14-letter words containing p, a, t, m, r
- permanent mold — a reusable metal mold used for making a large number of identical castings.
- permanent wave — existing perpetually; everlasting, especially without significant change.
- petermann peak — a mountain in E Greenland. 9645 feet (2940 meters).
- petite marmite — an aromatic broth made from meat, vegetables, and seasonings, served in the pot in which it has cooked.
- petrochemicals — substances, such as acetone or ethanol, obtained from petroleum or natural gas
- petty criminal — someone who commits petty crime or a petty crime
- 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.
- pharmaceutical — pertaining to pharmacy or pharmacists.
- pharmacologist — the science dealing with the preparation, uses, and especially the effects of drugs.
- pharmacopolist — a person who sells pharmaceutical products
- photogrammetry — the process of making surveys and maps through the use of photographs, especially aerial photographs.
- picture-framer — a person or company whose job is to frame photographs, paintings etc
- plane geometry — the geometry of figures whose parts all lie in one plane.
- plastic memory — the tendency of certain plastics after being deformed to resume their original form when heated
- platform frame — a building frame having studs only one story high, regardless of the number of stories built, each story having a box sill.
- platform party — the group on the platform at a meeting
- 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
- plea agreement — an agreement between the prosecution and defence, sometimes including the judge, in which the accused agrees to plead guilty to a lesser charge in return for more serious charges being dropped
- 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
- pneumatic tire — wheel cover filled with pressurized air
- pneumatic tyre — a rubber tyre filled with air under pressure, used esp on motor vehicles
- pneumothoraces — the presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity.
- poikilothermal — cold-blooded (def 1 .) (opposed to homoiothermal).
- poikilothermia — Medicine/Medical. the inability to regulate core body temperature (as by sweating to cool off or by putting on clothes to warm up), found especially in some spinal cord injury patients and in patients under general anesthesia.
- point calimere — a cape on the SE coast of India, on the Palk Strait
- polar maritime — a type of cold, wet air mass originating at high latitudes over ocean areas
- polymerization — the act or process of forming a polymer or polymeric compound.
- port coquitlam — a city in SW British Columbia, in SW Canada, E of Vancouver.
- post-treatment — an act or manner of treating.
- postmastership — the office or position of a postmaster
- poultry farmer — a person who rears domestic fowls, esp chickens, for their eggs or meat
- powder compact — make-up: small case of foundation
- pragmatization — the action of putting theory into practice, the process of rendering something more pragmatic
- prandtl number — the ratio of the fluid viscosity to the thermal conductivity of a substance, a low number indicating high convection.
- prayer meeting — a meeting chiefly for prayer.
- praying mantis — mantis.
- pre-assumption — something taken for granted; a supposition: a correct assumption. Synonyms: presupposition; hypothesis, conjecture, guess, postulate, theory.
- pre-intimation — to indicate or make known indirectly; hint; imply; suggest.
- prearrangement — to arrange in advance or beforehand.
- precious metal — a metal of the gold, silver, or platinum group.
- predeterminate — determined beforehand; predetermined.
- preformulation — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
- premanufacture — to manufacture in advance
- premeditatedly — done deliberately; planned in advance: a premeditated murder.
- premenstrually — in a premenstrual manner