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14-letter words containing a, p, r, o, s, d

  • ponderosa pine — Also called western yellow pine. a large pine, Pinus ponderosa, of western North America, having yellowish-brown bark: the state tree of Montana.
  • porgy and bess — an opera (1935) with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin.
  • postgraduation — designating or occurring in the period after graduation
  • postindustrial — 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.
  • postnasal drip — a trickling of mucus onto the pharyngeal surface from the posterior portion of the nasal cavity, usually caused by a cold or allergy.
  • postnatal ward — a ward in a hospital where women and their babies are provided with medical care immediately after the birth of the baby
  • powdered sugar — a sugar produced by pulverizing granulated sugar, especially a coarser variety used for fruits or cold beverages. Symbol: XX.
  • power-assisted — a procedure for supplementing or replacing the manual effort needed to operate a device or system, often by hydraulic, electrical, or mechanical means.
  • preadolescence — the period preceding adolescence, usually designated as the years from 10 to 13.
  • precision-made — made to precise specifications
  • predesignation — to designate beforehand.
  • predesignatory — in the terminology of Sir William Hamilton, (of a sign) affixed to a proposition or term to indicate quantity
  • predestination — an act of predestinating or predestining.
  • press cupboard — a cupboard of the 16th and 17th centuries having an overhanging top above a recessed cabinet, beneath which is a section of drawers or cabinets.
  • processed peas — peas that have been treated or prepared by a special method, esp in order to preserve them
  • procrastinated — to defer action; delay: to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost.
  • progress board — a department of an organization, company, etc, that oversees and ensures progress, advance or development
  • propagandistic — a person involved in producing or spreading propaganda.
  • prostate gland — an organ that surrounds the urethra of males at the base of the bladder, comprising a muscular portion, which controls the release of urine, and a glandular portion, which secretes an alkaline fluid that makes up part of the semen and enhances the motility and fertility of sperm.
  • provincialised — to make provincial in character.
  • pseudo-archaic — marked by the characteristics of an earlier period; antiquated: an archaic manner; an archaic notion.
  • pseudo-liberal — favorable to progress or reform, as in political or religious affairs.
  • pseudodipteral — having an arrangement of columns suggesting a dipteral structure but without the inner colonnade.
  • pseudomembrane — a tough outer layer found on the surface of the mucous membrane or skin
  • pseudopregnant — relating to the state of pseudopregnancy
  • pumped storage — a system for generating hydroelectric power for peak periods by pumping water from a lower to a higher reservoir during low-demand periods and then releasing it during peak periods.
  • purchase order — document requesting to buy sth
  • pyramidologist — a person who believes in pyramidology
  • quasi-periodic — almost periodic
  • radio spectrum — the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that includes radio waves.
  • radiotherapist — radiologist
  • repudiationist — someone who believes that a given thing should be repudiated
  • residual power — power retained by a governmental authority after certain powers have been delegated to other authorities.
  • road transport — transport by road
  • roanoke rapids — a city in NE North Carolina.
  • saffron powder — the dried stigmas of the saffron crushed into powder, used to flavour or colour food
  • salt dome trap — A salt dome trap is an area where oil has been trapped underground by salt pushing upward.
  • san pedro sula — a city in NW Honduras.
  • scalar product — inner product (def 1).
  • self-parodying — given to or involving self-parody
  • semipolar bond — type of chemical bond
  • sergiyev posad — a city in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, NE of Moscow.
  • sheepdog trial — a competition in which sheepdogs are tested in their tasks
  • shoulder patch — a cloth emblem worn on the upper part of a sleeve of a uniform typically as identification of the organization to which the wearer is assigned.
  • shoulder strap — a strap worn over the shoulder, as to support a garment.
  • shropshire lad — a volume of poetry (1896) by A. E. Housman.
  • south portland — a city in SW Maine.
  • spermatic cord — the cord by which a testis is suspended in the scrotum, containing the vas deferens and the blood vessels and nerves of the testis.
  • spider phaeton — (formerly) a light horse-drawn carriage with a high body and large slender wheels
  • sports stadium — an arena where sports are played
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