14-letter words containing c, o, r, t
- photorecording — the act of making photographic records, especially of documents.
- photoreduction — a reduction reaction induced by light.
- phytochemistry — the branch of biochemistry dealing with plants and plant processes.
- piano concerto — a musical piece composed for the piano accompanied by an orchestra
- picture editor — someone whose job is to deal with the photographs and illustrations for a newspaper or magazine
- picture layout — a picture spread. See under spread (def 33).
- 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
- platform scale — a scale with a platform for holding the items to be weighed.
- pneumothoraces — the presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity.
- pocket borough — (before the Reform Bill of 1832) any English borough whose representatives in Parliament were controlled by an individual or family.
- 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 charlotte — a town in SW Florida.
- 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.
- portulacaceous — belonging to the Portulacaceae, the purslane family of plants.
- 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-pregnancy — the state, condition, or quality of being pregnant.
- post-victorian — of or relating to Queen Victoria or the period of her reign: Victorian poets.
- postal service — organized handling and delivery of mail
- postcopulatory — of or relating to the period of time following copulation
- 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
- potts-fracture — a fracture of the lower fibula and of the malleolus of the tibia, resulting in outward displacement of the foot.
- powder compact — make-up: small case of foundation
- 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.