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15-letter words containing t, o, r, s, i

  • phosphorylation — to introduce the phosphoryl group into (an organic compound).
  • phosphorylative — of or relating to phosphorylation
  • photojournalism — journalism in which photography dominates written copy, as in certain magazines.
  • photomicroscope — a microscope having an illuminator and a camera mechanism for producing a photomicrograph.
  • photosensitizer — a drug, food, or other chemical that increases sensitivity to light and other visible photons
  • phototransistor — a transistor that amplifies current induced by photoconductivity.
  • physiotherapist — physical therapy.
  • pictorial janus — K. Kahn, Xerox. Visual extension of Janus. Requires Strand88 and a PostScript interpreter.
  • pink-shirt book — (publication)   "The Peter Norton Programmer's Guide to the IBM PC". The original cover featured a picture of Peter Norton with a silly smirk on his face, wearing a pink shirt. Perhaps in recognition of this usage, the current edition has a different picture of Norton wearing a pink shirt. See also book titles.
  • 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.
  • play favourites — to display favouritism
  • poikilothermism — the state or quality of being cold-blooded, as fishes and reptiles.
  • poisson's ratio — the ratio, in an elastic body under longitudinal stress, of the transverse strain to the longitudinal strain.
  • polycrystalline — (of a rock or metal) composed of aggregates of individual crystals.
  • 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 washington — a town on NW Long Island, in SE New York.
  • 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.
  • positive caster — a person or thing that casts.
  • 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-industrial — of, relating to, or characteristic of an era following industrialization: The economy of the postindustrial society is based on the provision of services rather than on the manufacture of goods.
  • post-liberation — the act of liberating or the state of being liberated.
  • post-parturient — bearing or about to bear young; travailing.
  • post-production — In film and television, post-production is the work such as editing that takes place after the film has been shot.
  • 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.
  • postdivestiture — taking place after divestiture
  • posthemorrhagic — occurring after a haemorrhage
  • posthole digger — a tool or device for digging a posthole.
  • postirradiation — occurring after or due to irradiation
  • postoperatively — occurring after a surgical operation.
  • poststimulatory — following stimulation
  • postsynchronize — to add sound, such as dubbing, to a film or video after shooting is completed
  • posttransfusion — occurring after or as a result of a transfusion
  • power macintosh — Power Mac
  • prairie oysters — a raw egg, or the yolk of a raw egg, often mixed with seasonings, as salt, pepper, Worcestershire sauce, and used as a hangover remedy.
  • 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
  • preregistration — early registration, in advance of event or general registration
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