14-letter words containing e, y, p, a, t
- insuperability — The quality or state of being insuperable; insuperableness.
- interplanetary — being or occurring between the planets or between a planet and the sun.
- interpupillary — between the pupils of the eyes: interpupillary distance.
- isentropically — in an isentropic manner
- larval therapy — the use of maggots that feed on dead tissue to assist in the healing of serious wounds. An ancient practice, it has been revived in rare cases in which healing is hampered by the resistance of bacteria to antibiotics
- late-type star — any star with a surface temperature below that of the sun, of spectral type K, M, C, or S
- 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.
- lavatory paper — Lavatory paper is paper that you use to clean yourself after you have got rid of urine or faeces from your body.
- leptodactylous — having slender toes or fingers.
- leucocytopenia — leucopenia
- leukocytopenia — a decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
- listed company — A listed company is a company whose shares are quoted on a stock exchange.
- loan repayment — a repayment of part of a loan, usually monthly
- lymphedematous — Relating to lymphedema.
- make it snappy — apt to snap or bite; snappish, as a dog.
- manipulatively — influencing or attempting to influence the behavior or emotions of others for one’s own purposes: a manipulative boss.
- mechanotherapy — curative treatment by mechanical means.
- metal spraying — a process in which a layer of one metal is sprayed onto another in the molten state
- metallotherapy — therapy by the use of metals or their salts.
- metaphorically — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
- metaphysically — pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics.
- metaphysicians — Plural form of metaphysician.
- metaplasticity — Any activity-dependent change to neural function that modulates subsequent synaptic plasticity.
- metapsychology — speculative thought dealing systematically with concepts extending beyond the limits of psychology as an empirical science.
- milieu therapy — a type of inpatient therapy, used in psychiatric hospitals, involving prescription of particular activities and social interactions according to a patient's emotional and interpersonal needs.
- mononeuropathy — A neuropathy that affects only a single nerve (as distinguished from polyneuropathy).
- multi-part key — compound key
- multispecialty — (US) Exhibiting or possessing multiple specialties (especially medical specialties).
- neuropathology — the pathology of the nervous system.
- nonexplanatory — not explanatory
- nonproprietary — (especially of computer hardware or software) conforming to standards that are in the public domain or are widely licensed, and so not restricted to one manufacturer.
- occupancy rate — The occupancy rate at a hotel is the number of available rooms that are occupied over a period of time.
- oesophagectomy — (surgery) the surgical procedure for the removal of all, or part of the oesophagus.
- old-line party — either the Liberal Party or the Conservative Party
- ophthalmometry — the measurement and determination of the eye's defects and powers of refraction
- oriental poppy — a poppy, Papaver orientale, of Asia, having bristly stems and leaves and showy scarlet, pink, or white flowers, cultivated as an ornamental.
- pachydermatous — of, relating to, or characteristic of pachyderms.
- pacific oyster — Japanese oyster.
- painted beauty — a butterfly, Vanessa virginiensis, having brownish-black and orange wings, the hind wings each having two eyespots.
- palaeethnology — the study of prehistoric man
- paleontography — the formal description of fossils
- pancreatectomy — excision of part or all of the pancreas.
- paper industry — the industry of manufacturing and selling paper
- para-synthesis — the formation of a word by the addition of a derivational suffix to a phrase or compound, as of greathearted, which is great heart plus -ed.
- parametrically — in terms of a parameter
- parenchymatous — Botany. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin-walled cells able to divide.
- parent company — a corporation or other business enterprise that owns controlling interests in one or more subsidiary companies (distinguished from holding company).
- partially deaf — suffering from hearing loss; partly deaf
- partridgeberry — a North American trailing plant, Mitchella repens, of the madder family, having roundish evergreen leaves, fragrant white flowers, and scarlet berries.
- passive safety — the practice of taking measures to reduce the consequences of accidents, as opposed to attempting to avoid them altogether