14-letter words containing c, o, r, t, i, p
- picture window — a large window in a house, usually dominating the room or wall in which it is located, and often designed or placed to present an attractive view.
- piece together — a separate or limited portion or quantity of something: a piece of land; a piece of chocolate.
- piezochemistry — the study of chemical reactions at high pressures
- pithecanthrope — (sometimes initial capital letter) a member of the former genus Pithecanthropus.
- plastic memory — the tendency of certain plastics after being deformed to resume their original form when heated
- poikilothermic — cold-blooded (def 1 .) (opposed to homoiothermal).
- point calimere — a cape on the SE coast of India, on the Palk Strait
- polar distance — codeclination.
- popcorn stitch — a crochet stitch made with a number of loose stitches fastened in a common base so that the yarn puffs up, looking much like a piece of popcorn
- port coquitlam — a city in SW British Columbia, in SW Canada, E of Vancouver.
- port nicholson — the first British settlement in New Zealand, established on Wellington Harbour in 1840: grew into Wellington
- port st. lucie — a town in E Florida.
- port-au-prince — Formerly Hayti. a republic in the West Indies occupying the W part of the island of Hispaniola. 10,714 sq. mi. (27,750 sq. km). Capital: Port-au-Prince.
- post-cartesian — of or relating to Descartes, his mathematical methods, or his philosophy, especially with regard to its emphasis on logical analysis and its mechanistic interpretation of physical nature.
- post-conciliar — occurring or continuing after the Vatican ecumenical council of 1962–65.
- post-victorian — of or relating to Queen Victoria or the period of her reign: Victorian poets.
- postal service — organized handling and delivery of mail
- postexperience — taking place after a particular experience
- postproduction — (in motion pictures, recording, etc.) the technical processes, as cutting, editing, and post-synchronization, necessary to ready a filmed or recorded work for sale or exhibition.
- potentiometric — a device for measuring electromotive force or potential difference by comparison with a known voltage.
- potluck dinner — a meal consisting of whatever food happens to be available without special preparation
- power politics — political action characterized by the exercise or pursuit of power as a means of coercion.
- practical joke — a playful trick, often involving some physical agent or means, in which the victim is placed in an embarrassing or disadvantageous position.
- 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-accounting — an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative: an account of the meetings; an account of the trip.
- pre-collegiate — of or relating to a college: collegiate life.
- pre-inspection — the act of inspecting or viewing, especially carefully or critically: an inspection of all luggage on the plane.
- preacquisition — the act of acquiring or gaining possession: the acquisition of real estate.
- 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.
- precious metal — a metal of the gold, silver, or platinum group.
- precious stone — a gem distinguished for its beauty and rarity, used in jewelry.
- precipitinogen — Immunology. an antigen that stimulates precipitin production or that reacts with antibody in an immunoprecipitation reaction.
- precompetitive — in marketing, designating or occurring during the stage prior to the completion of development of a product, when companies collaborate rather than compete
- preconceptions — a conception or opinion formed beforehand.
- preconditioned — something that must come before or is necessary to a subsequent result; condition: a precondition for a promotion.
- predicate noun — a noun used in the predicate with a copulative verb or a factitive verb and having the same referent as the subject of the copulative verb or the direct object of the factitive verb, as in She is the mayor or They elected her mayor.
- prefabrication — to fabricate or construct beforehand.
- preincarnation — a previous incarnation or an existence before incarnation.
- prepublication — the period immediately preceding the publication of a book.
- presymptomatic — relating to or describing a symptom that occurs before the typical symptoms of a disease
- pretransaction — the act of transacting or the fact of being transacted.
- prettification — to make pretty, especially in a small, petty way: to prettify a natural beauty.
- preunification — of the period before unification
- price controls — government regulation of prices by establishing maximum price levels for goods or services, as during a period of inflation.
- primatological — relating to primatology
- prime computer — (company) (Or "Pr1ME") A minicomputer manufacturer.
- prince consort — a prince who is the husband of a reigning female sovereign.
- private income — econ: from outside employment
- private school — a school founded, conducted, and maintained by a private group rather than by the government, usually charging tuition and often following a particular philosophy, viewpoint, etc.