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13-letter words containing t, r, o, i, s

  • parasitoidism — the feeding by certain insect larvae on host tissues such that the host remains alive until larval development is complete and then usually dies.
  • parrot's-bill — a showy, vinelike plant, Clianthus puniceus, of New Zealand, having clusters of eight white-streaked, crimson flowers.
  • parthian shot — a sharp, telling remark, act, gesture, etc., made in departing.
  • passion fruit — any edible fruit of a passionflower, as the maypop.
  • past anterior — a pluperfect verb (in French)
  • past historic — the simple past
  • pathomorphism — abnormal morphology.
  • patriot's day — the third Monday in April, a legal holiday in Me. and Mass. commemorating the battles of Lexington and Concord (April 19, 1775)
  • patriots' day — the anniversary of the battles of Lexington and Concord (1775), celebrated the third Monday in April: a legal holiday in Massachusetts and Maine.
  • patripotestal — Anthropology. of or relating to the authority exercised by a father or a father's blood relatives.
  • percussionist — a musician who plays percussion instruments.
  • 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.
  • periodicalist — a writer of articles for periodicals
  • 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.
  • perissodactyl — having an uneven number of toes or digits on each foot.
  • perlustration — the act of perlustrating; a thorough inspection or survey, esp of letters for purposes of surveillance
  • perscrutation — a very careful exploration or inspection
  • perseveration — the act or process of perseverating.
  • 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.
  • petit treason — the killing of a husband by his wife, of a lord by his servant, or of an ecclesiastic by a subordinate ecclesiastic.
  • petroliferous — containing or yielding petroleum
  • petrophysical — relating to the analysis of the constitution and characteristics of rocks
  • photo-sharing — the publishing of digital photographs on the internet
  • photochromism — the reversible transformation of something's colour due to exposure to electromagnetic radiation such as sunlight
  • photofinisher — a person whose profession is photofinishing
  • photophoresis — the move away from a strong light source by previously suspended particles in a gas
  • phraseologist — a person who treats of or is concerned with phraseology.
  • physiotherapy — physical therapy.
  • phytosanitary — of or relating to the health of plants
  • pictorialness — the state of being pictorial
  • pigeon breast — chicken breast.
  • pistol shrimp — any common shrimp of the family Alphaeidae, distinguished by the snapping sound made by its enlarged claw.
  • plagiotropism — plagiotropic tendency or growth.
  • platiniferous — platinum-bearing
  • platykurtosis — the state of being platykurtic.
  • pleurisy root — a North American milkweed, Asclepias tuberosa, whose root was used as a remedy for pleurisy.
  • pneumogastric — of or relating to the lungs and stomach.
  • pococurantism — a careless or indifferent person.
  • pococurantist — a person who demonstrates a tendency toward indifference
  • police escort — a police officer or vehicle which accompanies a prisoner
  • polyarteritis — inflammation of the layers of an artery or of many arteries, usually caused by a severe hypersensitivity reaction, and characterized by nodules and hemorrhage along the involved vessels.
  • polyarthritis — arthritis occurring in more than one joint.
  • polycistronic — of or relating to the transcription of two or more adjacent cistrons into a single messenger RNA molecule.
  • pommes frites — French fries
  • pontificators — the office or term of office of a pontiff.
  • poor-spirited — having or showing a poor, cowardly, or abject spirit.
  • port of spain — (used with a plural verb) two islands in the N Atlantic Ocean, off the NE coast of Venezuela.
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