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

  • 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.
  • popularization — to make popular: to popularize a dance.
  • 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
  • post-conciliar — occurring or continuing after the Vatican ecumenical council of 1962–65.
  • postganglionic — of, relating to, or consisting of ganglia.
  • postindustrial — of, relating to, or characteristic of an era following industrialization: The economy of the postindustrial society is based on the provision of services rather than on the manufacture of goods.
  • 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.
  • postminimalism — (sometimes initial capital letter) a style in painting and sculpture developing in the 1970s, retaining the formal simplifications of minimal art, but striving to imbue works with a broad range of meaning and reference and often demonstrating a concern with craft and a kinship with tribal art and sculpture.
  • postnasal drip — a trickling of mucus onto the pharyngeal surface from the posterior portion of the nasal cavity, usually caused by a cold or allergy.
  • 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
  • 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-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.
  • prognostically — of or relating to prognosis.
  • 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.
  • propitiatingly — to make favorably inclined; appease; conciliate.
  • proportionable — being in due proportion; proportional.
  • proportionally — having due proportion; corresponding.
  • providentially — of, relating to, or resulting from divine providence: providential care.
  • provisionality — providing or serving for the time being only; existing only until permanently or properly replaced; temporary: a provisional government.
  • psilanthropism — the doctrine that Jesus Christ was only a human being.
  • psilanthropist — a person who believes that Jesus was merely human
  • psychoanalytic — a systematic structure of theories concerning the relation of conscious and unconscious psychological processes.
  • public analyst — a scientist who tests food, water etc to ensure that they are safe
  • public servant — a person holding a government office or job by election or appointment; person in public service.
  • pulsating star — a type of variable star, the variation in brightness resulting from expansion and subsequent contraction of the star
  • qualifications — Plural form of qualification.
  • quantitatively — that is or may be estimated by quantity.
  • quasi-national — of, relating to, or maintained by a nation as an organized whole or independent political unit: national affairs.
  • quasi-rational — agreeable to reason; reasonable; sensible: a rational plan for economic development.
  • quasiessential — Almost essential.
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