13-letter words containing p, v
- passive voice — grammar: verb form takes when subject acted upon
- pate de verre — French. a decorative glass made in a mold in which powdered glass of various hues is mixed, blended, and fused.
- paucis verbis — in or by few words; with brevity.
- pavement café — part of a café which is outdoors or on the pavement or sidewalk
- pavilion roof — a pyramidal hip roof.
- peanut heaven — peanut gallery (def 1).
- peer-reviewed — of or being scientific or scholarly writing or research that has undergone evaluation by other experts in the field (peer review) to judge if it merits publication or funding
- pelvic girdle — (in vertebrates) a bony or cartilaginous arch supporting the hind limbs or analogous parts.
- penetratively — in a penetrative manner
- pennsylvanian — of or relating to the state of Pennsylvania.
- perez-reverte — Arturo. born 1951, Spanish novelist and writer; his books include The Fencing Master (1988), The Dumas Club (1993), The Queen of the South (2002), and the historical 'Captain Alatriste' series, beginning with Captain Alatriste (1996)
- perivitelline — located around the vitellus (yolk) of an egg
- perseveration — the act or process of perseverating.
- perseverative — to repeat something insistently or redundantly: to perseverate in reminding children of their responsibilities.
- perseveringly — displaying perseverance; resolutely persistent; steadfast: a persevering student.
- perspectively — a technique of depicting volumes and spatial relationships on a flat surface. Compare aerial perspective, linear perspective.
- perspectivism — the doctrine that reality is known only in terms of the perspectives of it seen by individuals or groups at particular moments.
- perspectivist — the doctrine that reality is known only in terms of the perspectives of it seen by individuals or groups at particular moments.
- peruvian bark — cinchona (def 2).
- pervaporation — Pervaporation is a separation process in which a substance permeates through a membrane and then evaporates.
- pervasiveness — spread throughout: The corruption is so pervasive that it is accepted as the way to do business.
- petrol-driven — (of a car, engine, etc) powered by petrol
- petropavlovsk — a city in N Kazakhstan on the Ishim River. Pop: 190 000 (2005 est)
- pham van dong — 1906–2000, Vietnamese political leader: prime minister of North Vietnam 1955–76 and of unified Vietnam 1976–86.
- philippeville — former name of Skikda.
- photonegative — pertaining to a substance, as selenium, having a conductivity that decreases upon absorption of electromagnetic radiation.
- photopositive — pertaining to a substance whose conductivity increases upon absorption of electromagnetic radiation.
- photovoltaics — (used with a singular verb) a field of semiconductor technology involving the direct conversion of electromagnetic radiation as sunlight, into electricity.
- pigouvian tax — a tax levied to counter an economic negative externality, for example taxing producers of industrial pollution in order to encourage pollution control
- piss all over — to be far superior to
- pivot grammar — a loose grammar said to govern two-word utterances by children
- plain vanilla — having no embellishments, extra equipment, elaborate packaging, etc.; plain; simple; down-to-earth: I want a plain-vanilla car without a lot of chrome trim.
- plain-vanilla — having no embellishments, extra equipment, elaborate packaging, etc.; plain; simple; down-to-earth: I want a plain-vanilla car without a lot of chrome trim.
- plano-concave — pertaining to or noting a lens that is plane on one side and concave on the other.
- platonic love — Platonism. love of the Idea of beauty, seen as terminating an evolution from the desire for an individual and the love of physical beauty to the love and contemplation of spiritual or ideal beauty.
- pleasantville — a city in SE New Jersey.
- plumbosolvent — able to dissolve lead
- plural voting — right to vote more than once
- point of view — a specified or stated manner of consideration or appraisal; standpoint: from the point of view of a doctor.
- point shaving — (especially in basketball) the illegal practice, by one or more bribed players, of deliberately limiting the number of points scored to conform to the desires of corrupt gamblers.
- point-shaving — (especially in basketball) the illegal practice, by one or more bribed players, of deliberately limiting the number of points scored to conform to the desires of corrupt gamblers.
- pole-vaulting — a field sport in which competitors attempt to clear a high bar with the aid of an extremely flexible long pole
- polio vaccine — a vaccine administered to induce specific active immunity to poliomyelitis.
- pollice verso — with thumbs turned downward: the sign made by spectators calling for the death of a defeated gladiator in the ancient Roman circus.
- polyoma virus — a small DNA-containing virus, of the papovavirus group, that can produce a variety of tumors in mice, hamsters, rabbits, and rats.
- pont l'eveque — a strongly flavored, pale-yellow cheese with a soft center, made from whole or skimmed milk.
- popcorn movie — a film that appeals to a mass audience
- positive sign — the sign (+) used to indicate a positive quantity
- postoperative — occurring after a surgical operation.
- postvasectomy — of or occurring in the period after a vasectomy