15-letter words containing i, m, p, a, r

powder magazine — a compartment for the storage of ammunition and explosives.
power amplifier — an amplifier for increasing the power of a signal.
power macintosh — Power Mac
pragmaticalness — the quality of being pragmatical or meddlesome
prajna-paramita — a series of sutras dealing with the perfection of wisdom: systematized by the Madhyamikas.
pre-reformation — the act of reforming; state of being reformed.
pre-romanticism — romantic spirit or tendency.
predeterminable — able to be predetermined; able to be determined in advance
preferentialism — the economic system of preference, esp amongst British commonwealth countries
preformationism — the belief in the theory of preformation
preformationist — someone who advocates the theory of preformation
preimplantation — relating to the period before implantation in the uterus
premier danseur — the leading male dancer in a ballet company.
premiere partie — (in buhl) the primary inlay formed, in which the tortoise shell forms the ground for a design cut in brass.
premillennially — from a premillennial point of view
premodification — an act or instance of modifying.
presbyterianism — church government by presbyters or elders, equal in rank and organized into graded administrative courts.
presentationism — the doctrine that in perception, or in all forms of knowledge, there is an immediate awareness of the things perceived.
preservationism — a person who advocates or promotes preservation, especially of wildlife, natural areas, or historical places.
prima ballerina — the principal ballerina in a ballet company.
primary contact — a communication or relationship between people that is characterized by intimacy and personal familiarity.
primary feather — any of the flight feathers growing from the manus of a bird's wing
primary insurer — A primary insurer is the insurance company that first sells insurance to a client, who later purchases reinsurance.
primary process — the generally unorganized mental activity characteristic of the unconscious and occurring in dreams, fantasies, and related processes.
primary product — a product consisting of a natural raw material; an unmanufactured product
primary quality — any of the qualities inherent in an object, namely quantity, extent, figure, solidity, and motion or rest.
primary rainbow — the most commonly seen rainbow, formed by light rays that undergo a single internal reflection in a drop of water.
primary sealing — Primary sealing is devices used for sealing tanks, to reduce emissions, often made of foam.
primary storage — main memory
primary teacher — a teacher in a primary school
primary winding — an induction coil that is the part of an electric circuit in which a changing current induces a current in a neighbouring circuit
primo de rivera — Miguel [mee-gel] /miˈgɛl/ (Show IPA), Marqués de Estella [mahr-kes th e es-te-lyah] /mɑrˈkɛs ðɛ ɛsˈtɛ lyɑ/ (Show IPA), (Miguel Prima de Rivera y Orbaneja) 1870–1930, Spanish general and political leader: dictator of Spain 1923–29.
primordial soup — the seas and atmosphere as they existed on earth before the existence of life, consisting primarily of an oxygen-free gaseous mixture containing chiefly water, hydrogen, methane, ammonia, and carbon dioxide.
primrose family — the plant family Primulaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants having simple, opposite, whorled, or basal leaves, flowers with a five-lobed corolla, and capsular fruit, and including cyclamen, loosestrife of the genus Lysimachia, pimpernel, primrose, and shooting star.
prince charming — (sometimes lowercase) a man who embodies a woman's romantic ideal.
prism binocular — Usually, prism binoculars. Optics. binocular (def 1).
prismatic layer — the middle layer of the shell of certain mollusks, consisting chiefly of crystals of calcium carbonate.
private company — a company whose shareholders may not exceed 50 in number and whose shares may not be offered for public subscription.
problematically — of the nature of a problem; doubtful; uncertain; questionable.
professionalism — professional character, spirit, or methods.
program picture — a motion picture produced on a low budget, usually shown as the second film of a double feature.
program trading — trading on international stock exchanges using a computer program to exploit differences between stock index futures and actual share prices on world equity markets
programmability — capable of being programmed.
programme music — music that is intended to depict or evoke a scene or idea
promotion board — group that markets or advertises sth
proscenium arch — the arch separating the stage from the auditorium
proximity talks — a diplomatic process whereby an impartial representative acts as go-between for two opposing parties who are willing to attend the same conference but unwilling to meet face to face
pseudo-dramatic — of or relating to the drama.
pseudo-military — of, for, or pertaining to the army or armed forces, often as distinguished from the navy: from civilian to military life.
pseudo-romantic — of, relating to, or of the nature of romance; characteristic or suggestive of the world of romance: a romantic adventure.

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