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13-letter words containing u, n, p, l, a, i

  • platinum disc — (in Britain) an album certified to have sold 300 000 copies or a single certified to have sold 600 000 copies
  • platitudinize — to utter platitudes.
  • platitudinous — characterized by or given to platitudes.
  • plesiosaurian — a member of the reptile order Plesiosauria
  • plural voting — right to vote more than once
  • pluralization — to receive or take a plural form.
  • pneumatolysis — the process by which rocks are altered or minerals and ores are formed by the action of vapors given off by magma.
  • pneumatolytic — resulting from pneumatolysis
  • pole-vaulting — a field sport in which competitors attempt to clear a high bar with the aid of an extremely flexible long pole
  • polybutadiene — a rubberlike polymer of butadiene blended with other synthetics to replace natural rubber in tires.
  • porcelaineous — like porcelain
  • postinaugural — of or relating to the period after an inauguration
  • postulational — to ask, demand, or claim.
  • pre-columbian — of or relating to the Americas before the arrival of Columbus: pre-Columbian art; pre-Columbian Indians.
  • prefunctional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
  • preindustrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
  • premandibular — situated in front of the mandible
  • prudentialism — a regard for prudential, rather than moral, considerations
  • prudentialist — a person who acts prudentially
  • prudentiality — prudential nature or practice
  • prussian blue — any of a number of blue pigments containing ferrocyanide or ferricyanide complexes
  • public domain — the status of a literary work or an invention whose copyright or patent has expired or that never had such protection.
  • pulse dialing — a system of calling telephone numbers wherein electrical pulses corresponding to the digits in the number called are generated by manipulating a rotary dial or push buttons (contrasted with tone dialing).
  • pulverization — to reduce to dust or powder, as by pounding or grinding.
  • punctuational — punctuated equilibrium.
  • purple martin — a large American swallow, Progne subis, the male of which is blue-black.
  • pursuit plane — (formerly) an armed airplane designed for speed and maneuverability in fighting enemy aircraft.
  • pusillanimity — the state or condition of being pusillanimous; timidity; cowardliness.
  • pusillanimous — lacking courage or resolution; cowardly; faint-hearted; timid.
  • quality point — Education. grade point.
  • quintuplicate — a group, series, or set of five copies or identical items, especially copies of typewritten matter.
  • reduplication — the act of reduplicating; the state of being reduplicated.
  • regulator pin — either of two pins on the regulators of certain timepieces, one on each side of the hairspring, that can be moved to adjust the rate of the timepiece.
  • republicanism — republican government.
  • republicanize — to make republican.
  • republication — publication anew.
  • san luis peak — a mountain in SW Colorado, in the San Juan Mountains. 14,014 feet (4271 meters).
  • scapulimantic — relating to scapulimancy
  • sinumbra lamp — an unshaded sperm-oil lamp consisting of a translucent glass globe supported on a pedestal: a form of astral lamp.
  • sparking plug — spark plug (def 1).
  • sphagnicolous — growing in moss
  • spinal column — the series of vertebrae in a vertebrate animal forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; spine; backbone.
  • spiral nebula — (formerly) a spiral galaxy.
  • subpopulation — the total number of persons inhabiting a country, city, or any district or area.
  • subprime loan — A subprime loan is a loan with a higher interest rate, to borrowers who are a high credit risk.
  • sulfapyridine — a sulfanilamide derivative, C 1 1 H 1 1 N 3 O 2 S, formerly used for infections caused by pneumococci, now used primarily for a particular dermatitis.
  • sunlight peak — a mountain in SW Colorado, in the San Juan Mountains. 14,059 feet (4285 meters).
  • supercriminal — an extremely bad, powerful or successful criminal, a criminal working on a large scale or committing extreme crimes
  • supermilitant — highly militant
  • supernational — tending to involve, or extending authority over, more than one nation; international; supranational.
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