14-letter words containing o, p, t, a
- hypotrachelium — (on a classical column) any member, as a necking, between the capital and the shaft.
- hypoventilated — Simple past tense and past participle of hypoventilate.
- ibm compatible — (computer) A computer which can use hardware and software designed for the IBM PC (or, less often, IBM mainframes). This was once a key phrase in marketing a new PC clone but now in 1998 is rarely used, the non-IBM wintel personal computer manufacturers such as Compaq, Dell and Gateway 2000 and OS vendor Microsoft having taken control of the market, marginalising IBM.
- ichthyophagist — a person who eats or subsists on fish.
- ichthyophagous — the practice of eating or subsisting on fish.
- idiopathically — In an idiopathic sense or manner.
- impassionately — filled with passion; impassioned.
- impersonations — Plural form of impersonation.
- imperturbation — freedom from perturbation; tranquillity; calmness.
- implementation — the act of implementing, or putting into effect; fulfillment: The implementation of policies to conserve energy will involve personal sacrifice.
- improvisations — Plural form of improvisation.
- improvisatrice — Female improvisatore.
- improvvisatore — an improvisator, especially a person who extemporizes verse.
- inappositeness — The state or quality of not being apposite.
- incapacitation — to deprive of ability, qualification, or strength; make incapable or unfit; disable.
- incorporations — Plural form of incorporation.
- incorporeality — not corporeal or material; insubstantial.
- infant prodigy — an exceptionally talented child
- inspirationism — a belief in some form of divine inspiration, esp the belief that Christian Scripture was divinely inspired
- inspirationist — an adherent of inspirationism
- inter-european — of or relating to Europe or its inhabitants.
- interblock gap — the area or space separating consecutive blocks of data or consecutive physical records on an external storage medium.
- intercorporate — of, for, or belonging to a corporation or corporations: a corporate executive; She considers the new federal subsidy just corporate welfare.
- interiorscaper — One who works in interiorscaping.
- interoperation — (engineering) The interaction and simultaneous functioning of multiple products having multiple architectures etc.
- interoperative — a person engaged, employed, or skilled in some branch of work, especially productive or industrial work; worker.
- interparochial — of, relating to, or financially supported by one or more church parishes: parochial churches in Great Britain.
- interpellation — a procedure in some legislative bodies of asking a government official to explain an act or policy, sometimes leading, in parliamentary government, to a vote of confidence or a change of government.
- interpolations — Plural form of interpolation.
- interpretation — the act of interpreting; elucidation; explication: This writer's work demands interpretation.
- intrafallopian — occurring within either of the Fallopian tubes
- intraoperative — Happening during surgery. Literally, within surgery.
- intrapulmonary — (anatomy) Within the material of the lungs.
- isentropically — in an isentropic manner
- isolated point — Mathematics. a point in a set such that the neighborhood of the point is devoid of any other points belonging to the set.
- james stanhope — James, 1st Earl Stanhope, 1673–1721, British soldier and statesman: prime minister 1717–18.
- jarabe tapatio — a dance of Mexican origin, performed by a couple and consisting of nine figures and melodies, in which the partners often dance facing each other but not touching.
- john davenport — John, 1597–1670, Puritan clergyman: one of the founders of New Haven.
- joint passport — a single passport shared by two or more people, such as a passport shared by a parent and child
- junior partner — a partner in a law firm or financial organisation who has less responsibility than a senior partner
- juxtapositions — Plural form of juxtaposition.
- kamloops trout — a variety of rainbow trout found in Canadian lakes
- karyotypically — (cytology) With regard to the karyotype.
- kastrop-rauxel — Castrop-Rauxel.
- keep a lookout — If someone keeps a lookout, especially on a boat, they look around all the time in order to make sure there is no danger.
- keratinophilic — (of a plant such as a fungus) growing on keratinous substances such as hair, hooves, nails, etc
- kleptomaniacal — Having a compulsion to steal, as a kleptomaniac does.
- kleptoparasite — A bird, insect, or other animal that habitually robs animals of other species of food.
- lantern pinion — a wheel, used like a pinion, consisting essentially of two parallel disks or heads whose peripheries are connected by a series of bars that engage with the teeth of another wheel.
- late developer — someone, esp a teenager, who matures physically or emotionally at an older age than considered usual