16-letter words containing a, u, p, i
- great soil group — according to a system of classification that originated in Russia, any of several broad groups of soils with common characteristics usually associated with particular climates and vegetation types.
- hard put (to it) — having considerable difficulty or trouble
- heads-up display — an electronic display of data from instruments or other sources projected at eye level so that a driver or pilot sees it without looking away from the road or course. Abbreviation: HUD.
- heliotherapeutic — Pertaining to heliotherapy.
- hemotherapeutics — hemotherapy.
- humanly possible — feasible, practical
- hybrid perpetual — a type of cultivated rose bred from varieties having vigorous growth and more or less recurrent bloom.
- hyperconjugation — (organic chemistry) A weak form of conjugation in which single bonds interact with a conjugated system.
- hyperinsulinemia — (medicine) The condition of having an excessively high level of insulin in the blood, usually due to excess production.
- hypermasculinity — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- hyperpituitarism — overactivity of the pituitary gland.
- hypersexualizing — Present participle of hypersexualize.
- hyperstimulation — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
- hypervascularity — pertaining to, composed of, or provided with vessels or ducts that convey fluids, as blood, lymph, or sap.
- hyponitrous acid — an unstable, crystalline acid, H 2 N 2 O 2 .
- hypostatic union — (In Cristianity) Christ's condition of being, at the same time, both human and divine
- ice-cream supper — an ice-cream social held in the late afternoon or early evening.
- imago europe plc — A UK Internet provider. There sevice is called Imago On-line. E-mail: <[email protected]>.
- 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.
- impact structure — a large geologic formation, as a crater, created by a comet's or meteor's collision with a planet.
- imperturbability — incapable of being upset or agitated; not easily excited; calm: imperturbable composure.
- import surcharge — a tax imposed on all imported goods, adding to any established tariffs
- in quadruplicate — in four identical copies
- in quintuplicate — in five identical copies
- inauspiciousness — The state, quality, or condition of being inauspicious or unpropitious; unfavorableness.
- indisputableness — The property of being indisputable.
- indo-europeanist — a linguist specializing in the study, especially the comparative study, of the Indo-European languages.
- inmos transputer — transputer
- instrument panel — Also called instrument board. a panel on which are mounted an array of dials, lights, and gauges that monitor the performance of a machine or device, as an airplane.
- insurance policy — contract that insures sth
- internal capsule — a broad band of white fibres near the thalamus in each cerebral hemisphere
- intrapreneurship — The practice of applying entrepreneurial skills and approaches within an established company.
- intravenous drip — the continuous, slow introduction of a fluid into a vein of the body. Abbreviation: IV.
- it's all up with — there is no further hope for; the end is near for
- juxtapositioning — Present participle of juxtaposition.
- khakass republic — a constituent republic of S central Russia, formerly in Krasnoyarsk Territory: formed in 1930. Capital: Abakan. Pop: 546 100 (2002). Area: 61 900 sq km (23 855 sq miles)
- kipp's apparatus — a laboratory apparatus for producing a gas, usually hydrogen sulphide, by the action of a liquid on a solid without heating
- kiss and make up — be reconciled
- laplace equation — the second-order partial differential equation indicating that the Laplace operator operating on a given function results in zero. Compare harmonic (def 4c).
- laurentides park — a national park in SE Canada, in Quebec province between the St. Lawrence and Lake St. John.
- league champions — the team that has come top of the league
- library pictures — a caption used to alert viewers that footage being broadcast is from an earlier time and is not happening now
- lizard peninsula — a promontory in SW England, in SW Cornwall: the southernmost point in Great Britain
- lymphatic tissue — tissue, such as the lymph nodes, tonsils, spleen, and thymus, that produces lymphocytes
- magnetic pick-up — a type of record player pick-up in which the stylus moves an iron core in a coil, causing a changing magnetic field that produces the current
- mallowpuff māori — a Māori who is considered to behave like a white person
- malpractice suit — a lawsuit brought against a professional accused of illegal or unethical practices or neglect of duty
- manipulativeness — Quality of being manipulative.
- mari el republic — a constituent republic of W central Russia, in the middle Volga basin. Capital: Yoshkar-Ola. Pop: 728 000 (2002). Area: 23 200 sq km (8955 sq miles)