15-letter words containing n, e, t, p, r, o
- post-liberation — the act of liberating or the state of being liberated.
- post-parturient — bearing or about to bear young; travailing.
- post-retirement — the act of retiring, withdrawing, or leaving; the state of being retired.
- post-revolution — an overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed.
- post-tridentine — of or relating to the city of Trent.
- postsynchronize — to add sound, such as dubbing, to a film or video after shooting is completed
- power macintosh — Power Mac
- prairie pointer — shooting star (def 2).
- pre-acquisition — the act of acquiring or gaining possession: the acquisition of real estate.
- pre-celebration — an act of celebrating.
- pre-concentrate — to bring or draw to a common center or point of union; converge; direct toward one point; focus: to concentrate one's attention on a problem; to concentrate the rays of the sun with a lens.
- pre-consumption — the act of consuming, as by use, decay, or destruction.
- pre-contractual — a preexisting contract that legally prevents a person from making another contract of the same nature.
- pre-deprivation — the act of depriving.
- pre-negotiation — mutual discussion and arrangement of the terms of a transaction or agreement: the negotiation of a treaty.
- pre-preparation — a proceeding, measure, or provision by which one prepares for something: preparations for a journey.
- pre-reformation — the act of reforming; state of being reformed.
- pre-romanticism — romantic spirit or tendency.
- precinct police — the police responsible for a district of a city
- precinct worker — a worker in a polling or electoral district (such as someone who mans voting, etc)
- preconceptional — a conception or opinion formed beforehand.
- preconstruction — the act or art of constructing.
- preequalization — preemphasis.
- prefix notation — (language) (Or "prefix syntax") One of the possible orderings of functions and operands: in prefix notation the function precedes all its operands. For example, what may normally be written as "1+2" becomes "(+ 1 2)". A few languages (e.g., lisp) have strictly prefix syntax, many more employ prefix notation in combination with infix notation. The opposite, postfix notation, is somewhat rarer.
- 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
- premodification — an act or instance of modifying.
- prenotification — notice that is given or served prior to a specific date; advance notice.
- preregistration — early registration, in advance of event or general registration
- present oneself — to appear, esp at a specific time and place
- 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.
- preservationist — a person who advocates or promotes preservation, especially of wildlife, natural areas, or historical places.
- pretentiousness — characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved: a pretentious, self-important waiter.
- 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 inflation — inflation fuelled by rising prices
- printer's error — an error introduced into typeset copy by the compositor, so that the printer cannot charge for correcting it. Abbreviation: P.E., p.e.
- printing office — a shop or factory in which printing is done.
- prior restraint — a court order banning publication of unpublished material.
- prison sentence — confinement in prison as a punishment imposed on a person who has been found guilty of a crime
- private company — a company whose shareholders may not exceed 50 in number and whose shares may not be offered for public subscription.
- private tuition — instruction, esp that received in a small group or individually, that is arranged and paid for by an individual rather than by the state
- privately owned — owned by a private individual or organization, rather than by the state or a public body
- pro-confederate — united in a league, alliance, or conspiracy.
- pro-integration — an act or instance of combining into an integral whole.
- probation order — an order imposed by a magistrate or judge under which an offender is sentenced to probation rather than imprisonment
- probationership — the position of a probationer
- probit equation — A probit equation is used to quantify the relationship between the concentration of a dangerous material and its effect on people.