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14-letter words containing e, n, l, o

  • promenade tile — a machine-made, unglazed, ceramic floor tile.
  • propenyl group — a univalent group derived from propylene, CH 3 CH=CH−.
  • proportionable — being in due proportion; proportional.
  • proportionless — lacking proportion; disproportionate
  • prosencephalon — the forebrain.
  • prostate gland — an organ that surrounds the urethra of males at the base of the bladder, comprising a muscular portion, which controls the release of urine, and a glandular portion, which secretes an alkaline fluid that makes up part of the semen and enhances the motility and fertility of sperm.
  • protoplanetary — of or relating to protoplanets
  • proventriculus — the glandular portion of the stomach of birds, in which food is partially digested before passing to the ventriculus or gizzard.
  • provident club — a hire-purchase system offered by some large retail organizations
  • providentially — of, relating to, or resulting from divine providence: providential care.
  • provincialised — to make provincial in character.
  • psephoanalysis — the statistical and sociological analysis of election trends and results
  • pseudo-english — of, relating to, or characteristic of England or its inhabitants, institutions, etc.
  • pseudonymously — bearing a false or fictitious name.
  • pseudosolution — a colloidal suspension in which the finely divided particles appear to be dissolved because they are so widely dispersed in the surrounding medium.
  • psychoanalyses — a systematic structure of theories concerning the relation of conscious and unconscious psychological processes.
  • pull-down menu — (operating system)   (Or "drop-down menu", "pop-down menu") A menu in a graphical user interface, whose title is normally visible but whose contents are revealed only when the user activates it, normally by pressing the mouse button while the pointer is over the title, whereupon the menu items appear below the title. The user may then select an item from the menu or click elsewhere, in either case the menu contents are hidden again. A menu item is selected either by dragging the mouse from the menu title to the item and releasing or by clicking the title and then the item. When a pull-down menu appears in the main area of a window, as opposed to the menu bar, it may have a small, downward-pointing triangle to the right. Compare: scrollable list.
  • pulmonary tree — the trachea, bronchi, and bronchioles of the lungs, which together resemble an upside-down tree.
  • pulmonary vein — a vein conveying oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart.
  • purple boneset — joe-pye weed (def 1).
  • purple passion — a variety of the velvet plant, Gynura aurantiaca, having trailing stems and leaves densely covered with purple hairs, grown as a houseplant.
  • purposefulness — having a purpose.
  • put the lid on — to be the final blow to
  • pyelonephritic — of or relating to an inflammation of the pelvis and renal parenchyma
  • pyelonephritis — inflammation of the kidney and its pelvis, caused by a bacterial infection.
  • pyelonephrosis — any disease of the kidney and its pelvis.
  • pyrazolone dye — any of the group of dyes, as tartrazine, derived from a pyrazolone: used chiefly to dye silk and wool.
  • pyriphlegethon — Phlegethon (def 1).
  • quarter nelson — a hold in which a wrestler, from a kneeling position beside an opponent, puts one hand on the opponent's head, passes the free arm under the far arm of the opponent, and locks the free arm to the other arm by clasping the wrist.
  • quasi-personal — of, relating to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private: a personal opinion.
  • queens problem — eight queens puzzle
  • querimoniously — in a querimonious manner
  • quetzaltenango — a city in SW Guatemala: earthquake 1902.
  • quinquefoliate — (of leaves) having or consisting of five leaflets
  • quodlibetarian — a person who writes, discusses or engages in quodlibets
  • rabble-rousing — of, relating to, or characteristic of a rabble-rouser.
  • race relations — relationships between races
  • radiation belt — Van Allen belt.
  • radiotelephone — a telephone in which sound or speech is transmitted by means of radio waves instead of through wires or cables.
  • radiotelephony — the constructing or operating of radiotelephones.
  • ranunculaceous — belonging to the Ranunculaceae, the buttercup family of plants.
  • rational dress — long loose trousers gathered at the ankle and worn under a shorter skirt
  • rationalizable — capable of being rationalized
  • rationalized c — (language)   (RatC, after "RATFOR") A version of Ron Cain's original Small-C compiler.
  • re-application — the act of putting to a special use or purpose: the application of common sense to a problem.
  • re-exploration — an act or instance of exploring or investigating; examination.
  • reaccumulation — act or state of accumulating; state of being accumulated.
  • read-only user — (jargon)   Describes a luser who uses computers almost exclusively for reading Usenet, bulletin boards, and/or electronic mail, rather than writing code or purveying useful information. See twink, terminal junkie, lurker.
  • reamalgamation — the act or process of amalgamating.
  • rearticulation — an act or the process of articulating: the articulation of a form; the articulation of a new thought.
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