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14-letter words containing p, e, r, o, t

  • superconductor — the phenomenon of almost perfect conductivity shown by certain substances at temperatures approaching absolute zero. The recent discovery of materials that are superconductive at temperatures hundreds of degrees above absolute zero raises the possibility of revolutionary developments in the production and transmission of electrical energy.
  • superconfident — very or extremely confident, overly confident
  • supercontinent — a hypothetical protocontinent of the remote geologic past that rifted apart to form the continents of today.
  • superelevation — bank1 (def 6).
  • supererogation — to do more than duty requires.
  • supererogatory — going beyond the requirements of duty.
  • superimportant — extremely important
  • superinfection — marked proliferation of a parasitic microorganism during antimicrobial treatment for another infection.
  • superinflation — hyperinflation.
  • superior court — the court of general jurisdiction found in many states of the United States.
  • supernutrition — excessive nourishment or overeating
  • superovulation — to produce more than the normal number of ova at one time, as through hormone treatment.
  • superpatriotic — characteristic of a superpatriot
  • superphosphate — Also called acid phosphate. a mixture of calcium acid phosphate and calcium sulfate prepared by treating phosphate rock with sulfuric acid: used chiefly as a fertilizer.
  • superscription — the act of superscribing.
  • superseniority — seniority that is granted or held without regard to age or service.
  • superstruction — the action of superstructing
  • support system — people who provide support: a family support system to help a troubled youth.
  • supportiveness — giving support.
  • supreme soviet — the bicameral legislature, comprising the Soviet of the Union and the Soviet of the Nationalities; officially the highest organ of state power
  • symmetrophobia — an avoidance of symmetry, esp in Japanese art and Egyptian temples
  • system program — a program, as an operating system, compiler, or utility program, that controls some aspect of the operation of a computer (opposed to application program).
  • taínaron, cape — Matapan
  • tape recording — sound reproduction on cassette
  • tape transport — transport (def 12).
  • telegraph buoy — a buoy placed over an underwater telegraph cable.
  • telegraph pole — A telegraph pole is a tall wooden pole with telephone wires attached to it, connecting several different buildings to the telephone system.
  • telephone wire — a wire that transmits telegraph and telephone signals
  • telephotograph — a photograph taken with a telephoto lens.
  • telephotometer — an instrument for measuring the amount of light emanating from a distant object.
  • teleprocessing — computerized processing and transmission of data over the telephone or other long-distance communications systems.
  • telex operator — a person who sends messages by telex
  • temperate zone — the part of the earth's surface lying between the tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle in the Northern Hemisphere or between the tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic Circle in the Southern Hemisphere, and characterized by having a climate that is warm in the summer, cold in the winter, and moderate in the spring and fall.
  • temporary duty — duty of limited duration performed with an organization other than the one to which a person is normally attached or assigned. Abbreviation: TDY.
  • terminal point — the final destination or station of a bus or rail journey
  • test separator — A test separator is a vessel which is used to separate and measure small amounts of oil and gas.
  • the cryptozoic — the Cryptozoic era
  • the depression — the worldwide economic depression of the early 1930s, when there was mass unemployment
  • the lower paid — people who do not earn a lot of money
  • the open group — (body)   (Formerly "X/Open") A vendor- and technology-neutral consortium of buyers and suppliers of information systems that aims to ease integration by testing and certifying products against open standards.
  • the paranormal — paranormal happenings generally
  • the phoney war — a period of apparent calm and inactivity, esp the period at the beginning of World War II
  • the top thirty — the thirty best-selling pop music recordings at any particular time
  • the upper body — the part of the body above the waist
  • therianthropic — being partly bestial and partly human in form.
  • theriomorphism — the identification of animal characteristics with a supernatural being
  • thermoperiodic — responding to or affected by periodic differences in temperatures.
  • thermophyllous — relating to deciduous plants or trees that bear leaves only during the warmer times of the year
  • thermoreceptor — a receptor stimulated by changes in temperature.
  • thrombopoietin — a hormone that induces bone marrow cells to form blood platelets.
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