15-letter words containing p, r, i, v, t
- negative profit — a financial loss
- non-cooperative — failure or refusal to cooperate.
- non-descriptive — having the quality of describing; characterized by description: a descriptive passage in an essay.
- non-improvement — an act of improving or the state of being improved.
- non-penetrative — (of sexual activity) not involving penetration by the penis
- non-suppurative — suppurating; characterized by suppuration.
- nonprescriptive — that prescribes; giving directions or injunctions: a prescriptive letter from an anxious father.
- nonreproductive — Not able to reproduce; sterile.
- objective prism — a large prism placed in front of the objective lens or mirror of a telescope, allowing the simultaneous acquisition of the spectra of many stars.
- open university — higher education by correspondence
- over-capitalise — to fix the total amount of securities of a corporation in excess of the limits set by law or by sound financial policy.
- over-complexity — the state or quality of being complex; intricacy: the complexity of urban life.
- over-particular — of or relating to a single or specific person, thing, group, class, occasion, etc., rather than to others or all; special rather than general: one's particular interests in books.
- over-passionate — having, compelled by, or ruled by intense emotion or strong feeling; fervid: a passionate advocate of socialism.
- over-population — to fill with an excessive number of people, straining available resources and facilities: Expanding industry has overpopulated the western suburbs.
- overapplication — excessive application
- overcapitalized — Simple past tense and past participle of overcapitalize.
- overcapitalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overcapitalize.
- overconsumption — the act of consuming, as by use, decay, or destruction.
- overexpectation — excessive expectation
- overexpenditure — the act of expending something, especially funds; disbursement; consumption.
- overopinionated — too opinionated
- overpessimistic — excessively pessimistic or negative in outlook
- overpreparation — the act or instance of preparing excessively
- overspeculation — the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
- palliative-care — medical care focused on improving the quality of life of patients with serious illnesses, as by treating symptoms and providing emotional support.
- participatively — to take or have a part or share, as with others; partake; share (usually followed by in): to participate in profits; to participate in a play.
- paternity leave — a leave of absence from a job for a father to care for a new baby.
- pavel petrovich — Paul I (def 2).
- pavement artist — sidewalk artist.
- penal servitude — imprisonment together with hard labor.
- penetrativeness — the quality or condition of being penetrative
- phosphorylative — of or relating to phosphorylation
- photorefractive — of or relating to a change in the index of refraction by spatial variations of the light intensity, as in a laser.
- pincer movement — a military maneuver in which both flanks of an enemy force are attacked with the aim of attaining complete encirclement.
- play favourites — to display favouritism
- portative organ — capable of being carried; portable.
- positive caster — a person or thing that casts.
- post-revolution — an overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed.
- postdivestiture — taking place after divestiture
- postoperatively — occurring after a surgical operation.
- pre-advertising — to announce or praise (a product, service, etc.) in some public medium of communication in order to induce people to buy or use it: to advertise a new brand of toothpaste.
- pre-deprivation — the act of depriving.
- pre-legislative — having the function of making laws: a legislative body.
- preservationism — a person who advocates or promotes preservation, especially of wildlife, natural areas, or historical places.
- preservationist — a person who advocates or promotes preservation, especially of wildlife, natural areas, or historical places.
- preverification — the state of being verified.
- preview monitor — (in a television studio control room) a picture monitor used for inspecting a picture source before it is switched to transmission
- price-sensitive — likely to affect the price of property, esp shares and securities
- printer's devil — devil (def 5).