15-letter words containing c, o, p, l
- polycrystalline — (of a rock or metal) composed of aggregates of individual crystals.
- polyelectrolyte — an electrolyte of high molecular weight, usually polymeric, either natural or synthetic.
- polymorphically — in a polymorphic manner
- polysyllabicism — a polysyllabic style
- pontifical mass — (sometimes lowercase) Roman Catholic Church. a High Mass celebrated by a bishop or other prelate.
- pop one's clogs — If you say that someone has popped their clogs, you mean that they have died.
- popeye catalufa — See under catalufa.
- popular culture — cultural activities or commercial products reflecting, suited to, or aimed at the tastes of the general masses of people.
- portland cement — a type of hydraulic cement usually made by burning a mixture of limestone and clay in a kiln.
- positive column — the luminous region between the Faraday dark space and the anode glow in a vacuum tube, occurring when the pressure is low.
- post-apoplectic — of or relating to apoplexy or stroke.
- post-collegiate — of or relating to a college: collegiate life.
- postapocalyptic — of or like an apocalypse; affording a revelation or prophecy.
- postconsonantal — immediately following a consonant.
- postinoculation — the act or process of inoculating.
- pre-celebration — an act of celebrating.
- pre-contractual — a preexisting contract that legally prevents a person from making another contract of the same nature.
- precinct police — the police responsible for a district of a city
- preconceptional — a conception or opinion formed beforehand.
- predicate logic — (logic) (Or "predicate calculus") An extension of propositional logic with separate symbols for predicates, subjects, and quantifiers. For example, where propositional logic might assign a single symbol P to the proposition "All men are mortal", predicate logic can define the predicate M(x) which asserts that the subject, x, is mortal and bind x with the universal quantifier ("For all"): All x . M(x) Higher-order predicate logic allows predicates to be the subjects of other predicates.
- prenflo process — The PRENFLO process is a gasification process to convert substances such as oil, gas, coal, and refinery residue into synthetic gas.
- price inflation — inflation fuelled by rising prices
- prince of wales — Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall ("The Black Prince") 1330–76, English military leader (son of Edward III).
- principal focus — focal point (def 1).
- principal point — the point where a principal plane intersects the axis.
- prism binocular — Usually, prism binoculars. Optics. binocular (def 1).
- problematically — of the nature of a problem; doubtful; uncertain; questionable.
- process control — a method of controlling and improving a process using statistical analysis
- processionalist — a member of a procession
- production line — an arrangement of machines or sequence of operations involved with a single manufacturing operation or production process. Compare assembly line, line1 (def 29).
- pronunciational — relating to pronunciation
- proteolytically — by a proteolytic process
- pseudo-chemical — of, used in, produced by, or concerned with chemistry or chemicals: a chemical formula; chemical agents.
- pseudo-critical — inclined to find fault or to judge with severity, often too readily.
- pseudo-suicidal — pertaining to, involving, or suggesting suicide.
- pseudocoelomate — having a pseudocoel.
- psychobiologist — the use of biological methods to study normal and abnormal emotional and cognitive processes, as the anatomical basis of memory or neurochemical abnormalities in schizophrenia.
- psychographical — relating to psychographics
- psychologically — of or relating to psychology.
- psychopathology — the science or study of mental disorders.
- psychosociology — the study of subjects, issues, and problems common to psychology and sociology.
- public footpath — a footpath along which the public has right of way
- public lavatory — a public toilet
- public offering — a sale of a new issue of securities to the general public through a managing underwriter (opposed to private placement): required to be registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
- public property — Public property is land and other assets that belong to the general public and not to a private owner.
- pulchritudinous — physically beautiful; comely.
- pulmobranchiate — possessing a pulmobranch
- punctiliousness — extremely attentive to punctilios; strict or exact in the observance of the formalities or amenities of conduct or actions.
- push one's luck — the force that seems to operate for good or ill in a person's life, as in shaping circumstances, events, or opportunities: With my luck I'll probably get pneumonia.
- pyrocrystalline — crystallized from a molten magma or highly heated solution.