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14-letter words containing e, s, m, p, l

  • palmetto state — South Carolina (used as a nickname).
  • parasitic male — a male animal that is much smaller than the female and is totally dependent on the female for its nutrition, such as the male of some species of deep-sea angler fish
  • parsley family — the plant family Umbelliferae (or Apiaceae), characterized by herbaceous plants having alternate, usually compound leaves, hollow stems, numerous small flowers borne in umbels, and dry, seedlike, often aromatic fruit, and including anise, caraway, carrot, celery, dill, parsley, parsnip, and Queen Anne's lace, as well as poisonous plants such as cowbane and water hemlock.
  • passenger mile — a unit of measurement, consisting of one mile traveled by a passenger, that airlines, railroads, and other public transportation facilities use in recording volume of traffic.
  • patresfamilias — a plural of paterfamilias.
  • pentadactylism — the state of having five digits on each limb
  • perfectibilism — the belief in the perfectibility of human nature
  • permaculturist — a system of cultivation intended to maintain permanent agriculture or horticulture by relying on renewable resources and a self-sustaining ecosystem.
  • permissibility — that can be permitted; allowable: a permissible amount of sentimentality under the circumstances; Such behavior is not permissible!
  • petrochemicals — substances, such as acetone or ethanol, obtained from petroleum or natural gas
  • phallocentrism — a doctrine or belief centered on the phallus, especially a belief in the superiority of the male sex.
  • photoluminesce — to produce photoluminescence
  • placement test — a test to determine a student's level of ability in one or more subjects in order to place the student with others of the same approximate ability.
  • plasmapheresis — a type of apheresis in which blood cells are returned to the bloodstream of the donor and the plasma is used, as for tranfusion.
  • 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.
  • platform shoes — shoes: thick sole
  • platform soles — very thick soles on a pair of shoes
  • plethysmograph — a device for measuring and recording changes in the volume of the body or of a body part or organ.
  • plumber's mate — a person who helps a plumber do his or her job
  • plumbosolvency — the ability to dissolve lead
  • plumbous oxide — litharge.
  • pneumobacillus — a bacterium, Klebsiella pneumoniae, causing a type of pneumonia and associated with certain other diseases, especially of the respiratory tract.
  • pneumonologist — an expert or specialist in the respiratory system
  • poison hemlock — hemlock (defs 1, 3).
  • polemoniaceous — belonging to the Polemoniaceae, the phlox family of plants.
  • polysynthesism — the synthesis of various elements.
  • postmenopausal — of, relating to, or characteristic of menopause.
  • postmillennial — of or relating to the period following the millennium.
  • precious metal — a metal of the gold, silver, or platinum group.
  • preliminaries' — preceding and leading up to the main part, matter, or business; introductory; preparatory: preliminary examinations.
  • premenstrually — in a premenstrual manner
  • presentimental — expressing a presentiment
  • 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.
  • proceleusmatic — inciting, animating, or inspiring.
  • proletarianism — the practices, attitudes, or social status of a proletarian.
  • pseudo-medical — of or relating to the science or practice of medicine: medical history; medical treatment.
  • pseudonymously — bearing a false or fictitious name.
  • psychochemical — pertaining to chemicals or drugs that affect the mind or behavior.
  • quadrupedalism — The condition of being a quadruped.
  • quasi-complete — having all parts or elements; lacking nothing; whole; entire; full: a complete set of Mark Twain's writings.
  • queens problem — eight queens puzzle
  • rna polymerase — an enzyme that synthesizes the formation of RNA from a DNA template during transcription.
  • rumbledethumps — a Scottish dish of butter and mashed potatoes, sometimes mixed with cabbage or turnips
  • sales campaign — product promotion and publicity
  • salt dome trap — A salt dome trap is an area where oil has been trapped underground by salt pushing upward.
  • sample section — a section of sth, intended as representative of the whole
  • samuel gompers — Samuel, 1850–1924, U.S. labor leader, born in England: president of the American Federation of Labor 1886–94, 1896–1924.
  • scapular medal — a medal that has been blessed and may be substituted for a scapular (sense 3)
  • scapulohumeral — of, relating to, or involving the scapula and humerus.
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