13-letter words containing t, e, r, p, n, o
- pancreatotomy — incision of the pancreas.
- panradiometer — an instrument used for measuring radiant heat independently of wavelength
- parasyntheton — a word formed by parasynthesis; for example, kind-hearted
- parental home — a school for problem children.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- past anterior — a pluperfect verb (in French)
- pastel orange — suntan (def 3).
- patent holder — a person or company that holds a patent
- pauperization — the act or process of making a pauper of or impoverishing
- pedantocratic — of or relating to pedantocracy
- pedro santana — Pedro [pey-droh;; Spanish pe-th raw] /ˈpeɪ droʊ;; Spanish ˈpɛ ðrɔ/ (Show IPA), 1801–64, Dominican revolutionary and political leader: president 1844–48, 1853–56, 1858–61.
- pentobarbital — a barbiturate, C 1 1 H 1 7 N 2 O 3 , used as a hypnotic and as a sedative.
- perambulation — to walk through, about, or over; travel through; traverse.
- perchlorinate — to combine with the maximum proportion of chlorine.
- percussionist — a musician who plays percussion instruments.
- perditionable — deserving perdition or damnation
- peregrination — travel from one place to another, especially on foot.
- peregrinatory — tending to peregrinate; relating to or characteristic of a traveller
- perfectionate — to perfect; to make perfect
- perfectionism — any of various doctrines holding that religious, moral, social, or political perfection is attainable.
- perfectionist — a person who adheres to or believes in perfectionism.
- perfunctorily — performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial: perfunctory courtesy.
- periodization — an act or instance of dividing a subject into historical eras for purposes of analysis and study.
- periodontally — with respect to periodontal tissue
- periodontitis — inflammation of the periodontium caused by bacteria that infect the roots of teeth and the surrounding gum crevices, producing bleeding, pus formation, and gradual loss of bone and the tissues that support the teeth. Compare pyorrhea (def 2).
- periodontosis — rapidly advancing juvenile periodontitis.
- peritonealize — to cover with peritoneum.
- perlustration — the act of perlustrating; a thorough inspection or survey, esp of letters for purposes of surveillance
- perpend stone — a large stone that passes through a wall from one side to the other
- perscrutation — a very careful exploration or inspection
- perseveration — the act or process of perseverating.
- persona grata — an acceptable person, especially a diplomatic representative acceptable to the government to which he or she is accredited.
- personal best — A sports player's personal best is the highest score or fastest time that they have ever achieved.
- personalistic — Also called personal idealism. a modern philosophical movement locating ultimate value and reality in persons, human or divine.
- personalities — the visible aspect of one's character as it impresses others: He has a pleasing personality.
- pertaining to — having to do with
- pervaporation — Pervaporation is a separation process in which a substance permeates through a membrane and then evaporates.
- petit treason — the killing of a husband by his wife, of a lord by his servant, or of an ecclesiastic by a subordinate ecclesiastic.
- petrification — the act or process of petrifying; the state of being petrified.
- petrocurrency — money, paid in dollars, earned by a country for the exporting of petroleum
- petrol engine — an internal-combustion engine that uses petrol as fuel
- petrol tanker — a specially equipped ship or truck for transporting petrol and other fuels
- petrol-driven — (of a car, engine, etc) powered by petrol