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14-letter words containing s, p, o, i, l

  • pseudo-medical — of or relating to the science or practice of medicine: medical history; medical treatment.
  • pseudodipteral — having an arrangement of columns suggesting a dipteral structure but without the inner colonnade.
  • pseudosolution — a colloidal suspension in which the finely divided particles appear to be dissolved because they are so widely dispersed in the surrounding medium.
  • psilanthropism — the doctrine that Jesus Christ was only a human being.
  • psilanthropist — a person who believes that Jesus was merely human
  • psychoanalysis — a systematic structure of theories concerning the relation of conscious and unconscious psychological processes.
  • psychoanalytic — a systematic structure of theories concerning the relation of conscious and unconscious psychological processes.
  • psychochemical — pertaining to chemicals or drugs that affect the mind or behavior.
  • psychogalvanic — pertaining to or involving electric changes in the body resulting from reactions to mental or emotional stimuli.
  • psychophysical — the branch of psychology that deals with the relationships between physical stimuli and resulting sensations and mental states.
  • psychosocially — from a psychosocial point of view
  • pteridophilist — a person who shows an excessive enthusiam for ferns
  • public housing — housing owned or operated by a government and usually offered at low rent to the needy.
  • pull-down list — (operating system)   (Or "drop-down list") A graphical user interface component that allows the user to choose one (or sometimes more than one) item from a list. The current choice is visible in a small rectangle and when the user clicks on it, a list of items is revealed below it. The user can then click on one of these to make it the current choice and the list disappears. In some cases, by holding down a modifier key such as Ctrl when clicking, the selection is added to (or removed from) the set of current choices rather than replacing it.
  • purple passion — a variety of the velvet plant, Gynura aurantiaca, having trailing stems and leaves densely covered with purple hairs, grown as a houseplant.
  • push down list — (programming)   (PDL) In ITS days, the preferred MITism for stack. See overflow pdl.
  • pyelonephritis — inflammation of the kidney and its pelvis, caused by a bacterial infection.
  • pyelonephrosis — any disease of the kidney and its pelvis.
  • pyophthalmitis — suppurative inflammation of the eye.
  • pyramidologist — a person who believes in pyramidology
  • quasi-complete — having all parts or elements; lacking nothing; whole; entire; full: a complete set of Mark Twain's writings.
  • quasi-personal — of, relating to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private: a personal opinion.
  • quintus prolog — (language, product)   A version of Prolog developed by Quintus. Development of Quintus Prolog had transferred to the Swedish Institute of Computer Science by December 1998. Telephone: +1 (800) 542 1283.
  • quota sampling — a method of conducting market research in which the sample is selected according to a quota-system based on such factors as age, sex, social class, etc
  • rail transport — the system of taking passengers or goods from one place to another by railway
  • rejection slip — a notification of rejection, attached by a publisher to a manuscript before returning the work to its author.
  • repositionable — to put in a new or different position; shift: to reposition the artwork on the advertising layout.
  • residual power — power retained by a governmental authority after certain powers have been delegated to other authorities.
  • responsibility — the state or fact of being responsible, answerable, or accountable for something within one's power, control, or management.
  • rhizocephalous — belonging to the Rhizocephala, a group of degenerate hermaphrodite crustaceans that are parasitic chiefly on crabs.
  • runcible spoon — a forklike utensil with two broad prongs and one sharp, curved prong, as used for serving hors d'oeuvres.
  • sample section — a section of sth, intended as representative of the whole
  • scaphocephalic — premature closure of the sagittal suture resulting in a deformed skull having an elongated, keellike shape.
  • sceuophylacium — a place where sacred vessels are kept
  • self-appointed — chosen by oneself to act in a certain capacity or to fulfill a certain function, especially pompously or self-righteously: a self-appointed guardian of the public's morals.
  • self-deception — the act or fact of deceiving oneself.
  • self-exploited — to utilize, especially for profit; turn to practical account: to exploit a business opportunity.
  • self-important — having or showing an exaggerated opinion of one's own importance; pompously conceited or haughty.
  • self-operating — automatic.
  • self-operative — automatic.
  • self-ownership — the state or fact of being an owner.
  • self-parodying — given to or involving self-parody
  • self-poisoning — illness due to the taking of poison
  • self-promotion — advancement in rank or position.
  • self-provision — a clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
  • semipolar bond — type of chemical bond
  • sharptail mola — a fish, Masturus lanceolatus, related to the ocean sunfish but having a pointed tail.
  • sheepdog trial — a competition in which sheepdogs are tested in their tasks
  • shopping plaza — a complex of stores, banks, movie theaters, etc.; shopping center.
  • shortleaf pine — a pine, Pinus echinata, of the southern U.S., having short, flexible leaves.
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