13-letter words containing t, e, r, p, n, o
- phallocentric — a doctrine or belief centered on the phallus, especially a belief in the superiority of the male sex.
- pharyngectomy — excision of part or all of the pharynx.
- phenobarbital — a white, crystalline powder, C 1 2 H 1 2 N 2 O 3 , used as a sedative, a hypnotic, and as an antispasmodic in epilepsy.
- phonoreceptor — a receptor stimulated by sound waves.
- photoelectron — an electron emitted from a system by the photoelectric effect.
- photofinisher — a person whose profession is photofinishing
- photoreaction — a chemical reaction that involves or requires light.
- phycoerythrin — a red protein pigment occurring in red algae.
- phytoestrogen — an estrogen-like compound occurring naturally in plants of the legume family and in grains, vegetables, and fruits.
- phytonutrient — phytochemical.
- phytoplankter — a minute organism which constitutes part of phytoplankton
- piano quartet — a musical composition scored for piano and three other instruments, typically violin, viola, and cello.
- piano teacher — tutor of piano-playing
- pictorialness — the state of being pictorial
- picture phone — a mobile phone that can take, send, and receive photographs
- pigeon breast — chicken breast.
- plane spotter — a person who observes, photographs, and catalogues aircraft as a hobby
- plant hormone — an organic chemical, as auxin, produced by plant cells and functioning at various sites to regulate growth, turning, metabolic processes, etc.
- platiniferous — platinum-bearing
- platonic year — a period of about 26,000 years, equal to the time required for a complete revolution of the equinoxes.
- pneumatograph — pneumograph.
- pneumatometer — an instrument for measuring either the quantity of air inhaled or exhaled during a single inspiration or expiration or the force of inspiration or expiration.
- pneumatophore — Botany. a specialized structure developed from the root in certain plants growing in swamps and marshes, serving as a respiratory organ.
- pneumogastric — of or relating to the lungs and stomach.
- pointe claire — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada, near Montreal, on the St. Lawrence.
- polycarbonate — a synthetic thermoplastic resin, a linear polymer of carbonic acid, used for molded products, films, and nonbreakable windows.
- pony trekking — the act of riding ponies cross-country, esp as a pastime
- poor relation — If you describe one thing as a poor relation of another, you mean that it is similar to or part of the other thing, but is considered to be inferior to it.
- poplar kitten — a moth, (Furcula bifida,) which has larvae like those of the related puss moth
- port colborne — a city in SE Ontario, in S Canada.
- port engineer — a person who is responsible for the maintenance and repair of the machinery of the vessels of a shipping line and for the supervision of its engineering personnel.
- port language — ["Communicating Parallel Processes", J. Kerridge et al, Soft Prac & Exp 16(1):63-86 (Jan 1986)].
- port of entry — port1 (def 3).
- porte-monnaie — a purse or pocketbook
- portrait lens — a lens of moderately long focal length that is used, especially in portrait photography, to produce soft-focus images.
- post-consumer — noting or pertaining to a product after it has been used and recycled: a chair made of postconsumer plastic.
- 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.
- postembryonic — occurring after the embryonic phase.
- postemergence — occurring or applied after emergence of a plant from the soil and before full growth: postemergence frost.
- postemergency — of, relating to, or occurring in the period after an emergency
- posterization — a process for producing a posterlike, high-contrast color reproduction from continuous-tone art by using separation negatives of various densities.
- posting error — an error made while carrying over an entry from a journal to a ledger
- postmenstrual — of or relating to menstruation or to the menses.
- postmodernism — (sometimes initial capital letter) any of a number of trends or movements in the arts and literature developing in the 1970s in reaction to or rejection of the dogma, principles, or practices of established modernism, especially a movement in architecture and the decorative arts running counter to the practice and influence of the International Style and encouraging the use of elements from historical vernacular styles and often playful illusion, decoration, and complexity.
- postmodernist — relating to late 20th-century art movement
- postrecession — occurring or existing in the period after a recession
- postsecondary — of or relating to education beyond high school: She completed her postsecondary education at a two-year college.
- posttreatment — an act or manner of treating.
- potentiometer — a device for measuring electromotive force or potential difference by comparison with a known voltage.
- potter around — If you potter around or potter about, you do pleasant but unimportant things, without hurrying.