14-Letter Words Starting with P

All 181 fourteen-letter words that start with P

PA

• paddleboarding22n. A water sport in which a participant is propelled by a swimming motion...
• palatalization25n. The state or quality of being palatalized, of pronouncing a sound with...
• paleobotanical20adj. Of or pertaining to paleobotany.
• paleomagnetism21n. The study of the strength and direction of the Earth's magnetic field...
• paleontologist17n. One who studies paleontology.
• paleopathology25n. The study of ancient diseases.
• palmitoylation21n. Modification by reaction with a palmitoyl group.
• pamphleteering24n. The printing and distribution of pamphlets, especially as propaganda.
• pancreatectomy25n. A surgical operation in which part or all of the pancreas is removed...
• papillomatosis20n. The presence of papillomas.
• papillomavirus23n. Any of various viruses that cause warts.
• paraconsistent18adj. Dealing with contradictions in a discriminating way, in order to avoid...
• paralinguistic19adj. Of or pertaining to, or communicated through, paralanguage; of or...
• parallelepiped21n. A solid figure, having six faces, all parallelograms, all opposite...
• parallelizable27adj. Able to be made parallel.
• parametrically23adv. In a parametric manner.
• paramilitarism20n. The use of a paramilitary force.
• paraneoplastic20adj. Associated with, but only indirectly related to, a tumor, as for...
• parapsychology30n. The study of alleged paranormal phenomena; psychic or occult phenomena...
• parasitologist17n. A person who works in, or is an expert in, parasitology.
• parenchymatous26adj. Consisting of or pertaining to parenchyma; parenchymal.
• parsimoniously21adv. In a parsimonious manner.
• pasteurisation16n. Heat-treatment of a perishable food to destroy heat-sensitive...
• patellofemoral21adj. Of or pertaining to the patella and the femur.
• pathologically25adv. In a pathological manner.
• patrimonialism20n. A political system in which all power flows from the leader.

PE

• pentoxifylline29n. A xanthine derivative used to treat vascular dementia and intermittent...
• perceptiveness23n. The state of being perceptive; acumen, discernment, insight.
• percutaneously21adv. In a percutaneous way; through the skin.
• perfectibility26n. The possibility of achieving perfection.
• perfluorinated20adj. Thoroughly fluorinated: reacted with fluorine such that many hydrogen...
• perfluoroalkyl26n. Any perfluoro derivative of an alkyl group.
• performatively27adv. In a performative manner.
• performativity27n. The capacity of language and expressive actions to perform a type of...
• periaqueductal28adj. Surrounding an aqueduct-like feature; usually in reference to...
• perimenopausal20adj. Of, pertaining to, or experiencing perimenopause.
• periodontology21n. Periodontics.
• permissibility23n. The condition of being permissible; legitimacy; allowability.
• permissionless18adj. Without permission.
• permissiveness21n. The relative likelihood of something or someone to grant permission or...
• persuasiveness19n. The capability of a person or argument to convince or persuade someone...

