14-letter words containing r, o, u, l, e, t
- 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.
- picture layout — a picture spread. See under spread (def 33).
- polar equation — an equation in which the variables are polar coordinates.
- polar outbreak — a vigorous thrust of cold, polar air across temperate regions.
- polyunsaturate — a polyunsaturated fat or fatty acid.
- port st. lucie — a town in E Florida.
- portulacaceous — belonging to the Portulacaceae, the purslane family of plants.
- potluck dinner — a meal consisting of whatever food happens to be available without special preparation
- poultry farmer — a person who rears domestic fowls, esp chickens, for their eggs or meat
- pound sterling — pound2 (def 3).
- pour le merite — for merit.
- power struggle — fight to take control
- precalculation — the act or process of calculating; computation.
- precious metal — a metal of the gold, silver, or platinum group.
- precontractual — a preexisting contract that legally prevents a person from making another contract of the same nature.
- predevaluation — of or pertaining to the period prior to devaluation of a given thing
- preformulation — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
- preposterously — completely contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; absurd; senseless; utterly foolish: a preposterous tale.
- prepublication — the period immediately preceding the publication of a book.
- presumptuously — full of, characterized by, or showing presumption or readiness to presume in conduct or thought, as by saying or doing something without right or permission.
- pro-revolution — an overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed.
- proceleusmatic — inciting, animating, or inspiring.
- propaedeutical — relating to preliminary instruction; introductory
- proventriculus — the glandular portion of the stomach of birds, in which food is partially digested before passing to the ventriculus or gizzard.
- provident club — a hire-purchase system offered by some large retail organizations
- pseudodipteral — having an arrangement of columns suggesting a dipteral structure but without the inner colonnade.
- pseudoprostyle — having a colonnade at each end, either very close to the front wall or engaged in it.
- puerto cabello — a seaport in N Venezuela.
- pulmonary tree — the trachea, bronchi, and bronchioles of the lungs, which together resemble an upside-down tree.
- purple boneset — joe-pye weed (def 1).
- pyrometallurgy — the process or technique of refining ores with heat so as to accelerate chemical reactions or to melt the metallic or nonmetallic content.
- quarter dollar — quarter (def 3).
- quarter hollow — a deep cove or cavetto.
- quarter nelson — a hold in which a wrestler, from a kneeling position beside an opponent, puts one hand on the opponent's head, passes the free arm under the far arm of the opponent, and locks the free arm to the other arm by clasping the wrist.
- quodlibetarian — a person who writes, discusses or engages in quodlibets
- rattle through — If you rattle through something, you deal with it quickly in order to finish it.
- reaccumulation — act or state of accumulating; state of being accumulated.
- rearticulation — an act or the process of articulating: the articulation of a form; the articulation of a new thought.
- recapitulation — the act of recapitulating or the state of being recapitulated.
- recurvirostral — with a beak which is bent upwards
- rediscountable — able to be rediscounted
- regulator gene — any gene that exercises control over the expression of another gene or genes.
- repromulgation — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
- resultant tone — a musical sound sometimes heard when two loud notes are sounded together, either lower in pitch than either (differential tone) or higher (summational tone)
- retroserrulate — having tiny retrorse teeth or barbs.
- revolutionised — to bring about a revolution in; effect a radical change in: to revolutionize petroleum refining methods.
- revolutionizer — to bring about a revolution in; effect a radical change in: to revolutionize petroleum refining methods.
- rheumatologist — a specialist in rheumatology, especially a physician who specializes in the treatment of rheumatic diseases, as arthritis, lupus erythematosus, and scleroderma.
- ribonucleotide — an ester, composed of a ribonucleoside and phosphoric acid, that is a constituent of ribonucleic acid.
- rogue elephant — a vicious elephant that has been exiled from the herd.