13-letter words containing s, p, r, i, n, t
- preservations — to keep alive or in existence; make lasting: to preserve our liberties as free citizens.
- presidentship — presidency.
- press cutting — an article or picture from a newspaper about someone or something
- press section — a section or part of an area, as at the scene of a public event, reserved for reporters.
- pretelevision — occurring before the arrival of television
- pretendership — the standing of a pretender
- pretentiously — characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved: a pretentious, self-important waiter.
- preteriteness — the state of being preterite
- pretermission — to let pass without notice; disregard.
- preuniversity — of the period before attending university
- prick-teasing — the behaviour of a prick-tease
- priest-ridden — dominated or governed by or excessively under the influence of priests
- primary tense — in Latin, Greek, and Sanskrit, a tense referring to present or future time
- primitiveness — being the first or earliest of the kind or in existence, especially in an early age of the world: primitive forms of life.
- princess post — (in a queen truss) one of two vertical suspension members supplementing the queen posts nearer to the ends of the span.
- print spooler — a program that sequences printing jobs by temporarily storing data in a buffer and processing the jobs sequentially.
- printer's ink — a type of quick-drying ink used in printing
- prison inmate — a person who is confined in a prison
- privateersman — an officer or sailor of a privateer.
- pro-communist — (initial capital letter) a member of the Communist Party or movement.
- proactiveness — serving to prepare for, intervene in, or control an expected occurrence or situation, especially a negative or difficult one; anticipatory: proactive measures against crime.
- procrastinate — to defer action; delay: to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost.
- progestogenic — relating to progestogen
- prognosticate — to forecast or predict (something future) from present indications or signs; prophesy.
- projectionist — an operator of a motion-picture or slide projector.
- promonarchist — the principles of monarchy.
- propositional — the act of offering or suggesting something to be considered, accepted, adopted, or done.
- propositioned — the act of offering or suggesting something to be considered, accepted, adopted, or done.
- prostaglandin — Biochemistry. any of a class of unsaturated fatty acids that are involved in the contraction of smooth muscle, the control of inflammation and body temperature, and many other physiological functions.
- prosthodontia — the branch of dentistry that deals with the restoration and maintenance of oral function by the replacement of missing teeth and other oral structures by artificial devices.
- protectionism — Economics. the theory, practice, or system of fostering or developing domestic industries by protecting them from foreign competition through duties or quotas imposed on importations.
- protectionist — Economics. the theory, practice, or system of fostering or developing domestic industries by protecting them from foreign competition through duties or quotas imposed on importations.
- proteinaceous — Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
- protestantism — the religion of Protestants.
- protestantize — to convert or cause to conform to Protestantism.
- provincialist — a native or inhabitant of a province.
- prudentialism — a regard for prudential, rather than moral, considerations
- prudentialist — a person who acts prudentially
- psilanthropic — relating to psilanthropism
- puritan spoon — a silver spoon having an ovoid bowl and a straight, flat, completely plain stem.
- purse strings — hold the purse strings, to have the power to determine how money shall be spent.
- pursuit plane — (formerly) an armed airplane designed for speed and maneuverability in fighting enemy aircraft.
- raising plate — wall plate (def 1).
- rapid transit — a system of public transportation in a metropolitan area, usually a subway or elevated train system.
- re-absorption — resorption (def 2).
- re-inspection — the act of inspecting or viewing, especially carefully or critically: an inspection of all luggage on the plane.
- reagent strip — A reagent strip is a thin piece of paper impregnated with a reagent (= a substance that causes a chemical reaction) to a specific substance, used in testing for that substance in a body of fluid.
- receptiveness — having the quality of receiving, taking in, or admitting.
- recomposition — to compose again; reconstitute; rearrange.
- redescription — the act of redescribing