14-letter words containing p, a, l, e, o, n
- nonoverlapping — Not overlapping.
- nonparticulate — Not particulate.
- nonpolarizable — not able to be polarized
- nonpredictable — Not predictable.
- nonprejudicial — causing prejudice or disadvantage; detrimental.
- nonspectacular — not spectacular
- nonspeculative — not speculative
- nonsuch palace — a former royal palace in Cuddington in London: built in 1538 for Henry VIII; later visited by Elizabeth I, James I, Charles I, and Charles II; demolished (1682–1702)
- normal pentane — pentane (def 2).
- normal-pentane — a hydrocarbon of the methane series, existing in three liquid isomeric forms.
- nuclear option — the use of or power to use nuclear weapons
- nuclear weapon — an explosive device whose destructive potential derives from the release of energy that accompanies the splitting or combining of atomic nuclei.
- obedient plant — false dragonhead.
- occipital bone — a curved, compound bone forming the back and part of the base of the skull.
- old-line party — either the Liberal Party or the Conservative Party
- omphalocentric — Overly introspective and inclined to navel-gazing.
- on one's plate — waiting to be done or dealt with
- open classroom — a spacious instructional area shared by several groups or classes in elementary school, permitting more individualized, less supervised project learning and movement of pupils from one activity to another.
- open-reel tape — audiotape, usually 1/4 inch (64 mm) wide, wound on a single reel and requiring a separate take-up reel for playing or recording.
- operationalise — Alternative spelling of operationalize.
- operationalism — the doctrine that the meaning of a scientific term, concept, or proposition consists of the operation or operations performed in defining or demonstrating it.
- operationalist — a person who adheres to operationalism
- operationalize — Put into operation or use.
- oriental poppy — a poppy, Papaver orientale, of Asia, having bristly stems and leaves and showy scarlet, pink, or white flowers, cultivated as an ornamental.
- oriental topaz — a variety of corundum resembling topaz in colour and used as a gemstone
- overcompliance — excessive compliance
- overpopulation — to fill with an excessive number of people, straining available resources and facilities: Expanding industry has overpopulated the western suburbs.
- ownership flat — a flat owned by the occupier
- palaeanthropic — relating to or denoting the earliest variety of man
- palaeethnology — the study of prehistoric man
- paleencephalon — (no longer in technical use) the more primitive part of the brain in the evolutionary development of animals, including all parts except the cerebral cortex and its related structures.
- paleoanthropic — pertaining to prehistoric humans.
- paleolimnology — the study of ancient lakes from their sediments and fossils.
- paleomagnetism — Geology. magnetic polarization acquired by the minerals in a rock at the time the rock was deposited or solidified.
- paleontography — the formal description of fossils
- paleontologist — the science of the forms of life existing in former geologic periods, as represented by their fossils.
- papilionaceous — having an irregular corolla shaped somewhat like a butterfly, as the pea and other leguminous plants.
- para-toluidine — a white, flaky, lustrous, very slightly water-soluble solid, C 7 H 9 N, the para isomer of toluidine, used in the manufacture of dyes, in organic synthesis, and as a reagent in tests for nitrite, lignin, and phloroglucinol.
- pararosaniline — a colourless crystalline alcohol, a component of the red dye fuchsin, also used as a biological stain
- pardonableness — the quality or state of being pardonable
- parole hearing — a panel of people who decide whether to free a prisoner before his or her sentence has expired, on the condition that he or she is of good behaviour
- 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
- pay television — a commercial service that broadcasts or provides television programs to viewers who pay a monthly charge or a per-program fee.
- 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.
- penalty corner — a free hit from the goal line taken by the attacking side
- penalty double — business double.
- penalty stroke — a stroke added to a score for a rule infraction.
- pennatulaceous — of or relating to a sea pen
- people's panel — a group of people composed of members of the public, brought together to discuss, investigate, or decide on a particular matter