16-letter words containing p, o, e, r

pseudo-patriotic — of, like, suitable for, or characteristic of a patriot.
pseudo-realistic — interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner.
pseudo-religious — of, relating to, or concerned with religion: a religious holiday.
pseudo-spiritual — of, relating to, or consisting of spirit; incorporeal.
pseudohistorical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
pseudoparenchyma — (in certain fungi and red algae) a compact mass of tissue, made up of interwoven hyphae or filaments, that superficially resembles plant tissue.
pseudoperipteral — having a freestanding colonnade at each end, with engaged columns at the sides.
psychogeriatrics — the psychology of old age.
public ownership — ownership by the state; nationalization
public relations — (used with a plural verb) the actions of a corporation, store, government, individual, etc., in promoting goodwill between itself and the public, the community, employees, customers, etc.
pullorum disease — a highly contagious, frequently fatal disease of young poultry caused by the bacterium Salmonella gallinarum (pullorum), transmitted by the infected hen during egg production, and characterized by weakness, loss of appetite, and diarrhea.
pulmonary artery — an artery conveying venous blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs.
purchasing power — Also called buying power. the ability to purchase goods and services.
pure watercolour — water-soluble pigment, applied in transparent washes and without the admixture of white pigment in the lighter tones
pusher propeller — a propeller located on the trailing edge of an aircraft wing.
put one's oar in — to interfere or interrupt
put pen to paper — If you put pen to paper, you write something.
put to the sword — to kill with a sword or swords
put to the torch — to set fire to; burn down
put your feet up — If you put your feet up, you relax or have a rest, especially by sitting or lying with your feet supported off the ground.
pyloric stenosis — an abnormal narrowing of the valve at the outlet from the stomach, preventing normal passage of food into the small intestine.
pyroracemic acid — pyruvic acid.
quantum computer — a computer that makes use of the quantum states of electrons or other particles to store and process information as quantum bits.
radio microphone — a microphone incorporating a radio transmitter so that the user can move around freely
radiotransparent — transparent to radiation; invisible in x-ray photographs and under fluoroscopy (opposed to radiopaque).
rainbow seaperch — an embiotocid fish, Hypsurus caryi, living off the Pacific coast of North America, having red, orange, and blue stripes on the body.
ramen profitable — If a startup business is ramen profitable, it is barely profitable, just enough to allow the founder to live on the cheapest diet.
rape of the lock — a mock-epic poem (1712) by Alexander Pope.
re-apportionment — the act of redistributing or changing the apportionment of something.
re-appropriation — the act of appropriating.
re-chromatograph — to separate and analyse (a mixture of liquids or gases) by means of chromatography a second or further time
recapitalization — a revision of a corporation's capital structure by an exchange of securities.
reception centre — A reception centre is a place where people who have no homes or are being looked after by the government can live until somewhere else is found for them to live.
reconceptualized — to form into a concept; make a concept of.
record separator — (character) (RS) ASCII character 30.
redemption value — the price at which the issuing company may choose to repurchase a security before its maturity date
redemption yield — the yield produced by a redeemable gilt-edged security taking into account the annual interest it pays and an annualized amount to account for any profit or loss when it is redeemed
reflection plane — a plane through a crystal that divides the crystal into two halves that are mirror images of each other.
regius professor — Crown-appointed holder of a university chair
reinsurance pool — the grouping of insurers that provide partial or complete insurance coverage to other insurers for (a risk on which a policy has already been issued)
reinterpretation — the act of interpreting; elucidation; explication: This writer's work demands interpretation.
relative pronoun — one of the pronouns who, whom, which, what, their compounds with -ever or -soever, or that used as the subordinating word to introduce a subordinate clause, especially such a pronoun referring to an antecedent.
replacement cost — fee to obtain new version of sth
report structure — A report structure is a structure containing a reporting clause and a reported clause or a quote.
reporting clause — A reporting clause is a clause which indicates that you are talking about what someone said or thought. For example, in 'She said that she was hungry', 'She said' is a reporting clause.
repossession man — someone employed to take back or repossess property, esp due to nonpayment of money due under a hire-purchase agreement
representational — of or relating to representation.
repressurization — the process or act of pressurizing.
reprioritization — to arrange or do in order of priority: learning to prioritize our assignments.
reprocessed wool — wool cloth respun and rewoven from the raveled fibers of unused cloth, such as the waste or clippings from a garment factory

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