14-letter words containing l, i, p, e, d
- encyclopaedism — Alt form encyclopedism.
- encyclopaedist — Alternative spelling of encyclopedist.
- encyclopedical — (American spelling) alternative spelling of encyclopaedical.
- encyclopedists — Plural form of encyclopedist.
- endopolyploidy — The replication of chromosomes without the division of the cell nucleus; generates a polyploid nucleus.
- endoscopically — By means of an endoscope.
- epidemiologist — A scientist (often a medical doctor) who specializes in epidemiology.
- epithelialized — Simple past tense and past participle of epithelialize.
- exploding star — an irregular variable star, such as a nova, supernova, or flare star, in which rapid increases in luminosity occur, caused by some form of explosion
- extrapyramidal — Relating to or denoting nerves concerned with motor activity that descend from the cortex to the spine and are not part of the pyramidal system.
- fertile period — the time during a woman's menstrual cycle at which she is most likely to become pregnant, or the equivalent time for an animal
- fiddle pattern — a pattern of spoon or fork having a handle that narrows abruptly from a broad, flat upper part and terminates with a pronounced shoulder above the bowl or tines.
- field hospital — an organization of medical personnel with medical equipment for establishing a temporary hospital at isolated posts or in the field to support ground troops in combat.
- field larkspur — a European plant, Consolida regalis, of the buttercup family, having sparse clusters of blue or violet-colored flowers and smooth fruit.
- flip one's lid — a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- fluid pressure — the pressure exerted by a fluid, directly proportional to the specific gravity at any point and to the height of the fluid above the point.
- foamed plastic — expanded plastic.
- galeopithecoid — of or resembling a flying lemur
- glacial period — Also called glacial period, ice age. the geologically recent Pleistocene Epoch, during which much of the Northern Hemisphere was covered by great ice sheets.
- goodfellowship — cheerful company
- gridwall panel — A gridwall panel is a metal grid that can be hung on a wall and used for displaying goods.
- half-pedalling — a technique of piano playing in which the sustaining pedal is raised and immediately depressed thus allowing the lower strings to continue sounding
- hedge clippers — clippers or shears used to trim hedges
- helicopter dad — a style of child rearing in which an overprotective mother or father discourages a child's independence by being too involved in the child's life: In typical helicopter parenting, a mother or father swoops in at any sign of challenge or discomfort.
- helicopter pad — landing area
- hopfield model — Hopfield network
- hydraulic pile — a hollow pile through which a jet of water is forced to wash away the ground beneath.
- hydrocephaloid — resembling hydrocephalus.
- hydroxyproline — a nutritionally nonessential amino acid, C 5 H 9 NO 3 , found chiefly in collagen.
- hypercivilised — extremely or excessively civilized
- hypercivilized — Very highly civilized.
- hyperlipidemia — excessive amounts of fat and fatty substances in the blood; lipemia.
- hyperlipidemic — excessive amounts of fat and fatty substances in the blood; lipemia.
- hypoadrenalism — underactivity of the adrenal gland, as in Addison's disease.
- hypodermically — By hypodermic means.
- hypoventilated — Simple past tense and past participle of hypoventilate.
- impersonalised — to make impersonal: The dial system impersonalized the telephone.
- impersonalized — Simple past tense and past participle of impersonalize.
- implied reader — the hypothetical reader that a work is addressed to, whose thoughts, attitudes, etc, may differ from an actual reader's
- imponderabilia — Those things that are imponderable.
- inclined plane — one of the simple machines, a plane surface inclined to the horizon, or forming with a horizontal plane any angle but a right angle. Compare machine (def 4b).
- indecipherable — not decipherable; illegible.
- indecipherably — not decipherable; illegible.
- indecomposable — incapable of being decomposed.
- indemnity plan — An indemnity plan is a healthcare plan that allows policyholders to choose any healthcare provider they wish, and charges them a fee depending on the rules of the policy.
- india pale ale — a pale-colored ale with a higher hops and alcohol content than average. Abbreviation: IPA.
- indiscerptible — not discerptible; indivisible.
- indispensables — Plural form of indispensable.
- inland passage — Inside Passage
- inside caliper — a caliper whose legs turn outward so that it can accurately measure inside dimensions, as the inside diameter of a pipe.