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14-letter words containing i, m, p, e, d

  • 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.
  • openmindedness — Alternative form of open-mindedness.
  • overemphasised — Simple past tense and past participle of overemphasise.
  • overemphasized — Simple past tense and past participle of overemphasize.
  • oversimplified — simplified to the point of distortion or error
  • 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
  • pantomime dame — an exaggerated comedic female character in a pantomime played by a male actor
  • pentadactylism — the state of having five digits on each limb
  • period costume — the attire typical of a particular period in time
  • photoperiodism — the response, as affecting growth or reproduction, of an organism to the length of exposure to light in a 24-hour period.
  • plumbous oxide — litharge.
  • pneumatic duct — the duct joining the air bladder and alimentary canal of a physostomous fish.
  • pneumodynamics — Physics. pneumatics.
  • pointed domain — (theory)   In most formulations of domain theory, a domain is defined to have a bottom element and algebraic CPOs without bottoms are called "predomains". David Schmidt's domains do not have this requirement and he calls a domain with a bottom "pointed".
  • police academy — a school for training police officers
  • polyacrylamide — a white, solid, water-soluble polymer of acrylamide, used in secondary oil recovery, as a thickening agent, a flocculant, and an absorbent, and to separate macromolecules of different molecular weights.
  • post-modernism — Post-modernism is a late twentieth century approach in art, architecture, and literature which typically mixes styles, ideas, and references to modern society, often in an ironic way.
  • post-modernist — A post-modernist is a writer, artist, or architect who is influenced by post-modernism.
  • postdeterminer — a member of a subclass of English adjectival words, including ordinal and cardinal numbers, that may be placed after an article or other determiner and before a descriptive adjective, as first and three in the first three new chapters.
  • powdery mildew — any of various parasitic fungi of the ascomycete order Erysiphales, which produce a powderlike film of mycelium on the surface of host plants.
  • precision-made — made to precise specifications
  • predeterminate — determined beforehand; predetermined.
  • predeterminism — the belief that everything is predetermined
  • premeditatedly — done deliberately; planned in advance: a premeditated murder.
  • prime meridian — the meridian running through Greenwich, England, from which longitude east and west is reckoned.
  • printed matter — any of various kinds of printed material that qualifies for a special postal rate.
  • procaine amide — a white, crystalline compound, C 1 3 H 2 1 ON 3 , used in the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias.
  • promenade tile — a machine-made, unglazed, ceramic floor tile.
  • pseudo-medical — of or relating to the science or practice of medicine: medical history; medical treatment.
  • pseudomorphism — an irregular or unclassifiable form.
  • pyramid letter — chain letter.
  • pyramid scheme — pyramid (def 8).
  • pyramidal peak — a sharp peak formed where the ridges separating three or more cirques intersect; horn
  • quadrupedalism — The condition of being a quadruped.
  • quadruple time — a measure consisting of four beats or pulses with accent on the first and third.
  • quick-tempered — easily angered.
  • radio spectrum — the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that includes radio waves.
  • radium therapy — treatment of disease by means of radium.
  • self-impedance — Electricity. the total opposition to alternating current by an electric circuit, equal to the square root of the sum of the squares of the resistance and reactance of the circuit and usually expressed in ohms. Symbol: Z.
  • semi-dependent — relying on someone or something else for aid, support, etc.
  • semi-paralyzed — to affect with paralysis.
  • semipolar bond — type of chemical bond
  • semper fidelis — always faithful
  • sesquipedalism — given to using long words.
  • simple-hearted — free of deceit; artless; sincere.
  • simplex method — a numerical method for solving problems in linear programming.
  • simpson desert — an uninhabited arid region in central Australia, mainly in the Northern Territory. Area: about 145 000 sq km (56 000 sq miles)
  • space medicine — the branch of aviation medicine dealing with the effects on humans of flying outside the earth's atmosphere.
  • spending money — money for small personal expenses.
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