14-letter words containing p, e, d, a, n
- panic disorder — a disorder in which inappropriate, intense apprehension and physical symptoms of fear occur so frequently as to produce significant impairment.
- pantomime dame — an exaggerated comedic female character in a pantomime played by a male actor
- paper industry — the industry of manufacturing and selling paper
- para-toluidine — a white, flaky, lustrous, very slightly water-soluble solid, C 7 H 9 N, the para isomer of toluidine, used in the manufacture of dyes, in organic synthesis, and as a reagent in tests for nitrite, lignin, and phloroglucinol.
- parcel gilding — the gilding of only some areas or ornaments of a piece of furniture.
- pardonableness — the quality or state of being pardonable
- partners' desk — a desk constructed so that two people may work at it face-to-face, as one having a kneehole and drawers on two fronts.
- passenger door — a car door that is used by a passenger
- passenger side — the side of a car which is not the driver's side
- pastry blender — a kitchen utensil having several parallel wires bent in a semicircle and secured by a handle, used especially for mixing pastry dough.
- pay one's dues — owed at present; having reached the date for payment: This bill is due.
- payday lending — the practice of offering short-term loans at high rates of interest, on the agreement that the borrower will pay back the loan when he or she next receives a wage or salary
- peace dividend — money cut by a government from its defense budget as a result of the cessation of hostilities with other countries.
- pedanticalness — ostentatious in one's learning.
- pedestal basin — a wash-hand basin supported by a pedestal
- pedestrianized — A pedestrianized area has been made into an area that is intended for pedestrians, not vehicles.
- peel-and-stick — ready to be applied after peeling off the backing to expose an adhesive surface: peel-and-stick labels.
- penalty double — business double.
- pendulum watch — (formerly) a watch having a balance wheel, especially a balance wheel bearing a fake pendulum bob oscillating behind a window in the dial.
- penny dreadful — a cheap, sensational novel of adventure, crime, or violence; dime novel.
- penny-dreadful — a cheap, sensational novel of adventure, crime, or violence; dime novel.
- pentadactylism — the state of having five digits on each limb
- pentanoic acid — colourless liquid carboxylic acid
- pentland firth — a strait between N Scotland and the Orkney Islands, linking the North Sea to the Atlantic Ocean: noted for its rough sea conditions. 14 miles (23 km) long.
- perhydrogenate — to hydrogenate as completely as possible.
- perineal gland — one of a pair of glands that are situated near the anus in some mammals and secrete an odorous substance
- peritonealized — to cover with peritoneum.
- permanent mold — a reusable metal mold used for making a large number of identical castings.
- persian blinds — persiennes
- piedras negras — a city in N Mexico, on the Rio Grande.
- pigeon-hearted — timid; meek.
- pinafore dress — a sleeveless dress worn over a blouse or sweater
- pineapple weed — an Asian plant, Matricaria matricarioides, naturalized in Europe and North America, having greenish-yellow flower heads, and smelling of pineapple when crushed: family Asteraceae (composites)
- plagal cadence — a cadence in which the chord of the tonic is preceded by that of the subdominant.
- platinocyanide — a salt of platinocyanic acid.
- pneumatic duct — the duct joining the air bladder and alimentary canal of a physostomous fish.
- pneumodynamics — Physics. pneumatics.
- poetry reading — a public recital or rendering of a poem
- pointed domain — (theory) In most formulations of domain theory, a domain is defined to have a bottom element and algebraic CPOs without bottoms are called "predomains". David Schmidt's domains do not have this requirement and he calls a domain with a bottom "pointed".
- polar distance — codeclination.
- ponderosa pine — Also called western yellow pine. a large pine, Pinus ponderosa, of western North America, having yellowish-brown bark: the state tree of Montana.
- pool attendant — a person who keeps watch at a swimming pool, and rescues anyone in danger of drowning
- porgy and bess — an opera (1935) with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin.
- postadolescent — growing to manhood or womanhood; youthful.
- prandtl number — the ratio of the fluid viscosity to the thermal conductivity of a substance, a low number indicating high convection.
- pre-galvanized — to stimulate by or as if by a galvanic current.
- pre-industrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
- preadolescence — the period preceding adolescence, usually designated as the years from 10 to 13.
- precision-made — made to precise specifications
- predesignation — to designate beforehand.