15-letter words containing t, e, r, a, c
- pastel-coloured — pale-coloured; in a shade such as pink or pale blue
- pavel petrovich — Paul I (def 2).
- peacock feather — a (distinctive and brightly coloured) feather from the peacock
- peak production — the maximum production
- pectoral girdle — (in vertebrates) a bony or cartilaginous arch supporting the forelimbs.
- pectoral muscle — muscle of the chest
- penshurst place — a 14th-century mansion near Tunbridge Wells in Kent: birthplace of Sir Philip Sidney; gardens laid out from 1560
- perchloroethane — hexachloroethane.
- perfect cadence — a cadence in which the tonic chord has its root in both bass and soprano.
- performance art — a collaborative art form originating in the 1970s as a fusion of several artistic media, as painting, film, video, music, drama, and dance, and deriving in part from the 1960s performance happenings.
- pergamentaceous — (esp of plants) resembling parchment, whether in texture or composition
- perpetual check — a continuing series of checks resulting in a drawn game because they cannot be halted or evaded without resulting in checkmate or a serious disadvantage.
- personification — the attribution of human nature or character to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract notions, especially as a rhetorical figure.
- pharmacotherapy — the treatment of disease through the administration of drugs.
- 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.
- photorefractive — of or relating to a change in the index of refraction by spatial variations of the light intensity, as in a laser.
- piano reduction — a musical score having the parts condensed or simplified in two staves, to render the music playable on the piano by one person.
- picture gallery — place where art is exhibited and sold
- picture library — A picture library is a collection of photographs that is held by a particular company or organization. Newspapers or publishers can pay to use the photographs in their publications.
- picture-framing — the job of framing photos, paintings etc
- piece to camera — a TV report in which a reporter is filmed saying something
- pied flycatcher — a small black and white migratory bird of Europe and western Asia, Ficedula hypoleuca
- pinochet ugarte — Augusto [ou-goos-taw] /aʊˈgus tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1915–2006, Chilean army general and political leader: president 1973–90.
- 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.
- planet-stricken — believed to be adversely affected mentally or physically by the planets
- planimetrically — in a planimetric manner
- planter's punch — a punch made with rum, lime juice, sugar, and water or soda.
- plastic surgeon — doctor who performs cosmetic surgery
- plastic surgery — the branch of surgery dealing with the repair or replacement of malformed, injured, or lost organs or tissues of the body, chiefly by the transplant of living tissues.
- platform rocker — a rocking chair supported on a stationary base
- platform scales — a weighing machine which has a platform that you put something on to be weighed
- platform ticket — a pass allowing a visitor to enter upon a railroad platform from which those not traveling are ordinarily excluded.
- pneumatic drill — a percussive power drill powered by compressed air
- polycarboxylate — a salt or ester of a polycarboxylic acid. Polycarboxylate esters are used in certain detergents
- polychlorinated — having multiple chlorine atoms
- polycrystalline — (of a rock or metal) composed of aggregates of individual crystals.
- popular culture — cultural activities or commercial products reflecting, suited to, or aimed at the tastes of the general masses of people.
- portland cement — a type of hydraulic cement usually made by burning a mixture of limestone and clay in a kiln.
- positive caster — a person or thing that casts.
- posthemorrhagic — occurring after a haemorrhage
- pott's fracture — a fracture of the lower fibula and of the malleolus of the tibia, resulting in outward displacement of the foot.
- power macintosh — Power Mac
- practical nurse — a person who has not graduated from an accredited school of nursing but whose vocation is caring for the sick.
- pragmaticalness — the quality of being pragmatical or meddlesome
- pre-acquisition — the act of acquiring or gaining possession: the acquisition of real estate.
- pre-celebration — an act of celebrating.
- pre-concentrate — to bring or draw to a common center or point of union; converge; direct toward one point; focus: to concentrate one's attention on a problem; to concentrate the rays of the sun with a lens.
- pre-contractual — a preexisting contract that legally prevents a person from making another contract of the same nature.
- pre-romanticism — romantic spirit or tendency.