15-letter words containing p, a, i, l, s
- decompositional — Of or pertaining to decomposition.
- delta hepatitis — a severe form of hepatitis caused by an incomplete virus (delta virus) that links to the hepatitis B virus for its replication.
- departmentalism — division into departments, esp when resulting in impaired efficiency
- depersonalizing — Present participle of depersonalize.
- dephlogisticate — to reduce or remove inflammation from
- dermatoglyphics — the lines forming a skin pattern, esp on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet
- diaheliotropism — the tendency among plants to respond to the light of the sun by orienting their leaves perpendicular to the sun's rays, such that the upper surface of the leaves receives maximum light
- diastrophically — in a diastrophic fashion
- disappointingly — failing to fulfill one's hopes or expectations: a disappointing movie; a disappointing marriage.
- disciplinarians — Plural form of disciplinarian.
- dispassionately — free from or unaffected by passion; devoid of personal feeling or bias; impartial; calm: a dispassionate critic.
- dispensableness — The quality of being dispensable.
- display cabinet — a cabinet in a shop, museum, etc, that displays items
- displeasingness — the state of being displeasing
- dispositionally — In a dispositional manner.
- disproportional — not in proportion; disproportionate.
- disreputability — The state of being disreputable.
- eclipse plumage — the dull plumage developed in some brightly colored birds after the breeding season.
- eclipse scotoma — a blind spot; a permanent or temporary area of depressed or absent vision caused by viewing the sun directly
- edriophthalmous — (of certain crustaceans) having stalkless eyes
- english sparrow — a small Eurasian weaverbird, Passer domesticus, now established in North America and Australia. It has a brown streaked plumage with grey underparts
- english speaker — a person who speaks English as a first, or second mother tongue
- epistemological — Of or pertaining to epistemology or theory of knowledge, as a field of study.
- epsilon squared — (jargon) A quantity even smaller than epsilon, as small in comparison to epsilon as epsilon is to something normal; completely negligible. If you buy a supercomputer for a million dollars, the cost of the thousand-dollar terminal to go with it is epsilon, and the cost of the ten-dollar cable to connect them is epsilon squared. Compare lost in the underflow, lost in the noise.
- escape velocity — great enough speed to escape gravity
- euphemistically — In a euphemistic manner.
- exceptionalness — The quality of being exceptional.
- experientialism — (philosophy) The theory that experience is the source of knowledge.
- experientialist — A proponent of experientialism.
- experimentalism — An experimental practice or tendency, especially in the arts.
- experimentalist — One who performs experiments.
- explain oneself — to make clear what one means
- external spline — any one of a series of narrow keys formed longitudinally around the circumference of a shaft that fit into corresponding grooves (internal splines) in a mating part: used to prevent movement between two parts, esp in transmitting torque
- facile princeps — an obvious leader
- fahnestock clip — a type of terminal using a spring that clamps readily onto a connecting wire.
- fallopian tubes — 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.
- familiar spirit — a supernatural spirit often assuming animal form, supposed to attend and aid a witch, wizard, etc
- fasciolopsiasis — a parasitic disease caused by flukes of the genus Fasciolopsis and characterized by abdominal pain and diarrhea: common in the Far East.
- fillister plane — an adjustable plane for cutting rabbets, grooves, etc
- floating supply — the aggregate supply of ready-to-market goods or securities.
- fool's paradise — a state of enjoyment based on false beliefs or hopes; a state of illusory happiness.
- free soil party — a former U.S. political party (1848–56) that opposed the extension of slavery in the Territories not yet admitted to statehood.
- fusospirochetal — Relating to fusospirochetes.
- galloping-ghost — Harold ("Red"; "the Galloping Ghost") 1903–1991, U.S. football player.
- gaspe peninsula — a peninsula in SE Canada, in Quebec province, between New Brunswick and the St. Lawrence River.
- general paresis — a syphilitic brain disorder characterized by chronic inflammation and degeneration of cerebral tissue resulting in mental and physical deterioration.
- geostrophically — By means of, or in terms of, geostrophy.
- glazier's point — a small, pointed piece of sheet metal, for holding a pane of glass in a sash until the putty has hardened.
- globus pallidus — anatomy: part of the brain
- glossographical — relating to glossography