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14-letter words containing p, i, c, t, u

  • pharmaceutical — pertaining to pharmacy or pharmacists.
  • photoduplicate — photocopy.
  • photoinduction — the act or process of being photoinduced
  • photoinductive — of, relating to, or being able to undergo photoinduction
  • photoluminesce — to produce photoluminescence
  • photoreduction — a reduction reaction induced by light.
  • picture editor — someone whose job is to deal with the photographs and illustrations for a newspaper or magazine
  • picture layout — a picture spread. See under spread (def 33).
  • picture puzzle — jigsaw puzzle (def 1).
  • picture spread — an act or instance of spreading: With a spread of her arms the actress acknowledged the applause.
  • picture window — a large window in a house, usually dominating the room or wall in which it is located, and often designed or placed to present an attractive view.
  • picture-framer — a person or company whose job is to frame photographs, paintings etc
  • piecrust table — a table having a top, usually round, with a raised and intricately carved edge.
  • pitch and putt — of or relating to a small-scale golf course, 5 to 20 acres, and usually having 9 holes of 50 yards in length from tee to cup.
  • pitch-and-putt — of or relating to a small-scale golf course, 5 to 20 acres, and usually having 9 holes of 50 yards in length from tee to cup.
  • plastic bullet — A plastic bullet is a large bullet made of plastic, which is intended to make people stop rioting, rather than to kill people.
  • platinum black — a black powder consisting of very finely divided metallic platinum, used as a catalyst, especially in organic synthesis.
  • pleural cavity — a narrow, fluid-filled space between the pleural membranes of the lung and the inner chest wall.
  • pneumatic duct — the duct joining the air bladder and alimentary canal of a physostomous fish.
  • pneumatic pile — a hollow pile, used under water, in which a vacuum is induced so that air and water pressure force it into place.
  • pneumatic tire — wheel cover filled with pressurized air
  • pneumatic tyre — a rubber tyre filled with air under pressure, used esp on motor vehicles
  • pneumoconiotic — a person who suffers from pneumoconiosis
  • poetic justice — an ideal distribution of rewards and punishments such as is common in some poetry and fiction.
  • police custody — If somebody or something is in police custody, they are kept somewhere secure, under the supervision of police officers, for example in a police station.
  • polyfunctional — containing more than one functional group.
  • polynucleotide — a sequence of nucleotides, as in DNA or RNA, bound into a chain.
  • port coquitlam — a city in SW British Columbia, in SW Canada, E of Vancouver.
  • port st. lucie — a town in E Florida.
  • port-au-prince — Formerly Hayti. a republic in the West Indies occupying the W part of the island of Hispaniola. 10,714 sq. mi. (27,750 sq. km). Capital: Port-au-Prince.
  • postproduction — (in motion pictures, recording, etc.) the technical processes, as cutting, editing, and post-synchronization, necessary to ready a filmed or recorded work for sale or exhibition.
  • potluck dinner — a meal consisting of whatever food happens to be available without special preparation
  • practice nurse — a nurse who works in a medical practice or surgery
  • pre-accounting — an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative: an account of the meetings; an account of the trip.
  • preacquisition — the act of acquiring or gaining possession: the acquisition of real estate.
  • precalculation — the act or process of calculating; computation.
  • precious metal — a metal of the gold, silver, or platinum group.
  • precious stone — a gem distinguished for its beauty and rarity, used in jewelry.
  • predicate noun — a noun used in the predicate with a copulative verb or a factitive verb and having the same referent as the subject of the copulative verb or the direct object of the factitive verb, as in She is the mayor or They elected her mayor.
  • prepublication — the period immediately preceding the publication of a book.
  • preunification — of the period before unification
  • prime computer — (company)   (Or "Pr1ME") A minicomputer manufacturer.
  • proceleusmatic — inciting, animating, or inspiring.
  • productibility — the ability to produce
  • production run — all of the processes necessary to manufacture a certain product etc
  • productiveness — having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.
  • productivities — the quality, state, or fact of being able to generate, create, enhance, or bring forth goods and services: The productivity of the group's effort surprised everyone.
  • pronunciamento — a proclamation; manifesto; edict.
  • propaedeutical — relating to preliminary instruction; introductory
  • proventriculus — the glandular portion of the stomach of birds, in which food is partially digested before passing to the ventriculus or gizzard.
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