14-letter words containing p, e, r, i, m, t
- perfectibilism — the belief in the perfectibility of human nature
- performability — the quality of being performable
- perimeter wall — a wall that serves as a boundary around something
- period costume — the attire typical of a particular period in time
- peripateticism — walking or traveling about; itinerant.
- permaculturist — a system of cultivation intended to maintain permanent agriculture or horticulture by relying on renewable resources and a self-sustaining ecosystem.
- permanent link — (web) A URL that always points to the same piece of web content. Web pages that appear for a limited time at their main URL, such as web logs or news sites, often display an alternative, permanent link. Readers can quote, bookmark, or link to this URL in order to refer to a particular item, rather than the page displaying the latest item. For example, the URL http://news.bbc.co.uk/ points to the latest news from the BBC whereas http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/2614839.stm is a permanent link to a particular news story.
- permissibility — that can be permitted; allowable: a permissible amount of sentimentality under the circumstances; Such behavior is not permissible!
- petite marmite — an aromatic broth made from meat, vegetables, and seasonings, served in the pot in which it has cooked.
- petrochemicals — substances, such as acetone or ethanol, obtained from petroleum or natural gas
- petrochemistry — the branch of chemistry dealing with petroleum or its products.
- petty criminal — someone who commits petty crime or a petty crime
- phallocentrism — a doctrine or belief centered on the phallus, especially a belief in the superiority of the male sex.
- pharmaceutical — pertaining to pharmacy or pharmacists.
- phonochemistry — the branch of chemistry concerned with the chemical effects of sound and ultrasonic waves
- photochemistry — the branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical action of light.
- photoperiodism — the response, as affecting growth or reproduction, of an organism to the length of exposure to light in a 24-hour period.
- phytochemistry — the branch of biochemistry dealing with plants and plant processes.
- picture-framer — a person or company whose job is to frame photographs, paintings etc
- piezochemistry — the study of chemical reactions at high pressures
- pilgrim bottle — a flat-sided water bottle having two loops at the side of a short neck for a suspending cord or chain.
- plastic memory — the tendency of certain plastics after being deformed to resume their original form when heated
- pneumatic tire — wheel cover filled with pressurized air
- pneumatic tyre — a rubber tyre filled with air under pressure, used esp on motor vehicles
- poikilothermal — cold-blooded (def 1 .) (opposed to homoiothermal).
- poikilothermia — Medicine/Medical. the inability to regulate core body temperature (as by sweating to cool off or by putting on clothes to warm up), found especially in some spinal cord injury patients and in patients under general anesthesia.
- poikilothermic — cold-blooded (def 1 .) (opposed to homoiothermal).
- point calimere — a cape on the SE coast of India, on the Palk Strait
- polar maritime — a type of cold, wet air mass originating at high latitudes over ocean areas
- polymerization — the act or process of forming a polymer or polymeric compound.
- post-modernism — Post-modernism is a late twentieth century approach in art, architecture, and literature which typically mixes styles, ideas, and references to modern society, often in an ironic way.
- post-modernist — A post-modernist is a writer, artist, or architect who is influenced by post-modernism.
- postdeterminer — a member of a subclass of English adjectival words, including ordinal and cardinal numbers, that may be placed after an article or other determiner and before a descriptive adjective, as first and three in the first three new chapters.
- postmastership — the office or position of a postmaster
- postretirement — relating to or occurring in the period after retirement
- potentiometric — a device for measuring electromotive force or potential difference by comparison with a known voltage.
- pour le merite — for merit.
- prayer meeting — a meeting chiefly for prayer.
- pre-assumption — something taken for granted; a supposition: a correct assumption. Synonyms: presupposition; hypothesis, conjecture, guess, postulate, theory.
- pre-experiment — occurring, existing, or implemented prior to beginning an experiment
- pre-intimation — to indicate or make known indirectly; hint; imply; suggest.
- pre-investment — the investing of money or capital in order to gain profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value.
- precious metal — a metal of the gold, silver, or platinum group.
- precompetitive — in marketing, designating or occurring during the stage prior to the completion of development of a product, when companies collaborate rather than compete
- predeterminate — determined beforehand; predetermined.
- predeterminism — the belief that everything is predetermined
- preformulation — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
- premeditatedly — done deliberately; planned in advance: a premeditated murder.
- prerequirement — that which is required; a thing demanded or obligatory: One of the requirements of the job is accuracy.
- prescriptivism — a writer, teacher, or supporter of prescriptive grammar.