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14-letter words containing r, e, t, i, c

  • 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.
  • pneumatic tire — wheel cover filled with pressurized air
  • pneumatic tyre — a rubber tyre filled with air under pressure, used esp on motor vehicles
  • poikilothermic — cold-blooded (def 1 .) (opposed to homoiothermal).
  • point calimere — a cape on the SE coast of India, on the Palk Strait
  • polar distance — codeclination.
  • port st. lucie — a town in E Florida.
  • port-au-prince — Formerly Hayti. a republic in the West Indies occupying the W part of the island of Hispaniola. 10,714 sq. mi. (27,750 sq. km). Capital: Port-au-Prince.
  • post-cartesian — of or relating to Descartes, his mathematical methods, or his philosophy, especially with regard to its emphasis on logical analysis and its mechanistic interpretation of physical nature.
  • postal service — organized handling and delivery of mail
  • postexperience — taking place after a particular experience
  • potentiometric — a device for measuring electromotive force or potential difference by comparison with a known voltage.
  • potluck dinner — a meal consisting of whatever food happens to be available without special preparation
  • power politics — political action characterized by the exercise or pursuit of power as a means of coercion.
  • practical joke — a playful trick, often involving some physical agent or means, in which the victim is placed in an embarrassing or disadvantageous position.
  • practice nurse — a nurse who works in a medical practice or surgery
  • practice-teach — to work as a practice teacher.
  • pre-accounting — an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative: an account of the meetings; an account of the trip.
  • pre-accredited — to ascribe or attribute to (usually followed by with): He was accredited with having said it.
  • pre-anticipate — to realize beforehand; foretaste or foresee: to anticipate pleasure.
  • pre-capitalist — a person who has capital, especially extensive capital, invested in business enterprises.
  • pre-collegiate — of or relating to a college: collegiate life.
  • pre-inspection — the act of inspecting or viewing, especially carefully or critically: an inspection of all luggage on the plane.
  • preacquisition — the act of acquiring or gaining possession: the acquisition of real estate.
  • preanaesthetic — a drug administered prior to an anaesthetic
  • 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.
  • precious metal — a metal of the gold, silver, or platinum group.
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