15-Letter Words Starting with P

Adjective (-ic)

Pantheistical

""Of, relating to, or affecting the parasympathetic nervous system: parasympathetic activity; parasympathetic agents.""

In brackets

Play the clarinet randomly as a diversion

Work ethic following a payment matey's pocketed (thus?)

Parthenocarpy

Means to reproduce (small melon), but raise temperature, hospital!

Sort of reproduction in earphones gets distorted

Quietly distributing another book of the Bible that describes the Virgin Birth

Conception of retro music followed by old rock group

Relating to unfertilised reproduction

Pathogenicity

In both senses also called physiopathology . The functional changes associated with or resulting from disease or injury.

Perishability

These may cause screams in dreams

Pharisaical

Drugs capitals are much busted

Medicinal drugs

Manufactured drugs

(used with a sing. verb) The study of the action or effects of drugs on living organisms.

Pharmacognosy

The branch of pharmacology that deals with drugs in their crude or natural state and with medicinal herbs or other plants.

""(used with a sing. verb) The process by which a drug is absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated by the body.""

Concerning drugs

Reportedly cultivate a green when dropping head of drug science

Pharmacologist

Pl. pharmacotherapies Treatment of disease through the use of drugs.

Phenobarbitone

Lab acidity indicator

C20H14O4 (and a key substance in this puzzle's theme)

Relating to observable facts

Phenomenology

Classifier of facts or experiences

Phenylbutazone

""Abbr. PKU A genetic disorder in which the body lacks the enzyme necessary to metabolize phenylalanine to tyrosine. Left untreated, the disorder can cause brain damage and progressive mental retardation as a result of the accumulation of phenylalanine and its breakdown products.""

""Abbr. PKU A genetic disorder in which the body lacks the enzyme necessary to metabolize phenylalanine to tyrosine. Left untreated, the disorder can cause brain damage and progressive mental retardation as a result of the accumulation of phenylalanine and its breakdown products.""

Phenylthiourea

Kind of twisting hill path on Capri

Patrons of a sort

Literally, lovers of mankind

Benevolent people

Philanthropoid

In a manner befitting Socrates one loyal Polish chap's not acting rashly

A graphic record of heart sounds and murmurs that is produced by a phonocardiograph.

PHONOGRAMIC

PHOSPHATIZE PHOSPHATE A salt of phosphoric acid.

""An organic compound, C 4 H 10 N 3 O 5 P, found in muscle tissue and capable of storing and providing energy for muscular contraction. Also called creatine phosphate .""

Phosphoprotein

Ignis fatuus, for example

Cold emitted light

Light emitted without burning or heat

PHOSPHORYLATE

""PHOSPHORYLATE PHOSPHORYL The radical PO, regarded as the typical nucleus of certain compounds. PO, regarded as the typical nucleus of certain compounds.""

PHOSPHORYLATE

Photoautotroph

PHOTOBIOLOGIC

Photobiologist

Photochemical

Pl. photoconductivities Electrical conductivity affected by exposure to light.

Capable of being chemically broken down by light: photodegradable plastic.

PHOTODISSOCIATE

PHOTODUPLICATE

Photoduplicate

PHOTOELECTRON

Photoengraving

Noun (-tion)

Photofinishing

PHOTOGEOLOGIC

Photogeologist

""The process of making maps or scale drawings from photographs, especially aerial photographs.""

Photoinduction

PHOTOIONIZE

Special type of reporting

Picture book theory used by the press

News in which pictures play a more important role than text

One on the staff of Life

... on a Braille magazine staff (wordplay)

One who produces pictures for stories in the press

A lithographic picture or copy from a stone prepared by the aid of photography.

""Pertaining to, or designating, any photographic process in which a printing surface is obtained without the intervention of hand engraving.""

PHOTOMETRIC

An enlarged or macroscopic photograph of a microscopic object. See Microphotograph. Microphotograph.

An electronic sensing device used to detect electromagnetic energy of a wide range of frequencies and intensity levels.

Photooxidation

Photoperiodism

Photoproduct

Photoreception

PHOTOREDUCTION photoreducte

PHOTOSENSITIZE

PHOTOSENSITIZE

Photosensitize

PHOTOSYNTHESIZE

PHOTOTACTIC

""Telegraphy by means of light, as by the heliograph or the photophone. Also, less properly, telephotography.""

Phototoxicity

PHOTOTROPIC Same as Heliotropic. Heliotropic.

PHOTOTYPESET

Phrasemonger

Phthalocyanine

""Involving the principles of both physics and chemistry; dependent on, or produced by, the joint action of physical and chemical agencies.""

Of or pertaining to physiography.

In a physiological manner.

See pathophysiology .

Physiotherapy

Helper of the sick

One who treats by massage and exercise

Occupational doctor

Phytochemical

PHYTOFLAGELLATE

The study of the geographic distribution of plants. Also called geobotany .

The study of the geographic distribution of plants. Also called geobotany .

PHYTOPATHOGEN

PHYTOPLANKTON

Phytotoxicity

PIGHEADEDNESS pigheaded

PINHEADEDNESS pinheaded

Fossil hominid discovered in Java in 1891-2

Thin chap, posture bent, forerunner of Man (wordplay)

Old man in mine, he is unable to regularly take hard work

One with a limited wardrobe (wordplay)

Police-squad member

Member of the force.

Investigators of a kind.

Undercover detectives

Detectives

PLATYHELMINTH

Plethysmograph

""The study, by means of the plethysmograph, of the variations in size of a limb, and hence of its blood supply.""

POLYMORPHIC Polymorphous.

Polysaccharide

Adjective (-ic)

Postmastership

Preestablish

Prehistorical

Volstead supporters

Prohibitive

Proprietorship

Prosopography

Prosthodontist

Protohistorian

Protoporphyrin

English word

Pseudomorphism

PSYCHEDELIC

Psychiatrical

Psychoacoustic

Treating on a couch, perhaps [38 points]

Studying on a couch (wordplay)

So, zany chap lying around, listening to one on the couch (wordplay)

""Pl. psychobiographies A biography that analyzes the psychological makeup, character, or motivations of its subject: "We are given a kind of psychobiography which ultimately pictures a deeply egotistical individual, unable to tolerate anyone else's success" (Leon Botstein).""

Psychobiology

""Biology the study of the relations or interrelations between body and mind, especially as exhibited in the nervous system. ; psychobiologist, ; psychobiologic, psychobiological,""

Psychochemical

PSYCHOGENIC

Pl. psychohistories A psychological or psychoanalytic interpretation or study of historical events or persons: the psychohistory of the Nazi era.

Psychohistory

Psycholinguist

According to the science of mind

Psychology

Psychoneurotic

""Medical Specialties Medicine. the science of the diseases of the mind. ; psychopathologist, psychopathist, ; psychopathologie, psychopathological,""

Stimuli-response researcher

PSYCHOSEXUAL

Psychosurgery

Plural or third person singular

""(Spirituality, New Age, Astrology & Self-help / Self-help) a form of psychotherapy intended to release the patient's full potential by focusing on the positive rather than the negative""

Psychotherapy

Healer with issues (wordplay)

One who treats mental disorders

One dealing with issues

""Tending to induce hallucinations, delusions, or other symptoms of a psychosis. Used of a drug.""

Beautiful people lead ridiculous hunt sabotage

Comely.

Beautiful

Punishability

Pyrotechnical