14-Letter Words Containing: T,R,A,P,U,N,T,O

• partial sterilization of foods at a temperature that destroys harmful microorganisms without major changes in the chemistry of the food

• excessive nutrients in a lake or other body of water, usually caused by runoff of nutrients (animal waste, fertilizers, sewage) from the land, which causes a dense growth of plant life; the decomposition of the plants depletes the supply of oxygen, leading to the death of animal life

• fertilization of a second ovum after a pregnancy has begun; results in two fetuses of different ages in the uterus at the same time

• emergence during embryonic development of various characters or structures that appeared during the evolutionary history of the strain or species

• (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) in which musical themes that were introduced earlier are repeated

• a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion

• (music) the repetition of themes introduced earlier (especially when one is composing the final part of a movement)