14-letter words containing s, i, n, o, r
- osmoregulation — the process by which cells and simple organisms maintain fluid and electrolyte balance with their surroundings.
- otitis externa — inflammation of the external ear.
- otitis interna — labyrinthitis.
- over-conscious — aware of one's own existence, sensations, thoughts, surroundings, etc.
- over-consuming — to destroy or expend by use; use up.
- over-precision — the state or quality of being precise.
- over-provision — a clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
- overdistention — the act of distending or the state of being distended.
- overenthusiasm — absorbing or controlling possession of the mind by any interest or pursuit; lively interest: He shows marked enthusiasm for his studies.
- overestimating — Present participle of overestimate.
- overestimation — An excessive estimation.
- overgenerosity — the quality of being too generous
- overinvestment — the investing of money or capital in order to gain profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value.
- overnight stay — in hospital or hotel
- overpersuasion — the act or instance of overpersuading someone
- oversaturating — to cause (a substance) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance, through solution, chemical combination, or the like.
- oversaturation — the act or process of saturating.
- oversensitized — to render sensitive.
- overspill town — a town built or expanded to house excess population from a nearby city
- ownership flat — a flat owned by the occupier
- oxford english — that form of the received pronunciation of English supposed to be typical of Oxford University and regarded by many as affected or pretentious
- oyster farming — the activity of cultivating oysters for food or pearls
- panic disorder — a disorder in which inappropriate, intense apprehension and physical symptoms of fear occur so frequently as to produce significant impairment.
- parajournalism — news reportage that strongly reflects the point of view of the writer or editor or that uses techniques not practiced in conventional journalism.
- pararosaniline — a colourless crystalline alcohol, a component of the red dye fuchsin, also used as a biological stain
- parasitization — an infestation of or by parasites
- parish council — local administrative body
- parking sensor — A parking sensor is a device on a vehicle which detects obstacles and alerts the driver if the vehicle comes too close to them when being parked.
- parrot-fashion — If you learn or repeat something parrot-fashion, you do it accurately but without really understanding what it means.
- parsimoniously — characterized by or showing parsimony; frugal or stingy.
- passion killer — something that is sexually unattractive or inhibiting
- passive reason — the reasoning faculty existing only within an individual mind, limited in scope and perishing with the body.
- pasteurization — to expose (a food, as milk, cheese, yogurt, beer, or wine) to an elevated temperature for a period of time sufficient to destroy certain microorganisms, as those that can produce disease or cause spoilage or undesirable fermentation of food, without radically altering taste or quality.
- patrialisation — the process of patrialising
- pembroke pines — a city in SE Florida, near Fort Lauderdale.
- pentecostarion — a service book of offices for the period from Easter to the Sunday after Pentecost.
- percussion cap — a small metallic cap or cup containing fulminating powder, formerly exploded by percussion to fire the charge of small arms.
- peremptoriness — leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal; imperative: a peremptory command.
- perfidiousness — deliberately faithless; treacherous; deceitful: a perfidious lover.
- peritoneoscopy — an endoscopy examining the peritoneal cavity
- persian violet — any of several plants belonging to the genus Exacum, native to the Old World, as E. affine, having glossy, ovate leaves, and fragrant, bluish flowers: cultivated as a houseplant.
- personal chair — a professorship awarded in recognition of academic achievement
- pertinaciously — holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute.
- petrol station — A petrol station is a garage by the side of the road where petrol is sold and put into vehicles.
- phallocentrism — a doctrine or belief centered on the phallus, especially a belief in the superiority of the male sex.
- phantasmagoria — a shifting series of phantasms, illusions, or deceptive appearances, as in a dream or as created by the imagination.
- phantasmagoric — having a fantastic or deceptive appearance, as something in a dream or created by the imagination.
- phenolic resin — any of the class of thermosetting resins formed by the condensation of phenol, or of a phenol derivative, with an aldehyde, especially formaldehyde: used chiefly in the manufacture of paints and plastics and as adhesives for sandpaper and plywood.
- phenosafranine — safranine (def 2).
- philanthropist — a person who practices philanthropy.