14-letter words containing c, l, p, s
- hale telescope — the 200-inch (508-cm) reflector at the Palomar Observatory.
- health physics — the branch of physics concerned with the health and safety of people in medical, scientific, and industrial work, esp with protection from the biological effects of ionizing radiation
- hedge clippers — clippers or shears used to trim hedges
- heliosciophyte — any plant that grows in the shade, but thrives more in the sun
- hepaticologist — a person who studies hepaticology
- holy scripture — Scripture (def 1).
- holy sepulcher — the sepulcher in which the body of Jesus lay between His burial and His resurrection.
- holy sepulchre — the tomb in which the body of Christ was laid after the Crucifixion
- hydrocephalous — Having a swollen head.
- hydrosulphuric — Alternative spelling of hydrosulfuric.
- hypercatalexis — the addition of one or more syllables after the final foot in a line of verse.
- hypercivilised — extremely or excessively civilized
- hypermasculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- hyperrealistic — interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner.
- hypersonically — In a hypersonic way.
- hypocoristical — (rare) synonym of hypocoristic.
- hypostatically — In a hypostatic manner.
- imparisyllabic — (of a noun) not composed of the same number of syllables in all of its inflected forms, as Latin corpus, corporis.
- implacableness — The quality of being implacable.
- in high places — People in high places are people who have powerful and influential positions in a government, society, or organization.
- inauspiciously — not auspicious; boding ill; ill-omened; unfavorable.
- incapabilities — not capable.
- incomes policy — a government policy to curb inflation that relies on voluntary compliance rather than on mandatory wage, price, or profit controls.
- incompleteness — not complete; lacking some part.
- incompressible — not capable of being compressed.
- incorporealism — Existence without a body or material form; immateriality.
- inculpableness — The quality of being inculpable; blamelessness.
- indecomposable — incapable of being decomposed.
- indiscerptible — not discerptible; indivisible.
- inescapability — (uncountable) The state or property of being inescapable.
- inexplicitness — The state or condition of being inexplicit.
- inside caliper — a caliper whose legs turn outward so that it can accurately measure inside dimensions, as the inside diameter of a pipe.
- inspectability — to look carefully at or over; view closely and critically: to inspect every part of the motor.
- insulinotropic — That stimulates or affects the production of insulin.
- insusceptively — in an insusceptive manner
- introspectible — to practice introspection; consider one's own internal state or feelings.
- irrespectively — without regard to something else, especially something specified; ignoring or discounting (usually followed by of): Irrespective of my wishes, I should go.
- isentropically — in an isentropic manner
- isla de pascua — Spanish name of Easter Island.
- isomorphically — In an isomorphic manner.
- issue a policy — If an insurer issues a policy, they create an insurance policy and provide it to a customer.
- issued capital — the shares of a company that have been sold or distributed
- j/psi particle — the lightest of the psi particles, the first particle to be discovered that contains a charmed quark.
- japanese larch — a tree, Larix kaempferi, of Japan, having bluish-green leaves and egg-shaped cones.
- keep-fit class — an exercise class designed to promote physical fitness
- kiss principle — /kis' prin'si-pl/ Keep It Simple, Stupid. A maxim often invoked when discussing design to fend off creeping featurism and control complexity of development. Possibly related to the marketroid maxim on sales presentations, "Keep It Short and Simple". See also Occam's Razor.
- kyphoscoliosis — a condition in which the spinal column is convex both backward and sideways.
- l-shaped curve — a curve on a graph that shows a sharp fall after which values remain low for a long period
- landscape mode — a wide exposure suitable for photographing landscapes
- laryngoscopies — Plural form of laryngoscopy.