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

pneumatic trough — a trough filled with liquid, especially water, for collecting gases in bell jars or the like by displacement.
polyvinyl formal — a colorless, water-insoluble, polyvinyl acetal produced from partially hydrolyzed polyvinyl acetate and formaldehyde, used chiefly in the manufacture of lacquers.
porcelain enamel — a glass coating, made to adhere to a metal or another enamel by fusion.
portable airtime — (communications, wireless) A wireless, digital communications system enabling user-to-user voice communication, "quicknotes", and alphanumeric messaging.
post-reformation — the act of reforming; state of being reformed.
post-romanticism — romantic spirit or tendency.
practice manager — the manager of a business such as a medical practice, dental practice, or legal practice
pragmatic theory — the theory of truth that the truth of a statement consists in its practical consequences, especially in its agreement with subsequent experience.
pre-emancipation — the act of emancipating.
precontemplation — the act of contemplating; thoughtful observation.
predetermination — to settle or decide in advance: He had predetermined his answer to the offer.
premillennialism — the doctrine or belief that the Second Coming of Christ will precede the millennium.
premillennialize — to support or believe in premillennialism.
price comparison — Price comparison is comparing the price of the same product in different outlets.
prima facie case — a case in which the evidence produced is sufficient to enable a decision or verdict to be made unless the evidence is rebutted.
primary consumer — (in the food chain) an animal that feeds on plants; a herbivore.
primary deviance — the violation of a norm or rule that does not result in the violator's being stigmatized as deviant.
primary election — primary (def 15a).
primary electron — in thermionics, any of the electrons falling on a body, distinguished from those emitted by it
primary industry — an industry, as agriculture, forestry, or fishing, that deals in obtaining natural materials.
primary meristem — primary tissue derived from an apical meristem.
primary producer — any green plant or any of various microorganisms that can convert light energy or chemical energy into organic matter.
primary syphilis — the first stage of syphilis, characterized by the formation of a chancre at the site of infection.
primrose jasmine — an evergreen shrub, Jasminum mesnyi, of China, having thick, shiny leaflets and yellow flowers with a darker eye.
print journalism — journalism as practiced in newspapers and magazines.
prismatic colors — the colors of the visible spectrum produced by passing white light through a prism; red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet
private judgment — personal opinion formed independently of the expressed position of an institution, as in matters of religion or politics.
privet andromeda — a spreading shrub, Lyonia ligustrina, of the eastern U.S., having leafless, white flowers in terminal clusters.
proenvironmental — the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu.
professionalisms — professional character, spirit, or methods.
program director — a chief executive responsible for selecting and scheduling programs.
programmatically — by using a computer program: You can set the value in each field programmatically with a simple algorithm. The background shapes can be programmatically drawn and animated.
programme editor — someone responsible for editing, overseeing and selecting the content of radio or television programmes
promotional code — A promotional code is a code offered by retailers to customers who can use it to receive a discounted price when buying products online.
proprietary name — a name of a product or service that is protected by a patent, copyright, or trademark and cannot be used by another party for commercial purposes without permission of the registered owner or licensee.
proxima centauri — the nearest star to the sun at a distance of 4.3 light-years, part of the Alpha Centauri triple-star system located in the constellation Centaurus.
proxime accessit — the person coming next after the winner in a competitive examination or an academic prize giving; runner-up
pullorum disease — a highly contagious, frequently fatal disease of young poultry caused by the bacterium Salmonella gallinarum (pullorum), transmitted by the infected hen during egg production, and characterized by weakness, loss of appetite, and diarrhea.
punctuation mark — any of a group of conventional marks or characters used in punctuation, as the period, comma, semicolon, question mark, or dash.
pyramidal orchid — a chalk-loving orchid, Anacamptis pyramidalis, bearing a dense cone-shaped spike of purplish-pink flowers with a long curved spur
pyroracemic acid — pyruvic acid.
quasi-compulsory — required; mandatory; obligatory: compulsory education.
radio microphone — a microphone incorporating a radio transmitter so that the user can move around freely
ramen profitable — If a startup business is ramen profitable, it is barely profitable, just enough to allow the founder to live on the cheapest diet.
ramsden eyepiece — an eyepiece consisting of two plano-convex crown-glass lenses of equal focal length, placed with the convex sides facing each other and with a separation between the lenses of about two-thirds of the focal length of each.
re-apportionment — the act of redistributing or changing the apportionment of something.
real-time pascal — (language) A later name for Pascal-80 by RC International, Denmark.
redemption value — the price at which the issuing company may choose to repurchase a security before its maturity date
relatively prime — (mathematics) Having no common divisors (greater than 1). Two numbers are said to be relativey prime if there is no number greater than unity that divides both of them evenly. For example, 10 and 33 are relativly prime. 15 and 33 are not relatively prime, since 3 is a divisor of both.
repossession man — someone employed to take back or repossess property, esp due to nonpayment of money due under a hire-purchase agreement

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