14-letter words containing l, a, s, e, r, p
- marsupial bone — epipubis.
- marsupial mole — a burrowing Australian marsupial of the genus Notoryctes, resembling a common mole in form and behavior.
- massage parlor — a commercial establishment providing massages.
- masterplanning — to construct a master plan for: to master-plan one's career.
- megasporophyll — a sporophyll producing megasporangia only.
- melanospermous — having dark spores, as certain seaweeds.
- metal spraying — a process in which a layer of one metal is sprayed onto another in the molten state
- metrical psalm — a translation of one of the psalms into rhyming strict-metre verse usually sung as a hymn
- microcephalous — Microcephalic.
- microspherical — relating to or designating a microsphere
- middle persian — the Persian language at a stage that begins c300 b.c. and includes Pahlavi (attested from the 3rd to the 7th centuries a.d.) as well as the West Iranian literatures (3rd–10th centuries a.d.) of religions carried outside Persia. Abbreviation: MPers.
- mineral spring — a spring of water that contains a significant amount of dissolved minerals.
- morse alphabet — the set of symbols used to represent letters in Morse code
- multi-personal — of, relating to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private: a personal opinion.
- nasopharyngeal — the part of the pharynx behind and above the soft palate, directly continuous with the nasal passages. Compare oropharynx (def 2).
- national press — newspapers which concern national events of a country collectively
- natural person — a human being, whether an adult or child: The table seats four persons.
- nephroblastoma — a malignant tumour arising from the embryonic kidney that occurs in young children, esp in the age range 3–8 years
- non perishable — not subject to rapid deterioration or decay: A supply of nonperishable food was kept for emergencies.
- non-respirable — capable of being respired.
- nonspectacular — not spectacular
- open classroom — a spacious instructional area shared by several groups or classes in elementary school, permitting more individualized, less supervised project learning and movement of pupils from one activity to another.
- operationalise — Alternative spelling of operationalize.
- 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.
- operationalist — a person who adheres to operationalism
- optical isomer — any of two or more isomers exhibiting optical isomerism.
- overspecialize — to specialize to an excessive degree
- ownership flat — a flat owned by the occupier
- paddle steamer — a vessel propelled by paddle wheels and driven by steam.
- palisades park — a borough in NE New Jersey.
- paper nautilus — any dibranchiate cephalopod of the genus Argonauta, the female of which has a delicate, white shell.
- paper-shuffler — a person who has a routine desk job.
- paraphernalias — (sometimes used with a singular verb) equipment, apparatus, or furnishing used in or necessary for a particular activity: a skier's paraphernalia.
- pararosaniline — a colourless crystalline alcohol, a component of the red dye fuchsin, also used as a biological stain
- parasitic male — a male animal that is much smaller than the female and is totally dependent on the female for its nutrition, such as the male of some species of deep-sea angler fish
- pardonableness — the quality or state of being pardonable
- parents-in-law — the father or mother of one's wife or husband.
- parsley family — the plant family Umbelliferae (or Apiaceae), characterized by herbaceous plants having alternate, usually compound leaves, hollow stems, numerous small flowers borne in umbels, and dry, seedlike, often aromatic fruit, and including anise, caraway, carrot, celery, dill, parsley, parsnip, and Queen Anne's lace, as well as poisonous plants such as cowbane and water hemlock.
- particularness — the quality of being exceptional or individual
- pascal's wager — the argument put forth by Blaise Pascal that it is in one's best interest to believe in the existence of God, as it is a rational assumption and does no harm, and the possibility of eternal punishment in hell outweighs any advantage of believing otherwise.
- paschal letter — (in the early Christian church) a letter, written by a patriarch, archbishop, or bishop to a cleric under his authority, announcing the date of the next Easter festival.
- passenger cell — the inside of a vehicle, in which people sit
- passenger list — register of all travellers on board
- passenger mile — a unit of measurement, consisting of one mile traveled by a passenger, that airlines, railroads, and other public transportation facilities use in recording volume of traffic.
- passion killer — something that is sexually unattractive or inhibiting
- pasteurellosis — hemorrhagic septicemia.
- pastry blender — a kitchen utensil having several parallel wires bent in a semicircle and secured by a handle, used especially for mixing pastry dough.
- patresfamilias — a plural of paterfamilias.
- pay for itself — If something that you buy or invest in pays for itself after a period of time, the money you gain from it, or save because you have it, is greater than the amount you originally spent or invested.
- pectoral cross — a cross worn on the breast by various prelates, as a designation of office.