14-letter words containing e, m, p, u
- nonconsumptive — not consumptive of a resource, product, or service
- numeric keypad — a separate section on some computer keyboards, grouping together numeric keys and those for mathematical or other special functions in an arrangement like that of a calculator.
- one-upsmanship — the art or practice of achieving, demonstrating, or assuming superiority in one's rivalry with a friend or opponent by obtaining privilege, status, status symbols, etc.: the one-upmanship of getting into the president's car pool.
- open communion — a communion service in which members of all denominations can participate.
- outperformance — The act or state of outperforming.
- pachydermatous — of, relating to, or characteristic of pachyderms.
- pancake makeup — a cosmetic or theatrical makeup made of a soluble, matte powder compressed into a thin cake and typically applied with a damp sponge
- paper mulberry — a mulberry tree, Broussonetia papyrifera, of eastern Asia, having alternate leaves that vary in size, round catkins, and orange-red fruit, grown widely as a shade tree.
- parachute jump — leaping from aircraft with a parachute
- parenchymatous — Botany. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin-walled cells able to divide.
- pendulum watch — (formerly) a watch having a balance wheel, especially a balance wheel bearing a fake pendulum bob oscillating behind a window in the dial.
- perfect number — a positive number that is equal to the sum of all positive integers that are submultiples of it, as 6, which is equal to the sum of 1, 2, and 3.
- period costume — the attire typical of a particular period in time
- permaculturist — a system of cultivation intended to maintain permanent agriculture or horticulture by relying on renewable resources and a self-sustaining ecosystem.
- pharmaceutical — pertaining to pharmacy or pharmacists.
- photoluminesce — to produce photoluminescence
- picture-framer — a person or company whose job is to frame photographs, paintings etc
- platinum metal — any of the group of precious metallic elements consisting of ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, osmium, iridium, and platinum
- plenum-chamber — a system of mechanical ventilation in which fresh air is forced into the spaces to be ventilated from a chamber (plenum chamber) at a pressure slightly higher than atmospheric pressure, so as to expel foul air.
- plumber's mate — a person who helps a plumber do his or her job
- plumbosolvency — the ability to dissolve lead
- plumbous oxide — litharge.
- pneumatic duct — the duct joining the air bladder and alimentary canal of a physostomous fish.
- pneumatic pile — a hollow pile, used under water, in which a vacuum is induced so that air and water pressure force it into place.
- pneumatic tire — wheel cover filled with pressurized air
- pneumatic tyre — a rubber tyre filled with air under pressure, used esp on motor vehicles
- pneumobacillus — a bacterium, Klebsiella pneumoniae, causing a type of pneumonia and associated with certain other diseases, especially of the respiratory tract.
- pneumoconiosis — any chronic lung disease, including anthracosis, asbestosis, and silicosis, caused by the inhalation of particles of coal, asbestos, silica, or similar substances and leading to fibrosis and loss of lung function.
- pneumoconiotic — a person who suffers from pneumoconiosis
- pneumodynamics — Physics. pneumatics.
- pneumonologist — an expert or specialist in the respiratory system
- pneumothoraces — the presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity.
- polar molecule — a molecule in which the centroid of the positive charges is different from the centroid of the negative charges.
- polemoniaceous — belonging to the Polemoniaceae, the phlox family of plants.
- posthumousness — the fact of being posthumous
- postmenopausal — of, relating to, or characteristic of menopause.
- poultry farmer — a person who rears domestic fowls, esp chickens, for their eggs or meat
- pour le merite — for merit.
- prandtl number — the ratio of the fluid viscosity to the thermal conductivity of a substance, a low number indicating high convection.
- pre-assumption — something taken for granted; a supposition: a correct assumption. Synonyms: presupposition; hypothesis, conjecture, guess, postulate, theory.
- precious metal — a metal of the gold, silver, or platinum group.
- preformulation — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
- premanufacture — to manufacture in advance
- premenstrually — in a premenstrual manner
- premier league — a professional football or soccer league consisting of the top teams in England and Wales
- premium income — An insurer's premium income is the income that it earns from premiums.
- prerequirement — that which is required; a thing demanded or obligatory: One of the requirements of the job is accuracy.
- presumptuously — full of, characterized by, or showing presumption or readiness to presume in conduct or thought, as by saying or doing something without right or permission.
- primary source — first or highest in rank or importance; chief; principal: his primary goals in life.
- primary tissue — any tissue resulting directly from differentiation of an apical meristem.