14-letter words containing p, i, l, o, n
- nucleoproteins — Plural form of nucleoprotein.
- numa pompilius — died 673? b.c, 2nd legendary Sabine king of Rome 715–673?
- nymphomaniacal — a woman who has abnormally excessive and uncontrollable sexual desire.
- obedient plant — false dragonhead.
- occipital bone — a curved, compound bone forming the back and part of the base of the skull.
- occupationally — of or relating to an occupation, trade, or calling: occupational guidance.
- old-line party — either the Liberal Party or the Conservative Party
- oligopsonistic — Being or pertaining to oligopsony.
- omphalocentric — Overly introspective and inclined to navel-gazing.
- opening bowler — a player who makes the first bowl in cricket
- operationalise — Alternative spelling of operationalize.
- operationalism — the doctrine that the meaning of a scientific term, concept, or proposition consists of the operation or operations performed in defining or demonstrating it.
- operationalist — a person who adheres to operationalism
- operationalize — Put into operation or use.
- oppositionally — In terms of, or by means of, opposition.
- optoelectronic — the branch of electronics dealing with devices that generate, transform, transmit, or sense optical, infrared, or ultraviolet radiation, as cathode-ray tubes, electroluminescent and liquid crystal displays, lasers, and solar cells.
- oriental poppy — a poppy, Papaver orientale, of Asia, having bristly stems and leaves and showy scarlet, pink, or white flowers, cultivated as an ornamental.
- oriental topaz — a variety of corundum resembling topaz in colour and used as a gemstone
- overcompliance — excessive compliance
- overdeveloping — Present participle of overdevelop.
- overpopulation — to fill with an excessive number of people, straining available resources and facilities: Expanding industry has overpopulated the western suburbs.
- overspill town — a town built or expanded to house excess population from a nearby city
- ownership flat — a flat owned by the occupier
- pacific salmon — any salmon of the genus Oncorhynchus, especially the chinook salmon, O. tshawytscha.
- palaeanthropic — relating to or denoting the earliest variety of man
- palatalization — to articulate (a consonant other than a normal palatal) as a palatal or with relatively more contact between the blade of the tongue and the hard palate, as in certain pronunciations of the l- sound in million.
- paleoanthropic — pertaining to prehistoric humans.
- paleolimnology — the study of ancient lakes from their sediments and fossils.
- paleomagnetism — Geology. magnetic polarization acquired by the minerals in a rock at the time the rock was deposited or solidified.
- paleontologist — the science of the forms of life existing in former geologic periods, as represented by their fossils.
- pantomimically — in the manner of a pantomime character or performance
- papilionaceous — having an irregular corolla shaped somewhat like a butterfly, as the pea and other leguminous plants.
- para-toluidine — a white, flaky, lustrous, very slightly water-soluble solid, C 7 H 9 N, the para isomer of toluidine, used in the manufacture of dyes, in organic synthesis, and as a reagent in tests for nitrite, lignin, and phloroglucinol.
- parajournalism — news reportage that strongly reflects the point of view of the writer or editor or that uses techniques not practiced in conventional journalism.
- pararosaniline — a colourless crystalline alcohol, a component of the red dye fuchsin, also used as a biological stain
- parish council — local administrative body
- parole hearing — a panel of people who decide whether to free a prisoner before his or her sentence has expired, on the condition that he or she is of good behaviour
- parsimoniously — characterized by or showing parsimony; frugal or stingy.
- partition line — a plain or figured edge between two adjacent areas of an escutcheon, between an ordinary and the field of an escutcheon, or between two adjacent ordinaries.
- passion killer — something that is sexually unattractive or inhibiting
- patrialisation — the process of patrialising
- patrialization — the process of patrializing
- pay television — a commercial service that broadcasts or provides television programs to viewers who pay a monthly charge or a per-program fee.
- pelican-flower — a woody vine, Aristolochia grandiflora, of the West Indies, having heart-shaped leaves and purple-spotted, purple-veined flowers from 18 to 24 inches (46 to 61 cm) wide with a long, taillike structure at the tip of the corolla.
- periodontology — periodontics.
- peritonealized — to cover with peritoneum.
- perlocutionary — (of a speech act) producing an effect upon the listener, as in persuading, frightening, amusing, or causing the listener to act.
- persian violet — any of several plants belonging to the genus Exacum, native to the Old World, as E. affine, having glossy, ovate leaves, and fragrant, bluish flowers: cultivated as a houseplant.
- personal chair — a professorship awarded in recognition of academic achievement
- pertinaciously — holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute.