14-letter words containing d, t, p
- hold the phone — not hang up
- hospital board — the group of people responsible for the safe and efficient running of a hospital
- hospital drama — a TV programme or series based on events in a hospital
- hydronephrotic — of, relating to, or affected by hydronephrosis
- hydropathicity — (chemistry) The relative hydrophobicity or hydrophilicity of a compound, especially of an amino acid residue in a protein.
- hydrophilicity — (uncountable) The condition of being hydrophilic.
- hydrophobicity — (chemistry, uncountable) The condition of being hydrophobic.
- hydropneumatic — relating to both liquid and gas substances
- hydroscopicity — an optical device for viewing objects below the surface of water.
- hydroxyapatite — a mineral, Ca 10 (PO 4) 6 OH 2 , that is the principal storage form of calcium and phosphorus in bone.
- hypereutectoid — (of an alloy) having more of the alloying element than the eutectoid composition.
- hyperextending — Present participle of hyperextend.
- hypermodernist — a person who adheres to hypermodernism
- hyperpigmented — Afflicted with hyperpigmentation.
- hyperthreading — (computing) A form of microprocessor parallelization where each physical processor is treated as two virtual processors.
- hypothyroidism — deficient activity of the thyroid gland.
- hypoventilated — Simple past tense and past participle of hypoventilate.
- idiopathically — In an idiopathic sense or manner.
- imparidigitate — having an odd number of fingers on each limb
- indemnity plan — An indemnity plan is a healthcare plan that allows policyholders to choose any healthcare provider they wish, and charges them a fee depending on the rules of the policy.
- independent of — without the support of
- indirect proof — an argument for a proposition that shows its negation to be incompatible with a previously accepted or established premise.
- indiscerptible — not discerptible; indivisible.
- indispositions — Plural form of indisposition.
- infant prodigy — an exceptionally talented child
- inter-epidemic — Also, epidemical. (of a disease) affecting many persons at the same time, and spreading from person to person in a locality where the disease is not permanently prevalent.
- interdependent — mutually dependent; depending on each other.
- interdepending — Present participle of interdepend.
- intussuscepted — Received into some other thing or part, like a sword into a sheath.
- inverted pleat — a reverse box pleat, having the flat fold turned in.
- isolated point — Mathematics. a point in a set such that the neighborhood of the point is devoid of any other points belonging to the set.
- issued capital — the shares of a company that have been sold or distributed
- itching powder — a powder that causes itching when applied to human skin. usually used as a practical joke on an unsuspecting victim
- john davenport — John, 1597–1670, Puritan clergyman: one of the founders of New Haven.
- joint compound — a plasterlike material used to cover joints or the heads of screws in drywall or plasterboard.
- keep sb posted — update regularly
- keep the field — to continue activity, as in games or military operations
- kindred spirit — likeminded person
- knockout drops — a drug secretly put into someone's drink to cause stupefaction
- late developer — someone, esp a teenager, who matures physically or emotionally at an older age than considered usual
- 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.
- lepidopterists — Plural form of lepidopterist.
- leptodactylous — having slender toes or fingers.
- leukodystrophy — (medicine) Any of a group of disorders characterized by progressive degeneration of the white matter of the brain, caused by imperfect growth or development of the myelin sheath that acts as an insulator around nerve fibres.
- life president — the president of a club, society, etc, who will remain president until death
- limited policy — a policy that covers only certain types of losses within an area of risks.
- liquid protein — an amino acid hydrosol used in weight-reduction programs as a substitute for all or some meals: generally regarded as hazardous to health because of low nutritional content and recommended for controlled use only under medical supervision.
- listed company — A listed company is a company whose shares are quoted on a stock exchange.
- lord protector — protector (def 2b).
- lord spiritual — a bishop or archbishop belonging to the House of Lords.