14-letter words containing e, m, p, l, o
- hemlock looper — the larva of a geometrid moth, Lambdina fiscellaria, common in some areas of North America and a serious pest of various trees, as hemlock, Douglas fir, balsam spruce, and oak.
- hopfield model — Hopfield network
- hyperemotional — pertaining to or involving emotion or the emotions.
- hypermetabolic — of, relating to, or affected by metabolism.
- hypersomnolent — sleepy; drowsy.
- hypoadrenalism — underactivity of the adrenal gland, as in Addison's disease.
- hypodermically — By hypodermic means.
- hypometabolism — The physiological state of having an decreased rate of metabolic activity.
- hypotrachelium — (on a classical column) any member, as a necking, between the capital and the shaft.
- ibm compatible — (computer) A computer which can use hardware and software designed for the IBM PC (or, less often, IBM mainframes). This was once a key phrase in marketing a new PC clone but now in 1998 is rarely used, the non-IBM wintel personal computer manufacturers such as Compaq, Dell and Gateway 2000 and OS vendor Microsoft having taken control of the market, marginalising IBM.
- immune complex — an aggregate of an antigen and its specific antibody.
- impassionately — filled with passion; impassioned.
- impersonalised — to make impersonal: The dial system impersonalized the telephone.
- impersonalized — Simple past tense and past participle of impersonalize.
- implementation — the act of implementing, or putting into effect; fulfillment: The implementation of policies to conserve energy will involve personal sacrifice.
- imponderabilia — Those things that are imponderable.
- import licence — a government-issued document that authorizes the importation of goods into its country
- impossibleness — Quality of being impossible.
- impressionable — easily impressed or influenced; susceptible: an impressionable youngster.
- impressionably — In an impressionable manner.
- 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.
- indecomposable — incapable of being decomposed.
- kleptomaniacal — Having a compulsion to steal, as a kleptomaniac does.
- ladder company — hook-and-ladder company.
- ladder polymer — a polymer, as DNA, consisting of double-stranded chains linked by hydrogen bonds or chemical bonds at regular intervals.
- landscape mode — a wide exposure suitable for photographing landscapes
- lap microphone — a small microphone that may be clipped to the speaker's lapel, pocket, or the like.
- laterotemporal — (anatomy) Relating to the lateral part of the temporal region of the skull.
- le misanthrope — a comedy (1666) by Molière.
- leamington spa — a city in Warwickshire, central England: health resort.
- leptomeningeal — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the leptomeninges.
- limited policy — a policy that covers only certain types of losses within an area of risks.
- lip microphone — a microphone designed and shaped to be held close to the mouth, for use in noisy environments
- listed company — A listed company is a company whose shares are quoted on a stock exchange.
- livery company — a distinctive uniform, badge, or device formerly provided by someone of rank or title for his retainers, as in time of war.
- loan repayment — a repayment of part of a loan, usually monthly
- locker-lampson — Frederick (Frederick Locker) 1821–95, English poet.
- loophole frame — a frame in the opening of a wall enclosing a window and some other opening.
- lords temporal — a member of the House of Lords who is not a member of the clergy.
- lymphedematous — Relating to lymphedema.
- lz compression — Lempel-Ziv compression
- machine pistol — a fully automatic pistol; submachine gun.
- macrocephalous — Having a large head.
- magnetooptical — Having both magnetic and optical elements.
- malapportioned — (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.
- malappropriate — inappropriate
- maldevelopment — malformation