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14-letter words containing s, e, c, r

  • phosphorescent — exhibiting phosphorescence.
  • phosphoroscope — an instrument for measuring the duration of evanescent phosphorescence in different substances.
  • 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.
  • phraseological — manner or style of verbal expression; characteristic language: legal phraseology.
  • physical layer — (networking)   Layer one, the lowest layer in the OSI seven layer model. The physical layer encompasses details such as electrical and mechanical connections to the network, transmission of binary data as changing voltage levels on wires or similar concepts on other connectors, and data rates. The physical layer is used by the data link layer. Example physical layer protocols are CSMA/CD, token ring and bus.
  • phytochemistry — the branch of biochemistry dealing with plants and plant processes.
  • picture spread — an act or instance of spreading: With a spread of her arms the actress acknowledged the applause.
  • 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
  • planar process — a method of producing diffused junctions in semiconductor devices. A pattern of holes is etched into an oxide layer formed on a silicon substrate, into which impurities are diffused through the holes
  • plastic memory — the tendency of certain plastics after being deformed to resume their original form when heated
  • platform scale — a scale with a platform for holding the items to be weighed.
  • pleasure craft — A pleasure craft is the same as a pleasure boat.
  • plesiochronous — (communications)   Nearly synchronised, a term describing a communication system where transmitted signals have the same nominal digital rate but are synchronised on different clocks. According to ITU-T standards, corresponding signals are plesiochronous if their significant instants occur at nominally the same rate, with any variation in rate being constrained within specified limits.
  • pneumothoraces — the presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity.
  • polar distance — codeclination.
  • polar sequence — a series of stars in the vicinity of the N celestial pole whose accurately determined magnitudes serve as the standard for visual and photographic magnitudes of stars
  • policy adviser — a person who provides ideas or plans that are used by an organization or government as a basis for making decisions
  • polysaccharide — a carbohydrate, as starch, inulin, or cellulose, containing more than three monosaccharide units per molecule, the units being attached to each other in the manner of acetals, and therefore capable of hydrolysis by acids or enzymes to monosaccharides.
  • pooper scooper — Also called poop scooper. a small shovel or scooping device designed for use in cleaning up after a dog or other pet that has defecated on a street or sidewalk.
  • pooper-scooper — Also called poop scooper. a small shovel or scooping device designed for use in cleaning up after a dog or other pet that has defecated on a street or sidewalk.
  • pop one's cork — the outer bark of an oak, Quercus suber, of Mediterranean countries, used for making stoppers for bottles, floats, etc.
  • popping crease — a line parallel to and in advance of a bowling crease, marking the limit of a batsman's approach in hitting the ball.
  • porcupine fish — any of several fishes of the family Diodontidae, especially Diodon hystrix, of tropical seas, capable of inflating the body with water or air until it resembles a globe, with erection of the long spines covering the skin.
  • port st. lucie — a town in E Florida.
  • portulacaceous — belonging to the Portulacaceae, the purslane family of plants.
  • 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.
  • post-pregnancy — the state, condition, or quality of being pregnant.
  • postal service — organized handling and delivery of mail
  • postexperience — taking place after a particular experience
  • potts-fracture — a fracture of the lower fibula and of the malleolus of the tibia, resulting in outward displacement of the foot.
  • power politics — political action characterized by the exercise or pursuit of power as a means of coercion.
  • practice nurse — a nurse who works in a medical practice or surgery
  • prairie crocus — a spring flower of the buttercup family
  • prairie school — a group of early 20th-century architects of the Chicago area who designed houses and other buildings with emphasized horizontal lines responding to the flatness of the Midwestern prairie; the best-known member was Frank Lloyd Wright.
  • pre-bachelor's — an unmarried man.
  • pre-capitalist — a person who has capital, especially extensive capital, invested in business enterprises.
  • pre-conclusion — the end or close; final part.
  • pre-discussion — an act or instance of discussing; consideration or examination by argument, comment, etc., especially to explore solutions; informal debate.
  • pre-inspection — the act of inspecting or viewing, especially carefully or critically: an inspection of all luggage on the plane.
  • pre-psychology — the science of the mind or of mental states and processes.
  • preacquisition — the act of acquiring or gaining possession: the acquisition of real estate.
  • preadolescence — the period preceding adolescence, usually designated as the years from 10 to 13.
  • preanaesthetic — a drug administered prior to an anaesthetic
  • precariousness — dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure: a precarious livelihood.
  • precious coral — red coral.
  • precious metal — a metal of the gold, silver, or platinum group.
  • precious stone — a gem distinguished for its beauty and rarity, used in jewelry.
  • precision-made — made to precise specifications
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