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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
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