PH

• phantasmagoria22n. A popular 18th- and 19th-century form of theater entertainment whereby...
• phantasmagoric24adj. Characterized by or pertaining to rapid changes in light intensity and...
• pharmaceutical25adj. Of or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists.
• pharmacologist24n. A student of pharmacology; one versed in the science of pharmacology.
• phenanthroline22n. A tricyclic heterocyclic compound having two pyridine rings fused with...
• phenethylamine27n. An aromatically substituted aliphatic amine, C₆H₅C₂H₄NH₂, which is a...
• phenobarbitone23n. A barbiturate drug used as a sedative.
• phenotypically29adv. With regard to the phenotype.
• phenoxyethanol32n. An organic compound, a glycol ether often used in dermatological...
• phenylbutazone33n. An anti-inflammatory and analgesic drug used to treat arthritis and...
• philanthropist24n. A person who loves humankind in general.
• philologically25adv. In a philological manner.
• philosophizing34n. Philosophical thought or discussion.
• phonologically25adv. In accordance with phonology.
• phosphocholine29n. The choline ester of phosphoric acid.
• phosphodiester25n. Any of many biologically active compounds in which two alcohols form...
• phosphoprotein26n. Any protein containing bound phosphate or complexed with a phospholipid.
• phosphorescent26adj. Having the property of emitting light for a period of time after the...
• phosphoribosyl29n. The univalent radical derived from phosphoribose (ribose phosphate).
• phosphorylated28adj. Reacted or combined with phosphoric acid.
• photobleaching27n. The destruction of a photochemical fluorescence by high-intensity light.
• photocatalysis24n. Catalysis by a photocatalyst.
• photocatalytic26adj. Of, pertaining to, or obtained by photocatalysis.
• photochemistry29n. The study of photochemical reactions.
• photoconductor24n. A material or device that exhibits or uses photoconductivity.
• photoengraving24n. A process of transferring a photographic image onto a plate which is...
• photogenerated21adj. Generated by light (used especially of electrons).
• photogrammetry27n. The making of precise measurements from photographs.
• photographical27adj. Photographic.
• photorealistic21adj. Of or pertaining to photorealism.
• photosensitive22adj. Having a reaction to, or able to be affected by, light.
• photostability24n. Stability against photochemical change.
• photosynthesis25n. Principally, oxygenic photosynthesis, any process by which plants and...
• photosynthetic27adj. Of, relating to, or employing photosynthesis.
• phraseological22adj. Of or pertaining to phraseology.
• phthalocyanine27n. Any of a family of macrocyclic compounds having a structure similar to...
• phyllosilicate24n. Any silicate mineral having a crystal structure of parallel sheets of...
• phylogeography32n. The study of the processes controlling the geographic distributions of...
• physiochemical31adj. Of or pertaining to both physiology and chemistry.
• phytochemistry32n. The scientific study of the chemicals found in plants.
• phytogeography32n. The science that studies the geographical distribution of plants...
• phytopathology31n. The study of plant diseases; plant pathology.

PI

• piezoresistive28adj. Exhibiting piezoresistance.

PL

• plantarflexion26n. The act of plantarflexing.
• plasmapheresis23n. A procedure in which whole blood is removed from a donor or patient and...
• plethysmograph30n. An instrument for measuring changes in volume within an organ or whole...

PN

• pneumoconiosis20n. A disease of the lungs caused by inhalation of particulate matter.

PO

• polarizability30n. The relative tendency of a system of electric charges to become...
• politicization27n. The state of being (or process of becoming) politicized.
• polyacrylamide27n. Any of a range of cross-linked polymers of acrylamide; used to form...
• polyadenylated24adj. Reacted to form a salt or ester of polyadenylic acid.
• polybrominated24adj. Having had multiple hydrogen atoms replaced by bromine.
• polydispersity25n. The state of being polydisperse.
• polyfunctional24adj. Having multiple different or same functional groups in the same...
• polymerization30n. The chemical process, normally with the aid of a catalyst, to form a...
• polyneuropathy27n. Any of several diseases involving several peripheral nerves.
• polynucleotide22n. A polymeric macromolecule composed of many nucleotides; examples...
• polysaccharide27n. A polymer made of many saccharide units linked by glycosidic bonds.
• polyvinylidene26n. Any polymer derived from monomers of general formula CH₂=CX₂ where X is...
• popularization27n. The act of making something popular to the general public.
• possessiveness19n. The quality of being possessive; the desire to obsessively and...
• postconviction23adj. Occurring after a judicial conviction.
• posterolateral16adj. Situated on the side and toward the posterior aspect.
• postganglionic20adj. Located distal or posterior to a ganglion.
• postgraduation18n. After graduation; the time after graduation.
• postindustrial17adj. Describing the economy of a nation in which manufacturing industry...
• postmenopausal20adj. Subsequent to the menopause.
• postmillennial18adj. Pertaining to the belief that the Second Coming will take place after...
• postpositional18adj. Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a postposition.
• postprocessing21n. Processing after other processes have been completed.
• postretirement18adj. Occurring after the moment or event of retiring (retirement), during...
• potentiometric20adj. Of or pertaining to potentiometry.

