16-letter words containing p, a, r, t, y, o
- parity operation — the mathematical operation of reversing the directions of all three space coordinates. Symbol: P.
- part way through — mid-way; before the end
- parts of lindsey — an area in E England constituting a former administrative division of Lincolnshire
- pay-as-you-throw — denoting a system for waste collection in which households are charged according to the amount of refuse they leave
- periodic tenancy — the letting of a dwelling for a repeated short term, as by the week, month, or quarter, with no end date
- personal liberty — the liberty of an individual to do his or her will freely except for those restraints imposed by law to safeguard the physical, moral, political, and economic welfare of others.
- personal stylist — a person employed by a rich or famous client to offer advice on clothes, hairstyles, and other aspects of personal appearance
- personality cult — deliberately cultivated adulation of a person, esp a political leader
- personality test — an instrument, as a questionnaire or series of standardized tasks, used to measure personality characteristics or to discover personality disorders.
- personality type — a cluster of personality traits commonly occurring together
- pheochromocytoma — a tumor of the sympathetic nervous system or adrenal medulla, that produces excess norepinephrine and epinephrine and causes hypertension, headaches, nausea, etc.
- photolithography — the technique or art of making photolithographs.
- photozincography — a type of photoengraving using a sensitized zinc plate.
- phytoremediation — a process of decontaminating soil or water by using plants and trees to absorb or break down pollutants.
- pinot chardonnay — Chardonnay.
- pocket secretary — a long, narrow walletlike case, usually of leather and containing pockets for credit and business cards, paper money, etc., and sometimes a notepad and pencil.
- poor boy sweater — a snug-fitting, pullover sweater with ribbing on both the body and sleeves, worn by girls and women.
- port phillip bay — a bay in SE Australia: the harbor of Melbourne. 31 miles (50 km) long; 25 miles (40 km) wide.
- portrait gallery — a gallery where pictures are displayed
- potential energy — the energy of a body or a system with respect to the position of the body or the arrangement of the particles of the system.
- pragmatic theory — the theory of truth that the truth of a statement consists in its practical consequences, especially in its agreement with subsequent experience.
- prerevolutionary — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of a revolution, or a sudden, complete, or marked change: a revolutionary junta.
- primary election — primary (def 15a).
- primary electron — in thermionics, any of the electrons falling on a body, distinguished from those emitted by it
- private property — land or belongings owned by a person or group and kept for their exclusive use
- programmatically — by using a computer program: You can set the value in each field programmatically with a simple algorithm. The background shapes can be programmatically drawn and animated.
- progress payment — an instalment of a larger payment made to a contractor for work carried out up to a specified stage of the job
- property company — a business that makes money by buying, selling, and renting out land and houses
- prophylactically — defending or protecting from disease or infection, as a drug.
- proprietary name — a name of a product or service that is protected by a patent, copyright, or trademark and cannot be used by another party for commercial purposes without permission of the registered owner or licensee.
- propylthiouracil — a white crystalline compound, C 7 H 1 0 N 2 OS, that interferes with the synthesis of thyroid hormone by the thyroid gland: used in the treatment of hyperthyroidism.
- psychogeriatrics — the psychology of old age.
- pulmonary artery — an artery conveying venous blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs.
- restriction play — a limited number of opening moves that are predetermined by their chance selection from an accepted list.
- rhinopharyngitis — inflammation of the mucous membranes of the nose and pharynx.
- roentgenotherapy — treatment of disease by means of x-rays.
- self-deprecatory — belittling or undervaluing oneself; excessively modest.
- self-exculpatory — intended to excuse oneself from blame or guilt
- self-explanatory — explaining itself; needing no explanation; obvious.
- shorthand typing — shorthand and typing
- shorthand typist — A shorthand typist is a person who types and writes shorthand, usually in an office.
- soft pornography — soft-core pornography.
- sphygmomanometer — an instrument, often attached to an inflatable air-bladder cuff and used with a stethoscope, for measuring blood pressure in an artery.
- sphygmomanometry — an instrument, often attached to an inflatable air-bladder cuff and used with a stethoscope, for measuring blood pressure in an artery.
- start-up company — new business
- stationary point — a point on a curve at which the tangent is either horizontal or vertical, such as a maximum, a minimum, or a point of inflection
- stonecrop family — the plant family Crassulaceae, characterized by succulent herbaceous plants and shrubs with simple, fleshy leaves, clusters of small flowers, and dry, dehiscent fruit, and including hen-and-chickens, houseleek, kalanchoe, live-forever, orpine, sedum, and stonecrop.
- storage capacity — amount of room or space
- terms of payment — The terms of payment of a sale state how and when an invoice is to be paid.
- the moving party — a person who applies to a court or judge with the aim of obtaining a ruling in their favour