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14-letter words containing a, c, r, o, p, l

  • point calimere — a cape on the SE coast of India, on the Palk Strait
  • polar distance — codeclination.
  • polar molecule — a molecule in which the centroid of the positive charges is different from the centroid of the negative charges.
  • polar sequence — a series of stars in the vicinity of the N celestial pole whose accurately determined magnitudes serve as the standard for visual and photographic magnitudes of stars
  • policy adviser — a person who provides ideas or plans that are used by an organization or government as a basis for making decisions
  • polyacrylamide — a white, solid, water-soluble polymer of acrylamide, used in secondary oil recovery, as a thickening agent, a flocculant, and an absorbent, and to separate macromolecules of different molecular weights.
  • polycarboxylic — of or like a polycarboxylate
  • polycarpellary — consisting of two or more carpels.
  • polysaccharide — a carbohydrate, as starch, inulin, or cellulose, containing more than three monosaccharide units per molecule, the units being attached to each other in the manner of acetals, and therefore capable of hydrolysis by acids or enzymes to monosaccharides.
  • porcelain ware — articles made of porcelain, such as plates and cups
  • port charlotte — a town in SW Florida.
  • port coquitlam — a city in SW British Columbia, in SW Canada, E of Vancouver.
  • portulacaceous — belonging to the Portulacaceae, the purslane family of plants.
  • post-conciliar — occurring or continuing after the Vatican ecumenical council of 1962–65.
  • postal service — organized handling and delivery of mail
  • postcopulatory — of or relating to the period of time following copulation
  • practical joke — a playful trick, often involving some physical agent or means, in which the victim is placed in an embarrassing or disadvantageous position.
  • prairie clover — any plant belonging to the genus Petalostemon, of the legume family, common in western North America, having pinnately compound leaves and spikes of white, purple, or pink flowers.
  • prairie falcon — a North American falcon, Falco mexicanus, grayish-brown above and white barred with brown below.
  • prairie school — a group of early 20th-century architects of the Chicago area who designed houses and other buildings with emphasized horizontal lines responding to the flatness of the Midwestern prairie; the best-known member was Frank Lloyd Wright.
  • prawn cocktail — A prawn cocktail is a dish that consists of prawns, salad, and a sauce. It is usually eaten at the beginning of a meal.
  • pre-bachelor's — an unmarried man.
  • pre-collegiate — of or relating to a college: collegiate life.
  • pre-commercial — of, relating to, or characteristic of commerce.
  • pre-compliance — the act of conforming, acquiescing, or yielding.
  • preadolescence — the period preceding adolescence, usually designated as the years from 10 to 13.
  • preapplication — the act of putting to a special use or purpose: the application of common sense to a problem.
  • precalculation — the act or process of calculating; computation.
  • precious coral — red coral.
  • precious metal — a metal of the gold, silver, or platinum group.
  • preconsonantal — immediately preceding a consonant.
  • precontractual — a preexisting contract that legally prevents a person from making another contract of the same nature.
  • prepublication — the period immediately preceding the publication of a book.
  • pride of place — the highest or most outstanding position; first place.
  • primary colour — Primary colours are basic colours that can be mixed together to produce other colours. They are usually considered to be red, yellow, blue, and sometimes green.
  • primary school — a school usually covering the first three or four years of elementary school and sometimes kindergarten.
  • primatological — relating to primatology
  • princess royal — the eldest daughter of a king or queen.
  • private school — a school founded, conducted, and maintained by a private group rather than by the government, usually charging tuition and often following a particular philosophy, viewpoint, etc.
  • pro-capitalist — a person who has capital, especially extensive capital, invested in business enterprises.
  • probable cause — reasonable ground for a belief, as, in a criminal case, that the accused was guilty of the crime, or, in a civil case, that grounds for the action existed: used especially as a defense to an action for malicious prosecution.
  • proceleusmatic — inciting, animating, or inspiring.
  • processability — capable of being processed.
  • prognostically — of or relating to prognosis.
  • project leader — leader of a task or programme
  • propaedeutical — relating to preliminary instruction; introductory
  • propyl alcohol — a colorless, water-soluble liquid, C 3 H 8 O, used chiefly in organic synthesis and as a solvent.
  • prosencephalon — the forebrain.
  • prosthetically — a device, either external or implanted, that substitutes for or supplements a missing or defective part of the body.
  • protectability — to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
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