14-letter words containing p, a, r, o
- pyramidologist — a person who believes in pyramidology
- pyrazolone dye — any of the group of dyes, as tartrazine, derived from a pyrazolone: used chiefly to dye silk and wool.
- pyrometallurgy — the process or technique of refining ores with heat so as to accelerate chemical reactions or to melt the metallic or nonmetallic content.
- pyrophotograph — a photograph produced by a burning process, such as on glass or porcelain
- pyrotechnician — a specialist in the origin of fires, their nature and control, etc.
- pythagoreanism — the doctrines of Pythagoras and his followers, especially the belief that the universe is the manifestation of various combinations of mathematical ratios.
- quadrantanopia — (medicine) The loss of vision in one or more quadrants of the field of view.
- quasi-periodic — almost periodic
- quasi-personal — of, relating to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private: a personal opinion.
- quiz programme — a radio or television programme in which the general or specific knowledge of the players is tested by a series of questions
- radar operator — someone who operates the equipment used in radar, a method for detecting the position and velocity of a distant object
- radio operator — a person who operates or controls a radio transmitter
- radio spectrum — the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that includes radio waves.
- radioautograph — autoradiograph.
- radiographical — the production of radiographs.
- radiotelegraph — a telegraph in which messages or signals are sent by means of radio waves rather than through wires or cables.
- radiotelephone — a telephone in which sound or speech is transmitted by means of radio waves instead of through wires or cables.
- radiotelephony — the constructing or operating of radiotelephones.
- radiotherapist — radiologist
- rail transport — the system of taking passengers or goods from one place to another by railway
- railway police — the branch of the police force specializing in maintaining law and order and detecting crime on the railways
- railway porter — a person employed to carry luggage, parcels, supplies, etc at a railway station
- 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.
- rathke's pouch — an invagination of stomodeal ectoderm developing into the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland.
- re-application — the act of putting to a special use or purpose: the application of common sense to a problem.
- re-choreograph — to produce new choreography for (a particular work or piece of music)
- re-exploration — an act or instance of exploring or investigating; examination.
- reactive power — Reactive power is the part of complex power that corresponds to storage and retrieval of energy rather than consumption.
- recapitulation — the act of recapitulating or the state of being recapitulated.
- reception area — the waiting area in a hotel near the desk or office where guests can books rooms or ask the staff questions
- recompensatory — serving to compensate, as for loss, lack, or injury.
- record company — business: sells recorded music
- recording tape — a ribbon of material, esp magnetic tape, used to record sound, images and data, used in a tape recorder
- reflectography — a non-destructive technique which uses infrared light to see beneath the painted surface in works of art in order to obtain information about those artworks
- 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.
- report a claim — If you report a claim, you inform an insurer that an insured event has occurred and that you intend to ask the insurer for financial payment.
- repositionable — to put in a new or different position; shift: to reposition the artwork on the advertising layout.
- representation — the act of representing.
- repristination — the restoration of something to its original condition; the act of making something pristine again
- reprogrammable — capable of being programmed.
- repromulgation — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
- repudiationist — someone who believes that a given thing should be repudiated
- residual power — power retained by a governmental authority after certain powers have been delegated to other authorities.
- rhinencephalon — the part of the cerebrum containing the olfactory structures.
- rhizocephalous — belonging to the Rhizocephala, a group of degenerate hermaphrodite crustaceans that are parasitic chiefly on crabs.
- rhyparographer — someone who paints rhyparographic pictures
- rhyparographic — of or relating to rhyparography
- ribeirao preto — a city in SE Brazil.