14-letter words containing p, a, d, r, o, n
- propionic acid — a colorless, oily, water-soluble liquid, C 3 H 6 O 2 , having a pungent odor: used in making bread-mold-inhibiting propionates, in perfumery, and in medicine as a topical fungicide.
- 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.
- providentially — of, relating to, or resulting from divine providence: providential care.
- provincialised — to make provincial in character.
- pseudomembrane — a tough outer layer found on the surface of the mucous membrane or skin
- pseudopregnant — relating to the state of pseudopregnancy
- pyrazolone dye — any of the group of dyes, as tartrazine, derived from a pyrazolone: used chiefly to dye silk and wool.
- quadrantanopia — (medicine) The loss of vision in one or more quadrants of the field of view.
- 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.
- record company — business: sells recorded music
- recording tape — a ribbon of material, esp magnetic tape, used to record sound, images and data, used in a tape recorder
- repudiationist — someone who believes that a given thing should be repudiated
- road transport — transport by road
- roanoke rapids — a city in NE North Carolina.
- saffron powder — the dried stigmas of the saffron crushed into powder, used to flavour or colour food
- san pedro sula — a city in NW Honduras.
- self-parodying — given to or involving self-parody
- semipolar bond — type of chemical bond
- south portland — a city in SW Maine.
- spider phaeton — (formerly) a light horse-drawn carriage with a high body and large slender wheels
- springboarding — a flexible board, projecting over water, from which divers leap or spring.
- stop-and-frisk — a policy that permits a police officer to momentarily detain and pat down or search a person suspected of criminal activity, especially when suspected of concealing a weapon.
- streptodornase — a deoxyribonuclease, obtained from hemolytic streptococci, used in medicine for decomposing blood clots and fibrinous and purulent matter.
- tape recording — sound reproduction on cassette
- topiary garden — a garden that features topiary work
- toreador pants — women's close-fitting slacks that extend to or slightly above the calf, styled after the pants traditionally worn by Spanish bullfighters.
- trading period — A trading period is a set length of time, usually a number of weeks, months, quarters, or years, in which sales are measured and compared to previous periods.
- un-apportioned — to distribute or allocate proportionally; divide and assign according to some rule of proportional distribution: to apportion expenses among the three men.
- unappropriated — not set apart or voted for some purpose or use, as money, revenues, etc.
- underhand chop — (in an axemen's competition) a chop where the axeman stands on the log, which is placed on the ground
- underpopulated — having a population lower than is normal or desirable.
- unincorporated — not chartered as a corporation; lacking the powers and immunities of a corporate enterprise: an unincorporated business.
- unpersonalized — to have marked with one's initials, name, or monogram: to personalize stationery.
- unreciprocated — to give, feel, etc., in return.
- vapour density — the ratio of the density of a gas or vapour to that of hydrogen at the same temperature and pressure
- vendor placing — a method of financing the purchase of one company by another in which the purchasing company pays for the target company in its own shares, on condition that the vendor places these shares with investors for cash payment
- waiting period — a specified delay, required by law, between officially stating an intention and acting on it, as between securing a marriage license and getting married.
- walkaround pay — extra pay earned by an employee for accompanying an official inspector on a plant tour or around a job site.
- washing powder — Washing powder is a powder that you use with water to wash clothes.
- world champion — someone who has won a competition open to people throughout the whole world
- zeno's paradox — any of various versions of a paradox regarding the relation of the discrete to the continuous and requiring the concept of limit for its satisfactory explanation.