14-letter words containing i, l, o, p, s, a
- potato psyllid — a tiny homopterous insect, Paratrioza cockerelli, occurring in some areas of the western U.S., western Canada, and Mexico: a serious pest to potatoes, tomatoes, eggplants, and peppers, the nymphs acting as vectors in the transmission of psyllid yellows.
- prairie school — a group of early 20th-century architects of the Chicago area who designed houses and other buildings with emphasized horizontal lines responding to the flatness of the Midwestern prairie; the best-known member was Frank Lloyd Wright.
- precious coral — red coral.
- precious metal — a metal of the gold, silver, or platinum group.
- presentational — of or relating to presentation.
- primary school — a school usually covering the first three or four years of elementary school and sometimes kindergarten.
- princess royal — the eldest daughter of a king or queen.
- private school — a school founded, conducted, and maintained by a private group rather than by the government, usually charging tuition and often following a particular philosophy, viewpoint, etc.
- pro-capitalist — a person who has capital, especially extensive capital, invested in business enterprises.
- probabiliorism — the theory that in the case of doubt one should choose the action most likely to be right
- probabiliorist — someone who advocates probabiliorism
- proceleusmatic — inciting, animating, or inspiring.
- processability — capable of being processed.
- professionally — following an occupation as a means of livelihood or for gain: a professional builder.
- progestational — prepared for pregnancy, as the lining of the uterus prior to menstruation or in the early stages of gestation itself; progravid.
- prognostically — of or relating to prognosis.
- proletarianism — the practices, attitudes, or social status of a proletarian.
- prosthetically — a device, either external or implanted, that substitutes for or supplements a missing or defective part of the body.
- provincialised — to make provincial in character.
- provisionality — providing or serving for the time being only; existing only until permanently or properly replaced; temporary: a provisional government.
- psephoanalysis — the statistical and sociological analysis of election trends and results
- pseudo-classic — falsely or spuriously classic.
- pseudo-ethical — pertaining to or dealing with morals or the principles of morality; pertaining to right and wrong in conduct.
- pseudo-liberal — favorable to progress or reform, as in political or religious affairs.
- pseudo-medical — of or relating to the science or practice of medicine: medical history; medical treatment.
- pseudodipteral — having an arrangement of columns suggesting a dipteral structure but without the inner colonnade.
- psilanthropism — the doctrine that Jesus Christ was only a human being.
- psilanthropist — a person who believes that Jesus was merely human
- psychoanalysis — a systematic structure of theories concerning the relation of conscious and unconscious psychological processes.
- psychoanalytic — a systematic structure of theories concerning the relation of conscious and unconscious psychological processes.
- psychochemical — pertaining to chemicals or drugs that affect the mind or behavior.
- psychogalvanic — pertaining to or involving electric changes in the body resulting from reactions to mental or emotional stimuli.
- psychophysical — the branch of psychology that deals with the relationships between physical stimuli and resulting sensations and mental states.
- psychosocially — from a psychosocial point of view
- purple passion — a variety of the velvet plant, Gynura aurantiaca, having trailing stems and leaves densely covered with purple hairs, grown as a houseplant.
- pyophthalmitis — suppurative inflammation of the eye.
- pyramidologist — a person who believes in pyramidology
- quasi-complete — having all parts or elements; lacking nothing; whole; entire; full: a complete set of Mark Twain's writings.
- quasi-personal — of, relating to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private: a personal opinion.
- quota sampling — a method of conducting market research in which the sample is selected according to a quota-system based on such factors as age, sex, social class, etc
- rail transport — the system of taking passengers or goods from one place to another by railway
- repositionable — to put in a new or different position; shift: to reposition the artwork on the advertising layout.
- residual power — power retained by a governmental authority after certain powers have been delegated to other authorities.
- rhizocephalous — belonging to the Rhizocephala, a group of degenerate hermaphrodite crustaceans that are parasitic chiefly on crabs.
- sample section — a section of sth, intended as representative of the whole
- scaphocephalic — premature closure of the sagittal suture resulting in a deformed skull having an elongated, keellike shape.
- sceuophylacium — a place where sacred vessels are kept
- self-appointed — chosen by oneself to act in a certain capacity or to fulfill a certain function, especially pompously or self-righteously: a self-appointed guardian of the public's morals.
- self-important — having or showing an exaggerated opinion of one's own importance; pompously conceited or haughty.
- self-operating — automatic.