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14-letter words containing p, a, l, i, c

  • physical layer — (networking)   Layer one, the lowest layer in the OSI seven layer model. The physical layer encompasses details such as electrical and mechanical connections to the network, transmission of binary data as changing voltage levels on wires or similar concepts on other connectors, and data rates. The physical layer is used by the data link layer. Example physical layer protocols are CSMA/CD, token ring and bus.
  • picolinic acid — a crystalline acid. Formula: C6H5NO2
  • picture layout — a picture spread. See under spread (def 33).
  • piecrust table — a table having a top, usually round, with a raised and intricately carved edge.
  • 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.
  • pitched battle — a battle in which the orderly arrangement of armed forces and the location have been predetermined.
  • placido's disk — a device marked with concentric black rings, used to detect corneal irregularities.
  • plagiocephalic — a deformity of the skull in which one side is more developed in the front, and the other side is more developed in the rear.
  • planetological — involving or relating to planetology
  • plastic bullet — A plastic bullet is a large bullet made of plastic, which is intended to make people stop rioting, rather than to kill people.
  • plastic memory — the tendency of certain plastics after being deformed to resume their original form when heated
  • plastic piping — Plastic piping is strong, durable, and lightweight pipes, often made from high-density polyethylene.
  • plastic police — a collective term for several classes of public officer (including community support officers) authorized to perform certain tasks and duties in support of the police force, but having lesser powers than the police
  • plasticization — Plasticization is the process of changing the structure of a polymer to make it easier to bend.
  • platinocyanide — a salt of platinocyanic acid.
  • platinum black — a black powder consisting of very finely divided metallic platinum, used as a catalyst, especially in organic synthesis.
  • platonic solid — one of the five regular polyhedrons: tetrahedron, octahedron, hexahedron, icosahedron, or dodecahedron.
  • pleural cavity — a narrow, fluid-filled space between the pleural membranes of the lung and the inner chest wall.
  • pneumatic pile — a hollow pile, used under water, in which a vacuum is induced so that air and water pressure force it into place.
  • pneumobacillus — a bacterium, Klebsiella pneumoniae, causing a type of pneumonia and associated with certain other diseases, especially of the respiratory tract.
  • poikiloblastic — (of metamorphic rocks) having small grains of one mineral embedded in metacrysts of another mineral.
  • point calimere — a cape on the SE coast of India, on the Palk Strait
  • polar distance — codeclination.
  • polemoniaceous — belonging to the Polemoniaceae, the phlox family of plants.
  • police academy — a school for training police officers
  • police station — police headquarters for a particular district, from which police officers are dispatched and to which persons under arrest are brought.
  • police village — a village lacking corporate status as a municipality, its affairs being administered by an elected board of trustees.
  • policy adviser — a person who provides ideas or plans that are used by an organization or government as a basis for making decisions
  • politicization — to bring a political character or flavor to; make political: to politicize a private dispute.
  • polyacrylamide — a white, solid, water-soluble polymer of acrylamide, used in secondary oil recovery, as a thickening agent, a flocculant, and an absorbent, and to separate macromolecules of different molecular weights.
  • polycarboxylic — of or like a polycarboxylate
  • polyfunctional — containing more than one functional group.
  • polyphonically — consisting of many voices or sounds.
  • polysaccharide — a carbohydrate, as starch, inulin, or cellulose, containing more than three monosaccharide units per molecule, the units being attached to each other in the manner of acetals, and therefore capable of hydrolysis by acids or enzymes to monosaccharides.
  • porcelain ware — articles made of porcelain, such as plates and cups
  • port coquitlam — a city in SW British Columbia, in SW Canada, E of Vancouver.
  • post-classical — of or relating to a time after the classical period, especially in art, culture, or literature.
  • post-conciliar — occurring or continuing after the Vatican ecumenical council of 1962–65.
  • postal service — organized handling and delivery of mail
  • postcapitalist — denoting a period or society no longer based on capitalism
  • postcollegiate — denoting something that takes place after college or among those that are no longer at college
  • postganglionic — of, relating to, or consisting of ganglia.
  • practicability — capable of being done, effected, or put into practice, with the available means; feasible: a practicable solution.
  • practical joke — a playful trick, often involving some physical agent or means, in which the victim is placed in an embarrassing or disadvantageous position.
  • prairie clover — any plant belonging to the genus Petalostemon, of the legume family, common in western North America, having pinnately compound leaves and spikes of white, purple, or pink flowers.
  • prairie falcon — a North American falcon, Falco mexicanus, grayish-brown above and white barred with brown below.
  • prairie school — a group of early 20th-century architects of the Chicago area who designed houses and other buildings with emphasized horizontal lines responding to the flatness of the Midwestern prairie; the best-known member was Frank Lloyd Wright.
  • prawn cocktail — A prawn cocktail is a dish that consists of prawns, salad, and a sauce. It is usually eaten at the beginning of a meal.
  • pre-capitalist — a person who has capital, especially extensive capital, invested in business enterprises.
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