15-letter words containing m, r, p
- hyperthyroidism — overactivity of the thyroid gland.
- hypocortisolism — (medicine) A cortisol deficiency.
- hypodorian mode — a plagal church mode represented on the white keys of a keyboard instrument by an ascending scale from A to A, with the final on D.
- hypopituitarism — abnormally diminished activity of the pituitary gland, especially of the anterior lobe.
- hypoproteinemia — an abnormally low concentration of protein in the blood.
- hystricomorphic — relating to a suborder of rodents
- immune response — any of the body's immunologic reactions to an antigen.
- impenetrability — the state or quality of being impenetrable.
- imperfect stage — a phase in the life cycle of certain fungi in which either no spores or asexual spores, as conidia, are produced.
- imperfect-rhyme — rhyme in which either the vowels or the consonants of stressed syllables are identical, as in eyes, light; years, yours.
- imperial bushel — a unit of dry measure containing 4 pecks, equivalent in the U.S. (and formerly in England) to 2150.42 cubic inches or 35.24 liters (Winchester bushel) and in Great Britain to 2219.36 cubic inches or 36.38 liters (Imperial bushel) Abbreviation: bu., bush.
- imperial gallon — a British gallon used in liquid and dry measurement equivalent to 1.2 U.S. gallons, or 4.54 liters.
- imperial system — a system of measurement units, including the foot, pound, and second, as well as miles and yards
- imperial valley — an irrigated agricultural region in SE California, adjacent to Mexico, formerly a part of the Colorado Desert: it is largely below sea level and contains the Salton Sink.
- imperishability — not subject to decay; indestructible; enduring.
- imperscriptible — not supported by written authority
- imperviableness — the state of being imperviable
- imponderability — The state or characteristic of being imponderable.
- importunateness — Quality of being importunate.
- impregnableness — The state of being impregnable; impregnability.
- imprescriptable — Alt form imprescriptible.
- imprescriptible — not subject to prescription.
- imprescriptibly — In an imprescriptible manner; obviously.
- impressibleness — The state of being impressible; impressibility.
- impressionistic — a person who follows or adheres to the theories, methods, and practices of impressionism, especially in the fields of painting, music, or literature.
- improvisational — the art or act of improvising, or of composing, uttering, executing, or arranging anything without previous preparation: Musical improvisation involves imagination and creativity.
- improvisatorial — relating to an improvisator
- improvvisatrice — Alternative form of improvisatrice.
- impulse turbine — a turbine moved by free jets of fluid striking the blades of the rotor together with the axial flow of fluid through the rotor.
- incomparability — beyond comparison; matchless or unequaled: incomparable beauty.
- incomprehension — lack of comprehension or understanding: The audience listened politely but with incomprehension.
- incomprehensive — not comprehensive.
- inspection arms — a position in military drill in which the missile chamber of a weapon is open for inspection.
- insurance stamp — an insurance contribution
- intemperateness — The quality of being intemperate.
- intercomparison — mutual comparison
- internment camp — a prison camp for the confinement of enemy aliens, prisoners of war, political prisoners, etc.
- interparoxysmal — occurring in the period or periods between paroxysms.
- ipsissima verba — with the very words; verbatim.
- isoperimetrical — having equal perimeters
- isotopic number — the number of neutrons minus the number of protons in an atomic nucleus.
- java 2 platform — Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition
- kalmyk republic — a constituent republic of S Russia, on the Caspian Sea: became subject to Russia in 1646. Capital: Elista. Pop: 292 400 (2002). Area: 76 100 sq km (29 382 sq miles)
- kernmantel rope — a rope made of many straight nylon fibres within a plaited sheath; used for its tensile strength, freedom from twisting, and elasticity
- kilovolt-ampere — an electrical unit, equal to 1000 volt-amperes. Abbreviation: kVA, kva.
- knapping hammer — a hammer used for breaking and shaping stones
- lambda particle — any of a family of neutral baryons with strangeness −1 or charm +1, and isotopic spin 0. The least massive member of the lambda family was the first strange particle to be discovered. Symbol: Λ.
- lamp-post error — fencepost error
- land of promise — Promised Land.
- laptop computer — portable computer