15-letter words containing p, o, r, m, e, i
- 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-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-romantic — of, relating to, or of the nature of romance; characteristic or suggestive of the world of romance: a romantic adventure.
- psychochemistry — the treatment of mental illnesses by drugs
- 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-proclaimed — to announce or declare in an official or formal manner: to proclaim war.
- semipornography — partial pornography; material that is almost pornographic
- simple fraction — a ratio of two integers.
- simple majority — less than half of the total votes cast but more than the minimum required to win, as when there are more than two candidates or choices.
- sodium peroxide — a yellowish-white, hygroscopic, water-soluble powder, Na 2 O 2 , used chiefly as a bleaching agent and as an oxidizing agent.
- somatic therapy — any of a group of treatments presumed to act on biological factors leading to mental illness.
- spectrochemical — of, relating to, or utilizing the techniques of spectrochemistry.
- spelling reform — an attempt to change the spelling of English words to make it conform more closely to pronunciation.
- spermatoblastic — relating to a spermatoblast
- spermatogenesis — the origin and development of spermatozoa.
- spirochaetaemia — the presence of spirochaetes in the blood
- sports medicine — a field of medicine concerned with the functioning of the human body during physical activity and with the prevention and treatment of athletic injuries.
- strephosymbolia — a condition of perceiving objects as their mirror image and, specifically, having difficulty in distinguishing letters in words
- super-committee — a committee with members from two or more organizations or political groups
- superimposition — to impose, place, or set over, above, or on something else.
- superpatriotism — the quality of being superpatriotic
- supreme council — the legislature of the former Soviet Union and its successor states, consisting of an upper house (Soviet of the Union or Council of the Union) whose delegates are elected on the basis of population, and a lower house (Soviet of Nationalities or Council of Nationalities) whose delegates are elected to represent the various nationalities.
- symmetric group — the group of all permutations of a finite set.