15-letter words containing p, e, n, u, r, i

pinochet ugarte — Augusto [ou-goos-taw] /aʊˈgus tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1915–2006, Chilean army general and political leader: president 1973–90.
pithecanthropus — a former genus of extinct hominids whose members have now been assigned to the proposed species Homo erectus.
plane surveying — the surveying of areas of limited size, making no corrections for the earth's curvature
plastic surgeon — doctor who performs cosmetic surgery
pleasure-loving — enjoying pleasure
pleuropneumonia — pleurisy conjoined with pneumonia.
plumbers-friend — Machinery. a pistonlike reciprocating part moving within the cylinder of a pump or hydraulic device.
pneumatic drill — a percussive power drill powered by compressed air
porcupine river — a river in NW Yukon Territory, Canada and NE Alaska, flowing N and W to the Yukon River. 448 miles (721 km) long.
post-parturient — bearing or about to bear young; travailing.
post-revolution — an overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed.
practical nurse — a person who has not graduated from an accredited school of nursing but whose vocation is caring for the sick.
pre-acquisition — the act of acquiring or gaining possession: the acquisition of real estate.
pre-consumption — the act of consuming, as by use, decay, or destruction.
pre-delinquency — failure in or neglect of duty or obligation; dereliction; default: delinquency in payment of dues.
preacquaintance — prior acquaintance with a person or with information, the state of having been preacquainted
preconstruction — the act or art of constructing.
preequalization — preemphasis.
prejudicialness — the trait of being prejudicial
prelate nullius — a prelate having independent jurisdiction over a district not under a diocesan bishop.
premier danseur — the leading male dancer in a ballet company.
prerequirements — that which is required; a thing demanded or obligatory: One of the requirements of the job is accuracy.
pressure-piping — Pressure-piping is a set of pipes which are used to contain fluid at high pressure.
pretentiousness — characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved: a pretentious, self-important waiter.
primary insurer — A primary insurer is the insurance company that first sells insurance to a client, who later purchases reinsurance.
principal value — a value selected at a point in the domain of a multiple-valued function, chosen so that the function has a single value at the point.
printed circuit — a circuit in which the interconnecting conductors and some of the circuit components have been printed, etched, etc., onto a sheet or board of dielectric material (PC board, printed-circuit board)
private tuition — instruction, esp that received in a small group or individually, that is arranged and paid for by an individual rather than by the state
probit equation — A probit equation is used to quantify the relationship between the concentration of a dangerous material and its effect on people.
production line — an arrangement of machines or sequence of operations involved with a single manufacturing operation or production process. Compare assembly line, line1 (def 29).
proper function — eigenfunction.
proscenium arch — the arch separating the stage from the auditorium
protonephridium — a tubular, excretory structure in certain invertebrates, as flatworms, rotifers, and some larvae, usually ending internally in flame cells and having an external pore
pseudepigraphon — any book of the Pseudepigrapha
pseudo-romantic — of, relating to, or of the nature of romance; characteristic or suggestive of the world of romance: a romantic adventure.
pseudoephedrine — a dextrorotatory, isomeric compound, C 1 0 H 1 5 NO, used as a nasal decongestant.
pseudonephritis — a condition, thought to be benign, in which microscopic amounts of blood and protein are present in the urine, occurring commonly among athletes after strenuous exercise.
public defender — a lawyer appointed or elected by a city or county as a full-time, official defender to represent indigents in criminal cases at public expense.
public interest — the welfare or well-being of the general public; commonwealth: health programs that directly affect the public interest.
public offering — a sale of a new issue of securities to the general public through a managing underwriter (opposed to private placement): required to be registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
pulmobranchiate — possessing a pulmobranch
pure and simple — sheer, utter
purified cotton — bleached and sterilized cotton from which the gross impurities, such as the seeds and waxy matter, have been removed: used for surgical dressings, tampons, etc
purslane family — the plant family Portulacaceae, characterized by chiefly herbaceous plants having simple, often fleshy leaves, sometimes showy flowers, and capsular fruit, and including bitterroot, purslane, red maids, rose moss, and spring beauty.
put on the ritz — ostentatious or pretentious display.
quasi-permanent — existing perpetually; everlasting, especially without significant change.
query expansion — (information science) Adding search terms to a user's search. Query expansion is the process of a search engine adding search terms to a user's weighted search. The intent is to improve precision and/or recall. The additional terms may be taken from a thesaurus. For example a search for "car" may be expanded to: car cars auto autos automobile automobiles. The additional terms may also be taken from documents that the user has specified as being relevant; this is the basis for the "more like this" feature of some search engines. The extra terms can have positive or negative weights.
question period — a period of time set aside each day for members of parliament to question government ministers
reconceptualize — to form into a concept; make a concept of.
refuelling stop — a stop made so that fresh fuel can be supplied (to an aircraft, vehicle, etc)

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