14-letter words containing o, u, t, p, a, i
- disputatiously — In a disputatious manner.
- education page — a page in a newspaper devoted to news relating to education or teaching
- encapsulations — Plural form of encapsulation.
- equiponderated — Simple past tense and past participle of equiponderate.
- escape routine — a means of leaving a computer-program sequence before its end, in order to commence another sequence
- espíritu santo — an island in the SW Pacific: the largest and westernmost of the Vanuatu islands. Area: 4856 sq km (1875 sq miles)
- eucalyptus oil — an essential oil derived from trees belonging to the Eucalyptus genus and used for pharmaceutical, fragrance and antiseptic purposes
- eutrophication — Excessive richness of nutrients in a lake or other body of water, frequently due to runoff from the land, which causes a dense growth of plant life and death of animal life from lack of oxygen.
- expostulations — Plural form of expostulation.
- 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.
- family support — a means-tested allowance for families in need
- fountain plant — Joseph's-coat.
- 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.
- granulopoietin — a hormone that promotes the production of white blood cells.
- group practice — Also called group medicine. the practice of medicine by an association of physicians and other health professionals who work together, usually in one suite of offices.
- hermaphroditus — a son of Hermes and Aphrodite who merged with the nymph Salmacis to form one body
- hippopotamuses — Plural form of hippopotamus.
- hospital nurse — a hospital nurse works in a hospital, rather than with a general practitioner, in the army, etc
- hydropneumatic — relating to both liquid and gas substances
- hypotrachelium — (on a classical column) any member, as a necking, between the capital and the shaft.
- ichthyophagous — the practice of eating or subsisting on fish.
- imperturbation — freedom from perturbation; tranquillity; calmness.
- inter-european — of or relating to Europe or its inhabitants.
- intrapulmonary — (anatomy) Within the material of the lungs.
- junior partner — a partner in a law firm or financial organisation who has less responsibility than a senior partner
- juxtapositions — Plural form of juxtaposition.
- leucocytopenia — leucopenia
- leukocytopenia — a decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
- lord spiritual — a bishop or archbishop belonging to the House of Lords.
- lugger topsail — a fore-and-aft topsail used above a lugsail.
- luminous paint — paint containing a phosphor that emits visible light when irradiated with ultraviolet light.
- mastigophorous — carrying a cane or whip
- mercaptopurine — a yellow, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 5 H 4 N 4 S, used in the treatment of leukemia.
- micropulsation — a very minor fluctuation in the strength of the earth's magnetic field
- miscomputation — an act, process, or method of computing; calculation.
- mispunctuation — incorrect punctuation
- motion capture — a process by which a device can be used to capture patterns of live movement; the data is then transmitted to a computer, where simulation software displays it applied to a virtual actor
- mountain sheep — wild sheep in mountainous area
- multi-personal — of, relating to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private: a personal opinion.
- multiplication — the act or process of multiplying or the state of being multiplied.
- multipotential — able to differentiate along several lines
- naphthoquinone — (organic compound) Either of two isomers of polycyclic aromatic ketones derived from naphthalene.
- nature worship — a system of religion based on the deification and worship of natural forces and phenomena.
- non-assumptive — taken for granted.
- nonparticulate — Not particulate.
- nonrepudiation — (legal) Assurance that a contract cannot later be denied by either of the parties involved.
- nonspeculative — not speculative
- nonsuppurative — Not suppurative.
- nontherapeutic — of or relating to the treating or curing of disease; curative.