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15-letter words containing o, c, t, p

  • huitzilopochtli — the Aztec god of war and of the sun.
  • hybrid computer — a computer system containing both analog and digital hardware.
  • hydropathically — in a hydropathic manner; in a manner relating to hydropathy
  • hype-carbonated — (of a product or service) overvalued as a result of relentless marketing and PR or intensive media exposure
  • hyperactivation — (biology) A form of sperm motility associated with active beating of the flagellum.
  • hypercatabolism — an abnormally high metabolic breakdown of a substance or tissue which leads to weight loss and physical deterioration
  • hypercorrection — the substitution, in an inappropriate context, of a pronunciation, grammatical form, or usage thought by the speaker or writer to be appropriate, resulting usually from overgeneralizing in an effort to replace seemingly incorrect forms with correct ones, as the substitution of between you and I for between you and me, by analogy with you and I as the subject of a sentence.
  • hyperdemocratic — pertaining to or of the nature of democracy or a democracy.
  • hyperfunctional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
  • hypergalactosis — an abnormally large secretion of milk.
  • hyperproduction — an increased or excessive production or output
  • hypocortisolism — (medicine) A cortisol deficiency.
  • hypocrystalline — (of igneous rocks) having both glass and crystalline components
  • hystricomorphic — relating to a suborder of rodents
  • immunocompetent — having the potential for immunologic response; capable of developing immunity after exposure to antigen.
  • implied consent — a manifestation of consent to something through conduct, including inaction or silence.
  • impressionistic — a person who follows or adheres to the theories, methods, and practices of impressionism, especially in the fields of painting, music, or literature.
  • improvvisatrice — Alternative form of improvisatrice.
  • in one's pocket — a shaped piece of fabric attached inside or outside a garment and forming a pouch used especially for carrying small articles.
  • in pari delicto — in equal fault; equally culpable or blameworthy.
  • incomparability — beyond comparison; matchless or unequaled: incomparable beauty.
  • incompatibilism — (philosophy) The doctrine that free will and determinism are incompatible, that one necessarily precludes the other.
  • incompatibility — not compatible; unable to exist together in harmony: She asked for a divorce because they were utterly incompatible.
  • inspection arms — a position in military drill in which the missile chamber of a weapon is open for inspection.
  • inter-parochial — of, relating to, or financially supported by one or more church parishes: parochial churches in Great Britain.
  • intercomparison — mutual comparison
  • interiorscaping — The design, installation, and maintenance of interiorscapes.
  • interprovincial — belonging or peculiar to some particular province; local: the provincial newspaper.
  • interrecord gap — the area or space separating consecutive physical records of data on an external storage medium.
  • introspectional — Of or relating to introspection.
  • introspectively — characterized by introspection, the act or process of looking into oneself.
  • introspectivity — The quality of being introspective.
  • introsusception — intussusception.
  • intussusception — a taking within.
  • iridocapsulitis — inflammation of the iris and the capsule of the lens.
  • irrespective of — regardless of sth
  • isoperimetrical — having equal perimeters
  • isotopic number — the number of neutrons minus the number of protons in an atomic nucleus.
  • job description — an abstract of a job analysis containing the classification of and requirements for a job, used in hiring and placing prospective employees.
  • juristic person — a human being, whether an adult or child: The table seats four persons.
  • kleptoparasitic — Pertaining to kleptoparasitism.
  • knock spots off — to outstrip or outdo with ease
  • laptop computer — portable computer
  • lean production — Lean production is the same as lean manufacturing.
  • leapfrog attack — Use of userid and password information obtained illicitly from one host (e.g. downloading a file of account IDs and passwords, tapping TELNET, etc.) to compromise another host. Also, the act of TELNETting through one or more hosts in order to confuse a trace (a standard cracker procedure).
  • leukodystrophic — Of or pertaining to leukodystrophy.
  • lex non scripta — unwritten law; common law.
  • lick into shape — to pass the tongue over the surface of, as to moisten, taste, or eat (often followed by up, off, from, etc.): to lick a postage stamp; to lick an ice-cream cone.
  • limited company — a company in which the shareholders cannot be assessed for debts of the company beyond the sum they still have invested in the company.
  • little corporal — (Napoleon Bonaparte"the Little Corporal") 1769–1821, French general born in Corsica: emperor of France 1804–15.
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