14-letter words containing p, a, r, t, l
- greek alphabet — the alphabetical script derived from a Semitic alphabet by way of the Phoenicians, used from about the 8th century b.c. for the writing of Greek, and forming the basis of many other scripts, including Latin and Cyrillic. The letters of the Greek alphabet are: alpha, beta, gamma, delta, epsilon, zeta, eta, theta, iota, kappa, lambda, mu, nu1 , xi, omicron, pi1 , rho, sigma, tau, upsilon, phi, chi1 , psi1 , omega.
- gypsum plaster — plaster made primarily of gypsum.
- hair-splitting — the making of unnecessarily fine distinctions.
- halfpennyworth — As much as could be bought for a halfpenny.
- health problem — ailment or disorder
- helicopter dad — a style of child rearing in which an overprotective mother or father discourages a child's independence by being too involved in the child's life: In typical helicopter parenting, a mother or father swoops in at any sign of challenge or discomfort.
- helicopter pad — landing area
- hepatocellular — pertaining to or affecting liver cells.
- hephthemimeral — of or relating to a hephthemimer
- herpetological — Of or relating to herpetology, the study of reptiles.
- heteroplasties — Plural form of heteroplasty.
- highway patrol — a state law-enforcement organization whose officers safeguard the highways.
- homotransplant — allograft.
- hospital board — the group of people responsible for the safe and efficient running of a hospital
- hospital drama — a TV programme or series based on events in a hospital
- hospital nurse — a hospital nurse works in a hospital, rather than with a general practitioner, in the army, etc
- hospital train — a military train equipped to transport wounded troops to a hospital.
- hybristophilia — A paraphilia involving attraction to somebody who has committed a crime or outrage.
- hyper-rational — agreeable to reason; reasonable; sensible: a rational plan for economic development.
- hyper-vigilant — keenly watchful to detect danger; wary: a vigilant sentry.
- hyperbatically — in a hyperbatic manner
- hypercatalexis — the addition of one or more syllables after the final foot in a line of verse.
- hyperemotional — pertaining to or involving emotion or the emotions.
- hyperexcitable — an excessive reaction to stimuli.
- hyperinflation — extreme or excessive inflation.
- hyperirritable — extreme irritability.
- hyperlactation — the secretion or formation of milk.
- hypermetabolic — of, relating to, or affected by metabolism.
- hyperrealistic — interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner.
- hypersexuality — unusually or excessively active in or concerned with sexual matters.
- hyperstimulate — to stimulate excessively
- hypertechnical — belonging or pertaining to an art, science, or the like: technical skill.
- hypertrophical — relating to hypertrophy
- hyperventilate — to be afflicted with hyperventilation; breathe abnormally fast and deep.
- hypocoristical — (rare) synonym of hypocoristic.
- hypocritically — of the nature of hypocrisy, or pretense of having virtues, beliefs, principles, etc., that one does not actually possess: The parent who has a “do what I say and not what I do” attitude can appear hypocritical to a child.
- hypotrachelium — (on a classical column) any member, as a necking, between the capital and the shaft.
- impermeability — not permeable; impassable.
- imperviability — the quality of being imperviable
- impracticality — not practical or useful.
- impregnability — strong enough to resist or withstand attack; not to be taken by force, unconquerable: an impregnable fort.
- incorporeality — not corporeal or material; insubstantial.
- inseparability — incapable of being separated, parted, or disjoined: inseparable companions.
- instant replay — Also called, British, action replay. Television. the recording and immediate rebroadcasting of a segment of a live television broadcast, especially of a sports event: an instant replay of the touchdown pass. a segment recorded and immediately rebroadcast.
- insuperability — The quality or state of being insuperable; insuperableness.
- inter-parental — of or relating to a parent.
- inter-particle — a minute portion, piece, fragment, or amount; a tiny or very small bit: a particle of dust; not a particle of supporting evidence.
- interblock gap — the area or space separating consecutive blocks of data or consecutive physical records on an external storage medium.
- intermunicipal — of or relating to a town or city or its local government: municipal elections.
- interparochial — of, relating to, or financially supported by one or more church parishes: parochial churches in Great Britain.