14-letter words containing n, a, m, e, t, p
- pancreatectomy — excision of part or all of the pancreas.
- pantomime dame — an exaggerated comedic female character in a pantomime played by a male actor
- parchment worm — any of several polychaete worms of the genus Chaetopterus that secrete and live in a U -shaped, parchmentlike tube.
- parenchymatous — Botany. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin-walled cells able to divide.
- parent company — a corporation or other business enterprise that owns controlling interests in one or more subsidiary companies (distinguished from holding company).
- parent message — (messaging) What a followup follows up.
- pavement light — a windowlike structure set in a pavement or the like to illuminate areas beneath, consisting of thick glass blocks set in a metal frame.
- payment system — a system used to pay or settle financial transactions
- peace movement — a movement seeking to end wars and reduce nuclear weapons
- pendulum watch — (formerly) a watch having a balance wheel, especially a balance wheel bearing a fake pendulum bob oscillating behind a window in the dial.
- pentadactylism — the state of having five digits on each limb
- pentamethylene — cyclopentane.
- permanent echo — a radar signal reflected to a radar station on the ground by a building or other fixed object.
- permanent link — (web) A URL that always points to the same piece of web content. Web pages that appear for a limited time at their main URL, such as web logs or news sites, often display an alternative, permanent link. Readers can quote, bookmark, or link to this URL in order to refer to a particular item, rather than the page displaying the latest item. For example, the URL http://news.bbc.co.uk/ points to the latest news from the BBC whereas http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/2614839.stm is a permanent link to a particular news story.
- permanent mold — a reusable metal mold used for making a large number of identical castings.
- permanent wave — existing perpetually; everlasting, especially without significant change.
- petermann peak — a mountain in E Greenland. 9645 feet (2940 meters).
- petty criminal — someone who commits petty crime or a petty crime
- phallocentrism — a doctrine or belief centered on the phallus, especially a belief in the superiority of the male sex.
- pinealectomize — to perform a pinealectomy on (a person or animal)
- placement test — a test to determine a student's level of ability in one or more subjects in order to place the student with others of the same approximate ability.
- plane geometry — the geometry of figures whose parts all lie in one plane.
- platinum metal — any of the group of precious metallic elements consisting of ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, osmium, iridium, and platinum
- plea agreement — an agreement between the prosecution and defence, sometimes including the judge, in which the accused agrees to plead guilty to a lesser charge in return for more serious charges being dropped
- pneumatic duct — the duct joining the air bladder and alimentary canal of a physostomous fish.
- pneumatic pile — a hollow pile, used under water, in which a vacuum is induced so that air and water pressure force it into place.
- pneumatic tire — wheel cover filled with pressurized air
- pneumatic tyre — a rubber tyre filled with air under pressure, used esp on motor vehicles
- pneumothoraces — the presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity.
- point calimere — a cape on the SE coast of India, on the Palk Strait
- point estimate — the process of determining a single estimated value (point estimate) of a parameter of a given population.
- pointed domain — (theory) In most formulations of domain theory, a domain is defined to have a bottom element and algebraic CPOs without bottoms are called "predomains". David Schmidt's domains do not have this requirement and he calls a domain with a bottom "pointed".
- polymerization — the act or process of forming a polymer or polymeric compound.
- post-treatment — an act or manner of treating.
- postmenopausal — of, relating to, or characteristic of menopause.
- postmillennial — of or relating to the period following the millennium.
- prandtl number — the ratio of the fluid viscosity to the thermal conductivity of a substance, a low number indicating high convection.
- prayer meeting — a meeting chiefly for prayer.
- pre-assumption — something taken for granted; a supposition: a correct assumption. Synonyms: presupposition; hypothesis, conjecture, guess, postulate, theory.
- pre-intimation — to indicate or make known indirectly; hint; imply; suggest.
- prearrangement — to arrange in advance or beforehand.
- predeterminate — determined beforehand; predetermined.
- preformulation — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
- premanufacture — to manufacture in advance
- premenstrually — in a premenstrual manner
- presentimental — expressing a presentiment
- pretermination — of the period before termination (esp of employment)
- primary accent — the principal or strongest stress of a word.
- printed matter — any of various kinds of printed material that qualifies for a special postal rate.
- printer's mark — a stamp or device, usually found on the copyright page, that identifies a book as the work of a particular printer.