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14-letter words containing p, e, c, a

  • pink champagne — a sparkling white wine, especially of the Champagne district of France, colored slightly by the grape skins during fermentation or the addition of a small amount of red wine just before the second fermentation.
  • pitched battle — a battle in which the orderly arrangement of armed forces and the location have been predetermined.
  • pithecanthrope — (sometimes initial capital letter) a member of the former genus Pithecanthropus.
  • placebo effect — a reaction to a placebo manifested by a lessening of symptoms or the production of anticipated side effects.
  • placement test — a test to determine a student's level of ability in one or more subjects in order to place the student with others of the same approximate ability.
  • plagal cadence — a cadence in which the chord of the tonic is preceded by that of the subdominant.
  • plagiocephalic — a deformity of the skull in which one side is more developed in the front, and the other side is more developed in the rear.
  • 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
  • planetological — involving or relating to planetology
  • plastic bullet — A plastic bullet is a large bullet made of plastic, which is intended to make people stop rioting, rather than to kill people.
  • plastic memory — the tendency of certain plastics after being deformed to resume their original form when heated
  • plastic police — a collective term for several classes of public officer (including community support officers) authorized to perform certain tasks and duties in support of the police force, but having lesser powers than the police
  • platform scale — a scale with a platform for holding the items to be weighed.
  • platinocyanide — a salt of platinocyanic acid.
  • platycephalous — flat-headed
  • play one's ace — to use one's best weapon or resource
  • pleasure craft — A pleasure craft is the same as a pleasure boat.
  • plenum-chamber — a system of mechanical ventilation in which fresh air is forced into the spaces to be ventilated from a chamber (plenum chamber) at a pressure slightly higher than atmospheric pressure, so as to expel foul air.
  • pleural cavity — a narrow, fluid-filled space between the pleural membranes of the lung and the inner chest wall.
  • pneumatic duct — the duct joining the air bladder and alimentary canal of a physostomous fish.
  • pneumatic pile — a hollow pile, used under water, in which a vacuum is induced so that air and water pressure force it into place.
  • pneumatic tire — wheel cover filled with pressurized air
  • pneumatic tyre — a rubber tyre filled with air under pressure, used esp on motor vehicles
  • pneumobacillus — a bacterium, Klebsiella pneumoniae, causing a type of pneumonia and associated with certain other diseases, especially of the respiratory tract.
  • pneumodynamics — Physics. pneumatics.
  • pneumothoraces — the presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity.
  • point calimere — a cape on the SE coast of India, on the Palk Strait
  • polar distance — codeclination.
  • polar molecule — a molecule in which the centroid of the positive charges is different from the centroid of the negative charges.
  • polar sequence — a series of stars in the vicinity of the N celestial pole whose accurately determined magnitudes serve as the standard for visual and photographic magnitudes of stars
  • polemoniaceous — belonging to the Polemoniaceae, the phlox family of plants.
  • police academy — a school for training police officers
  • police station — police headquarters for a particular district, from which police officers are dispatched and to which persons under arrest are brought.
  • police village — a village lacking corporate status as a municipality, its affairs being administered by an elected board of trustees.
  • 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.
  • polycarpellary — consisting of two or more carpels.
  • 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.
  • popping crease — a line parallel to and in advance of a bowling crease, marking the limit of a batsman's approach in hitting the ball.
  • porcelain ware — articles made of porcelain, such as plates and cups
  • port charlotte — a town in SW Florida.
  • port-au-prince — Formerly Hayti. a republic in the West Indies occupying the W part of the island of Hispaniola. 10,714 sq. mi. (27,750 sq. km). Capital: Port-au-Prince.
  • portulacaceous — belonging to the Portulacaceae, the purslane family of plants.
  • post-cartesian — of or relating to Descartes, his mathematical methods, or his philosophy, especially with regard to its emphasis on logical analysis and its mechanistic interpretation of physical nature.
  • post-pregnancy — the state, condition, or quality of being pregnant.
  • postadolescent — growing to manhood or womanhood; youthful.
  • postal service — organized handling and delivery of mail
  • postcollegiate — denoting something that takes place after college or among those that are no longer at college
  • postmastectomy — of or relating to the period after a mastectomy
  • potts-fracture — a fracture of the lower fibula and of the malleolus of the tibia, resulting in outward displacement of the foot.
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