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15-letter words containing p, o, m, e, i

  • pre-reformation — the act of reforming; state of being reformed.
  • pre-romanticism — romantic spirit or tendency.
  • preformationism — the belief in the theory of preformation
  • preformationist — someone who advocates the theory of preformation
  • preimplantation — relating to the period before implantation in the uterus
  • premodification — an act or instance of modifying.
  • presentationism — the doctrine that in perception, or in all forms of knowledge, there is an immediate awareness of the things perceived.
  • preservationism — a person who advocates or promotes preservation, especially of wildlife, natural areas, or historical places.
  • preview monitor — (in a television studio control room) a picture monitor used for inspecting a picture source before it is switched to transmission
  • primary process — the generally unorganized mental activity characteristic of the unconscious and occurring in dreams, fantasies, and related processes.
  • primary storage — main memory
  • primo de rivera — Miguel [mee-gel] /miˈgɛl/ (Show IPA), Marqués de Estella [mahr-kes th e es-te-lyah] /mɑrˈkɛs ðɛ ɛsˈtɛ lyɑ/ (Show IPA), (Miguel Prima de Rivera y Orbaneja) 1870–1930, Spanish general and political leader: dictator of Spain 1923–29.
  • primrose family — the plant family Primulaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants having simple, opposite, whorled, or basal leaves, flowers with a five-lobed corolla, and capsular fruit, and including cyclamen, loosestrife of the genus Lysimachia, pimpernel, primrose, and shooting star.
  • primrose yellow — primrose (def 3).
  • private company — a company whose shareholders may not exceed 50 in number and whose shares may not be offered for public subscription.
  • problem-solving — skills, process: of finding solutions
  • problematically — of the nature of a problem; doubtful; uncertain; questionable.
  • professionalism — professional character, spirit, or methods.
  • program picture — a motion picture produced on a low budget, usually shown as the second film of a double feature.
  • programme music — music that is intended to depict or evoke a scene or idea
  • projection room — projection booth (def 1).
  • promissory note — a written promise to pay a specified sum of money to a designated person or to his or her order, or to the bearer of the note, at a fixed time or on demand.
  • properispomenon — a word with an accentuated penultimate syllable that is indicated by means of a circumflex
  • proscenium arch — the arch separating the stage from the auditorium
  • 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
  • proximity probe — A proximity probe is an instrument for measuring how far the surface of a component is away from the end of the probe.
  • pseudo-academic — of or relating to a college, academy, school, or other educational institution, especially one for higher education: academic requirements.
  • pseudo-bohemian — living a wandering or vagabond life, as a Gypsy.
  • pseudo-chemical — of, used in, produced by, or concerned with chemistry or chemicals: a chemical formula; chemical agents.
  • pseudo-dramatic — of or relating to the drama.
  • pseudo-medieval — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or in the style of the Middle Ages: medieval architecture. Compare Middle Ages.
  • pseudo-military — of, for, or pertaining to the army or armed forces, often as distinguished from the navy: from civilian to military life.
  • pseudo-romantic — of, relating to, or of the nature of romance; characteristic or suggestive of the world of romance: a romantic adventure.
  • pseudomutuality — a relationship between two persons in which conflict of views or opinions is solved by simply ignoring it
  • psychochemistry — the treatment of mental illnesses by drugs
  • psychotomimetic — (of a substance or drug) tending to produce symptoms like those of a psychosis; hallucinatory.
  • pulmobranchiate — possessing a pulmobranch
  • 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.
  • radio programme — something that is broadcast on radio
  • reapportionment — the act of redistributing or changing the apportionment of something.
  • remand prisoner — a prisoner who is sent back into custody (or sometimes admitted to bail) to await trial or continuation of their trial
  • rhyming couplet — a pair of lines in poetry that rhyme and usually have the same rhythm
  • rollmop herring — a herring fillet rolled, usually around onion slices, and pickled in spiced vinegar
  • round-trip time — (RTT) A measure of the current delay on a network, found by timing a packet bounced off some remote host. This can be done with ping -s.
  • sales promotion — the methods or techniques for creating public acceptance of or interest in a product, usually in addition to standard merchandising techniques, as advertising or personal selling, and generally consisting of the offer of free samples, gifts made to a purchaser, or the like.
  • sarcoptic mange — mange caused by burrowing mites of the genus Sarcoptes.
  • schopenhauerism — the philosophy of Schopenhauer, who taught that only the cessation of desire can solve the problems arising from the universal impulse of the will to live.
  • scolopendriform — resembling scolopendra
  • self-compatible — able to be fertilized by its own pollen.
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