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14-letter words containing p, a, s, t, r, m

  • parent message — (messaging)   What a followup follows up.
  • passive-matrix — of or relating to a relatively low-resolution liquid-crystal display (LCD) with low contrast, a type of flat-panel display.
  • patresfamilias — a plural of paterfamilias.
  • patriarchalism — a philosophy, form, or system of patriarchal government.
  • peripateticism — walking or traveling about; itinerant.
  • permaculturist — a system of cultivation intended to maintain permanent agriculture or horticulture by relying on renewable resources and a self-sustaining ecosystem.
  • petrochemicals — substances, such as acetone or ethanol, obtained from petroleum or natural gas
  • 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.
  • pharmacologist — the science dealing with the preparation, uses, and especially the effects of drugs.
  • pharmacopolist — a person who sells pharmaceutical products
  • 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.
  • platform shoes — shoes: thick sole
  • platform soles — very thick soles on a pair of shoes
  • plethysmograph — a device for measuring and recording changes in the volume of the body or of a body part or organ.
  • plumber's mate — a person who helps a plumber do his or her job
  • pneumothoraces — the presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity.
  • post-treatment — an act or manner of treating.
  • postmastership — the office or position of a postmaster
  • praying mantis — mantis.
  • pre-assumption — something taken for granted; a supposition: a correct assumption. Synonyms: presupposition; hypothesis, conjecture, guess, postulate, theory.
  • precious metal — a metal of the gold, silver, or platinum group.
  • premenstrually — in a premenstrual manner
  • presentimental — expressing a presentiment
  • presymptomatic — relating to or describing a symptom that occurs before the typical symptoms of a disease
  • primary stress — primary accent.
  • primary tissue — any tissue resulting directly from differentiation of an apical meristem.
  • printer's mark — a stamp or device, usually found on the copyright page, that identifies a book as the work of a particular printer.
  • printer's ream — a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
  • pripet marshes — the largest swamp in Europe, occupying S Belarus and N Ukraine
  • proceleusmatic — inciting, animating, or inspiring.
  • proletarianism — the practices, attitudes, or social status of a proletarian.
  • psilanthropism — the doctrine that Jesus Christ was only a human being.
  • pumped storage — a system for generating hydroelectric power for peak periods by pumping water from a lower to a higher reservoir during low-demand periods and then releasing it during peak periods.
  • pygmy marmoset — a related form, Cebuella pygmaea: the smallest monkey, inhabiting tropical forests of the Amazon
  • pyramidologist — a person who believes in pyramidology
  • pythagoreanism — the doctrines of Pythagoras and his followers, especially the belief that the universe is the manifestation of various combinations of mathematical ratios.
  • radio spectrum — the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that includes radio waves.
  • raman-spectrum — the change in wavelength of light scattered while passing through a transparent medium, the collection of new wavelengths (Raman spectrum) being characteristic of the scattering medium and differing from the fluorescent spectrum in being much less intense and in being unrelated to an absorption band of the medium.
  • reappraisement — an act or the process of appraising someone or something again
  • recompensatory — serving to compensate, as for loss, lack, or injury.
  • rescue attempt — an attempt to bring a person or people out of danger, harm, attack, etc
  • salt dome trap — A salt dome trap is an area where oil has been trapped underground by salt pushing upward.
  • 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
  • scrap merchant — dealer in discarded materials
  • self-important — having or showing an exaggerated opinion of one's own importance; pompously conceited or haughty.
  • semper paratus — always prepared
  • sharp-tempered — with a tendency to become suddenly angry
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