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14-letter words containing a, n, t, i, p, l

  • kleptomaniacal — Having a compulsion to steal, as a kleptomaniac does.
  • knight templar — Templar.
  • lantern pinion — a wheel, used like a pinion, consisting essentially of two parallel disks or heads whose peripheries are connected by a series of bars that engage with the teeth of another wheel.
  • lappet weaving — weaving into which an embroidered pattern produced by additional warp threads has been introduced with the aid of a lappet.
  • latency period — Psychoanalysis. the stage of personality development, extending from about four or five years of age to the beginning of puberty, during which sexual urges appear to lie dormant.
  • latin alphabet — the alphabetical script derived from the Greek alphabet through Etruscan, used from about the 6th century b.c. for the writing of Latin, and since adopted, with modifications and additions of letters such as w, by the languages of Western Europe, including English, as well as many other languages.
  • le misanthrope — a comedy (1666) by Molière.
  • leamington spa — a city in Warwickshire, central England: health resort.
  • lepontine alps — a range of the S central Alps, in S Switzerland and N Italy. Highest peak: Monte Leone, 3553 m (11 657 ft)
  • leptomeningeal — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the leptomeninges.
  • leucocytopenia — leucopenia
  • leukocytopenia — a decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
  • lexington park — a town in S Maryland.
  • licentiateship — a person who has received a license, as from a university, to practice an art or profession.
  • lieutenantship — the office of a lieutenant
  • lipstick plant — any of several trailing, epiphytic vines of the genus Aeschynanthus, of the gesneria family, especially A. pulcher or A. radicans, native to southeast Asia, having tubular red or orange flowers.
  • listed company — A listed company is a company whose shares are quoted on a stock exchange.
  • luminous paint — paint containing a phosphor that emits visible light when irradiated with ultraviolet light.
  • lyophilisation — Alternative spelling of lyophilization.
  • lyophilization — (of tissue, blood, serum, or the like) to dry by freezing in a high vacuum.
  • 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.
  • manipulability — capable of or susceptible to being manipulated; manipulatable.
  • 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
  • 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
  • micropulsation — a very minor fluctuation in the strength of the earth's magnetic field
  • minilaparotomy — Surgery. laparotomy with a small incision into the abdomen, often no more than 1 inch (2.5 cm), used especially for tubal ligation.
  • misanthropical — of, relating to, or characteristic of a misanthrope.
  • misapplication — to make a wrong application or use of.
  • monophysitical — Of or pertaining to monophysitism.
  • monopolisation — Alternative spelling of monopolization.
  • monopolization — to acquire, have, or exercise a monopoly of.
  • multi-personal — of, relating to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private: a personal opinion.
  • multiplication — the act or process of multiplying or the state of being multiplied.
  • multipotential — able to differentiate along several lines
  • national party — (in New Zealand) the more conservative of the two main political parties
  • national press — newspapers which concern national events of a country collectively
  • naval hospital — a hospital that provides treatment for people in the Navy
  • nickel-plating — the process of depositing a thin layer of nickel on a surface, usually by electrolysis
  • non-compatible — capable of existing or living together in harmony: the most compatible married couple I know.
  • non-elliptical — pertaining to or having the form of an ellipse.
  • noncomplicated — (esp of a medical condition or procedure) not involving complications
  • nonimplication — the fact of not being implicated
  • nonoperational — able to function or be used; functional: How soon will the new factory be operational?
  • nonparticulate — Not particulate.
  • nonpredictable — Not predictable.
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