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

  • 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.
  • occupationally — of or relating to an occupation, trade, or calling: occupational guidance.
  • 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.
  • oppositionally — In terms of, or by means of, opposition.
  • oriental poppy — a poppy, Papaver orientale, of Asia, having bristly stems and leaves and showy scarlet, pink, or white flowers, cultivated as an ornamental.
  • oriental topaz — a variety of corundum resembling topaz in colour and used as a gemstone
  • overpopulation — to fill with an excessive number of people, straining available resources and facilities: Expanding industry has overpopulated the western suburbs.
  • ownership flat — a flat owned by the occupier
  • painted turtle — a freshwater turtle, Chrysemys picta, common in the U.S., having bright yellow markings on the head and neck and red markings on the margin of the carapace.
  • palaeanthropic — relating to or denoting the earliest variety of man
  • palatalization — to articulate (a consonant other than a normal palatal) as a palatal or with relatively more contact between the blade of the tongue and the hard palate, as in certain pronunciations of the l- sound in million.
  • paleoanthropic — pertaining to prehistoric humans.
  • paleomagnetism — Geology. magnetic polarization acquired by the minerals in a rock at the time the rock was deposited or solidified.
  • paleontologist — the science of the forms of life existing in former geologic periods, as represented by their fossils.
  • pamphleteering — the occupation of a pamphleteer
  • panel lighting — lighting of a room or building by means of flat sheets of material that glow brightly when a coating of a phosphor is excited by an electrical charge.
  • pantomimically — in the manner of a pantomime character or performance
  • paper nautilus — any dibranchiate cephalopod of the genus Argonauta, the female of which has a delicate, white shell.
  • para-toluidine — a white, flaky, lustrous, very slightly water-soluble solid, C 7 H 9 N, the para isomer of toluidine, used in the manufacture of dyes, in organic synthesis, and as a reagent in tests for nitrite, lignin, and phloroglucinol.
  • paralinguistic — of or relating to paralanguage or paralinguistics.
  • parents-in-law — the father or mother of one's wife or husband.
  • parking lights — the parking lights on a vehicle are the small lights at the front that help other drivers to notice the vehicle and to judge its width
  • particularness — the quality of being exceptional or individual
  • partition line — a plain or figured edge between two adjacent areas of an escutcheon, between an ordinary and the field of an escutcheon, or between two adjacent ordinaries.
  • passenger list — register of all travellers on board
  • patheticalness — causing or evoking pity, sympathetic sadness, sorrow, etc.; pitiful; pitiable: a pathetic letter; a pathetic sight.
  • patrialisation — the process of patrialising
  • patrialization — the process of patrializing
  • pavement light — a windowlike structure set in a pavement or the like to illuminate areas beneath, consisting of thick glass blocks set in a metal frame.
  • pay television — a commercial service that broadcasts or provides television programs to viewers who pay a monthly charge or a per-program fee.
  • pedanticalness — ostentatious in one's learning.
  • pedestal basin — a wash-hand basin supported by a pedestal
  • peel-and-stick — ready to be applied after peeling off the backing to expose an adhesive surface: peel-and-stick labels.
  • penalty killer — a player used when the player's team is short-handed as a result of a penalty, especially a player skilled at defense and employed regularly in such situations.
  • pentadactylism — the state of having five digits on each limb
  • pentland firth — a strait between N Scotland and the Orkney Islands, linking the North Sea to the Atlantic Ocean: noted for its rough sea conditions. 14 miles (23 km) long.
  • peritonealized — to cover with peritoneum.
  • perlocutionary — (of a speech act) producing an effect upon the listener, as in persuading, frightening, amusing, or causing the listener to act.
  • permanent link — (web)   A URL that always points to the same piece of web content. Web pages that appear for a limited time at their main URL, such as web logs or news sites, often display an alternative, permanent link. Readers can quote, bookmark, or link to this URL in order to refer to a particular item, rather than the page displaying the latest item. For example, the URL http://news.bbc.co.uk/ points to the latest news from the BBC whereas http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/2614839.stm is a permanent link to a particular news story.
  • persian violet — any of several plants belonging to the genus Exacum, native to the Old World, as E. affine, having glossy, ovate leaves, and fragrant, bluish flowers: cultivated as a houseplant.
  • persian walnut — English walnut.
  • pertinaciously — holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute.
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