinaugural — of or relating to the period after an inauguration
- postliminious — subsequently undertaken
- postulational — to ask, demand, or claim.
- pound-foolish — not handling large sums of money wisely