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14-letter words containing p, o, e

  • ferry operator — a company that operates a ferry or ferries
  • fertile period — the time during a woman's menstrual cycle at which she is most likely to become pregnant, or the equivalent time for an animal
  • fetal position — a bodily posture resembling that of the fetus in the uterus, in which the body is curled with head and limbs drawn in, sometimes assumed in states of fear or emotional withdrawal.
  • fibrinopeptide — (protein) A polypeptide fragment, cleaved from fibrinogen by thrombin, that combines to form fibrin during blood-clotting.
  • field hospital — an organization of medical personnel with medical equipment for establishing a temporary hospital at isolated posts or in the field to support ground troops in combat.
  • file separator — (character)   (FS) ASCII character 28.
  • filiopietistic — of or relating to reverence of forebears or tradition, especially if carried to excess.
  • film projector — an optical instrument in which a strip of film is wound past a lens at a fixed speed so that the frames can be viewed as a continuously moving sequence on a screen or wall
  • fingerpointing — Alternative form of finger-pointing.
  • fireproof dish — a dish that can withstand heat
  • fireproof door — a door that is designed to prevent fire from spreading
  • flagship store — A flagship store is the most important store in a chain, often with the largest volume of sales, or the most up-to-date formats or layouts
  • flanders poppy — corn poppy.
  • flip one's lid — a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
  • floor polisher — an electrical appliance used for polishing floors
  • foamed plastic — expanded plastic.
  • follow-up care — care provided for a patient after medical or surgical treatment
  • food processor — an electric appliance with interchangeable blades within a closed container into which food is inserted for slicing, shredding, mincing, chopping, puréeing, or otherwise processing at high speeds.
  • fool's-parsley — an Old World fetid, poisonous plant, Aethusa cynapium, resembling parsley.
  • foolscap sheet — a sheet of foolscap paper
  • foot passenger — sb travelling on a boat without a car
  • footplatewoman — a female footplate worker
  • for one's part — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
  • force the pace — to adopt a high speed or rate of procedure
  • foreign policy — a policy pursued by a nation in its dealings with other nations, designed to achieve national objectives.
  • founder's type — special type cast by a type founder for hand composition, as opposed to type cast in a mechanical composing machine
  • frasch process — a method of mining sulfur by pumping superheated water down into the deposit, thereby melting it so that it can be pumped to the surface.
  • free companion — a member of a band of mercenary soldiers during the Middle Ages.
  • free expansion — the expansion of a gas into an evacuated space without the transfer of heat or the performance of work.
  • freezing point — the temperature at which a liquid freezes: The freezing point of water is 32°F, 0°C.
  • french paradox — the theory that the lower incidence of heart disease in Mediterranean countries compared to that in the US is a consequence of the larger intake of flavonoids from red wine in these countries
  • frontoparietal — of or relating to the frontal and parietal bones of the cranium.
  • frontotemporal — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the frontal and temporal bones or lobes.
  • frozen pudding — a frozen or chilled dessert mixture of rich custard, nuts or candied fruit, and sometimes liquor.
  • full professor — professor (def 1).
  • function creep — the gradual widening of the use of a technology or system beyond the purpose for which it was originally intended, esp when this leads to potential invasion of privacy
  • function space — a linear space, the elements of which are functions.
  • funeral parlor — A funeral parlor is the same as a funeral home.
  • galactic poles — either of the two opposite points on the celestial sphere that are farthest north and south of the Milky Way.
  • galactopoiesis — increasing the secretion of milk.
  • galactopoietic — increasing the secretion of milk.
  • galeopithecine — of, relating to, or resembling the flying lemur (Galeopithecus)
  • galeopithecoid — of or resembling a flying lemur
  • galvanotherapy — treatment employing electric current.
  • galveston plan — commission plan.
  • garden produce — cultivated or farm-produced goods, such as fruit and vegetables
  • generation gap — a lack of communication between one generation and another, especially between young people and their parents, brought about by differences of tastes, values, outlook, etc.
  • gentoo penguin — a penguin, Pygoscelis papua, of small Antarctic islands.
  • geodemographic — Of or pertaining to geography and demography.
  • geographically — of or relating to geography.
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