13-letter words containing pa
- isolated pawn — a pawn without pawns of the same colour on neighbouring files
- japan current — a warm ocean current flowing northeastwards off the E coast of Japan towards the North Pacific
- japanese chin — one of a Japanese breed of toy dogs having a long, silky, black and white or red and white coat and a tail carried over the back.
- japanese iris — a plant, Iris kaempferi, native to Japan, having broad, showy flowers in a variety of colors.
- japanese mink — a dark-brown arboreal marten, Martes melampus, native to Japan, having a long body and bushy tail.
- japanese plum — a small tree, Prunus salicina, native to China, bearing edible yellowish fruit.
- japanese silk — raw silk of usually high quality produced in Japan, used in the manufacture of such fabrics as shantung and habutai.
- japanese wolf — a wolf, Canis lupus hodophylax, of Japan.
- joint partner — a person who shares the ownership of a firm or business equally with another or others
- judeo-spanish — Ladino (def 1).
- kernel parlog — (language) A modeless intermediate language for Parlog compilation.
- kinesipathist — someone who uses kinesipathy to treat diseases
- kitchen paper — also kitchen roll
- landing party — a component of a ship's company detached for special duty ashore.
- laparoscopies — Plural form of laparoscopy.
- laparoscopist — One who carries out laparoscopy.
- launching pad — the platform on which a missile or launch vehicle undergoes final prelaunch checkout and countdown and from which it is launched from the surface of the earth.
- lechosos opal — a variety of opal having a deep-green play of color.
- leopard shark — a small, inshore shark, Triakis semifasciata, having distinctive black markings across the back, inhabiting Pacific coastal waters from Oregon through California.
- letterspacing — the amount of space between each letter in a word, or the adjustment of this amount of space
- liberal party — a political party in Great Britain, formed about 1830 as a fusion of Whigs and Radicals and constituting one of the dominant British parties in the 19th and early part of the 20th centuries.
- liberty party — the first antislavery political party, organized in 1839 and merged with the Free Soil party in 1848.
- library paste — a white, smooth paste for paper and lightweight cardboard.
- lollapaloozas — Plural form of lollapalooza.
- louis pasteur — Louis [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1822–95, French chemist and bacteriologist.
- machilipatnam — a city in E Andhra Pradesh state, in S India, on the Bay of Bengal: first British trading settlement 1611.
- macroparasite — (biology) Any parasite that is visible to the naked eye.
- maculopapular — (medicine, of a rash) Consisting of a flat, red area on the skin that is covered with small confluent bumps, as in scarlet fever and measles.
- madeira topaz — citrine (def 2).
- maternity pay — the pay a woman receives from her work during her absence immediately before and after childbirth
- matthew paris — Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- memorial park — cemetery.
- methylparaben — a fine, white, needlelike substance, C 8 H 8 O 3 , used chiefly as a preservative in foods and pharmaceuticals.
- methylpropane — (organic compound) isobutane.
- microparasite — a parasitic microorganism.
- microparticle — An extremely small particle.
- micropayments — Plural form of micropayment.
- military pace — a pace, equal to a single step, used to coordinate the marching of soldiers, equal in the U.S. to 2½ feet (76 cm) for quick time and 3 feet (91 cm) for double time.
- milk saucepan — a type of small saucepan often used for heating milk
- modesty panel — a panel across the front of a desk, especially an office desk, designed to conceal the legs of a person seated at it.
- monterey park — a city in SW California, E of Los Angeles.
- moose pasture — land considered to be worthless, esp when lacking in extractable mineral deposits
- moral compass — an internalized set of values and objectives that guide a person with regard to ethical behavior and decision-making: a rebellious teenager without a moral compass.
- morning paper — a paper published the night before for distribution in the morning (as opposed to an evening paper)
- mount palomar — Mount, a mountain in S California, NE of San Diego: site of observatory. 6126 feet (1867 meters) high.
- mountain pass — a low point on a mountain that allows easy access to climbers
- multiparticle — comprising or involving several particles
- multipartisan — Relating to or supported by multiple groups, especially by multiple political parties.
- multipartyism — a political system in which two or more political parties contest elections
- municipalized — Simple past tense and past participle of municipalize.