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14-letter words containing a, l, i, e, n, t

  • pneumatic pile — a hollow pile, used under water, in which a vacuum is induced so that air and water pressure force it into place.
  • point calimere — a cape on the SE coast of India, on the Palk Strait
  • point pleasant — a borough in E New Jersey.
  • polar distance — codeclination.
  • polar equation — an equation in which the variables are polar coordinates.
  • polar zenithal — a type of map projection in which part of the earth's surface is projected onto a plane tangential to it at one of the poles
  • police station — police headquarters for a particular district, from which police officers are dispatched and to which persons under arrest are brought.
  • polymerization — the act or process of forming a polymer or polymeric compound.
  • pontius pilate — Pontius [pon-shuh s,, -tee-uh s] /ˈpɒn ʃəs,, -ti əs/ (Show IPA), flourished early 1st century a.d, Roman procurator of Judea a.d. 26–36?: the final authority concerned in the condemnation and execution of Jesus Christ.
  • position angle — the direction in which one object lies relative to another on the celestial sphere, measured in degrees from north in an easterly direction
  • postliberation — of, relating to, or occurring in the period after the liberation of a city, state, nation, etc
  • postmillennial — of or relating to the period following the millennium.
  • potential flow — Potential flow is a way of describing flow in a fluid using streamlines.
  • potential well — a localized region in a field of force in which the potential has a deep minimum
  • pre-industrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
  • pre-peritoneal — the serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity and investing its viscera.
  • 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.
  • predevaluation — of or pertaining to the period prior to devaluation of a given thing
  • preferentially — of, relating to, or of the nature of preference: preferential policies.
  • preformulation — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
  • preoperational — able to function or be used; functional: How soon will the new factory be operational?
  • prepublication — the period immediately preceding the publication of a book.
  • presentability — that may be presented.
  • presentational — of or relating to presentation.
  • presentimental — expressing a presentiment
  • pressing plant — a manufacturing plant where phonograph records are produced by pressing in a mold or by stamping.
  • preventive law — consultation, as between lawyer and client, to prevent future litigation by dispensing legal advice, clarifying the terms of a contract, etc.
  • principal type — The most general type of an expression. For example, the following are all valid types for the lambda abstraction (\ x . x): Int -> Int Bool -> Bool (a->b) -> (a->b) but any valid type will be an instance of the principal type: a -> a. An instance is derived by substituting the same type expression for all occurences of some type variable. The principal type of an expression can be computed from those of its subexpressions by Robinson's unification algorithm.
  • principalities — a state ruled by a prince, usually a relatively small state or a state that falls within a larger state such as an empire.
  • progestational — prepared for pregnancy, as the lining of the uterus prior to menstruation or in the early stages of gestation itself; progravid.
  • proletarianism — the practices, attitudes, or social status of a proletarian.
  • proletarianize — to convert or transform into a member or members of the proletariat: to proletarianize the middle class.
  • promenade tile — a machine-made, unglazed, ceramic floor tile.
  • proportionable — being in due proportion; proportional.
  • providentially — of, relating to, or resulting from divine providence: providential care.
  • public servant — a person holding a government office or job by election or appointment; person in public service.
  • quantitatively — that is or may be estimated by quantity.
  • quasiessential — Almost essential.
  • quincentennial — pertaining to or marking a period of 500 years.
  • quinquefoliate — (of leaves) having or consisting of five leaflets
  • quintessential — of the pure and essential essence of something: the quintessential Jewish delicatessen.
  • quintuplicated — Simple past tense and past participle of quintuplicate.
  • quintuplicates — Plural form of quintuplicate.
  • quodlibetarian — a person who writes, discusses or engages in quodlibets
  • race relations — relationships between races
  • radiation belt — Van Allen belt.
  • 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
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