PR

• practicability25n. The state of being practicable; feasibility.
• prajnaparamita27n. A central concept in Mahayana Buddhism, suggesting that all things...
• prearrangement19n. An arrangement or plan made beforehand.
• precariousness18n. A state of being uncertain or unstable.
• precociousness20n. The condition of being precocious.
• preconditioner19n. A matrix that has a smaller condition number than another.
• preconstructed21adj. Constructed in advance.
• predestinarian17adj. Of or relating to predestination.
• predestination17n. The doctrine that everything has been foreordained by God or by fate.
• predevelopment24n. A phase of preparation prior to development.
• predictability24n. The characteristic of being predictable.
• predisposition19n. The state of being predisposed or susceptible to something, especially...
• preexponential25adj. Describing any factor that multiplies an exponential function.
• prefabrication23n. The manufacture of prefabricated components, and their assembly.
• prefeasibility24n. The initial / preliminary assessment of the feasibility of a project...
• preferentially22adv. In a preferential manner.
• preoperational18adj. Prior to a surgical operation.
• preoperatively24adv. In a preoperative context; before surgery.
• preponderantly22adv. In a preponderant manner.
• preposterously21adv. In a preposterous manner.
• prepublication22adj. Preceding, or in preparation for, publication.
• prescriptively26adv. In a prescriptive manner.
• prescriptivism25n. The practice of prescribing idealistic norms, as opposed to describing...
• prescriptivist23n. Someone who lays down rules regarding language usage, or who believes...
• presentational16adj. Of, or pertaining to, presentation(s).
• presidentially20adv. In a presidential way.
• pressurisation16n. The act or process of increasing pressure within a space.
• pressurization25n. The act or process of increasing pressure within a volume of space.
• presumptuously23adv. In a presumptuous manner; arrogantly.
• presupposition20n. An assumption made beforehand; a preliminary conjecture or speculation.
• presymptomatic27adj. Relating to the early stages of a disease, before all symptoms have...
• prioritization25n. The process of assigning priorities to things or tasks.
• processability23n. The property of being processable.
• procrastinator18n. One who procrastinates; one who delays working on things.
• productiveness22n. The state of being productive.
• professionally22adv. As a professional; for one's paid career.
• profitableness21n. The quality of being profitable; gainfulness; usefulness...
• prognosticator19n. One who prognosticates or makes predictions; one who forecasts or...
• prohibitionist21n. A person who agrees with, or advocates a prohibition, especially the...
• propagandistic22adj. Having the characteristics of propaganda; spreading propaganda.
• proportionally21adv. In proportion; in due degree; adapted relatively.
• proprietorship23n. The state of being a proprietor; ownership.
• proprioception22n. The sense of the position of parts of the body, relative to other...
• proprioceptive25adj. Of or pertaining to proprioception.
• prosthodontics22n. Prosthetic dentistry: a specialty of dentistry concerned with the...
• prosthodontist20n. One who specializes in prosthodontics.
• protectiveness21n. The quality of being protective.
• protoplanetary21adj. Of or pertaining to a protoplanet.
• protoporphyria26n. A form of porphyria characterized by excessive protoporphyrin in the...
• protoporphyrin26n. Any porphyrin that lacks a central metal ion.
• prototypically26adv. In a prototypical manner.
• providentially23adv. In a providential manner.

PS

• pseudepigrapha25n. Writings falsely ascribed to famous persons (historical or mythical) to...
• pseudoaneurysm22n. A so-called "false aneurysm", a hematoma that forms as the result of a...
• pseudonymously25adv. Under a pseudonym.
• psychoacoustic28adj. Of or pertaining to psychoacoustics.
• psychoanalysis27n. A family of theories and methods within the field of psychotherapy that...
• psychoanalytic29adj. Of or relating to psychoanalysis.
• psychodynamics32n. The dynamic interplay between forces that govern human behaviour.
• psychographics32n. The use of demographics to obtain marketing data from people's...
• psychologizing35n. Psychological analysis or interpretation.
• psychoneurotic26adj. Pertaining to or suffering from a psychoneurosis.
• psychophysical34adj. Of or pertaining to psychophysics.
• psychosomatics28n. Psychosomatic medicine (science).

PU

• purposefulness21n. The state of being purposeful.

PY

• pyelonephritis24n. An ascending urinary tract infection of the renal pelvis.
• pyridostigmine23n. A parasympathomimetic and reversible cholinesterase inhibitor, used to...
• pyrosequencing31n. A technique used to sequence DNA using chemiluminescent enzymatic...

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How many fourteen-letter words that start with P are there?

Word.ws lists 181 fourteen-letter words that start with P, plus 2,742 rare ones.

What are common fourteen-letter words that start with P?

pharmaceutical, professionally, philanthropist, psychoanalysis, photosynthesis, proportionally, polymerization and predictability.

Which of the fourteen-letter words that start with P has the highest letter score?

psychologizing scores 35 points with the standard letter tile values.

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