16-letter words containing p, a, t, r, i, l
- functional group — a group of atoms responsible for the characteristic behavior of the class of compounds in which the group occurs, as the hydroxyl group in alcohols.
- general hospital — A general hospital is a hospital that does not specialize in the treatment of particular illnesses or patients.
- general practice — family practice.
- geometrical pace — a pace of 5 feet (1.5 meters), representing the distance between the places at which the same foot rests on the ground in walking.
- granulocytopenia — a diminished number of granulocytes in the blood, which occurs in certain forms of anaemia
- gravity platform — (in the oil industry) a drilling platform that rests directly on the sea bed and is kept in position by its own weight; it is usually made of reinforced concrete
- great soil group — according to a system of classification that originated in Russia, any of several broad groups of soils with common characteristics usually associated with particular climates and vegetation types.
- growth potential — capability of expanding
- health inspector — a public employee who inspects places such as restaurants, shops, factories etc to make sure they are hygienic and do not pose any dangers to health
- heliotherapeutic — Pertaining to heliotherapy.
- hermaphroditical — Alternative form of hermaphroditic.
- herpes genitalis — genital herpes.
- heteropalindrome — Something that spells something else when reversed, a semordnilap.
- hierophantically — In a hierophantic manner; in the manner of a hierophant.
- high-pass filter — a filter that allows high-frequency electromagnetic signals to pass while rejecting or attenuating others below a specific value.
- horizontal plane — flat surface parallel to the horizon
- hospital corners — 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 service — the whole organization of government funded hospitals, their staff, and the services they provide
- hybrid perpetual — a type of cultivated rose bred from varieties having vigorous growth and more or less recurrent bloom.
- hypermasculinity — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- hyperperistalsis — the progressive wave of contraction and relaxation of a tubular muscular system, especially the alimentary canal, by which the contents are forced through the system.
- hyperstimulation — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
- hypervariability — apt or liable to vary or change; changeable: variable weather; variable moods.
- hypervascularity — pertaining to, composed of, or provided with vessels or ducts that convey fluids, as blood, lymph, or sap.
- hyperventilating — Present participle of hyperventilate.
- hyperventilation — excessively rapid and deep breathing.
- hypocoristically — In a hypocoristic manner.
- impenetrableness — The quality of being impenetrable.
- imperfectability — The quality of not being perfectable; of being forever imperfect.
- imperturbability — incapable of being upset or agitated; not easily excited; calm: imperturbable composure.
- implied warranty — a warranty not stated explicitly by the seller of merchandise or real property but presumed for reasons of commercial or legal custom (distinguished from express warranty).
- impracticability — The quality or condition of being impracticable.
- impracticalities — Plural form of impracticality.
- in loco parentis — in the place or role of a parent.
- in quadruplicate — in four identical copies
- in-law apartment — a self-contained living area within a single-family home, as for an aging parent.
- inflationary gap — the excess of total spending in an economy over the value, at current prices, of the output it can produce
- instrument panel — Also called instrument board. a panel on which are mounted an array of dials, lights, and gauges that monitor the performance of a machine or device, as an airplane.
- internal capsule — a broad band of white fibres near the thalamus in each cerebral hemisphere
- interoperability — capable of being used or operated reciprocally: interoperable weapons systems.
- interpretability — to give or provide the meaning of; explain; explicate; elucidate: to interpret the hidden meaning of a parable.
- interpretational — the act of interpreting; elucidation; explication: This writer's work demands interpretation.
- interpretatively — In an interpretative manner.
- intimate apparel — lingerie (sense 2)
- intracytoplasmic — Located in the cytoplasm of a cell.
- irreplaceability — The quality of being irreplaceable; inability to be replaced; (frequently) uniqueness.
- isle of portland — a rugged limestone peninsula in SW England, in Dorset, connected to the mainland by a narrow isthmus and by Chesil Bank: the lighthouse of Portland Bill lies at the S tip; famous for the quarrying of Portland stone, a fine building material. Pop (town): 12 000 (latest est)
- isoplastic graft — syngraft.
- kleptoparasitism — The parasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc. from animals of the same or another species.
- lagrangian point — one of five points in the orbital plane of two bodies orbiting about their common center of gravity at which another body of small mass can be in equilibrium.