14-letter words containing n, o, t, e, l
- precalculation — the act or process of calculating; computation.
- preconcertedly — in a preconcerted or preplanned manner
- preconsonantal — immediately preceding a consonant.
- precontractual — a preexisting contract that legally prevents a person from making another contract of the same nature.
- predevaluation — of or pertaining to the period prior to devaluation of a given thing
- predevelopment — advance development; the action of developing in advance
- preformulation — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
- preoperational — able to function or be used; functional: How soon will the new factory be operational?
- preponderantly — superior in weight, force, influence, numbers, etc.; prevailing: a preponderant misconception.
- prepublication — the period immediately preceding the publication of a book.
- presentational — of or relating to presentation.
- pretensionless — without pretension
- price controls — government regulation of prices by establishing maximum price levels for goods or services, as during a period of inflation.
- pro-revolution — an overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed.
- progestational — prepared for pregnancy, as the lining of the uterus prior to menstruation or in the early stages of gestation itself; progravid.
- 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.
- proportionable — being in due proportion; proportional.
- proportionless — lacking proportion; disproportionate
- prostate gland — an organ that surrounds the urethra of males at the base of the bladder, comprising a muscular portion, which controls the release of urine, and a glandular portion, which secretes an alkaline fluid that makes up part of the semen and enhances the motility and fertility of sperm.
- protoplanetary — of or relating to protoplanets
- proventriculus — the glandular portion of the stomach of birds, in which food is partially digested before passing to the ventriculus or gizzard.
- provident club — a hire-purchase system offered by some large retail organizations
- providentially — of, relating to, or resulting from divine providence: providential care.
- pseudosolution — a colloidal suspension in which the finely divided particles appear to be dissolved because they are so widely dispersed in the surrounding medium.
- pulmonary tree — the trachea, bronchi, and bronchioles of the lungs, which together resemble an upside-down tree.
- purple boneset — joe-pye weed (def 1).
- put the lid on — to be the final blow to
- pyelonephritic — of or relating to an inflammation of the pelvis and renal parenchyma
- pyelonephritis — inflammation of the kidney and its pelvis, caused by a bacterial infection.
- pyriphlegethon — Phlegethon (def 1).
- quarter nelson — a hold in which a wrestler, from a kneeling position beside an opponent, puts one hand on the opponent's head, passes the free arm under the far arm of the opponent, and locks the free arm to the other arm by clasping the wrist.
- quetzaltenango — a city in SW Guatemala: earthquake 1902.
- quinquefoliate — (of leaves) having or consisting of five leaflets
- quodlibetarian — a person who writes, discusses or engages in quodlibets
- race relations — relationships between races
- radiation belt — Van Allen belt.
- radiotelephone — a telephone in which sound or speech is transmitted by means of radio waves instead of through wires or cables.
- radiotelephony — the constructing or operating of radiotelephones.
- rational dress — long loose trousers gathered at the ankle and worn under a shorter skirt
- rationalizable — capable of being rationalized
- rationalized c — (language) (RatC, after "RATFOR") A version of Ron Cain's original Small-C compiler.
- re-application — the act of putting to a special use or purpose: the application of common sense to a problem.
- re-exploration — an act or instance of exploring or investigating; examination.
- reaccumulation — act or state of accumulating; state of being accumulated.
- reamalgamation — the act or process of amalgamating.
- rearticulation — an act or the process of articulating: the articulation of a form; the articulation of a new thought.
- recalcitration — the act of being recalcitrant
- recanalization — the reopening of a previously occluded passageway within a blood vessel.