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16-letter words containing p, a, n, s, e

  • pharmacogenomics — the study of human genetic variability in relation to drug action and its application to medical treatment
  • pharmacokinetics — the branch of pharmacology that studies the fate of pharmacological substances in the body, as their absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination.
  • phase difference — the difference between two sinusoidally varying quantities that have the same frequency, measured either as an angle or a time
  • phase modulation — radio transmission in which the carrier wave is modulated by changing its phase to transmit the amplitude and pitch of the signal.
  • photorespiration — the oxidation of carbohydrates in many higher plants in which they get oxygen from light and then release carbon dioxide, somewhat different from photosynthesis.
  • physical fitness — good physical condition
  • physical science — any of the natural sciences dealing with inanimate matter or with energy, as physics, chemistry, and astronomy.
  • piece d'occasion — something prepared or used for a special occasion.
  • pigs in blankets — small frankfurters wrapped in dough and baked, served as an appetizer
  • pineal apparatus — a median outgrowth of the roof of the diencephalon in vertebrates that in some develops into the pineal eye and in others into the pineal gland.
  • pins and needles — a tingly, prickly sensation in a limb that is recovering from numbness.
  • place in the sun — (often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
  • plain-spokenness — the quality or characteristic of being plain-spoken
  • plainclothes man — a detective or police officer who wears civilian clothes while on duty
  • platoon sergeant — the senior noncommissioned officer in a platoon, equivalent to sergeant first class.
  • play one's cards — to carry out one's plans; take action (esp in the phrase play one's cards right)
  • pleased as punch — the chief male character in a Punch-and-Judy show.
  • pleasure-seeking — always looking for pleasure
  • point estimation — the process of determining a single estimated value (point estimate) of a parameter of a given population.
  • poisoned chalice — If you refer to a job or an opportunity as a poisoned chalice, you mean that it seems to be very attractive but you believe it will lead to failure.
  • poitou-charentes — a region of W central France, on the Bay of Biscay: mainly low-lying
  • police constable — police officer
  • policy statement — a declaration of the plans and intentions of an organization or government
  • polycondensation — formation of a polymer by chemical condensation with the elimination of a small molecule, such as water.
  • ponderosa (pine) — a yellow pine (Pinus ponderosa) of W North America, valued for its timber
  • portuguese india — a former Portuguese overseas territory on the W coast of India, consisting of the districts of Gôa, Daman, and Diu: annexed by India December 1961. Capital: Gôa.
  • post-elizabethan — of or relating to the reign of Elizabeth I, queen of England, or to her times: Elizabethan diplomacy; Elizabethan music.
  • post-reformation — the act of reforming; state of being reformed.
  • post-renaissance — the activity, spirit, or time of the great revival of art, literature, and learning in Europe beginning in the 14th century and extending to the 17th century, marking the transition from the medieval to the modern world.
  • postencephalitic — inflammation of the substance of the brain.
  • practical reason — (in Kantian ethics) reason applied to the problem of action and choice, especially in ethical matters.
  • practice session — a period of training that takes place over a set period of time, for example an hour or several hours
  • prairie schooner — a type of covered wagon, similar to but smaller than the Conestoga wagon, used by pioneers in crossing the prairies and plains of North America.
  • pre-conversation — informal interchange of thoughts, information, etc., by spoken words; oral communication between persons; talk; colloquy.
  • pre-registration — the act of registering.
  • pre-solicitation — the act of soliciting.
  • precast concrete — ready-formed cement mixture
  • precinct station — a police station for police responsible for a district of a city
  • predispositional — the fact or condition of being predisposed: a predisposition to think optimistically.
  • preference share — a share of preferred stock.
  • premillennialism — the doctrine or belief that the Second Coming of Christ will precede the millennium.
  • prescription pad — a pad of prescriptions used by doctors, etc
  • presence chamber — the special room in which a great personage, as a sovereign, receives guests, holds audiences, etc.
  • presentation box — a specially designed and attractive box to hold a product, and make it look more impressive
  • prespecification — the act of specifying.
  • pressure flaking — a method of manufacturing a flint tool by pressing flakes from a stone core with a pointed implement, usually of wood tipped with antler or copper.
  • prestidigitation — sleight of hand; legerdemain.
  • preunderstanding — to perceive the meaning of; grasp the idea of; comprehend: to understand Spanish; I didn't understand your question.
  • price comparison — Price comparison is comparing the price of the same product in different outlets.
  • primary consumer — (in the food chain) an animal that feeds on plants; a herbivore.
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