14-letter words containing p, a, y, o, r
- perlocutionary — (of a speech act) producing an effect upon the listener, as in persuading, frightening, amusing, or causing the listener to act.
- peroxy-radical — the bivalent group –O 2 –, derived from hydrogen peroxide.
- pertinaciously — holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute.
- phenylcarbinol — benzyl alcohol.
- phenylthiourea — a crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 6 H 5 NHCSNH 2 , that is either tasteless or bitter, depending upon the heredity of the taster, and is used in medical genetics and as a diagnostic.
- photogrammetry — the process of making surveys and maps through the use of photographs, especially aerial photographs.
- phytogeography — the science dealing with the geographical relationships of plants.
- picture layout — a picture spread. See under spread (def 33).
- pituitary body — (formerly) the pituitary gland.
- 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 party — the group on the platform at a meeting
- play for keeps — to do something seriously and without showing any mercy
- plethysmograph — a device for measuring and recording changes in the volume of the body or of a body part or organ.
- pleurapophysis — one of the lateral processes of a vertebra forming the ribs
- poetry reading — a public recital or rendering of a poem
- polarizability — to cause polarization in.
- policy adviser — a person who provides ideas or plans that are used by an organization or government as a basis for making decisions
- polyacrylamide — a white, solid, water-soluble polymer of acrylamide, used in secondary oil recovery, as a thickening agent, a flocculant, and an absorbent, and to separate macromolecules of different molecular weights.
- polycarboxylic — of or like a polycarboxylate
- polycarpellary — consisting of two or more carpels.
- polygraph test — a test carried out using a polygraph, esp used by the police to try to find out whether somebody is telling the truth
- polymerization — the act or process of forming a polymer or polymeric compound.
- polysaccharide — a carbohydrate, as starch, inulin, or cellulose, containing more than three monosaccharide units per molecule, the units being attached to each other in the manner of acetals, and therefore capable of hydrolysis by acids or enzymes to monosaccharides.
- polyunsaturate — a polyunsaturated fat or fatty acid.
- porgy and bess — an opera (1935) with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin.
- porphyrization — reduction to a powder, formerly done on a slab of porphyry.
- port authority — a government commission that manages bridges, tunnels, airports, and other such facilities of a port or city.
- post-pregnancy — the state, condition, or quality of being pregnant.
- postcopulatory — of or relating to the period of time following copulation
- potty training — teaching an infant to use the toilet
- poultry farmer — a person who rears domestic fowls, esp chickens, for their eggs or meat
- prairie oyster — a raw egg, or the yolk of a raw egg, often mixed with seasonings, as salt, pepper, Worcestershire sauce, and used as a hangover remedy.
- predesignatory — in the terminology of Sir William Hamilton, (of a sign) affixed to a proposition or term to indicate quantity
- preoperatively — in a preoperative context
- preparatory to — as a preparation to; before
- preponderantly — superior in weight, force, influence, numbers, etc.; prevailing: a preponderant misconception.
- presymptomatic — relating to or describing a symptom that occurs before the typical symptoms of a disease
- primary colour — Primary colours are basic colours that can be mixed together to produce other colours. They are usually considered to be red, yellow, blue, and sometimes green.
- primary growth — growth in vascular plants, especially an increase in length, that results from cell division and differentiation of an apical meristem.
- primary mirror — the mirror that collects and focuses the incoming light in a reflecting telescope
- primary phloem — phloem derived directly from the growth of an apical meristem.
- primary school — a school usually covering the first three or four years of elementary school and sometimes kindergarten.
- primary source — first or highest in rank or importance; chief; principal: his primary goals in life.
- princess royal — the eldest daughter of a king or queen.
- processability — capable of being processed.
- professionally — following an occupation as a means of livelihood or for gain: a professional builder.
- prognostically — of or relating to prognosis.
- progressionary — relating to progression
- propitiatingly — to make favorably inclined; appease; conciliate.