14-letter words containing p, a, n, i, e, r
- keep a rein on — to check, control, or restrain
- keratinophilic — (of a plant such as a fungus) growing on keratinous substances such as hair, hooves, nails, etc
- kinematic pair — pair1 (def 10).
- king's pattern — a spoon pattern of the 19th century having a stem decorated with threads, scrolls, and shell motifs.
- knight templar — Templar.
- l-asparaginase — an enzyme that destroys asparagine, a nonessential amino acid needed as a nutrient by rapidly growing cells: used in treating leukemia
- lantern pinion — a wheel, used like a pinion, consisting essentially of two parallel disks or heads whose peripheries are connected by a series of bars that engage with the teeth of another wheel.
- lap microphone — a small microphone that may be clipped to the speaker's lapel, pocket, or the like.
- laryngoscopies — Plural form of laryngoscopy.
- latency period — Psychoanalysis. the stage of personality development, extending from about four or five years of age to the beginning of puberty, during which sexual urges appear to lie dormant.
- le misanthrope — a comedy (1666) by Molière.
- lexington park — a town in S Maryland.
- linen cupboard — airing cupboard
- livery company — a distinctive uniform, badge, or device formerly provided by someone of rank or title for his retainers, as in time of war.
- lopping shears — long-handled pruning shears.
- magnetic strip — a strip of magnetic material on which information may be stored, as by an electromagnetic process, for automatic reading, decoding, or recognition by a device that detects magnetic variations on the strip: a credit card with a magnetic strip to prevent counterfeiting.
- magnetospheric — Of, pertaining to, or happening within the magnetosphere.
- malapportioned — (of a state or other political unit) poorly apportioned, especially divided, organized, or structured in a manner that prevents large sections of a population from having equitable representation in a legislative body.
- map projection — a projecting or protruding part. Synonyms: overhang, protrusion, jut.
- marsupial bone — epipubis.
- masterplanning — to construct a master plan for: to master-plan one's career.
- meadow parsnip — any North American plant belonging to the genus Thaspium, of the parsley family, having yellow or purple flowers.
- megasporangium — a sporangium containing megaspores.
- memory mapping — a technique whereby computer peripherals may be addressed as though they formed part of the main memory of the computer
- mercaptopurine — a yellow, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 5 H 4 N 4 S, used in the treatment of leukemia.
- metal spraying — a process in which a layer of one metal is sprayed onto another in the molten state
- metamorphizing — Present participle of metamorphize.
- metamorphosing — to change the form or nature of; transform.
- metanephridium — (anatomy) A vasiform excretory gland observed in invertebrates, such as annelids, arthropods and molluscs.
- middle persian — the Persian language at a stage that begins c300 b.c. and includes Pahlavi (attested from the 3rd to the 7th centuries a.d.) as well as the West Iranian literatures (3rd–10th centuries a.d.) of religions carried outside Persia. Abbreviation: MPers.
- mineral spring — a spring of water that contains a significant amount of dissolved minerals.
- misapprehended — Simple past tense and past participle of misapprehend.
- misperformance — a musical, dramatic, or other entertainment presented before an audience.
- modern persian — the Persian language since the Middle Persian stage.
- modus operandi — mode of operating or working.
- morning prayer — matin (def 1c).
- 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
- multi-personal — of, relating to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private: a personal opinion.
- napier's bones — a form of multiplication table originally marked on sticks of bone or ivory that could be rearranged to carry out the operations of multiplication or division.
- national press — newspapers which concern national events of a country collectively
- native speaker — sb: language is their mother tongue
- nature worship — a system of religion based on the deification and worship of natural forces and phenomena.
- non perishable — not subject to rapid deterioration or decay: A supply of nonperishable food was kept for emergencies.
- non-expiration — a coming to an end; termination; close: the expiration of a contract.
- non-impairment — to make or cause to become worse; diminish in ability, value, excellence, etc.; weaken or damage: to impair one's health; to impair negotiations.
- non-imperative — of the nature of or expressing a command; commanding.
- non-reciprocal — given or felt by each toward the other; mutual: reciprocal respect.
- non-repairable — to restore to a good or sound condition after decay or damage; mend: to repair a motor.
- non-repudiable — to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim.
- non-respirable — capable of being respired.