14-letter words containing p, a, r, l, n
- rallying point — A rallying point is a place, event, or person that people are attracted to as a symbol of a political group or ideal.
- re-application — the act of putting to a special use or purpose: the application of common sense to a problem.
- re-exploration — an act or instance of exploring or investigating; examination.
- recapitulation — the act of recapitulating or the state of being recapitulated.
- reflected plan — a plan, as of a room, taken as seen from above but having the outlines of some upper surface, as a vault or compartmented ceiling, projected downward upon it so that a part that would appear at the right when seen from below appears on the plan at the left.
- reimplantation — the surgical restoration of a tooth, organ, limb, or other structure to its original site.
- repeat oneself — to say or do the same thing more than once, esp so as to be tedious
- repolarization — a sharp division, as of a population or group, into opposing factions.
- repositionable — to put in a new or different position; shift: to reposition the artwork on the advertising layout.
- repromulgation — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
- rhinencephalon — the part of the cerebrum containing the olfactory structures.
- rip van winkle — (in a story by Washington Irving) a ne'er-do-well who sleeps 20 years and upon waking is startled to find how much the world has changed.
- rna polymerase — an enzyme that synthesizes the formation of RNA from a DNA template during transcription.
- rogue elephant — a vicious elephant that has been exiled from the herd.
- roller caption — caption lettering that moves progressively up or across the picture, as for showing the credits at the end of a programme
- roman alphabet — Latin alphabet.
- route flapping — flapping router
- san pedro sula — a city in NW Honduras.
- sanctuary lamp — a lamp, usually red, placed in a prominent position in the sanctuary of a church, that when lit indicates the presence of the Blessed Sacrament
- scribbling pad — a notebook or sketchbook
- self-important — having or showing an exaggerated opinion of one's own importance; pompously conceited or haughty.
- self-operating — automatic.
- self-parodying — given to or involving self-parody
- selling plater — a horse that competes in a selling race; an inferior horse.
- selling-plater — a horse that competes in a selling race; an inferior horse.
- semipolar bond — type of chemical bond
- serial line ip — (SLIP) Serial Line Internet Protocol.
- shortleaf pine — a pine, Pinus echinata, of the southern U.S., having short, flexible leaves.
- silent partner — a partner taking no active part in the conduct of a business.
- sinclair pc200 — (computer) 1998-07-28
- singular point — a point at which a given function of a complex variable has no derivative but of which every neighborhood contains points at which the function has derivatives.
- sleep learning — the act or process of learning during sleep by listening to recordings repeatedly.
- sleep-learning — the idea that people can learn things while they are asleep
- sleeping chair — a chair of the 17th century, having a high back, usually adjustable, with deep wings of the same height.
- south portland — a city in SW Maine.
- sparkling wine — a wine that is naturally carbonated by a second fermentation.
- special branch — The Special Branch is the department of the British police that is concerned with political security and deals with things such as terrorism and visits by foreign leaders.
- spike lavender — a lavender, Lavandula latifolia, having spikes of pale-purple flowers, and yielding an oil used in painting.
- spiral binding — a binding, as for a notebook or booklet, in which the pages are fastened together by a spiral of wire or plastic that coils through a series of holes punched along one side of each page and the front and back covers.
- spironolactone — a steroid, C 2 4 H 3 2 O 4 S, used in combination with other drugs as a diuretic and antihypertensive.
- splash erosion — erosion caused by the impact of falling raindrops.
- spring balance — a device in which an object to be weighed is attached to the end of a helical spring, the extension of which indicates the weight of the object on a calibrated scale
- strip planting — the growing of different crops on alternate strips of ground that usually follow the contour of the land, a recourse to minimize erosion.
- striped marlin — a marlin, Tetrapturus audax, of the Pacific Ocean, having the sides of the body marked with dark blue vertical stripes, valued for sport and food.
- sub-peritoneal — the serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity and investing its viscera.
- sulfinpyrazone — a substance, C 2 3 H 2 0 N 2 O 3 S, used in the treatment of chronic gout.
- super-rational — beyond the scope or range of reason; intuitional.
- superelevation — bank1 (def 6).
- superessential — beyond or above essence; transcending being
- superinflation — hyperinflation.