14-letter words containing t, o, p, i, e
- peritonealized — to cover with peritoneum.
- peritoneoscopy — an endoscopy examining the peritoneal cavity
- peritrichously — in a peritrichous manner; in a fashion characteristic of a peritrichous organism
- perlocutionary — (of a speech act) producing an effect upon the listener, as in persuading, frightening, amusing, or causing the listener to act.
- 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.
- pertinaciously — holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute.
- perturbational — relating to perturbation
- petrochemicals — substances, such as acetone or ethanol, obtained from petroleum or natural gas
- petrochemistry — the branch of chemistry dealing with petroleum or its products.
- petrol station — A petrol station is a garage by the side of the road where petrol is sold and put into vehicles.
- petrophysicist — a person who studies, or is an expert in, petrophysics
- petty official — a minor official in government, etc
- phallocentrism — a doctrine or belief centered on the phallus, especially a belief in the superiority of the male sex.
- phase velocity — the velocity with which a simple harmonic wave is propagated, equal to the wavelength divided by the period of vibration.
- phenobarbitone — a white, crystalline powder, C 1 2 H 1 2 N 2 O 3 , used as a sedative, a hypnotic, and as an antispasmodic in epilepsy.
- phenotypically — the observable constitution of an organism.
- phenylthiourea — a crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 6 H 5 NHCSNH 2 , that is either tasteless or bitter, depending upon the heredity of the taster, and is used in medical genetics and as a diagnostic.
- philanthropize — to treat (persons) in a philanthropic manner.
- philosophaster — a person who has only a superficial knowledge of philosophy or who feigns a knowledge he or she does not possess.
- phonochemistry — the branch of chemistry concerned with the chemical effects of sound and ultrasonic waves
- phonoreception — the physiological perception of sound.
- phosphoprotein — a protein, as casein or ovalbumin, in which one or more hydroxyl groups of serine, threonine, or tyrosine are hydroxylated.
- photochemistry — the branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical action of light.
- photoduplicate — photocopy.
- photoengraving — a photographic process of preparing printing plates for letterpress printing.
- photogeologist — a person who studies or has a profession in photogeology
- photoinductive — of, relating to, or being able to undergo photoinduction
- photoluminesce — to produce photoluminescence
- photooxidative — of or relating to photooxidation
- photoperiodism — the response, as affecting growth or reproduction, of an organism to the length of exposure to light in a 24-hour period.
- 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.
- photoreception — the physiological perception of light.
- photoreceptive — of or relating to photoreception
- photorecording — the act of making photographic records, especially of documents.
- photoreduction — a reduction reaction induced by light.
- photoresistive — photoconductive
- photosensitive — sensitive to light or similar radiation.
- photosensitize — to make (a material) photosensitive, as by the application of a photosensitive emulsion.
- photosynthesis — the complex process by which carbon dioxide, water, and certain inorganic salts are converted into carbohydrates by green plants, algae, and certain bacteria, using energy from the sun and chlorophyll.
- photosynthetic — the complex process by which carbon dioxide, water, and certain inorganic salts are converted into carbohydrates by green plants, algae, and certain bacteria, using energy from the sun and chlorophyll.
- phthalocyanine — Also called metal-free phthalocyanine. a blue-green pigment, C 3 2 H 1 8 N 8 , derived from phthalic anhydride.
- phyllosilicate — any silicate mineral having the tetrahedral silicate groups linked in sheets, each group containing four oxygen atoms, three of which are shared with other groups so that the ratio of silicon atoms to oxygen atoms is two to five.
- phytochemistry — the branch of biochemistry dealing with plants and plant processes.
- piano concerto — a musical piece composed for the piano accompanied by an orchestra
- picture editor — someone whose job is to deal with the photographs and illustrations for a newspaper or magazine
- picture layout — a picture spread. See under spread (def 33).
- picture window — a large window in a house, usually dominating the room or wall in which it is located, and often designed or placed to present an attractive view.
- piece of eight — peso (def 4).
- piece together — a separate or limited portion or quantity of something: a piece of land; a piece of chocolate.
- piezochemistry — the study of chemical reactions at high pressures