13-letter words containing t, a, p, e, m
- pancreatotomy — incision of the pancreas.
- panradiometer — an instrument used for measuring radiant heat independently of wavelength
- pantagruelism — (in Rabelais' Pantagruel) the huge son of Gargantua, represented as dealing with serious matters in a spirit of broad and somewhat cynical good humor.
- paramagnetism — a body or substance that, placed in a magnetic field, possesses magnetization in direct proportion to the field strength; a substance in which the magnetic moments of the atoms are not aligned.
- paramenstruum — the four days before and first four days of menstruation
- parameter ram — (PRAM) A small memory in a Macintosh with a battery power supply which stores system parameters (desktop pattern, selectable memory configuration, etc.) when the computer is turned off.
- parameterised — to describe (a phenomenon, problem, curve, surface, etc.) by the use of parameters.
- parental home — a school for problem children.
- parking meter — a mechanical device for registering and collecting payment for the length of time that a vehicle occupies a parking space, consisting typically of a timer, actuated by a coin that a driver deposits upon parking, set in a headpiece mounted on a pole.
- parliamentary — of or relating to a parliament or any of its members.
- parliamenting — parliamentary debating
- parma heights — a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland.
- particle beam — Physics. a concentrated stream of particles, as electrons, neutrons, or protons, generated for studying particle interactions, nuclear structure, crystal structure, etc.
- partitionment — the act or fact of being partitioned
- party machine — the internal organization of a political party, which decides its policies and directs its activities
- party manners — polite behaviour
- passementerie — trimming of braid, cord, bead, etc., in any of various forms.
- past mistress — a woman who is thoroughly experienced or exceptionally skilled in a profession, art, etc.
- patent hammer — a hammer for dressing stone, having a head with two faces formed of a number of broad, thin chisels bolted side by side.
- paterfamilias — the male head of a household or family, usually the father.
- pattern maker — someone who creates plans or diagrams used as a guide in making something
- patternmaking — a person who makes patterns, as for clothing or metal castings.
- pavement café — part of a café which is outdoors or on the pavement or sidewalk
- payment terms — the terms or conditions concerning the payment of something
- pedestrianism — the exercise or practice of walking.
- pentatonicism — the use of a five-tone scale.
- penthemimeral — (of a caesura) occurring after the first penthemimer of a poetic line, i.e. in the middle of the third foot
- penultimately — in penultimate position; lastly except for one
- perambulation — to walk through, about, or over; travel through; traverse.
- perilymphatic — the fluid between the bony and membranous labyrinths of the ear.
- permanent set — the change in shape of a material that results when the load to which it is subjected causes the elastic limit to be exceeded and is then removed
- permanent way — the roadbed and track of a railroad.
- petrochemical — a chemical substance obtained from petroleum or natural gas, as gasoline, kerosene, or petrolatum.
- phalansterism — a model of society in which members of a community live in the same space and share common belongings
- pharmaceutics — a pharmaceutical preparation or product.
- pharyngectomy — excision of part or all of the pharynx.
- phenmetrazine — a compound, C 1 1 H 1 5 NO, used chiefly to control the appetite in the treatment of obesity.
- phenomenality — highly extraordinary or prodigious; exceptional: phenomenal speed.
- phenylmethane — toluene.
- photochemical — the branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical action of light.
- phototelegram — a telegram that is sent by means of phototelegraphy
- phytochemical — Also called phytonutrient. any of various bioactive chemical compounds found in plants, as antioxidants, considered to be beneficial to human health.
- pick up steam — If a belief, a plan, or a project picks up steam, it starts to develop and become more important.
- picture frame — mount for a picture
- piece of meat — the flesh of animals as used for food.
- piezomagnetic — involving or relating to the production of a magnetic field by applying a mechanical stress to certain crystals
- pilaster mass — an engaged pier, usually plain, used as a buttress.
- plant hormone — an organic chemical, as auxin, produced by plant cells and functioning at various sites to regulate growth, turning, metabolic processes, etc.
- plasmodesmata — any of many minute strands of cytoplasm that extend through plant cell walls and connect adjoining cells.
- plastic money — credit cards, used instead of cash