15-letter words containing s, i, n, o, r, e
- personalization — to have marked with one's initials, name, or monogram: to personalize stationery.
- personification — the attribution of human nature or character to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract notions, especially as a rhetorical figure.
- peter of amiens — c1050–1115, French monk: preacher of the first Crusade 1095–99.
- phloem necrosis — a disease of the American elm caused by a mycoplasmalike organism, characterized by yellowing and necrosis of the foliage and yellowish-brown discoloration of the phloem.
- phosphocreatine — a compound, C 4 H 1 0 O 5 N 3 P, found chiefly in muscle, formed by the enzymatic interaction of an organic phosphate and creatine, the breakdown of which provides energy for muscle contraction.
- photosensitizer — a drug, food, or other chemical that increases sensitivity to light and other visible photons
- phrasemongering — the act of coining memorable phrases
- pinkster flower — a wild azalea, Rhododendron periclymenoides, of the U.S., having pink or purplish flowers.
- pistachio green — a light or medium shade of yellow green.
- pithecanthropus — a former genus of extinct hominids whose members have now been assigned to the proposed species Homo erectus.
- plastic surgeon — doctor who performs cosmetic surgery
- platform tennis — a variation of tennis played on a wooden platform enclosed with chicken wire in which the players hit a rubber ball with wooden paddles following the same basic rules as tennis except that only one serve is permitted and balls can be played off the back and side fences.
- pleasure-loving — enjoying pleasure
- police marksman — a police officer skilled in precision shooting, esp with a sniper rifle
- police presence — attendance or proximity of police officers
- polycrystalline — (of a rock or metal) composed of aggregates of individual crystals.
- polyvinyl resin — any of the class of thermoplastic resins derived by the polymerization or copolymerization of a vinyl compound: used chiefly as adhesives, sizing agents, and coatings.
- pontine marshes — an area of W Italy, southeast of Rome: formerly malarial swamps, drained in 1932–34 after numerous attempts since 160 bc had failed
- port wine stain — a large birthmark of purplish color, usually on the face or neck.
- port-wine stain — a large birthmark of purplish color, usually on the face or neck.
- position isomer — any of two or more isomers that differ only in the position occupied by a substituent.
- post-depression — the act of depressing.
- post-experience — a particular instance of personally encountering or undergoing something: My encounter with the bear in the woods was a frightening experience.
- post-liberation — the act of liberating or the state of being liberated.
- post-parturient — bearing or about to bear young; travailing.
- post-retirement — the act of retiring, withdrawing, or leaving; the state of being retired.
- post-revolution — an overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed.
- post-tridentine — of or relating to the city of Trent.
- postsynchronize — to add sound, such as dubbing, to a film or video after shooting is completed
- power macintosh — Power Mac
- pre-acquisition — the act of acquiring or gaining possession: the acquisition of real estate.
- pre-consumption — the act of consuming, as by use, decay, or destruction.
- pre-romanticism — romantic spirit or tendency.
- preconstruction — the act or art of constructing.
- preformationism — the belief in the theory of preformation
- preformationist — someone who advocates the theory of preformation
- preprofessional — of or relating to the time preceding one's concentrated study or practice of a profession: preprofessional training.
- preregistration — early registration, in advance of event or general registration
- presentationism — the doctrine that in perception, or in all forms of knowledge, there is an immediate awareness of the things perceived.
- preservationism — a person who advocates or promotes preservation, especially of wildlife, natural areas, or historical places.
- preservationist — a person who advocates or promotes preservation, especially of wildlife, natural areas, or historical places.
- pretentiousness — characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved: a pretentious, self-important waiter.
- prince of wales — Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall ("The Black Prince") 1330–76, English military leader (son of Edward III).
- printer's error — an error introduced into typeset copy by the compositor, so that the printer cannot charge for correcting it. Abbreviation: P.E., p.e.
- prior restraint — a court order banning publication of unpublished material.
- prison governor — the senior administrator or head of a prison
- prison sentence — confinement in prison as a punishment imposed on a person who has been found guilty of a crime
- prisoner of war — a person who is captured and held by an enemy during war, especially a member of the armed forces. Abbreviation: POW.
- prisoner's base — any of various children's games in which each of two teams has a home base where members of the opposing team are kept prisoner after being tagged or caught and from which they can be freed only in specified ways.
- probationership — the position of a probationer