14-letter words containing p, a, r, n, o
- peritonealized — to cover with peritoneum.
- perlocutionary — (of a speech act) producing an effect upon the listener, as in persuading, frightening, amusing, or causing the listener to act.
- permanent echo — a radar signal reflected to a radar station on the ground by a building or other fixed object.
- permanent mold — a reusable metal mold used for making a large number of identical castings.
- persian violet — any of several plants belonging to the genus Exacum, native to the Old World, as E. affine, having glossy, ovate leaves, and fragrant, bluish flowers: cultivated as a houseplant.
- personal chair — a professorship awarded in recognition of academic achievement
- personal space — the variable and subjective distance at which one person feels comfortable talking to another.
- personal staff — the aides of a general officer or a flag officer.
- pertinaciously — holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute.
- perturbational — relating to perturbation
- petrol station — A petrol station is a garage by the side of the road where petrol is sold and put into vehicles.
- phallocentrism — a doctrine or belief centered on the phallus, especially a belief in the superiority of the male sex.
- phantasmagoria — a shifting series of phantasms, illusions, or deceptive appearances, as in a dream or as created by the imagination.
- phantasmagoric — having a fantastic or deceptive appearance, as something in a dream or created by the imagination.
- pharmacopoeian — an individual who has expert knowledge of a pharmacopoeia
- phenobarbitone — a white, crystalline powder, C 1 2 H 1 2 N 2 O 3 , used as a sedative, a hypnotic, and as an antispasmodic in epilepsy.
- phenosafranine — safranine (def 2).
- phenylcarbinol — benzyl alcohol.
- phenylthiourea — a crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 6 H 5 NHCSNH 2 , that is either tasteless or bitter, depending upon the heredity of the taster, and is used in medical genetics and as a diagnostic.
- philanthropist — a person who practices philanthropy.
- philanthropize — to treat (persons) in a philanthropic manner.
- philanthropoid — an individual who does work for a charitable body
- photoengraving — a photographic process of preparing printing plates for letterpress printing.
- piano concerto — a musical piece composed for the piano accompanied by an orchestra
- pigeon fancier — sb who breeds pigeons
- pigeon-hearted — timid; meek.
- pinafore dress — a sleeveless dress worn over a blouse or sweater
- pinhole camera — a simple camera in which an aperture provided by a pinhole in an opaque diaphragm is used in place of a lens.
- pithecanthrope — (sometimes initial capital letter) a member of the former genus Pithecanthropus.
- planar process — a method of producing diffused junctions in semiconductor devices. A pattern of holes is etched into an oxide layer formed on a silicon substrate, into which impurities are diffused through the holes
- plane geometry — the geometry of figures whose parts all lie in one plane.
- planning board — development group
- pleasant grove — a town in central Utah.
- plotting board — Navigation. a transparent table on a ship, used as a plotting sheet.
- pneumothoraces — the presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity.
- poetry reading — a public recital or rendering of a poem
- point calimere — a cape on the SE coast of India, on the Palk Strait
- pointe-a-pitre — a seaport on central Guadeloupe, in the E West Indies.
- polar distance — codeclination.
- polar equation — an equation in which the variables are polar coordinates.
- polar sequence — a series of stars in the vicinity of the N celestial pole whose accurately determined magnitudes serve as the standard for visual and photographic magnitudes of stars
- polar zenithal — a type of map projection in which part of the earth's surface is projected onto a plane tangential to it at one of the poles
- polymerization — the act or process of forming a polymer or polymeric compound.
- polyunsaturate — a polyunsaturated fat or fatty acid.
- ponderosa pine — Also called western yellow pine. a large pine, Pinus ponderosa, of western North America, having yellowish-brown bark: the state tree of Montana.
- popping crease — a line parallel to and in advance of a bowling crease, marking the limit of a batsman's approach in hitting the ball.
- popular singer — a professional singer who specializes in popular songs.
- popularization — to make popular: to popularize a dance.
- porcelain ware — articles made of porcelain, such as plates and cups
- porgy and bess — an opera (1935) with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin.