15-letter words containing p, a, l, i, t
- superplasticity — the phenomenon, exhibited by certain metals and alloys usually at high temperatures, of stretching to extreme lengths without breaking
- superspecialist — a highly skilled specialist
- supplementation — the act or process of supplementing.
- surgical spirit — Surgical spirit is a liquid which is used to clean wounds or surgical instruments. It consists mainly of alcohol.
- sycophantically — a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
- sympathetically — characterized by, proceeding from, exhibiting, or feeling sympathy; sympathizing; compassionate: a sympathetic listener.
- symptomatically — pertaining to a symptom or symptoms.
- symptomological — relating to symptomology
- talking picture — Older Use. a motion picture with accompanying synchronized speech, singing, etc.
- telegraphically — of or relating to the telegraph.
- thalassographic — relating to thalassography
- the colophonian — a native of Colophon.
- the paleolithic — the Paleolithic period, subdivided into the Lower (to c. 150,000 b.c.), Middle (to c. 38,000 b.c.), and Upper stages; Old Stone Age
- the paralympics — a sporting event, modelled on the Olympic Games, held solely for disabled competitors
- the public weal — the public good; the good of society
- therapeutically — of or relating to the treating or curing of disease; curative.
- thermal printer — a printer that produces output by selectively heating a heat-sensitive paper (thermal paper) in patterns corresponding to the characters to be produced.
- tibetan spaniel — one of a breed of small alert dogs originally developed in Tibet, with a double coat of any color, well-feathered, pendent ears, and a plumed tail curled over the back.
- tiglath-pileser — died 727 b.c, king of Assyria 745–727.
- to play footsie — If someone plays footsie with you, they touch your feet with their own feet, for example under a table, often as a playful way of expressing their romantic or sexual feelings towards you.
- topgallant sail — a sail or either of two sails set on the yard or yards of a topgallant mast.
- total depravity — the Calvinist doctrine that humankind's entire nature, including its reason, is corrupt or sinful as a result of the Fall and that people are therefore completely dependent on God for regeneration.
- trading capital — the total amount of money available for buying assets
- transplantation — to remove (a plant) from one place and plant it in another.
- treacle pudding — a sponge cake with syrup on top
- tricuspid valve — the valve, consisting of three triangular flaps of tissue between the right auricle and ventricle of the heart, that keeps blood from flowing back into the auricle.
- trifluoperazine — a compound, C 21 H 24 F 3 N 3 S, used as an antipsychotic.
- triple alliance — the alliance (1882–1915) of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy.
- triple integral — an integral in which the integrand involves a function of three variables and which requires three applications of the integration process to evaluate.
- trivial pursuit — a board game that is based the ability to answer questions on popular culture and general knowledge
- tropicalization — to make tropical, as in character or appearance.
- turk's-cap lily — either of two lilies, Lilum martagon or L. superbum, having nodding flowers with the perianth segments rolled backward.
- typographically — of or relating to typography.
- ultra-patriotic — of, like, suitable for, or characteristic of a patriot.
- ultramicroscope — an instrument that uses scattering phenomena to detect the position of objects too small to be seen by an ordinary microscope.
- ultramicroscopy — the use of the ultramicroscope.
- unacceptability — capable or worthy of being accepted.
- unanticipatedly — in an unanticipated or unexpected manner
- unapostolically — in an unapostalic manner
- uncomplaisantly — in an uncomplaisant manner
- uncomplimentary — of the nature of, conveying, or expressing a compliment, often one that is politely flattering: a complimentary remark.
- uncooperatively — in an uncooperative or unhelpful manner
- uncopyrightable — not able to be copyrighted
- undercapitalize — to provide an insufficient amount of capital for (a business enterprise).
- underpopulation — having a population lower than is normal or desirable.
- unexceptionable — not offering any basis for exception or objection; beyond criticism: an unexceptionable record of achievement.
- uninterpretable — to give or provide the meaning of; explain; explicate; elucidate: to interpret the hidden meaning of a parable.
- unparliamentary — not parliamentary; at variance with or contrary to the methods employed by parliamentary bodies.
- unpatriotically — in a manner that is not enthusiastically supporting one's country and its ways of life
- unsportsmanlike — a man who engages in sports, especially in some open-air sport, as hunting, fishing, racing, etc.