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15-letter words containing p, l, a, c, t, e

  • plug-compatible — of or relating to computers or peripheral devices that are functionally equivalent to, and may be substituted for, other models.
  • pneumatic drill — a percussive power drill powered by compressed air
  • point d'alencon — Alençon lace (def 1).
  • poke mullock at — to ridicule
  • polycarboxylate — a salt or ester of a polycarboxylic acid. Polycarboxylate esters are used in certain detergents
  • polychlorinated — having multiple chlorine atoms
  • polycrystalline — (of a rock or metal) composed of aggregates of individual crystals.
  • popeye catalufa — See under catalufa.
  • popular culture — cultural activities or commercial products reflecting, suited to, or aimed at the tastes of the general masses of people.
  • portland cement — a type of hydraulic cement usually made by burning a mixture of limestone and clay in a kiln.
  • post-apoplectic — of or relating to apoplexy or stroke.
  • post-collegiate — of or relating to a college: collegiate life.
  • practical nurse — a person who has not graduated from an accredited school of nursing but whose vocation is caring for the sick.
  • pragmaticalness — the quality of being pragmatical or meddlesome
  • pre-celebration — an act of celebrating.
  • pre-contractual — a preexisting contract that legally prevents a person from making another contract of the same nature.
  • preagricultural — existing or occurring prior to the introduction of agriculture; of or relating to a society existing at this time
  • preconceptional — a conception or opinion formed beforehand.
  • predicate logic — (logic)   (Or "predicate calculus") An extension of propositional logic with separate symbols for predicates, subjects, and quantifiers. For example, where propositional logic might assign a single symbol P to the proposition "All men are mortal", predicate logic can define the predicate M(x) which asserts that the subject, x, is mortal and bind x with the universal quantifier ("For all"): All x . M(x) Higher-order predicate logic allows predicates to be the subjects of other predicates.
  • presynaptically — in a presynaptic manner
  • price inflation — inflation fuelled by rising prices
  • prismatic layer — the middle layer of the shell of certain mollusks, consisting chiefly of crystals of calcium carbonate.
  • problematically — of the nature of a problem; doubtful; uncertain; questionable.
  • processionalist — a member of a procession
  • proteolytically — by a proteolytic process
  • pseudo-critical — inclined to find fault or to judge with severity, often too readily.
  • pseudocoelomate — having a pseudocoel.
  • publicity agent — A publicity agent is a person whose job is to make sure that a large number of people know about a person, show, or event so that they are successful.
  • pullman kitchen — a kitchenette, often recessed into a wall and concealed by double doors or a screen.
  • pulmobranchiate — possessing a pulmobranch
  • pure land sects — Mahayana Buddhist sects venerating the Buddha as the compassionate saviour
  • pyrocrystalline — crystallized from a molten magma or highly heated solution.
  • pyrotechnically — in a pyrotechnical manner
  • radar telescope — (in radar astronomy) a very large radar antenna used to study planetary bodies in the solar system.
  • radio telescope — a system consisting of an antenna, either parabolic or dipolar, used to gather radio waves emitted by celestial sources and bring them to a receiver placed in the focus.
  • reception class — A reception class is a class that children go into when they first start school at the age of four or five.
  • recoil-operated — employing the recoil force of an explosive projectile to prepare the firing mechanism for the next shot.
  • reconceptualize — to form into a concept; make a concept of.
  • recycling plant — a factory for processing used or abandoned materials
  • reduplicatively — in a reduplicative manner
  • refugee capital — money from abroad invested, esp for a short term, in the country offering the highest interest rate
  • reported clause — A reported clause is a subordinate clause that indicates what someone said or thought. For example, in 'She said that she was hungry', 'she was hungry' is a reported clause.
  • retail politics — a political strategy or campaign style of meeting and speaking directly to as many voters as possible: New Hampshire is a state where retail politics are decisive. Not every candidate is good at retail politics.
  • rocket airplane — an airplane propelled wholly or mainly by a rocket engine.
  • samuel prescott — Samuel, 1751–77, U.S. patriot during the American Revolution: rode with Paul Revere and William Dawes to warn Colonists that British troops were marching from Boston, April 18, 1775.
  • self-acceptance — the act of taking or receiving something offered.
  • self-compatible — able to be fertilized by its own pollen.
  • self-complacent — pleased with oneself; self-satisfied; smug.
  • separate school — (in Canada) a school for a large religious minority financed by its rates and administered by its own school board but under the authority of the provincial department of education
  • sexual politics — the differences in the amount of power that male and female people have in a society or group
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