15-letter words containing p, o, d, e, t, i

paternity order — a court order which declares a child's paternity
payment holiday — a break taken from paying ( a debt etc) back
peak production — the maximum production
pectoral girdle — (in vertebrates) a bony or cartilaginous arch supporting the forelimbs.
penetration aid — a device or tactic, as the use of chaff or decoys or the maintaining of a low flight level, that helps an aircraft or missile to enter hostile air space.
period-rotation — a rather large interval of time that is meaningful in the life of a person, in history, etc., because of its particular characteristics: a period of illness; a period of great profitability for a company; a period of social unrest in Germany.
periodic motion — any motion that recurs in identical forms at equal intervals of time.
periodic system — a system of classification of the elements based on the periodic law.
philip the bold — 1342–1404, duke of Burgundy (1363–1404), noted for his courage at Poitiers (1356) in the Hundred Years' War: regent of France for his nephew Charles VI (1368–88, 1392–1404)
philip the good — 1396–1467, duke of Burgundy 1419–67.
photoconductive — of, relating to, or exhibiting photoconductivity.
photodissociate — to split or break up molecules as a result of the absorption of photons
phototheodolite — an optical tracking instrument consisting of a camera and theodolite mounted on a single tripod, used in photogrammetry and in tracking rockets.
piano reduction — a musical score having the parts condensed or simplified in two staves, to render the music playable on the piano by one person.
platinum blonde — a person, especially a girl or woman, whose hair is of a pale blond or silver color, usually colored artificially by bleaching or dyeing.
point d'alencon — Alençon lace (def 1).
pointing device — an input device, as a mouse, stylus, or joystick, used to control movement of a cursor or pointer.
polychlorinated — having multiple chlorine atoms
post-depression — the act of depressing.
post-tridentine — of or relating to the city of Trent.
postdevaluation — the period following the devaluation of a currency
postdivestiture — taking place after divestiture
posthole digger — a tool or device for digging a posthole.
pot-bellied pig — A pot-bellied pig is a small, dark-colored pig, originally from Vietnam, that is sometimes kept as a pet.
pre-deprivation — the act of depriving.
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.
premodification — an act or instance of modifying.
prestidigitator — sleight of hand; legerdemain.
private soldier — A private soldier is a soldier of the lowest rank in an army or the marines.
privately owned — owned by a private individual or organization, rather than by the state or a public body
probation order — an order imposed by a magistrate or judge under which an offender is sentenced to probation rather than imprisonment
production line — an arrangement of machines or sequence of operations involved with a single manufacturing operation or production process. Compare assembly line, line1 (def 29).
proletarianized — to convert or transform into a member or members of the proletariat: to proletarianize the middle class.
protonephridium — a tubular, excretory structure in certain invertebrates, as flatworms, rotifers, and some larvae, usually ending internally in flame cells and having an external pore
pseudo-artistic — conforming to the standards of art; satisfying aesthetic requirements: artistic productions.
pseudo-critical — inclined to find fault or to judge with severity, often too readily.
pseudo-dramatic — of or relating to the drama.
pseudo-military — of, for, or pertaining to the army or armed forces, often as distinguished from the navy: from civilian to military life.
pseudo-national — of, relating to, or maintained by a nation as an organized whole or independent political unit: national affairs.
pseudo-romantic — of, relating to, or of the nature of romance; characteristic or suggestive of the world of romance: a romantic adventure.
pseudo-solution — a colloidal suspension in which the finely divided particles appear to be dissolved because they are so widely dispersed in the surrounding medium.
pseudoarthrosis — a joint formed by fibrous tissue bridging the gap between the two fragments of bone of an old fracture that have not united
pseudomutuality — a relationship between two persons in which conflict of views or opinions is solved by simply ignoring it
pseudonephritis — a condition, thought to be benign, in which microscopic amounts of blood and protein are present in the urine, occurring commonly among athletes after strenuous exercise.
pseudoscientist — a person who practises pseudoscience or who falsely assumes the title of scientist
pseudotripteral — having an arrangement of columns suggesting a tripteral structure but without the inner colonnades.
pubic directory — [NYU] (also "pube directory" /pyoob' d*-rek't*-ree/) The "pub" (public) directory on a machine that allows FTP access. So called because it is the default location for SEX (software exchange).
purified cotton — bleached and sterilized cotton from which the gross impurities, such as the seeds and waxy matter, have been removed: used for surgical dressings, tampons, etc
pyrometric bead — (in a kiln) a ball of material that indicates by changing color that a certain temperature has been reached.
question period — a period of time set aside each day for members of parliament to question government ministers

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