14-letter words containing a, d, e, l, o
- permanent mold — a reusable metal mold used for making a large number of identical castings.
- peroxy-radical — the bivalent group –O 2 –, derived from hydrogen peroxide.
- photoduplicate — photocopy.
- platinocyanide — a salt of platinocyanic acid.
- plaza de toros — a bullring.
- polar distance — codeclination.
- police academy — a school for training police officers
- 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.
- 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.
- pool attendant — a person who keeps watch at a swimming pool, and rescues anyone in danger of drowning
- postadolescent — growing to manhood or womanhood; youthful.
- preadolescence — the period preceding adolescence, usually designated as the years from 10 to 13.
- predevaluation — of or pertaining to the period prior to devaluation of a given thing
- preponderantly — superior in weight, force, influence, numbers, etc.; prevailing: a preponderant misconception.
- pride of place — the highest or most outstanding position; first place.
- project leader — leader of a task or programme
- promenade tile — a machine-made, unglazed, ceramic floor tile.
- propaedeutical — relating to preliminary instruction; introductory
- propeller head — Slang. a person who is obsessively devoted to an especially technical pursuit.
- prostate gland — an organ that surrounds the urethra of males at the base of the bladder, comprising a muscular portion, which controls the release of urine, and a glandular portion, which secretes an alkaline fluid that makes up part of the semen and enhances the motility and fertility of sperm.
- providentially — of, relating to, or resulting from divine providence: providential care.
- provincialised — to make provincial in character.
- pseudo-classic — falsely or spuriously classic.
- pseudo-ethical — pertaining to or dealing with morals or the principles of morality; pertaining to right and wrong in conduct.
- pseudo-liberal — favorable to progress or reform, as in political or religious affairs.
- pseudo-medical — of or relating to the science or practice of medicine: medical history; medical treatment.
- pseudodipteral — having an arrangement of columns suggesting a dipteral structure but without the inner colonnade.
- pyrazolone dye — any of the group of dyes, as tartrazine, derived from a pyrazolone: used chiefly to dye silk and wool.
- quarter dollar — quarter (def 3).
- quodlibetarian — a person who writes, discusses or engages in quodlibets
- radiation belt — Van Allen belt.
- radiotelegraph — a telegraph in which messages or signals are sent by means of radio waves rather than through wires or cables.
- radiotelemeter — the equipment used for radiotelemetry
- radiotelemetry — the use of radio waves for transmitting information from a distant instrument to a device that indicates or records the measurements
- radiotelephone — a telephone in which sound or speech is transmitted by means of radio waves instead of through wires or cables.
- radiotelephony — the constructing or operating of radiotelephones.
- rational dress — long loose trousers gathered at the ankle and worn under a shorter skirt
- rationalized c — (language) (RatC, after "RATFOR") A version of Ron Cain's original Small-C compiler.
- read-only user — (jargon) Describes a luser who uses computers almost exclusively for reading Usenet, bulletin boards, and/or electronic mail, rather than writing code or purveying useful information. See twink, terminal junkie, lurker.
- reconsolidated — to bring together (separate parts) into a single or unified whole; unite; combine: They consolidated their three companies.
- record library — a collection of records belonging to an individual or an organization, for people to borrow usually without payment
- red sandalwood — the fragrant heartwood of any of certain Asian trees of the genus Santalum, used for ornamental carving and burned as incense.
- redeliberation — careful consideration before decision.
- rediscountable — able to be rediscounted
- redistillation — further distillation; purification of liquid through many distillations
- removable disk — removable hard disk
- residual power — power retained by a governmental authority after certain powers have been delegated to other authorities.
- rhode islander — a person born or living in Rhode Island
- ride on a rail — to place on a rail and carry out of the community: extralegal punishment in which the victim was usually tarred and feathered beforehand