14-letter words containing a, r
- proletarianize — to convert or transform into a member or members of the proletariat: to proletarianize the middle class.
- prolog-d-linda — Embeds the Linda parallel paradigm into SISCtus Prolog.
- promenade deck — an upper deck or part of a deck on a passenger ship where passengers can stroll, often covered with a light shade deck.
- promenade tile — a machine-made, unglazed, ceramic floor tile.
- promethea moth — a silkworm moth, Callosamia promethea, having reddish-brown wings, each with a border of white or yellow, the larvae of which feed on spicebush and other lauraceous plants.
- pronunciamento — a proclamation; manifesto; edict.
- propaedeutical — relating to preliminary instruction; introductory
- propagandistic — a person involved in producing or spreading propaganda.
- propanoic acid — propionic acid.
- propeller head — Slang. a person who is obsessively devoted to an especially technical pursuit.
- propeller wash — the backwash from a propeller.
- propenoic acid — systematic name of acrylic acid
- propionic acid — a colorless, oily, water-soluble liquid, C 3 H 6 O 2 , having a pungent odor: used in making bread-mold-inhibiting propionates, in perfumery, and in medicine as a topical fungicide.
- propitiatingly — to make favorably inclined; appease; conciliate.
- proportionable — being in due proportion; proportional.
- proportionally — having due proportion; corresponding.
- propyl alcohol — a colorless, water-soluble liquid, C 3 H 8 O, used chiefly in organic synthesis and as a solvent.
- prosencephalon — the forebrain.
- 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.
- 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.
- proto-germanic — the unattested prehistoric parent language of the Germanic languages; Germanic.
- protocol layer — (networking) The software and/or hardware environment of two or more communications devices or computers in which a particular network protocol operates. A network connection may be thought of as a set of more or less independent protocols, each in a different layer or level. The lowest layer governs direct host-to-host communication between the hardware at different hosts; the highest consists of user application programs. Each layer uses the layer beneath it and provides a service for the layer above. Each networking component hardware or software on one host uses protocols appropriate to its layer to communicate with the corresponding component (its "peer") on another host. Such layered protocols are sometimes known as peer-to-peer protocols. The advantages of layered protocols is that the methods of passing information from one layer to another are specified clearly as part of the protocol suite, and changes within a protocol layer are prevented from affecting the other layers. This greatly simplifies the task of designing and maintaining communication systems. Examples of layered protocols are TCP/IP's five layer protocol stack and the OSI seven layer model.
- protocol stack — (protocol) A layered set of protocols which work together to provide a set of network functions. Each intermediate protocol layer uses the layer below it to provide a service to the layer above. The OSI seven layer model is an attempt to provide a standard framework within which to describe protocol stacks.
- protohistorian — a student of or expert in protohistory
- protoplanetary — of or relating to protoplanets
- prototypically — in a prototypical manner
- providentially — of, relating to, or resulting from divine providence: providential care.
- provincialised — to make provincial in character.
- provisionality — providing or serving for the time being only; existing only until permanently or properly replaced; temporary: a provisional government.
- proxy marriage — a marriage performed between one of the two contracting parties and a proxy who has been authorized to represent the other.
- pruning shears — small, sturdy shears used for pruning shrubbery.
- pseudepigrapha — certain writings (other than the canonical books and the Apocrypha) professing to be Biblical in character.
- pseudepigraphy — the false ascription of a piece of writing to an author.
- pseudo-archaic — marked by the characteristics of an earlier period; antiquated: an archaic manner; an archaic notion.
- pseudo-liberal — favorable to progress or reform, as in political or religious affairs.
- pseudodipteral — having an arrangement of columns suggesting a dipteral structure but without the inner colonnade.
- pseudomembrane — a tough outer layer found on the surface of the mucous membrane or skin
- pseudopregnant — relating to the state of pseudopregnancy
- psilanthropism — the doctrine that Jesus Christ was only a human being.
- psilanthropist — a person who believes that Jesus was merely human
- psychographics — the use of demographics to determine the attitudes and tastes of a particular segment of a population, as in marketing studies.
- pterylographic — relating to pterylography
- public affairs — (used with a plural verb) matters of general interest or concern, especially those dealing with current social or political issues.
- public gallery — the gallery in a chamber of Parliament reserved for members of the public who wish to listen to the proceedings
- public library — a nonprofit library established for the use of the general public and maintained chiefly by public funds.
- public servant — a person holding a government office or job by election or appointment; person in public service.
- public welfare — state aid to the poor
- puerto barrios — a seaport in E Guatemala.
- puerto cabello — a seaport in N Venezuela.