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13-letter words containing t, e, r, a, p, n

  • open fracture — compound fracture.
  • open interval — (mathematics)   A type of interval (range of numbers) that does not include either of its endpoints. For example, when mixing red and blue paint, the proportion of red lies in the interval 0% to 100% but can't be exactly 0% or 100% or it wouldn't be a mixture.
  • open-standard — (of computer programs, codes, etc) freely available to all users
  • openheartedly — Alt form open-heartedly.
  • opentransport — (networking)   (OT) A complete reimplementation of all levels of the Macintosh networking code including "Classic" AppleTalk and MacTCP. It appeared in MacOS revision 7.5.3 [or earlier? Date?].
  • operationally — able to function or be used; functional: How soon will the new factory be operational?
  • operativeness — (uncountable) The state or quality of being operative.
  • organotherapy — the branch of therapeutics that deals with the use of remedies prepared from the organs of animals, as from the thyroid gland, the pancreas, or the suprarenal bodies.
  • overpotential — overvoltage.
  • packing crate — A packing crate is a large wooden box in which things are put so that they can be stored or taken somewhere.
  • paediatrician — A paediatrician is a doctor who specializes in treating sick children.
  • painted horse — paint (def 6).
  • painterliness — the quality of being painterly
  • palaeocurrent — an ancient current, esp of water, evidence of which has been preserved in sedimentary rocks as fossilized ripple marks, etc
  • pancreatotomy — incision of the pancreas.
  • panradiometer — an instrument used for measuring radiant heat independently of wavelength
  • pantagruelian — (in Rabelais' Pantagruel) the huge son of Gargantua, represented as dealing with serious matters in a spirit of broad and somewhat cynical good humor.
  • 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.
  • pantie girdle — a girdle with a crotch.
  • paper lantern — a lantern made from paper (shading a candle etc); often hung at Chinese and Japanese festivals
  • para-centesis — puncture of the wall of a cavity to drain off fluid.
  • parallel turn — a turn, executed by shifting one's weight, in which the skis stay parallel
  • 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
  • parasynthesis — the formation of a word by the addition of a derivational suffix to a phrase or compound, as of greathearted, which is great heart plus -ed.
  • parasynthetic — the formation of a word by the addition of a derivational suffix to a phrase or compound, as of greathearted, which is great heart plus -ed.
  • parasyntheton — a word formed by parasynthesis; for example, kind-hearted
  • parcel tanker — a tanker designed to carry an assortment of liquids, as chemicals, or different grades of a liquid, as petroleum, at one time.
  • parent-in-law — the father or mother of one's wife or husband.
  • parental home — a school for problem children.
  • parental unit — of or relating to a parent.
  • parenthesized — to insert (a word, phrase, etc.) as a parenthesis.
  • parenthetical — of, pertaining to, noting, or of the nature of a parenthesis: several unnecessary parenthetic remarks.
  • parietal bone — either of a pair of membrane bones forming, by their union at the sagittal suture, part of the sides and top of the skull.
  • 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
  • parnell shout — a social occasion where each person in a group pays for his or her own entertainment or meal
  • parsons table — a square or rectangular table, often of lightweight material, with straight legs that are square in cross section and of the same thickness as the top extending from the corners flush with the top so as to appear jointless.
  • part exchange — If you give an old item in part exchange for something you are buying, the seller accepts the old item as part of the payment, so you do not have to give them as much money.
  • parthenocarpy — the production of fruit without fertilization of an egg in the ovary.
  • parthenopaeus — a son of Hippomenes and Atalanta, and one of the Seven against Thebes.
  • parthenospore — a spore developed without fertilization.
  • partitionable — a division into or distribution in portions or shares.
  • 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.
  • passenger jet — a jet that carries passengers
  • past anterior — a pluperfect verb (in French)
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