14-letter words containing p, r, e, i, o
- pre-conclusion — the end or close; final part.
- pre-copernican — of or relating to Copernicus or his theories.
- pre-depression — the act of depressing.
- pre-discussion — an act or instance of discussing; consideration or examination by argument, comment, etc., especially to explore solutions; informal debate.
- pre-generation — the entire body of individuals born and living at about the same time: the postwar generation.
- pre-inspection — the act of inspecting or viewing, especially carefully or critically: an inspection of all luggage on the plane.
- pre-intimation — to indicate or make known indirectly; hint; imply; suggest.
- pre-invitation — the act of inviting.
- pre-peritoneal — the serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity and investing its viscera.
- pre-persuasion — the act of persuading or seeking to persuade.
- preacquisition — the act of acquiring or gaining possession: the acquisition of real estate.
- preapplication — the act of putting to a special use or purpose: the application of common sense to a problem.
- precalculation — the act or process of calculating; computation.
- precariousness — dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure: a precarious livelihood.
- precious coral — red coral.
- precious metal — a metal of the gold, silver, or platinum group.
- precious stone — a gem distinguished for its beauty and rarity, used in jewelry.
- precipitinogen — Immunology. an antigen that stimulates precipitin production or that reacts with antibody in an immunoprecipitation reaction.
- precision-made — made to precise specifications
- precociousness — unusually advanced or mature in development, especially mental development: a precocious child.
- precompetitive — in marketing, designating or occurring during the stage prior to the completion of development of a product, when companies collaborate rather than compete
- precompression — the act of compressing.
- preconceptions — a conception or opinion formed beforehand.
- preconditioned — something that must come before or is necessary to a subsequent result; condition: a precondition for a promotion.
- predesignation — to designate beforehand.
- predesignatory — in the terminology of Sir William Hamilton, (of a sign) affixed to a proposition or term to indicate quantity
- predestination — an act of predestinating or predestining.
- predevaluation — of or pertaining to the period prior to devaluation of a given thing
- predicate noun — a noun used in the predicate with a copulative verb or a factitive verb and having the same referent as the subject of the copulative verb or the direct object of the factitive verb, as in She is the mayor or They elected her mayor.
- predisposition — the fact or condition of being predisposed: a predisposition to think optimistically.
- prefabrication — to fabricate or construct beforehand.
- preformulation — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
- preincarnation — a previous incarnation or an existence before incarnation.
- premium income — An insurer's premium income is the income that it earns from premiums.
- prenegotiation — taking place before a formal negotiation
- preoperational — able to function or be used; functional: How soon will the new factory be operational?
- preoperatively — in a preoperative context
- prepared piano — a grand piano that has been altered for some modern compositions by having various objects attached to its strings to change the sound and pitch, and performance on which typically involves playing the keys, plucking the strings, slapping the body of the instrument, and slamming the keyboard lid.
- prepositioning — to position in advance or beforehand: to preposition troops in anticipated trouble spots.
- prepreparation — a proceeding, measure, or provision by which one prepares for something: preparations for a journey.
- preprogramming — the action of programming a computer in advance
- prepublication — the period immediately preceding the publication of a book.
- prerevisionist — preceding revisionism
- presentational — of or relating to presentation.
- pressure point — a point on the skin that is extremely sensitive to pressure because of the presence of pressure-sensing organs.
- pressurization — the process or act of pressurizing.
- presupposition — to suppose or assume beforehand; take for granted in advance.
- presymptomatic — relating to or describing a symptom that occurs before the typical symptoms of a disease
- pretensionless — without pretension
- pretermination — of the period before termination (esp of employment)