16-letter words containing a, t, o, p, r
- hyperstimulation — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
- hyperventilation — excessively rapid and deep breathing.
- hypervitaminosis — an abnormal condition caused by an excessive intake of vitamins.
- hypocoristically — In a hypocoristic manner.
- hyponitrous acid — an unstable, crystalline acid, H 2 N 2 O 2 .
- immunodepressant — preventing or diminishing the immune response
- impact extrusion — an extrusion process in which a slug of cold metal in a shallow die cavity is formed by the action of a rapidly moving punch that forces the metal through the die or back around the punch.
- import surcharge — a tax imposed on all imported goods, adding to any established tariffs
- in loco parentis — in the place or role of a parent.
- in/into a temper — If someone is in a temper or gets into a temper, the way that they are behaving shows that they are feeling angry and impatient.
- incorporated bar — (in some states) a system of bar associations to which all lawyers are required to belong.
- indo-europeanist — a linguist specializing in the study, especially the comparative study, of the Indo-European languages.
- inflationary gap — the excess of total spending in an economy over the value, at current prices, of the output it can produce
- information pack — a set of leaflets giving information about something
- inmos transputer — transputer
- inter-comparison — the act of comparing.
- interappointment — Between appointments.
- interior mapping — an open map.
- interoperability — capable of being used or operated reciprocally: interoperable weapons systems.
- interpenetration — to penetrate thoroughly; permeate.
- interpretational — the act of interpreting; elucidation; explication: This writer's work demands interpretation.
- intracytoplasmic — Located in the cytoplasm of a cell.
- intravenous drip — the continuous, slow introduction of a fluid into a vein of the body. Abbreviation: IV.
- isle of portland — a rugged limestone peninsula in SW England, in Dorset, connected to the mainland by a narrow isthmus and by Chesil Bank: the lighthouse of Portland Bill lies at the S tip; famous for the quarrying of Portland stone, a fine building material. Pop (town): 12 000 (latest est)
- isoplastic graft — syngraft.
- james oglethorpe — James Edward, 1696–1785, British general: founder of the colony of Georgia.
- keep on a string — to have control or a hold over (someone), esp emotionally
- key note speaker — a person who delivers a keynote address.
- kleptoparasitism — The parasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc. from animals of the same or another species.
- lagrangian point — one of five points in the orbital plane of two bodies orbiting about their common center of gravity at which another body of small mass can be in equilibrium.
- laplace operator — the operator ∂2/∂x2 + ∂2/∂y2 + ∂2/∂z2,
- large-print book — a book where the text is printed in larger text than normal, so as to make it easier to read, esp for the visually impaired
- legal separation — judicial separation.
- leptosporangiate — (of ferns) having each sporangium developing from a single cell, rather than from a group, and normally with specialized explosive spore dispersal
- lesser spearwort — a Eurasian ranunculaceous plant, R. flammula, of the genus Ranunculus, which grows in wet places and has long narrow leaves and yellow flowers
- levallois-perret — a suburb of Paris, in N France, on the Seine.
- literacy project — a project, plan or scheme to increase literacy in a country, area, etc
- lithographically — In the manner of lithography.
- logical operator — any of the Boolean symbols or functions, as AND, OR, and NOT, denoting a Boolean operation; Boolean operator.
- lord proprietary — (in Colonial America) an owner, governor, or grantee of a proprietary colony
- lost-wax process — a process of investment casting in which a refractory mold is built up around a pattern of wax and then baked so as to melt and drain off the wax.
- lower palatinate — See under Palatinate (def 1).
- machine operator — someone who operates mechanical equipment
- macpherson strut — an automobile suspension-system component that consists of a strut combined with a spring and shock absorber and connects the wheel to the frame of the vehicle.
- macrolepidoptera — a collector's name for that part of the lepidoptera that comprises the butterflies and the larger moths (noctuids, geometrids, bombycids, springtails, etc): a term without taxonomic significance
- macrophotography — Photography that is done up close; close-up photography.
- magnetoreceptors — Plural form of magnetoreceptor.
- majority opinion — an opinion in a case that is shared by more than half of the members of a court
- make a pitch for — to give verbal support to
- malapportionment — (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.