15-letter words containing p, i
- a case in point — If you say that something is a case in point, you mean that it is a good example of something you have just mentioned.
- a cracking pace — If you say that someone or something is moving at a cracking pace, you mean that they are moving very quickly.
- a piece of cake — If you think something is very easy to do, you can say it is a piece of cake. People often say this to stop someone feeling worried about doing something they have to do.
- a pig in a poke — something bought or received without prior sight or knowledge
- above suspicion — in such a position that no guilt may be thought or implied, esp through having an unblemished reputation
- absorption band — a dark band in the absorption spectrum of a substance, corresponding to a range of wavelengths for which the substance absorbs more strongly than at adjacent wavelengths.
- absorption edge — a discontinuity in the graph of the absorption coefficient of a substance plotted against the wavelength of x-rays being absorbed, representing the minimum energy necessary to free electrons from particular shells of the atoms of the substance.
- academicianship — A membership in a national academy of arts or sciences.
- accepting house — a financial institution that guarantees a bill of exchange, as a result of which it can be discounted on more favourable terms
- accomplishments — Plural form of accomplishment.
- accordion pleat — one of a series of narrow, evenly spaced parallel pleats with alternating raised and recessed folds set into cloth or other material, usually by a commercial pleating machine.
- acetophenetidin — phenacetin
- aches and pains — You can use aches and pains to refer in a general way to any minor pains that you feel in your body.
- achromatophilia — the property of having little or no affinity for stains.
- acousticophobia — Fear of noise.
- actinopterygian — belonging or pertaining to the Actinopterygii, a group of bony fishes.
- action painting — a development of abstract expressionism evolved in the 1940s, characterized by broad vigorous brush strokes and accidental effects of thrown, smeared, dripped, or spattered paint
- action reporter — a news reporter who reports to the public on matters of special interest to the consumer.
- acyclic terpene — (originally) any of a class of monocyclic hydrocarbons of the formula C 10 H 16 , obtained from plants.
- adaptive optics — a technique used to increase the resolution of a ground-based astronomical telescope by counteracting the effects of the atmosphere on the image. A deforming mirror in the light path of the telescope maintains a pointlike image of the celestial body using either a real star or a laser beam as a reference
- adenohypophysis — the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland
- adjective group — An adjective group or adjectival group is a group of words based on an adjective, such as 'very nice' or 'interested in football'. An adjective group can also consist simply of an adjective.
- adoption agency — an agency that matches children needing adoption with people willing to adopt
- adoption papers — documentation relating to the adoption of a particular child
- adygei republic — a constituent republic of SW Russia, bordering on the Caucasus Mountains: chiefly agricultural but with some mineral resources. Capital: Maikop. Pop: 447 000 (2002). Area: 7600 sq km (2934 sq miles)
- aegyptopithecus — a genus of extinct anthropoid ape of the Oligocene Period known from remains found in Egypt.
- aerial pingpong — Australian Rules football
- age-appropriate — Something that is age-appropriate is suitable for the age that a person is.
- air-superiority — designating a fighter aircraft built for long patrol capability at high altitudes and supersonic speeds, with air-to-air combat as its principal mission.
- airing cupboard — In British houses, an airing cupboard is a warm cupboard where you put clothes and other things that have been washed and partly dried, to make sure they are completely dry.
- aix-en-provence — a city and spa in SE France: the medieval capital of Provence. Pop: 145 721 (2006)
- aix-la-chapelle — Aachen
- alberta clipper — (in Canada) an area of low pressure that forms in winter near the Rocky Mountains
- alexandroupolis — a port in NE Greece, in W Thrace. Pop: 52 720 (2001 est)
- algerian stripe — a fabric woven with alternate stripes of coarse cotton and silk, usually cream-colored.
- all-risk policy — An all-risk policy is an insurance policy that covers all loss or damage however it is caused, apart from any stated exceptions.
- allotetraploidy — the condition of being an allotetraploid
- allotriomorphic — (of minerals) not having their own regular shape (as determined by their internal structure) but being shaped instead by adjacent minerals
- alopecia areata — loss of hair in circumscribed patches.
- alpes-maritimes — a department of the SE corner of France in Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur region. Capital: Nice. Pop: 1 045 973 (2003 est). Area: 4298 sq km (1676 sq miles)
- alpha geminorum — Castor
- alpha privative — (in Greek grammar) the letter alpha (or an- before vowels) used as a negative or privative prefix. It appears in English words derived from Greek, as in atheist, anaesthetic
- alpha radiation — alpha particles emitted from a radioactive isotope
- alphabetisation — The act or process of arranging in alphabetical order.
- alphabetization — Alternative form of alphabetisation.
- alpine accentor — a small bird of the sparrow family, Prunella collaris, found especially in mountain regions of S Europe and Asia
- alpine combined — a competition for Alpine skiers in a combination of downhill and slalom races, the winner having the highest total score.
- alte pinakothek — a museum in Munich housing a collection of paintings dating from the Middle Ages to the late 18th century
- ambassadorships — Plural form of ambassadorship.
- american copper — a malleable, ductile, metallic element having a characteristic reddish-brown color: used in large quantities as an electrical conductor and in the manufacture of alloys, as brass and bronze. Symbol: Cu; atomic weight: 63.54; atomic number: 29; specific gravity: 8.92 at 20°C.
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