14-letter words containing a, l, i, m, p
- family compact — any influential clique
- family support — a means-tested allowance for families in need
- family therapy — the psychotherapeutic treatment of more than one member of a family simultaneously at the same session, based on the assumption that problems can best be understood and corrected by observing the interaction of family members and identifying methods for improving their interrelationships.
- foamed plastic — expanded plastic.
- galvanotropism — the directional growth of an organism, esp a plant, in response to an electrical stimulus
- happy families — a card game in which the object is to collect the cards (which display images of people) until you have a complete family
- hephthemimeral — of or relating to a hephthemimer
- histoplasmosis — an infectious disease of the reticuloendothelial system, caused by the fungus Histoplasma capsulatum and characterized by fever, anemia, and emaciation.
- hospital drama — a TV programme or series based on events in a hospital
- hurricane lamp — a candlestick or oil lantern protected against drafts or winds by a glass chimney.
- hydraulic ramp — a movable ramp operated by pressure transmitted through a pipe by a liquid
- hypercalcaemia — a heightened level of calcium in the blood
- hypercalcaemic — of or relating to hypercalcaemia
- hyperemotional — pertaining to or involving emotion or the emotions.
- hyperglycaemia — an abnormally high level of glucose in the blood.
- hyperglycaemic — Alternative spelling of hyperglycemic.
- hyperlipidemia — excessive amounts of fat and fatty substances in the blood; lipemia.
- hypermasculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- hypermetabolic — of, relating to, or affected by metabolism.
- hyperstimulate — to stimulate excessively
- hypoadrenalism — underactivity of the adrenal gland, as in Addison's disease.
- hypodermically — By hypodermic means.
- hypometabolism — The physiological state of having an decreased rate of metabolic activity.
- hypomixolydian — (in medieval church music) of or relating to the last of the eight scales
- hypophalangism — the condition of having fewer than the normal number of phalanges per finger or toe.
- hypotrachelium — (on a classical column) any member, as a necking, between the capital and the shaft.
- ibm compatible — (computer) A computer which can use hardware and software designed for the IBM PC (or, less often, IBM mainframes). This was once a key phrase in marketing a new PC clone but now in 1998 is rarely used, the non-IBM wintel personal computer manufacturers such as Compaq, Dell and Gateway 2000 and OS vendor Microsoft having taken control of the market, marginalising IBM.
- imparisyllabic — (of a noun) not composed of the same number of syllables in all of its inflected forms, as Latin corpus, corporis.
- impassableness — The quality of being impassable.
- impassionately — filled with passion; impassioned.
- impeachability — The state or condition of being impeachable.
- imperial beach — a city in SW California, near San Diego.
- imperial eagle — a brown eagle, Aquila heliaca, of Asia and southern Europe: the subspecies A. heliaca adalberti is endangered.
- impermeability — not permeable; impassable.
- impersonalised — to make impersonal: The dial system impersonalized the telephone.
- impersonalized — Simple past tense and past participle of impersonalize.
- imperviability — the quality of being imperviable
- implacableness — The quality of being implacable.
- implausibility — not plausible; not having the appearance of truth or credibility: an implausible alibi.
- implementation — the act of implementing, or putting into effect; fulfillment: The implementation of policies to conserve energy will involve personal sacrifice.
- implied reader — the hypothetical reader that a work is addressed to, whose thoughts, attitudes, etc, may differ from an actual reader's
- imponderabilia — Those things that are imponderable.
- impracticality — not practical or useful.
- impregnability — strong enough to resist or withstand attack; not to be taken by force, unconquerable: an impregnable fort.
- impressionable — easily impressed or influenced; susceptible: an impressionable youngster.
- impressionably — In an impressionable manner.
- incorporealism — Existence without a body or material form; immateriality.
- indecomposable — incapable of being decomposed.
- indemnity plan — An indemnity plan is a healthcare plan that allows policyholders to choose any healthcare provider they wish, and charges them a fee depending on the rules of the policy.
- intermunicipal — of or relating to a town or city or its local government: municipal elections.