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14-letter words containing i, m, p, a

  • non-imperative — of the nature of or expressing a command; commanding.
  • non-polynomial — (complexity)   The set or property of problems for which no polynomial-time algorithm is known. This includes problems for which the only known algorithms require a number of steps which increases exponentially with the size of the problem, and those for which no algorithm at all is known. Within these two there are problems which are "provably difficult" and "provably unsolvable".
  • noncomplicated — (esp of a medical condition or procedure) not involving complications
  • nonimplication — the fact of not being implicated
  • nonimportation — failure or refusal to import.
  • nonpalindromic — Not palindromic.
  • nonsymptomatic — pertaining to a symptom or symptoms.
  • numa pompilius — died 673? b.c, 2nd legendary Sabine king of Rome 715–673?
  • numeric keypad — a separate section on some computer keyboards, grouping together numeric keys and those for mathematical or other special functions in an arrangement like that of a calculator.
  • nymphomaniacal — a woman who has abnormally excessive and uncontrollable sexual desire.
  • omphalocentric — Overly introspective and inclined to navel-gazing.
  • omphaloskepsis — contemplation of one's navel as part of a mystical exercise.
  • omphaloskeptic — One who contemplates or meditates upon one's navel; one who engages in omphaloscopy.
  • one-upsmanship — the art or practice of achieving, demonstrating, or assuming superiority in one's rivalry with a friend or opponent by obtaining privilege, status, status symbols, etc.: the one-upmanship of getting into the president's car pool.
  • opening gambit — a preliminary or opening tactic
  • operating room — a specially equipped room, usually in a hospital, where surgical procedures are performed. Abbreviation: OR.
  • operationalism — the doctrine that the meaning of a scientific term, concept, or proposition consists of the operation or operations performed in defining or demonstrating it.
  • ophthalmologic — the branch of medical science dealing with the anatomy, functions, and diseases of the eye.
  • opthalmologist — Misspelling of ophthalmologist.
  • optical isomer — any of two or more isomers exhibiting optical isomerism.
  • optimistically — disposed to take a favorable view of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome.
  • options market — a market in which options are traded
  • ottoman empire — a former Turkish empire that was founded about 1300 by Osman and reached its greatest territorial extent under Suleiman in the 16th century; collapsed after World War I. Capital: Constantinople.
  • overcompliance — excessive compliance
  • overcomplicate — to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult: His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction.
  • overemphasised — Simple past tense and past participle of overemphasise.
  • overemphasized — Simple past tense and past participle of overemphasize.
  • overemphasizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overemphasize.
  • pacific salmon — any salmon of the genus Oncorhynchus, especially the chinook salmon, O. tshawytscha.
  • packed decimal — binary coded decimal
  • paedomorphosis — the resemblance of adult animals to the young of their ancestors: seen in the evolution of modern man, who shows resemblances to the young stages of australopithecines
  • palaeoclimatic — relating to the climate of a prehistoric age
  • paleolimnology — the study of ancient lakes from their sediments and fossils.
  • paleomagnetism — Geology. magnetic polarization acquired by the minerals in a rock at the time the rock was deposited or solidified.
  • palmatipartite — having leaves that are laterally divided halfway to the petiole
  • pamphleteering — the occupation of a pamphleteer
  • pan-africanism — the idea or advocacy of a political alliance or union of all the African nations.
  • panamint range — mountain range in SE Calif., forming the W rim of Death Valley: highest peak, 11,045 ft (3,367 m)
  • panidiomorphic — (of igneous rocks) having well-developed crystals
  • panoramic view — wide vista or landscape
  • pantomime dame — an exaggerated comedic female character in a pantomime played by a male actor
  • pantomimically — in the manner of a pantomime character or performance
  • pantopragmatic — a busybody; someone who interferes with everything
  • papillomatosis — a benign tumor of the skin or mucous membrane consisting of hypertrophied epithelial tissue, as a wart.
  • papillomavirus — any of several viruses of the family Papovaviridae, containing circular DNA, causing papillomas in various animals and responsible for human genital warts.
  • paradigm shift — a dramatic change in the paradigm of a scientific community, or a change from one scientific paradigm to another.
  • paradigmatical — of or relating to a paradigm.
  • paragrammatist — a person who makes paragrams
  • parajournalism — news reportage that strongly reflects the point of view of the writer or editor or that uses techniques not practiced in conventional journalism.
  • parallel axiom — the axiom in Euclidean geometry that only one line can be drawn through a given point so that the line is parallel to a given line that does not contain the point.
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