14-letter words containing e, u, l, o
- peritrichously — in a peritrichous manner; in a fashion characteristic of a peritrichous organism
- perlocutionary — (of a speech act) producing an effect upon the listener, as in persuading, frightening, amusing, or causing the listener to act.
- pertinaciously — holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute.
- perturbational — relating to perturbation
- phenylbutazone — a potent substance, C 1 9 H 2 0 N 2 O 2 , used to reduce pain and inflammation in rheumatic diseases and gout, and used in veterinary medicine for musculoskeletal disorders.
- phenylthiourea — a crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 6 H 5 NHCSNH 2 , that is either tasteless or bitter, depending upon the heredity of the taster, and is used in medical genetics and as a diagnostic.
- photoduplicate — photocopy.
- photoluminesce — to produce photoluminescence
- picture layout — a picture spread. See under spread (def 33).
- platycephalous — flat-headed
- plesiochronous — (communications) Nearly synchronised, a term describing a communication system where transmitted signals have the same nominal digital rate but are synchronised on different clocks. According to ITU-T standards, corresponding signals are plesiochronous if their significant instants occur at nominally the same rate, with any variation in rate being constrained within specified limits.
- pleurapophysis — one of the lateral processes of a vertebra forming the ribs
- 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
- polar equation — an equation in which the variables are polar coordinates.
- polar molecule — a molecule in which the centroid of the positive charges is different from the centroid of the negative charges.
- polar outbreak — a vigorous thrust of cold, polar air across temperate regions.
- polar sequence — a series of stars in the vicinity of the N celestial pole whose accurately determined magnitudes serve as the standard for visual and photographic magnitudes of stars
- polemoniaceous — belonging to the Polemoniaceae, the phlox family of plants.
- police custody — If somebody or something is in police custody, they are kept somewhere secure, under the supervision of police officers, for example in a police station.
- polygon pusher — (Or "rectangle slinger"). A chip designer who spends most of his or her time at the physical layout level (which requires drawing *lots* of multi-coloured polygons).
- polynucleotide — a sequence of nucleotides, as in DNA or RNA, bound into a chain.
- polysuspensoid — a suspensoid in which the solid particles are polydisperse.
- polyunsaturate — a polyunsaturated fat or fatty acid.
- pontius pilate — Pontius [pon-shuh s,, -tee-uh s] /ˈpɒn ʃəs,, -ti əs/ (Show IPA), flourished early 1st century a.d, Roman procurator of Judea a.d. 26–36?: the final authority concerned in the condemnation and execution of Jesus Christ.
- popular singer — a professional singer who specializes in popular songs.
- port st. lucie — a town in E Florida.
- portulacaceous — belonging to the Portulacaceae, the purslane family of plants.
- postmenopausal — of, relating to, or characteristic of menopause.
- potluck dinner — a meal consisting of whatever food happens to be available without special preparation
- pouilly fuissé — a dry white Burgundy wine made from the chardonnay grape
- pouilly-fuisse — a dry, white wine from Burgundy.
- poultry farmer — a person who rears domestic fowls, esp chickens, for their eggs or meat
- pound of flesh — the soft substance of a human or other animal body, consisting of muscle and fat.
- pound sterling — pound2 (def 3).
- pour le merite — for merit.
- power struggle — fight to take control
- pre-conclusion — the end or close; final part.
- precalculation — the act or process of calculating; computation.
- precious coral — red coral.
- precious metal — a metal of the gold, silver, or platinum group.
- precontractual — a preexisting contract that legally prevents a person from making another contract of the same nature.
- predevaluation — of or pertaining to the period prior to devaluation of a given thing
- preformulation — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
- preposterously — completely contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; absurd; senseless; utterly foolish: a preposterous tale.
- prepublication — the period immediately preceding the publication of a book.
- 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.
- pro-revolution — an overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed.