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14-letter words containing n, p, l

  • telephonically — of, relating to, or happening by means of a telephone system.
  • telephoto lens — a lens constructed so as to produce a relatively large image with a focal length shorter than that required by an ordinary lens producing an image of the same size: used to photograph small or distant objects.
  • teleprocessing — computerized processing and transmission of data over the telephone or other long-distance communications systems.
  • temperamentful — full of temperament
  • tenpin bowling — Tenpin bowling is a game in which you roll a heavy ball down a narrow track toward a group of wooden objects and try to knock down as many of them as possible.
  • terminal point — the final destination or station of a bus or rail journey
  • the capitoline — the most important of the Seven Hills of Rome. The temple of Jupiter was on the southern summit and the ancient citadel on the northern summit
  • the palaeocene — the Palaeocene epoch or rock series
  • the palaeogene — the Palaeogene period or system
  • the palatinate — either of two territories in SW Germany, once ruled by the counts palatine. Upper Palatinate is now in Bavaria; Lower or Rhine Palatinate is now in Rhineland-Palatinate, Baden-Württemberg, and Hesse
  • the paranormal — paranormal happenings generally
  • the platteland — (in South Africa) the country districts or rural areas
  • the unemployed — people who are out of work
  • the-suppliants — a tragedy (c463 b.c.) by Aeschylus.
  • thermal spring — a spring whose temperature is higher than the mean temperature of ground water in the area.
  • three-pin plug — an electrical plug with three pins or metal projections to fit into a socket
  • thromboplastin — Biochemistry. a lipoprotein in the blood that converts prothrombin to thrombin.
  • to play truant — If a pupil plays truant, he or she stays away from school without permission.
  • top-down model — (programming)   A method for estimating the overall cost and effort of the proposed software project from global properties of the project. The total cost and schedule is partitioned into components for planning purposes.
  • topicalization — to introduce as, convert into, or mark as the topic of a sentence.
  • tortoise plant — elephant's-foot.
  • trailing phlox — a prostrate plant, Phlox nivalis, of the southeastern U.S., having pink or white flowers.
  • training plane — a plane used for training pilots, esp in the military
  • trans-physical — of or relating to the body: physical exercise.
  • transcorporeal — of the nature of the physical body; bodily.
  • transempirical — beyond the range of experiential knowledge.
  • transplacental — across or passing through the placenta.
  • transplanetary — farther from the sun than a given planet.
  • transportingly — in a way to be transported or to transport
  • transpulmonary — of or relating to the lungs.
  • tripelennamine — a white, crystalline, antihistamine, C 16 H 21 N 3 , used for the treatment of allergic disorders.
  • tripersonalism — the doctrine of three persons making up the Trinity
  • tripersonalist — someone who believes in the Trinity
  • tripersonality — the state or condition of being tripersonal; existence in three persons, as the Godhead.
  • triphenylamine — a molecule consisting of a nitrogen atom with three phenyl groups attached to it
  • triple entente — an informal understanding among Great Britain, France, and Russia based on a Franco-Russian military alliance (1894), an Anglo-French entente (1904), and an Anglo-Russian entente (1907). It was considered a counterbalance to the Triple Alliance but was terminated when the Bolsheviks came into control in Russia in 1917.
  • triple glazing — three layers of glass in windows or doors
  • tripolitan war — a war (1801–05) that Tripoli declared on the United States because of American refusal to pay tribute for the safe passage of shipping in Barbary Coastal waters.
  • tropical month — the period of time taken by the moon to return to the same longitude after one complete revolution around the earth; 27.321 58 days (approximately 27 days, 7 hours, 43 minutes, 4.5 seconds)
  • trysting place — a place for a meeting, especially a secret meeting of lovers; rendezvous.
  • typing element — a spherelike device, usually of molded metal, having on its surface raised letters, numerals, and other characters. When actuated by a typewriter keyboard or computer command, the device revolves quickly, striking an inked ribbon and impressing the character on paper.
  • ultracompetent — extremely competent
  • ultraprecision — extreme accuracy or precision
  • umbrella plant — an African plant, Cyperus alternifolius, of the sedge family, that has several stems growing directly upward from a mass of roots and an umbrella-shaped cluster of leaves at the top of each stem.
  • un-manipulated — to manage or influence skillfully, especially in an unfair manner: to manipulate people's feelings.
  • un-replenished — to make full or complete again, as by supplying what is lacking, used up, etc.: to replenish one's stock of food.
  • unaccomplished — not accomplished; incomplete or not carried out: Many tasks remain unaccomplished.
  • unappetizingly — in an unappetizing manner
  • unapproachable — not capable of being approached; remote; unreachable: an unapproachable spot; an unapproachable person.
  • uncontemplated — to look at or view with continued attention; observe or study thoughtfully: to contemplate the stars.
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