14-letter words containing i, r, a, t, o
- predesignatory — in the terminology of Sir William Hamilton, (of a sign) affixed to a proposition or term to indicate quantity
- predestination — an act of predestinating or predestining.
- predevaluation — of or pertaining to the period prior to devaluation of a given thing
- predicate noun — a noun used in the predicate with a copulative verb or a factitive verb and having the same referent as the subject of the copulative verb or the direct object of the factitive verb, as in She is the mayor or They elected her mayor.
- prefabrication — to fabricate or construct beforehand.
- preformulation — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
- preincarnation — a previous incarnation or an existence before incarnation.
- prenegotiation — taking place before a formal negotiation
- preoperational — able to function or be used; functional: How soon will the new factory be operational?
- preoperatively — in a preoperative context
- prepreparation — a proceeding, measure, or provision by which one prepares for something: preparations for a journey.
- prepublication — the period immediately preceding the publication of a book.
- presentational — of or relating to presentation.
- pressurization — the process or act of pressurizing.
- presymptomatic — relating to or describing a symptom that occurs before the typical symptoms of a disease
- pretermination — of the period before termination (esp of employment)
- pretransaction — the act of transacting or the fact of being transacted.
- prettification — to make pretty, especially in a small, petty way: to prettify a natural beauty.
- preunification — of the period before unification
- primary growth — growth in vascular plants, especially an increase in length, that results from cell division and differentiation of an apical meristem.
- primatological — relating to primatology
- printout paper — sensitized paper for prints that darkens under light and requires treatment to fix an image: largely supplanted at the turn of the century by developing-out paper. Abbreviation: P.O.P.
- prioritization — to arrange or do in order of priority: learning to prioritize our assignments.
- private income — econ: from outside employment
- 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.
- private sector — the area of the nation's economy under private rather than governmental control.
- pro-capitalist — a person who has capital, especially extensive capital, invested in business enterprises.
- pro-euthanasia — Also called mercy killing. the act of putting to death painlessly or allowing to die, as by withholding extreme medical measures, a person or animal suffering from an incurable, especially a painful, disease or condition.
- proactiveness' — serving to prepare for, intervene in, or control an expected occurrence or situation, especially a negative or difficult one; anticipatory: proactive measures against crime.
- probabiliorist — someone who advocates probabiliorism
- proceleusmatic — inciting, animating, or inspiring.
- processability — capable of being processed.
- processing tax — a tax levied by the government at an intermediate stage in the production of goods.
- procrastinated — to defer action; delay: to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost.
- procrastinator — to defer action; delay: to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost.
- profit sharing — the sharing of profits, as between employer and employee, especially in such a way that the employee receives, in addition to wages, a share in the profits of the business.
- profit warning — a public announcement made by a company to shareholders and others warning that profits for a stated period will be much lower than had been expected
- profit-sharing — the sharing of profits, as between employer and employee, especially in such a way that the employee receives, in addition to wages, a share in the profits of the business.
- progametangium — Mycology. the hyphal tip of certain fungi that produces the gametangium and subsequent gamete.
- 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.
- prognosticator — to forecast or predict (something future) from present indications or signs; prophesy.
- projectisation — the direction of aid to developing countries towards a specific project, without regard to wider issues or needs
- projectization — the direction of aid to developing countries towards a specific project, without regard to wider issues or needs
- proletarianism — the practices, attitudes, or social status of a proletarian.
- proletarianize — to convert or transform into a member or members of the proletariat: to proletarianize the middle class.
- promenade tile — a machine-made, unglazed, ceramic floor tile.
- pronunciamento — a proclamation; manifesto; edict.
- propaedeutical — relating to preliminary instruction; introductory
- propagandistic — a person involved in producing or spreading propaganda.