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14-letter words containing o, p, t, i

  • expansionistic — Of, or pertaining to expansionism.
  • 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
  • exploitability — The state or condition of being exploitable.
  • exploitatively — In an exploitative manner.
  • explorationist — a person involved in exploration, esp of oil, gas, etc
  • explosion shot — a shot used in hitting a ball from a sand trap, in which the sand just behind the ball rather than the ball itself is struck with full force
  • exponentiation — The operation of raising one quantity to the power of another.
  • export invoice — a document issued by an exporter to an importer listing the goods or services supplied and stating the sum of money due
  • export licence — a document issued by a government granting permission to a company to export certain goods or services
  • expostulations — Plural form of expostulation.
  • expropriations — Plural form of expropriation.
  • extemporaneity — the quality of being extemporaneous
  • extrapolations — Plural form of extrapolation.
  • extraprostatic — (anatomy) Outside or independent of the prostate.
  • fallopian tube — one of a pair of long, slender ducts in the female abdomen that transport ova from the ovary to the uterus and, in fertilization, transport sperm cells from the uterus to the released ova; the oviduct of higher mammals.
  • false position — a situation in which a person is forced to act or seems to be acting against his principles or interests
  • false positive — Medicine/Medical. a test result that is incorrect because the test indicated a condition or finding that does not exist: a false-positive for syphilis. a person who receives this test result.
  • false-positive — Medicine/Medical. a test result that is incorrect because the test indicated a condition or finding that does not exist: a false-positive for syphilis. a person who receives this test result.
  • family compact — any influential clique
  • family support — a means-tested allowance for families in need
  • feather pillow — soft headrest stuffed with feathers
  • 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
  • fetal position — a bodily posture resembling that of the fetus in the uterus, in which the body is curled with head and limbs drawn in, sometimes assumed in states of fear or emotional withdrawal.
  • fibrinopeptide — (protein) A polypeptide fragment, cleaved from fibrinogen by thrombin, that combines to form fibrin during blood-clotting.
  • 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.
  • fifth position — a position similar to the first position, but with one foot in front, the heel and toe of the front foot adjacent to the toe and heel of the back foot.
  • file separator — (character)   (FS) ASCII character 28.
  • filiopietistic — of or relating to reverence of forebears or tradition, especially if carried to excess.
  • film projector — an optical instrument in which a strip of film is wound past a lens at a fixed speed so that the frames can be viewed as a continuously moving sequence on a screen or wall
  • fingerpointing — Alternative form of finger-pointing.
  • first position — a position of the feet in which the heels are back to back and the toes point out to the sides.
  • first-aid post — the place at an event where people can go for medical treatment if they become ill or are injured
  • flagship store — A flagship store is the most important store in a chain, often with the largest volume of sales, or the most up-to-date formats or layouts
  • flashing point — flash point (def 1).
  • floating point — a decimal point whose location is not fixed, used especially in computer operations.
  • floating-point — a decimal point whose location is not fixed, used especially in computer operations.
  • foamed plastic — expanded plastic.
  • football pitch — ground where soccer is played
  • fountain plant — Joseph's-coat.
  • freezing point — the temperature at which a liquid freezes: The freezing point of water is 32°F, 0°C.
  • frontoparietal — of or relating to the frontal and parietal bones of the cranium.
  • function creep — the gradual widening of the use of a technology or system beyond the purpose for which it was originally intended, esp when this leads to potential invasion of privacy
  • function space — a linear space, the elements of which are functions.
  • fundoplication — (surgery) An operation in which the gastric fundus (upper part) of the stomach is wrapped, or plicated, around the lower end of the esophagus and stitched in place, reinforcing the closing function of the lower esophageal sphincter. The esophageal hiatus is also narrowed down by sutures to prevent or treat concurrent hiatal hernia, in which the fundus slides up through the enlarged esophageal hiatus of the diaphragm.
  • g-strophanthin — ouabain.
  • galactic poles — either of the two opposite points on the celestial sphere that are farthest north and south of the Milky Way.
  • galactopoiesis — increasing the secretion of milk.
  • galactopoietic — increasing the secretion of milk.
  • galeopithecine — of, relating to, or resembling the flying lemur (Galeopithecus)
  • galeopithecoid — of or resembling a flying lemur
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