14-letter words containing h, p, i
- hypochondriacs — Plural form of hypochondriac.
- hypocoristical — (rare) synonym of hypocoristic.
- hypocritically — of the nature of hypocrisy, or pretense of having virtues, beliefs, principles, etc., that one does not actually possess: The parent who has a “do what I say and not what I do” attitude can appear hypocritical to a child.
- hypodermically — By hypodermic means.
- hypometabolism — The physiological state of having an decreased rate of metabolic activity.
- hypomixolydian — (in medieval church music) of or relating to the last of the eight scales
- hypophalangism — the condition of having fewer than the normal number of phalanges per finger or toe.
- hypophosphoric — of or derived from hypophosphoric acid.
- hypopotassemia — hypokalemia.
- hypostatically — In a hypostatic manner.
- hypothetically — assumed by hypothesis; supposed: a hypothetical case.
- hypothyroidism — deficient activity of the thyroid gland.
- hypotrachelium — (on a classical column) any member, as a necking, between the capital and the shaft.
- hypoventilated — Simple past tense and past participle of hypoventilate.
- hysteroscopies — Plural form of hysteroscopy.
- ichthyophagist — a person who eats or subsists on fish.
- ichthyophagous — the practice of eating or subsisting on fish.
- idiopathically — In an idiopathic sense or manner.
- immunophoresis — a technique for identifying the antigens in a blood serum
- impeachability — The state or condition of being impeachable.
- imperial beach — a city in SW California, near San Diego.
- impoverishment — to reduce to poverty: a country impoverished by war.
- in high places — People in high places are people who have powerful and influential positions in a government, society, or organization.
- in hot pursuit — If you are in hot pursuit of someone, you are chasing after them with great determination.
- in parenthesis — You say 'in parenthesis' to indicate that you are about to add something before going back to the main topic.
- in the picture — informed about a given situation
- in the process — If you are doing something and you do something else in the process, you do the second thing as part of doing the first thing.
- inapprehension — lack of apprehension.
- inapprehensive — not apprehensive (often followed by of).
- inapproachable — not approachable.
- indecipherable — not decipherable; illegible.
- indecipherably — not decipherable; illegible.
- instructorship — a person who instructs; teacher.
- interparochial — of, relating to, or financially supported by one or more church parishes: parochial churches in Great Britain.
- iris diaphragm — a composite diaphragm with a central aperture readily adjustable for size, used to regulate the amount of light admitted to a lens or optical system.
- irreproachable — free from blame; not able to be reproached or censured.
- irreproachably — In an irreproachable manner; blamelessly.
- island-hopping — to travel from island to island, especially to visit a series of islands in the same chain or area.
- isomorphically — In an isomorphic manner.
- itching powder — a powder that causes itching when applied to human skin. usually used as a practical joke on an unsuspecting victim
- john q. public — the average or typical U.S. citizen: an entertainment aimed at Mr. and Mrs. John Q. Public.
- keep pace with — to proceed at the same speed as
- keep the faith — stay true to beliefs
- keep the field — to continue activity, as in games or military operations
- kelyphitic rim — a mineral shell enclosing another mineral in an igneous rock, formed by reaction of the interned mineral with the surrounding rock
- kentish plover — Charadrius alexandrinus, a small wading bird belonging to the plover family, breeding in the tropics and subtropics; it is white and greyish-brown, with black legs and bill
- keratinophilic — (of a plant such as a fungus) growing on keratinous substances such as hair, hooves, nails, etc
- khmer republic — a former official name of Cambodia.
- kirghiz steppe — a steppe in Kazakhstan.
- kitchen police — soldiers detailed by roster or as punishment to assist in kitchen duties.