14-letter words containing a, l, e, p, i, n
- licentiateship — a person who has received a license, as from a university, to practice an art or profession.
- lieutenantship — the office of a lieutenant
- lindelof space — a topological space having the property that every cover consisting of open sets has a subcover consisting of a countable number of subsets.
- linen cupboard — airing cupboard
- listed company — A listed company is a company whose shares are quoted on a stock exchange.
- livery company — a distinctive uniform, badge, or device formerly provided by someone of rank or title for his retainers, as in time of war.
- lopping shears — long-handled pruning shears.
- louis napoleon — (Louis Napoleon; Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte) [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1808–73, president of France 1848–52, emperor of France 1852–70 (nephew of Napoleon I).
- machine pistol — a fully automatic pistol; submachine gun.
- magnetooptical — Having both magnetic and optical elements.
- malapportioned — (of a state or other political unit) poorly apportioned, especially divided, organized, or structured in a manner that prevents large sections of a population from having equitable representation in a legislative body.
- manipulatively — influencing or attempting to influence the behavior or emotions of others for one’s own purposes: a manipulative boss.
- manitoba maple — a Canadian fast-growing variety of maple
- marsupial bone — epipubis.
- masterplanning — to construct a master plan for: to master-plan one's career.
- met enkephalin — either of two pentapeptides that bind to morphine receptors in the central nervous system and have opioid properties of relatively short duration; one pentapeptide (Met enkephalin) has the amino acid sequence Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Met and the other (Leu enkephalin) has the sequence Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Leu.
- metal spraying — a process in which a layer of one metal is sprayed onto another in the molten state
- middle persian — the Persian language at a stage that begins c300 b.c. and includes Pahlavi (attested from the 3rd to the 7th centuries a.d.) as well as the West Iranian literatures (3rd–10th centuries a.d.) of religions carried outside Persia. Abbreviation: MPers.
- mineral spring — a spring of water that contains a significant amount of dissolved minerals.
- multi-personal — of, relating to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private: a personal opinion.
- multipotential — able to differentiate along several lines
- national press — newspapers which concern national events of a country collectively
- nickel-plating — the process of depositing a thin layer of nickel on a surface, usually by electrolysis
- non perishable — not subject to rapid deterioration or decay: A supply of nonperishable food was kept for emergencies.
- non-applicable — applying or capable of being applied; relevant; suitable; appropriate: an applicable rule; a solution that is applicable to the problem.
- non-compatible — capable of existing or living together in harmony: the most compatible married couple I know.
- non-compliance — failure or refusal to comply, as with a law, regulation, or term of a contract.
- non-elliptical — pertaining to or having the form of an ellipse.
- non-reciprocal — given or felt by each toward the other; mutual: reciprocal respect.
- non-repairable — to restore to a good or sound condition after decay or damage; mend: to repair a motor.
- non-repudiable — to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim.
- non-respirable — capable of being respired.
- noncomplicated — (esp of a medical condition or procedure) not involving complications
- nonoperational — able to function or be used; functional: How soon will the new factory be operational?
- nonoverlapping — Not overlapping.
- nonparticulate — Not particulate.
- nonpolarizable — not able to be polarized
- nonpredictable — Not predictable.
- nonprejudicial — causing prejudice or disadvantage; detrimental.
- nonspeculative — not speculative
- nuclear option — the use of or power to use nuclear weapons
- obedient plant — false dragonhead.
- occipital bone — a curved, compound bone forming the back and part of the base of the skull.
- old-line party — either the Liberal Party or the Conservative Party
- omphalocentric — Overly introspective and inclined to navel-gazing.
- operationalise — Alternative spelling of operationalize.
- operationalism — the doctrine that the meaning of a scientific term, concept, or proposition consists of the operation or operations performed in defining or demonstrating it.
- operationalist — a person who adheres to operationalism
- operationalize — Put into operation or use.
- oriental poppy — a poppy, Papaver orientale, of Asia, having bristly stems and leaves and showy scarlet, pink, or white flowers, cultivated as an ornamental.