14-letter words containing o, n, p, a, i
- partition line — a plain or figured edge between two adjacent areas of an escutcheon, between an ordinary and the field of an escutcheon, or between two adjacent ordinaries.
- passion killer — something that is sexually unattractive or inhibiting
- passion sunday — the fifth Sunday in Lent, being the second week before Easter.
- passive reason — the reasoning faculty existing only within an individual mind, limited in scope and perishing with the body.
- pasteurization — to expose (a food, as milk, cheese, yogurt, beer, or wine) to an elevated temperature for a period of time sufficient to destroy certain microorganisms, as those that can produce disease or cause spoilage or undesirable fermentation of food, without radically altering taste or quality.
- patrialisation — the process of patrialising
- patrialization — the process of patrializing
- pay television — a commercial service that broadcasts or provides television programs to viewers who pay a monthly charge or a per-program fee.
- paying-in book — a book for keeping a record of money deposited into an account
- peace offering — any offering made to procure peace.
- peano's axioms — a collection of axioms concerning the properties of the set of all positive integers, including the principle of mathematical induction.
- pelican-flower — a woody vine, Aristolochia grandiflora, of the West Indies, having heart-shaped leaves and purple-spotted, purple-veined flowers from 18 to 24 inches (46 to 61 cm) wide with a long, taillike structure at the tip of the corolla.
- pentanoic acid — colourless liquid carboxylic acid
- pentecostarion — a service book of offices for the period from Easter to the Sunday after Pentecost.
- percussion cap — a small metallic cap or cup containing fulminating powder, formerly exploded by percussion to fire the charge of small arms.
- peritonealized — to cover with peritoneum.
- perlocutionary — (of a speech act) producing an effect upon the listener, as in persuading, frightening, amusing, or causing the listener to act.
- persian violet — any of several plants belonging to the genus Exacum, native to the Old World, as E. affine, having glossy, ovate leaves, and fragrant, bluish flowers: cultivated as a houseplant.
- personal chair — a professorship awarded in recognition of academic achievement
- pertinaciously — holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute.
- perturbational — relating to perturbation
- peso boliviano — a nickel-clad steel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Bolivia, equal to 100 centavos: replaced the boliviano in 1963.
- petrol station — A petrol station is a garage by the side of the road where petrol is sold and put into vehicles.
- phallocentrism — a doctrine or belief centered on the phallus, especially a belief in the superiority of the male sex.
- phantasmagoria — a shifting series of phantasms, illusions, or deceptive appearances, as in a dream or as created by the imagination.
- phantasmagoric — having a fantastic or deceptive appearance, as something in a dream or created by the imagination.
- pharmacopoeian — an individual who has expert knowledge of a pharmacopoeia
- phenobarbitone — a white, crystalline powder, C 1 2 H 1 2 N 2 O 3 , used as a sedative, a hypnotic, and as an antispasmodic in epilepsy.
- phenologically — in a phenological manner
- phenosafranine — safranine (def 2).
- phenotypically — the observable constitution of an organism.
- phenylcarbinol — benzyl alcohol.
- phenylthiourea — a crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 6 H 5 NHCSNH 2 , that is either tasteless or bitter, depending upon the heredity of the taster, and is used in medical genetics and as a diagnostic.
- philanthropist — a person who practices philanthropy.
- philanthropize — to treat (persons) in a philanthropic manner.
- philanthropoid — an individual who does work for a charitable body
- photoengraving — a photographic process of preparing printing plates for letterpress printing.
- photooxidation — oxidation induced by light.
- phthalocyanine — Also called metal-free phthalocyanine. a blue-green pigment, C 3 2 H 1 8 N 8 , derived from phthalic anhydride.
- piano concerto — a musical piece composed for the piano accompanied by an orchestra
- pick one's way — to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience.
- picolinic acid — a crystalline acid. Formula: C6H5NO2
- pigeon fancier — sb who breeds pigeons
- pigeon-hearted — timid; meek.
- pinafore dress — a sleeveless dress worn over a blouse or sweater
- pinealectomize — to perform a pinealectomy on (a person or animal)
- pinhole camera — a simple camera in which an aperture provided by a pinhole in an opaque diaphragm is used in place of a lens.
- pitch invasion — If there is a pitch invasion during or after a football, rugby, or cricket match, fans run on to the pitch.
- pitch-and-toss — a game in which players toss coins at a mark, the person whose coin hits closest to the mark tossing all the coins in the air and winning all those that come down heads up.
- pithecanthrope — (sometimes initial capital letter) a member of the former genus Pithecanthropus.