14-letter words containing i, m, p, r, n
- crepe marocain — a crepe fabric made of silk, wool, or rayon, or a combination of these fibers, and distinguished by a strong rib effect, used in the manufacture of dresses and women's suits; a heavy Canton crepe.
- crown imperial — a liliaceous garden plant, Fritillaria imperialis, with a cluster of leaves and orange bell-shaped flowers at the top of the stem
- disciplinarium — a scourge for flogging penitents
- disempowerment — to deprive of influence, importance, etc.: Voters feel they have become disempowered by recent political events.
- dumping ground — dump (def 17).
- dumping-ground — dump (def 17).
- eastern empire — the eastern part of the Roman Empire, especially after the division in a.d. 395, having its capital at Constantinople: survived the fall of the Western Roman Empire in a.d. 476.
- enantiomorphic — Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting enantiomorphism.
- endoparasitism — Behaviour of endoparasites.
- enigmatography — the composing or collection of enigmas
- experimentally — In the manner of an experiment.
- extemporaneity — the quality of being extemporaneous
- fishing permit — an official document which allows you to fish in a particular area of water
- free companion — a member of a band of mercenary soldiers during the Middle Ages.
- galvanotropism — the directional growth of an organism, esp a plant, in response to an electrical stimulus
- generic markup — (text) In computerised document preparation, a method of adding information to the text indicating the logical components of a document, such as paragraphs, headers or footnotes. SGML is an example of such a system. Specific instructions for layout of the text on the page do not appear in the markup.
- geomorphogenic — relating to geomorphogeny
- gerontomorphic — relating to mature masculine characteristics
- granny dumping — the abandonment of an elderly person, especially a relative, at a hospital, bus station, etc.
- group dynamics — (used with a plural verb) the interactions that influence the attitudes and behavior of people when they are grouped with others through either choice or accidental circumstances.
- group medicine — the practice of medicine by a number of specialists working together in association
- gum turpentine — turpentine (sense 2)
- hampshire down — Also called Hants. a county in S England. 1460 sq. mi. (3780 sq. km).
- home ownership — the situation of owning one's house or flat, or of having a mortgage on it
- hurricane lamp — a candlestick or oil lantern protected against drafts or winds by a glass chimney.
- hydropneumatic — relating to both liquid and gas substances
- hyper-feminine — pertaining to a woman or girl: feminine beauty; feminine dress.
- hyperemotional — pertaining to or involving emotion or the emotions.
- hypermasculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- hypermodernism — a hypermodern approach or theory
- hypermodernist — a person who adheres to hypermodernism
- hypernatraemia — a heightened concentration of sodium in the blood
- hyperpigmented — Afflicted with hyperpigmentation.
- hypoadrenalism — underactivity of the adrenal gland, as in Addison's disease.
- imaginary part — the coefficient b in the complex number a + bi.
- immunophoresis — a technique for identifying the antigens in a blood serum
- immunosuppress — (transitive) To cause immunosuppression in.
- impact printer — (printer) The earlier, noisier kind of printer where part of the mechanism comes into contact with the paper. The term would only be only used in contrast to "non-impact printer". Examples include line printer, daisy wheel printer, golf ball printer, dot matrix printer, Braille printer.
- imperativeness — absolutely necessary or required; unavoidable: It is imperative that we leave.
- impersonalised — to make impersonal: The dial system impersonalized the telephone.
- impersonalized — Simple past tense and past participle of impersonalize.
- impersonations — Plural form of impersonation.
- imperturbation — freedom from perturbation; tranquillity; calmness.
- imperviousness — not permitting penetration or passage; impenetrable: The coat is impervious to rain.
- imponderabilia — Those things that are imponderable.
- import licence — a government-issued document that authorizes the importation of goods into its country
- impoverishment — to reduce to poverty: a country impoverished by war.
- impregnability — strong enough to resist or withstand attack; not to be taken by force, unconquerable: an impregnable fort.
- impressionable — easily impressed or influenced; susceptible: an impressionable youngster.
- impressionably — In an impressionable manner.