14-letter words containing r, e, c, p, t, i
- particularness — the quality of being exceptional or individual
- parturifacient — inducing or accelerating labor, or childbirth; oxytocic.
- pectinesterase — an enzyme present in plants, and some bacteria and fungi, which hydrolyses pectin
- peltier effect — the change in temperature of either junction of a thermocouple when a current is maintained in the thermocouple and after allowance is made for a temperature change due to resistance.
- pentecostarion — a service book of offices for the period from Easter to the Sunday after Pentecost.
- perceivability — capable of being perceived; perceptible.
- perceptibility — capable of being perceived; recognizable; appreciable: a perceptible change in his behavior.
- perceptiveness — having or showing keenness of insight, understanding, or intuition: a perceptive analysis of the problems involved.
- perfectibilism — the belief in the perfectibility of human nature
- perfectibilist — (predominantly in relation to the Illuminati) a person who believes that a given thing, usually human nature, is perfectible
- perfectibility — capable of becoming or of being made perfect; improvable.
- perfectiveness — the state or quality of being perfective
- period costume — the attire typical of a particular period in time
- periodic table — a table illustrating the periodic system, in which the chemical elements, formerly arranged in the order of their atomic weights and now according to their atomic numbers, are shown in related groups.
- peripateticism — walking or traveling about; itinerant.
- peritoneoscopy — an endoscopy examining the peritoneal cavity
- peritrichously — in a peritrichous manner; in a fashion characteristic of a peritrichous organism
- perlocutionary — (of a speech act) producing an effect upon the listener, as in persuading, frightening, amusing, or causing the listener to act.
- permaculturist — a system of cultivation intended to maintain permanent agriculture or horticulture by relying on renewable resources and a self-sustaining ecosystem.
- persian carpet — a handwoven carpet or rug produced in Iran and characterized by fine warp and filling yarns, a usually tight, even pile made with the Sehna knot, and a variety of floral, foliate, animal, and avian designs woven in rich, harmonious colors.
- pertinaciously — holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute.
- petrochemicals — substances, such as acetone or ethanol, obtained from petroleum or natural gas
- petrochemistry — the branch of chemistry dealing with petroleum or its products.
- 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.
- phonochemistry — the branch of chemistry concerned with the chemical effects of sound and ultrasonic waves
- phonoreception — the physiological perception of sound.
- photochemistry — the branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical action of light.
- 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.
- 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.
- piezochemistry — the study of chemical reactions at high pressures
- pitch cylinder — (in a gear or rack) an imaginary surface forming a plane (pitch plane) a cylinder (pitch cylinder) or a cone or frustrum (pitch cone) that moves tangentially to a similar surface in a meshing gear so that both surfaces travel at the same speed.
- pithecanthrope — (sometimes initial capital letter) a member of the former genus Pithecanthropus.
- plastic memory — the tendency of certain plastics after being deformed to resume their original form when heated
- pleural cavity — a narrow, fluid-filled space between the pleural membranes of the lung and the inner chest wall.