15-letter words containing i, v, t
- overdramatizing — Present participle of overdramatize.
- overemotionally — In an overemotional manner.
- overentertained — entertained to excess
- overexpectation — excessive expectation
- overexpenditure — the act of expending something, especially funds; disbursement; consumption.
- overfamiliarity — The state of being overfamiliar.
- overimaginative — imaginative to a fault
- overopinionated — too opinionated
- overpessimistic — excessively pessimistic or negative in outlook
- overpreparation — the act or instance of preparing excessively
- oversensitivity — excessively or unduly sensitive.
- overspeculation — the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
- overstimulation — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
- overutilization — to put to use; turn to profitable account: to utilize a stream to power a mill.
- palliative-care — medical care focused on improving the quality of life of patients with serious illnesses, as by treating symptoms and providing emotional support.
- participatively — to take or have a part or share, as with others; partake; share (usually followed by in): to participate in profits; to participate in a play.
- paternity leave — a leave of absence from a job for a father to care for a new baby.
- pavel petrovich — Paul I (def 2).
- pavement artist — sidewalk artist.
- penal servitude — imprisonment together with hard labor.
- penetrativeness — the quality or condition of being penetrative
- phosphorylative — of or relating to phosphorylation
- photoactivation — the activation or control of a chemical, chemical reaction, or organism by light, as the activation of chlorophyll by sunlight during photosynthesis.
- photoconductive — of, relating to, or exhibiting photoconductivity.
- photorefractive — of or relating to a change in the index of refraction by spatial variations of the light intensity, as in a laser.
- pincer movement — a military maneuver in which both flanks of an enemy force are attacked with the aim of attaining complete encirclement.
- play favourites — to display favouritism
- play havoc with — bring chaos to
- pointing device — an input device, as a mouse, stylus, or joystick, used to control movement of a cursor or pointer.
- portative organ — capable of being carried; portable.
- positive caster — a person or thing that casts.
- positive column — the luminous region between the Faraday dark space and the anode glow in a vacuum tube, occurring when the pressure is low.
- post-revolution — an overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed.
- postdevaluation — the period following the devaluation of a currency
- postdivestiture — taking place after divestiture
- postoperatively — occurring after a surgical operation.
- postvaccination — occurring after a vaccination
- pre-advertising — to announce or praise (a product, service, etc.) in some public medium of communication in order to induce people to buy or use it: to advertise a new brand of toothpaste.
- pre-deprivation — the act of depriving.
- pre-legislative — having the function of making laws: a legislative body.
- preservationism — a person who advocates or promotes preservation, especially of wildlife, natural areas, or historical places.
- preservationist — a person who advocates or promotes preservation, especially of wildlife, natural areas, or historical places.
- preverification — the state of being verified.
- preview monitor — (in a television studio control room) a picture monitor used for inspecting a picture source before it is switched to transmission
- price-sensitive — likely to affect the price of property, esp shares and securities
- printer's devil — devil (def 5).
- private company — a company whose shareholders may not exceed 50 in number and whose shares may not be offered for public subscription.
- private hearing — a formal or official trial that is not open to the public
- private patient — a patient receiving medical treatment not paid for by the National Health Service
- private pay bed — (in Britain) a bed in a National Health Service hospital, reserved for private patients who pay a consultant acting privately for treatment and who are charged by the health service for use of hospital facilities