13-letter words containing y, e, n
- overanalyzing — Present participle of overanalyze.
- overbearingly — domineering; dictatorial; haughtily or rudely arrogant.
- overflowingly — to an excessive degree
- overfrequency — Also, frequence. the state or fact of being frequent; frequent occurrence: We are alarmed by the frequency of fires in the neighborhood.
- overingenuity — the state of being ingenious to a fault
- overintensity — the state of being too intense
- oxygen effect — the increased sensitivity to radiation of living organisms, tissues, etc, when they are exposed in the presence of oxygen
- oxyhemoglobin — the oxygen-carrying pigment of red blood cells that gives them their red color and serves to convey oxygen to the tissues: occurs in reduced form (deoxyhemoglobin) in venous blood and in combination with oxygen (oxyhemoglobin) in arterial blood. Symbol: Hb.
- oxymetazoline — a sympathomimetic drug, C 1 6 H 2 4 N 2 O, used as a topical, long-lasting nasal decongestant.
- palaeontology — Palaeontology is the study of fossils as a guide to the history of life on Earth.
- paleethnology — (formerly) the branch of ethnology concerned with the earliest or most primitive human societies.
- pancreatotomy — incision of the pancreas.
- 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
- parliamentary — of or relating to a parliament or any of its members.
- parry channel — a water channel in N Canada running between Baffin Bay on the E and the Arctic Ocean on the W: separates the Queen Elizabeth Islands (N) from the rest of the Arctic Archipelago.
- parthenocarpy — the production of fruit without fertilization of an egg in the ovary.
- party machine — the internal organization of a political party, which decides its policies and directs its activities
- party manners — polite behaviour
- patentability — the exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years.
- pathogenicity — the disease-producing capacity of a pathogen.
- pay a pension — If a company or government pays a pension to someone, it provides them with money because they have reached a certain age.
- pay attention — be attentive
- pay one's way — to settle (a debt, obligation, etc.), as by transferring money or goods, or by doing something: Please pay your bill.
- payday lender — a person or group that offers short-term loans, in advance of payday, at high rates of interest
- payment terms — the terms or conditions concerning the payment of something
- penalty point — an endorsement on a driving licence due to a motoring offence
- penalty rates — rates of pay, such as double time, paid to employees working outside normal working hours
- pencil crayon — coloured pencil
- penetratively — in a penetrative manner
- peninsularity — the state or fact of being a peninsula
- pennsylvanian — of or relating to the state of Pennsylvania.
- penny pincher — a miserly, niggardly, or stingy person.
- penny whistle — a type of flageolet with six finger holes, esp a cheap one made of metal
- penny-a-liner — a hack writer.
- penny-pincher — a miserly, niggardly, or stingy person.
- pennyfarthing — a high bicycle of an early type, with one large wheel in front and one small wheel behind.
- penobscot bay — an inlet of the Atlantic in S Maine. 30 miles (48 km) long.
- pensacola bay — an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico, in NW Florida. About 30 miles (48 km) long.
- pentadactylic — having five digits on each limb
- pentasyllabic — a word or line of verse of five syllables.
- pentasyllable — a word or line of verse of five syllables.
- penultimately — in penultimate position; lastly except for one
- peptidoglycan — a polymer, consisting of polysaccharide and peptide chains, responsible for the structure of the cell wall of bacteria
- peregrinatory — tending to peregrinate; relating to or characteristic of a traveller
- perfunctorily — performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial: perfunctory courtesy.
- periodontally — with respect to periodontal tissue
- permanent way — the roadbed and track of a railroad.
- perseveringly — displaying perseverance; resolutely persistent; steadfast: a persevering student.