15-letter words containing p, a, r, t, i
- homoerotophobia — Homophobia; antipathy towards homosexuals.
- hospital corner — a fold on a bed sheet or blanket made by tucking the foot or head of the sheet straight under the mattress with the ends protruding and then making a diagonal fold at the side corner of the sheet and tucking this under to produce a triangular corner.
- hospital doctor — a hospital doctor works in a hospital, rather than as a general practitioner, in the army, etc
- hung parliament — a parliament that does not have a party with a working majority
- hunting leopard — the cheetah.
- huntington park — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- hydropathically — in a hydropathic manner; in a manner relating to hydropathy
- hydroxylapatite — Alternative spelling of hydroxyapatite.
- hyper-emotional — pertaining to or involving emotion or the emotions.
- hyperactivation — (biology) A form of sperm motility associated with active beating of the flagellum.
- hyperactiveness — The state or quality of being hyperactive.
- hypercatabolism — an abnormally high metabolic breakdown of a substance or tissue which leads to weight loss and physical deterioration
- hypercatalectic — (of a line of verse) containing an additional syllable after the last dipody or foot. Compare acatalectic (def 2), catalectic.
- hypercritically — In a hypercritical manner.
- hyperdemocratic — pertaining to or of the nature of democracy or a democracy.
- hyperfastidious — extremely or excessively fastidious
- hyperfunctional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- hypergalactosis — an abnormally large secretion of milk.
- hypermetabolism — Biology, Physiology. the sum of the physical and chemical processes in an organism by which its material substance is produced, maintained, and destroyed, and by which energy is made available. Compare anabolism, catabolism.
- hypermutability — liable or subject to change or alteration.
- hyperparasitism — an organism that is parasitic on or in another parasite.
- hyperpotassemia — hyperkalemia.
- hyperreactivity — the quality or condition of being reactive.
- hypersalivation — the act or process of salivating.
- hyperventilated — Simple past tense and past participle of hyperventilate.
- hypocrystalline — (of igneous rocks) having both glass and crystalline components
- hypopituitarism — abnormally diminished activity of the pituitary gland, especially of the anterior lobe.
- hypoproteinemia — an abnormally low concentration of protein in the blood.
- identity papers — law: legal documents
- identity parade — law: police lineup
- impenetrability — the state or quality of being impenetrable.
- imperfect stage — a phase in the life cycle of certain fungi in which either no spores or asexual spores, as conidia, are produced.
- imperial system — a system of measurement units, including the foot, pound, and second, as well as miles and yards
- imperishability — not subject to decay; indestructible; enduring.
- imponderability — The state or characteristic of being imponderable.
- importunateness — Quality of being importunate.
- imprescriptable — Alt form imprescriptible.
- improvisational — the art or act of improvising, or of composing, uttering, executing, or arranging anything without previous preparation: Musical improvisation involves imagination and creativity.
- improvisatorial — relating to an improvisator
- improvvisatrice — Alternative form of improvisatrice.
- in pari delicto — in equal fault; equally culpable or blameworthy.
- in the ballpark — a tract of land where ball games, especially baseball, are played.
- inappropriately — not appropriate; not proper or suitable: an inappropriate dress for the occasion.
- incomparability — beyond comparison; matchless or unequaled: incomparable beauty.
- industrial park — an industrial complex, typically in a suburban or rural area and set in parklike surroundings with such facilities as parking lots, restaurants, and recreation areas.
- inferior planet — either of the two planets whose orbits are inside the orbit of the earth: Venus and Mercury.
- inflation-proof — not affected by inflation
- inoperativeness — The state or condition of being inoperative; nonfunction.
- inspection arms — a position in military drill in which the missile chamber of a weapon is open for inspection.
- inspirationally — imparting inspiration.