14-letter words containing p, e, n, s, y, l
- metal spraying — a process in which a layer of one metal is sprayed onto another in the molten state
- nasopharyngeal — the part of the pharynx behind and above the soft palate, directly continuous with the nasal passages. Compare oropharynx (def 2).
- nursery slopes — gentle slopes used by beginners in skiing
- 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 television — a commercial service that broadcasts or provides television programs to viewers who pay a monthly charge or a per-program fee.
- penalty clause — part of contract specifying a forfeit
- penalty stroke — a stroke added to a score for a rule infraction.
- pentadactylism — the state of having five digits on each limb
- percutaneously — through the skin
- pertinaciously — holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute.
- play one's ace — to use one's best weapon or resource
- plumbosolvency — the ability to dissolve lead
- policy science — a branch of the social sciences concerned with the formulation and implementation of policy in bureaucracies, etc
- polygon pusher — (Or "rectangle slinger"). A chip designer who spends most of his or her time at the physical layout level (which requires drawing *lots* of multi-coloured polygons).
- polysuspensoid — a suspensoid in which the solid particles are polydisperse.
- polysynthesism — the synthesis of various elements.
- polyunsaturate — a polyunsaturated fat or fatty acid.
- prayerlessness — the quality of being prayerless; the state of not praying
- premenstrually — in a premenstrual manner
- presentability — that may be presented.
- princess royal — the eldest daughter of a king or queen.
- professionally — following an occupation as a means of livelihood or for gain: a professional builder.
- psephoanalysis — the statistical and sociological analysis of election trends and results
- pseudonymously — bearing a false or fictitious name.
- psychoanalyses — a systematic structure of theories concerning the relation of conscious and unconscious psychological processes.
- pyelonephritis — inflammation of the kidney and its pelvis, caused by a bacterial infection.
- pyelonephrosis — any disease of the kidney and its pelvis.
- responsibility — the state or fact of being responsible, answerable, or accountable for something within one's power, control, or management.
- rna polymerase — an enzyme that synthesizes the formation of RNA from a DNA template during transcription.
- self-parodying — given to or involving self-parody
- serpentiningly — in a winding or sinuous manner
- spellbindingly — in a spellbinding manner
- spuyten duyvil — ship canal between N Manhattan Island & the mainland, connecting the Hudson & Harlem rivers
- styptic pencil — a pencil-shaped stick of a paste containing alum or a similar styptic agent, used to stanch the bleeding of minor cuts.
- sulfinpyrazone — a substance, C 2 3 H 2 0 N 2 O 3 S, used in the treatment of chronic gout.
- supereminently — in a supereminent manner; to a supereminent degree
- supernaturally — of, relating to, or being above or beyond what is natural; unexplainable by natural law or phenomena; abnormal.
- supplementally — supplementary.
- suspensibility — capable of being suspended.
- symmetry plane — reflection plane.
- synaptic cleft — the small gap, measured in nanometers, between an axon terminal and any of the cell membranes in the immediate vicinity.
- transplanetary — farther from the sun than a given planet.
- tripersonality — the state or condition of being tripersonal; existence in three persons, as the Godhead.
- trysting place — a place for a meeting, especially a secret meeting of lovers; rendezvous.
- undespairingly — in an undespairing manner
- unmetaphysical — (of a statement or theory) not metaphysical or abstract
- unprosperously — in an unprosperous or unsuccessful manner
- unresponsively — in an unresponsive manner
- unspecifically — having a special application, bearing, or reference; specifying, explicit, or definite: to state one's specific purpose.
- up one's alley — a passage, as through a continuous row of houses, permitting access from the street to backyards, garages, etc.