14-letter words containing p, a, l, i, t
- sycophantishly — in a sycophantish manner
- synaptic cleft — the small gap, measured in nanometers, between an axon terminal and any of the cell membranes in the immediate vicinity.
- tachygraphical — characteristic of tachygraphy
- tachyphylactic — Medicine/Medical. immediate, temporary immunization against the effects of injection of a toxic extract owing to previous small injections of the same extract.
- tailgate party — A tailgate party is a social gathering at which food is served from or near a vehicle, especially in a parking lot before a sports game.
- tatar republic — a constituent republic of W Russia, around the confluence of the Volga and Kama Rivers. Capital: Kazan. Pop: 3 779 800 (2002). Area: 68 000 sq km (26 250 sq miles)
- telegraph wire — a wire that transmits telegraph and telephone signals
- telepathically — communication between minds by some means other than sensory perception.
- telephonically — of, relating to, or happening by means of a telephone system.
- telescopically — of, relating to, or of the nature of a telescope.
- terminal point — the final destination or station of a bus or rail journey
- the apple isle — Tasmania
- the capitoline — the most important of the Seven Hills of Rome. The temple of Jupiter was on the southern summit and the ancient citadel on the northern summit
- the lower paid — people who do not earn a lot of money
- the palaeozoic — the Palaeozoic era
- the palatinate — either of two territories in SW Germany, once ruled by the counts palatine. Upper Palatinate is now in Bavaria; Lower or Rhine Palatinate is now in Rhineland-Palatinate, Baden-Württemberg, and Hesse
- the-suppliants — a tragedy (c463 b.c.) by Aeschylus.
- thermal spring — a spring whose temperature is higher than the mean temperature of ground water in the area.
- thromboplastic — causing or accelerating blood-clot formation.
- thromboplastin — Biochemistry. a lipoprotein in the blood that converts prothrombin to thrombin.
- ticket scalper — an unauthorized ticket speculator who buys tickets to a performance or sports event and resells them at inflated prices.
- tilt-top table — a pedestal table having a top that can be tilted vertically.
- tip the scales — to exercise a decisive influence
- tiruchirapalli — a city in central Tamil Nadu, in S India, on the Kaveri River.
- tiruchirappali — a city in central Tamil Nadu, in S India, on the Kaveri River.
- topicalization — to introduce as, convert into, or mark as the topic of a sentence.
- tortilla chips — snack food: corn crisps
- tortoise plant — elephant's-foot.
- traffic holdup — a temporary stoppage in the flow of traffic where a number of vehicles are obstructed and unable to move
- traffic police — a unit of a police force, whose job is to control traffic and enforce traffic regulations
- trailing phlox — a prostrate plant, Phlox nivalis, of the southeastern U.S., having pink or white flowers.
- training plane — a plane used for training pilots, esp in the military
- trans-physical — of or relating to the body: physical exercise.
- transempirical — beyond the range of experiential knowledge.
- transportingly — in a way to be transported or to transport
- trapezoid rule — a rule for estimating the area of an irregular figure, by dividing it into parallel strips of equal width, each strip being a trapezium. It can also be adapted to obtaining an approximate value of a definite integral
- trepidatiously — tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation.
- tripelennamine — a white, crystalline, antihistamine, C 16 H 21 N 3 , used for the treatment of allergic disorders.
- tripersonalism — the doctrine of three persons making up the Trinity
- tripersonalist — someone who believes in the Trinity
- tripersonality — the state or condition of being tripersonal; existence in three persons, as the Godhead.
- triphenylamine — a molecule consisting of a nitrogen atom with three phenyl groups attached to it
- triple glazing — three layers of glass in windows or doors
- triple measure — time or rhythm characterized by three beats to the measure with an accent on the first beat.
- tripolitan war — a war (1801–05) that Tripoli declared on the United States because of American refusal to pay tribute for the safe passage of shipping in Barbary Coastal waters.
- triumphal arch — a monumental archway, often erected in permanent materials as a commemorative structure, straddling the line of march of a victorious army during a triumphal procession.
- tropical month — the period of time taken by the moon to return to the same longitude after one complete revolution around the earth; 27.321 58 days (approximately 27 days, 7 hours, 43 minutes, 4.5 seconds)
- tropical storm — a tropical cyclone of less than hurricane force.
- tropologically — in a way which uses figurative language
- trust hospital — a hospital that is run by an NHS trust which competes with other trusts for government funding