14-letter words containing p, a, r, s, o, l
- multi-personal — of, relating to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private: a personal opinion.
- nasopharyngeal — the part of the pharynx behind and above the soft palate, directly continuous with the nasal passages. Compare oropharynx (def 2).
- national press — newspapers which concern national events of a country collectively
- natural person — a human being, whether an adult or child: The table seats four persons.
- nephroblastoma — a malignant tumour arising from the embryonic kidney that occurs in young children, esp in the age range 3–8 years
- non perishable — not subject to rapid deterioration or decay: A supply of nonperishable food was kept for emergencies.
- non-respirable — capable of being respired.
- nonspectacular — not spectacular
- north st. paul — a town in E Minnesota.
- open classroom — a spacious instructional area shared by several groups or classes in elementary school, permitting more individualized, less supervised project learning and movement of pupils from one activity to another.
- operationalise — Alternative spelling of operationalize.
- operationalism — the doctrine that the meaning of a scientific term, concept, or proposition consists of the operation or operations performed in defining or demonstrating it.
- operationalist — a person who adheres to operationalism
- optical isomer — any of two or more isomers exhibiting optical isomerism.
- oscillographic — Of or pertaining to an oscillograph.
- overspecialize — to specialize to an excessive degree
- ownership flat — a flat owned by the occupier
- papillomavirus — any of several viruses of the family Papovaviridae, containing circular DNA, causing papillomas in various animals and responsible for human genital warts.
- parajournalism — news reportage that strongly reflects the point of view of the writer or editor or that uses techniques not practiced in conventional journalism.
- parapsychology — the branch of psychology that deals with the investigation of purportedly psychic phenomena, as clairvoyance, extrasensory perception, telepathy, and the like.
- pararosaniline — a colourless crystalline alcohol, a component of the red dye fuchsin, also used as a biological stain
- pardonableness — the quality or state of being pardonable
- parish council — local administrative body
- parsimoniously — characterized by or showing parsimony; frugal or stingy.
- party politics — politics based on strict adherence to the policies and principles of a political party regardless of the public interest; partisan loyalism.
- passion killer — something that is sexually unattractive or inhibiting
- pasteurellosis — hemorrhagic septicemia.
- patrialisation — the process of patrialising
- pay for itself — If something that you buy or invest in pays for itself after a period of time, the money you gain from it, or save because you have it, is greater than the amount you originally spent or invested.
- pectoral cross — a cross worn on the breast by various prelates, as a designation of office.
- penalty stroke — a stroke added to a score for a rule infraction.
- people's party — a political party (1891–1904), advocating expansion of currency, state control of railroads, the placing of restrictions upon ownership of land, etc.; Populist party.
- percutaneously — through the skin
- 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.
- petrochemicals — substances, such as acetone or ethanol, obtained from petroleum or natural gas
- 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.
- pharmacologist — the science dealing with the preparation, uses, and especially the effects of drugs.
- pharmacopolist — a person who sells pharmaceutical products
- philanthropist — a person who practices philanthropy.
- philosophaster — a person who has only a superficial knowledge of philosophy or who feigns a knowledge he or she does not possess.
- photorealistic — a style of painting flourishing in the 1970s, especially in the U.S., England, and France, and depicting commonplace scenes or ordinary people, with a meticulously detailed realism, flat images, and barely discernible brushwork that suggests and often is based on or incorporates an actual photograph.
- phraseological — manner or style of verbal expression; characteristic language: legal phraseology.
- 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
- plastic memory — the tendency of certain plastics after being deformed to resume their original form when heated
- platform scale — a scale with a platform for holding the items to be weighed.