15-letter words containing p, o, e, y, c
- polychlorinated — having multiple chlorine atoms
- polychloroprene — a chloroprene polymer
- polycrystalline — (of a rock or metal) composed of aggregates of individual crystals.
- polyelectrolyte — an electrolyte of high molecular weight, usually polymeric, either natural or synthetic.
- popeye catalufa — See under catalufa.
- postsynchronize — to add sound, such as dubbing, to a film or video after shooting is completed
- primary process — the generally unorganized mental activity characteristic of the unconscious and occurring in dreams, fantasies, and related processes.
- private company — a company whose shareholders may not exceed 50 in number and whose shares may not be offered for public subscription.
- problematically — of the nature of a problem; doubtful; uncertain; questionable.
- property centre — a service for buying and selling property, including conveyancing, provided by a group of local solicitors
- proteolytically — by a proteolytic process
- pseudopregnancy — Pathology, Veterinary Pathology. false pregnancy.
- psychochemistry — the treatment of mental illnesses by drugs
- psychogeriatric — the psychology of old age.
- psychosynthesis — a theoretical effort to reconcile components of the unconscious, including dreams, with the rest of the personality.
- psychotherapist — the treatment of psychological disorders or maladjustments by a professional technique, as psychoanalysis, group therapy, or behavioral therapy.
- psychotomimetic — (of a substance or drug) tending to produce symptoms like those of a psychosis; hallucinatory.
- 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).
- public property — Public property is land and other assets that belong to the general public and not to a private owner.
- puerto ayacucho — a city in S Venezuela, on the Orinoco River.
- pyrocrystalline — crystallized from a molten magma or highly heated solution.
- pyroelectricity — electrification or electrical polarity produced in certain crystals by temperature changes.
- pyrometric bead — (in a kiln) a ball of material that indicates by changing color that a certain temperature has been reached.
- pyrometric cone — (in a kiln) a triangular piece of material that indicates by bending or melting that a certain temperature has been reached.
- pyrotechnically — in a pyrotechnical manner
- reproducibility — to make a copy, representation, duplicate, or close imitation of: to reproduce a picture.
- retrospectively — with contemplation of past situations, events, etc.: You should examine your relationship retrospectively.
- rhyming couplet — a pair of lines in poetry that rhyme and usually have the same rhythm
- ross dependency — a territory in Antarctica, including Ross Island, the coasts along the Ross Sea, and adjacent islands: a dependency of New Zealand. About 175,000 sq. mi. (453,250 sq. km).
- say one's piece — If you say your piece, you say everything you want to say about a particular matter without being interrupted, although people may be wanting to express opposing views.
- secondary group — a group of people with whom one's contacts are detached and impersonal.
- security police — a police force responsible for maintaining order at a specific locale or under specific circumstances, as at an airport or factory.
- somatic therapy — any of a group of treatments presumed to act on biological factors leading to mental illness.
- sophisticatedly — (of a person, ideas, tastes, manners, etc.) altered by education, experience, etc., so as to be worldly-wise; not naive: a sophisticated young socialite; the sophisticated eye of an experienced journalist.
- spiny cocklebur — a cocklebur, Xanthium spinosum, introduced into North America from Europe.
- stand-up comedy — telling jokes to an audience
- stereotypically — in a stereotypical manner
- styloid process — a long, spinelike process of a bone, especially the projection from the base of the temporal bone.
- symmetric group — the group of all permutations of a finite set.
- sympathetectomy — sympathectomy.
- sympathomimetic — mimicking stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system.
- synectics group — a group of people of varied background that meets to attempt creative solutions of problems through the unrestricted exercise of imagination and the correlation of disparate elements.
- theatre company — an organization that produces theatrical performances
- to fly the coop — If you say that someone has flown the coop, you mean that they have left a place or situation that limits their freedom.
- turnkey project — a complete project usually including many major units of plant completed under one overall contract, such as a chemical works or power station complex
- umbrella policy — An umbrella policy is a policy that provides excess limits and gives additional excess coverage over the normal limits and coverage of liability policies.
- uncomplementary — forming a complement; completing.
- uncomplimentary — of the nature of, conveying, or expressing a compliment, often one that is politely flattering: a complimentary remark.
- uncooperatively — in an uncooperative or unhelpful manner
- uncopyrightable — not able to be copyrighted