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14-letter words containing p, l, a, i, n

  • planetological — involving or relating to planetology
  • planning board — development group
  • planning stage — the stage of a project when it is still being planned
  • planta genista — a representation of a sprig of broom: used as a badge of the Plantagenets.
  • plantain-eater — any of various touracos, erroneously believed to feed chiefly on plantains and bananas.
  • plastic piping — Plastic piping is strong, durable, and lightweight pipes, often made from high-density polyethylene.
  • plasticization — Plasticization is the process of changing the structure of a polymer to make it easier to bend.
  • platinocyanide — a salt of platinocyanic acid.
  • platinum black — a black powder consisting of very finely divided metallic platinum, used as a catalyst, especially in organic synthesis.
  • platinum metal — any of the group of precious metallic elements consisting of ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, osmium, iridium, and platinum
  • platinum-blond — (of hair) of a pale silver-blond colour
  • platonic solid — one of the five regular polyhedrons: tetrahedron, octahedron, hexahedron, icosahedron, or dodecahedron.
  • plenipotential — relating to a plenipotentiary
  • plotting board — Navigation. a transparent table on a ship, used as a plotting sheet.
  • pneumatic pile — a hollow pile, used under water, in which a vacuum is induced so that air and water pressure force it into place.
  • pneumobacillus — a bacterium, Klebsiella pneumoniae, causing a type of pneumonia and associated with certain other diseases, especially of the respiratory tract.
  • point calimere — a cape on the SE coast of India, on the Palk Strait
  • point pleasant — a borough in E New Jersey.
  • polar distance — codeclination.
  • polar equation — an equation in which the variables are polar coordinates.
  • polar zenithal — a type of map projection in which part of the earth's surface is projected onto a plane tangential to it at one of the poles
  • polemoniaceous — belonging to the Polemoniaceae, the phlox family of plants.
  • police station — police headquarters for a particular district, from which police officers are dispatched and to which persons under arrest are brought.
  • politicization — to bring a political character or flavor to; make political: to politicize a private dispute.
  • polyfunctional — containing more than one functional group.
  • polymerization — the act or process of forming a polymer or polymeric compound.
  • polyphonically — consisting of many voices or sounds.
  • pontius pilate — Pontius [pon-shuh s,, -tee-uh s] /ˈpɒn ʃəs,, -ti əs/ (Show IPA), flourished early 1st century a.d, Roman procurator of Judea a.d. 26–36?: the final authority concerned in the condemnation and execution of Jesus Christ.
  • popular singer — a professional singer who specializes in popular songs.
  • popularization — to make popular: to popularize a dance.
  • porcelain ware — articles made of porcelain, such as plates and cups
  • position angle — the direction in which one object lies relative to another on the celestial sphere, measured in degrees from north in an easterly direction
  • post-conciliar — occurring or continuing after the Vatican ecumenical council of 1962–65.
  • postganglionic — of, relating to, or consisting of ganglia.
  • postindustrial — of, relating to, or characteristic of an era following industrialization: The economy of the postindustrial society is based on the provision of services rather than on the manufacture of goods.
  • postliberation — of, relating to, or occurring in the period after the liberation of a city, state, nation, etc
  • postmillennial — of or relating to the period following the millennium.
  • postminimalism — (sometimes initial capital letter) a style in painting and sculpture developing in the 1970s, retaining the formal simplifications of minimal art, but striving to imbue works with a broad range of meaning and reference and often demonstrating a concern with craft and a kinship with tribal art and sculpture.
  • postnasal drip — a trickling of mucus onto the pharyngeal surface from the posterior portion of the nasal cavity, usually caused by a cold or allergy.
  • potential flow — Potential flow is a way of describing flow in a fluid using streamlines.
  • potential well — a localized region in a field of force in which the potential has a deep minimum
  • prairie falcon — a North American falcon, Falco mexicanus, grayish-brown above and white barred with brown below.
  • prawn cocktail — A prawn cocktail is a dish that consists of prawns, salad, and a sauce. It is usually eaten at the beginning of a meal.
  • pre-compliance — the act of conforming, acquiescing, or yielding.
  • pre-galvanized — to stimulate by or as if by a galvanic current.
  • pre-industrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
  • pre-peritoneal — the serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity and investing its viscera.
  • preapplication — the act of putting to a special use or purpose: the application of common sense to a problem.
  • precalculation — the act or process of calculating; computation.
  • predevaluation — of or pertaining to the period prior to devaluation of a given thing
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