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14-letter words containing p, r, i, e

  • petrol station — A petrol station is a garage by the side of the road where petrol is sold and put into vehicles.
  • petrophysicist — a person who studies, or is an expert in, petrophysics
  • petty criminal — someone who commits petty crime or a petty crime
  • phallocentrism — a doctrine or belief centered on the phallus, especially a belief in the superiority of the male sex.
  • pharmaceutical — pertaining to pharmacy or pharmacists.
  • pharmacopoeial — a book published usually under the jurisdiction of the government and containing a list of drugs, their formulas, methods for making medicinal preparations, requirements and tests for their strength and purity, and other related information.
  • pharmacopoeian — an individual who has expert knowledge of a pharmacopoeia
  • phase-wrapping — (MIT) wrap around.
  • phenobarbitone — a white, crystalline powder, C 1 2 H 1 2 N 2 O 3 , used as a sedative, a hypnotic, and as an antispasmodic in epilepsy.
  • phenolic resin — any of the class of thermosetting resins formed by the condensation of phenol, or of a phenol derivative, with an aldehyde, especially formaldehyde: used chiefly in the manufacture of paints and plastics and as adhesives for sandpaper and plywood.
  • phenosafranine — safranine (def 2).
  • phenylcarbinol — benzyl alcohol.
  • phenylthiourea — a crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 6 H 5 NHCSNH 2 , that is either tasteless or bitter, depending upon the heredity of the taster, and is used in medical genetics and as a diagnostic.
  • philanthropize — to treat (persons) in a philanthropic manner.
  • phillips curve — a curve that purports to plot the relationship between unemployment and inflation on the theory that as inflation falls unemployment rises and vice versa
  • phillips screw — a screw having a cruciform slot into which a screwdriver with a cruciform point (Phillips screwdriver (trademark)) fits
  • philosophaster — a person who has only a superficial knowledge of philosophy or who feigns a knowledge he or she does not possess.
  • philosopheress — a philosopher who is a woman
  • phonochemistry — the branch of chemistry concerned with the chemical effects of sound and ultrasonic waves
  • phonoreception — the physiological perception of sound.
  • phosphoprotein — a protein, as casein or ovalbumin, in which one or more hydroxyl groups of serine, threonine, or tyrosine are hydroxylated.
  • photochemistry — the branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical action of light.
  • photoengraving — a photographic process of preparing printing plates for letterpress printing.
  • photoperiodism — the response, as affecting growth or reproduction, of an organism to the length of exposure to light in a 24-hour period.
  • photorealistic — a style of painting flourishing in the 1970s, especially in the U.S., England, and France, and depicting commonplace scenes or ordinary people, with a meticulously detailed realism, flat images, and barely discernible brushwork that suggests and often is based on or incorporates an actual photograph.
  • photoreception — the physiological perception of light.
  • photoreceptive — of or relating to photoreception
  • photorecording — the act of making photographic records, especially of documents.
  • photoreduction — a reduction reaction induced by light.
  • photoresistive — photoconductive
  • phraseological — manner or style of verbal expression; characteristic language: legal phraseology.
  • physical layer — (networking)   Layer one, the lowest layer in the OSI seven layer model. The physical layer encompasses details such as electrical and mechanical connections to the network, transmission of binary data as changing voltage levels on wires or similar concepts on other connectors, and data rates. The physical layer is used by the data link layer. Example physical layer protocols are CSMA/CD, token ring and bus.
  • phytochemistry — the branch of biochemistry dealing with plants and plant processes.
  • piano concerto — a musical piece composed for the piano accompanied by an orchestra
  • picture editor — someone whose job is to deal with the photographs and illustrations for a newspaper or magazine
  • picture layout — a picture spread. See under spread (def 33).
  • picture puzzle — jigsaw puzzle (def 1).
  • picture spread — an act or instance of spreading: With a spread of her arms the actress acknowledged the applause.
  • picture window — a large window in a house, usually dominating the room or wall in which it is located, and often designed or placed to present an attractive view.
  • picture-framer — a person or company whose job is to frame photographs, paintings etc
  • piece together — a separate or limited portion or quantity of something: a piece of land; a piece of chocolate.
  • piecrust table — a table having a top, usually round, with a raised and intricately carved edge.
  • piedras negras — a city in N Mexico, on the Rio Grande.
  • pierian spring — a fountain in Pieria, sacred to the Muses and supposedly conferring inspiration or learning on anyone who drank from it.
  • pierre vernier — Pierre [pyer] /pyɛr/ (Show IPA), 1580–1637, French mathematician and inventor.
  • piezochemistry — the study of chemical reactions at high pressures
  • pigeon fancier — sb who breeds pigeons
  • pigeon-hearted — timid; meek.
  • pigeon-livered — meek-tempered; spiritless; mild.
  • pilaster strip — a pilaster mass of relatively slight projection.
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