15-letter words containing p, a, l, i, o
- propylitization — the alteration of igneous rock to propylite
- proteolytically — by a proteolytic process
- proximity talks — a diplomatic process whereby an impartial representative acts as go-between for two opposing parties who are willing to attend the same conference but unwilling to meet face to face
- pseudo-chemical — of, used in, produced by, or concerned with chemistry or chemicals: a chemical formula; chemical agents.
- pseudo-critical — inclined to find fault or to judge with severity, often too readily.
- pseudo-medieval — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or in the style of the Middle Ages: medieval architecture. Compare Middle Ages.
- pseudo-military — of, for, or pertaining to the army or armed forces, often as distinguished from the navy: from civilian to military life.
- pseudo-national — of, relating to, or maintained by a nation as an organized whole or independent political unit: national affairs.
- pseudo-suicidal — pertaining to, involving, or suggesting suicide.
- pseudomutuality — a relationship between two persons in which conflict of views or opinions is solved by simply ignoring it
- pseudoparalysis — the inability to move a part of the body owing to factors, as pain, other than those causing actual paralysis.
- pseudotripteral — having an arrangement of columns suggesting a tripteral structure but without the inner colonnades.
- psychographical — relating to psychographics
- psychologically — of or relating to psychology.
- public footpath — a footpath along which the public has right of way
- public lavatory — a public toilet
- pulmobranchiate — possessing a pulmobranch
- pusillanimously — lacking courage or resolution; cowardly; faint-hearted; timid.
- pyrocrystalline — crystallized from a molten magma or highly heated solution.
- pyrogallic acid — pyrogallol
- pyrogallic-acid — a white, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous, solid, phenolic compound, C 6 H 3 (OH) 3 , obtained by heating gallic acid and water: used chiefly as a developer in photography, as a mordant for wool, in dyeing, and in medicine in the treatment of certain skin conditions.
- pyrotechnically — in a pyrotechnical manner
- quadruplication — one of four copies or identical items, especially copies of typewritten material.
- radio telephone — A radio telephone is a telephone which carries sound by sending radio signals rather than by using wires. Radio telephones are often used in cars.
- radio telescope — a system consisting of an antenna, either parabolic or dipolar, used to gather radio waves emitted by celestial sources and bring them to a receiver placed in the focus.
- radio-telephone — a telephone in which sound or speech is transmitted by means of radio waves instead of through wires or cables.
- radiotelegraphy — the constructing or operating of radiotelegraphs.
- random sampling — a method of selecting a sample (random sample) from a statistical population in such a way that every possible sample that could be selected has a predetermined probability of being selected.
- reception class — A reception class is a class that children go into when they first start school at the age of four or five.
- recoil-operated — employing the recoil force of an explosive projectile to prepare the firing mechanism for the next shot.
- reconceptualize — to form into a concept; make a concept of.
- refuse disposal — the act of disposing of rubbish and waste
- retail politics — a political strategy or campaign style of meeting and speaking directly to as many voters as possible: New Hampshire is a state where retail politics are decisive. Not every candidate is good at retail politics.
- retroperitoneal — of or relating to the area behind the abdominal lining, where organs such as the kidneys and bladder are located
- río de la plata — Rí·o de la [ree-aw th e lah] /ˈri ɔ ðɛ lɑ/ (Show IPA) an estuary on the SE coast of South America between Argentina and Uruguay, formed by the Uruguay and Paraná rivers, about 185 miles (290 km) long.
- rocket airplane — an airplane propelled wholly or mainly by a rocket engine.
- room-and-pillar — noting a means of extracting coal or other minerals from underground deposits by first cutting out rooms, then robbing the pillars between them; pillar-and-breast.
- royal poinciana — a tree, Delonix regia, of the legume family, native to Madagascar, having showy clusters of brilliant scarlet flowers and long, flat, woody pods.
- s'il vous plait — if you please; please
- sales promotion — the methods or techniques for creating public acceptance of or interest in a product, usually in addition to standard merchandising techniques, as advertising or personal selling, and generally consisting of the offer of free samples, gifts made to a purchaser, or the like.
- san luis obispo — a city in W California.
- san luis potosi — a state in central Mexico. 24,415 sq. mi. (63,235 sq. km).
- saprophytically — any organism that lives on dead organic matter, as certain fungi and bacteria.
- self-absorption — preoccupation with oneself or one's own affairs.
- self-compatible — able to be fertilized by its own pollen.
- self-persuasion — the act of persuading or seeking to persuade.
- self-proclaimed — to announce or declare in an official or formal manner: to proclaim war.
- septentrionally — northwards; in the direction of the north
- sewage disposal — waste processing
- sexual politics — the differences in the amount of power that male and female people have in a society or group