15-letter words containing p, e, r, a, c, i
- introspectional — Of or relating to introspection.
- ionospherically — by the ionosphere
- isoperimetrical — having equal perimeters
- italian cypress — a tall Eurasian cypress, cupressus sempervirens, native to the eastern Mediterranean region
- jack the ripper — an unidentified murderer who killed at least seven prostitutes in London's East End between August and November 1888
- kalmyk republic — a constituent republic of S Russia, on the Caspian Sea: became subject to Russia in 1646. Capital: Elista. Pop: 292 400 (2002). Area: 76 100 sq km (29 382 sq miles)
- kleptoparasitic — Pertaining to kleptoparasitism.
- lambda particle — any of a family of neutral baryons with strangeness −1 or charm +1, and isotopic spin 0. The least massive member of the lambda family was the first strange particle to be discovered. Symbol: Λ.
- lean production — Lean production is the same as lean manufacturing.
- lex non scripta — unwritten law; common law.
- lexicographical — the writing, editing, or compiling of dictionaries.
- little corporal — (Napoleon Bonaparte"the Little Corporal") 1769–1821, French general born in Corsica: emperor of France 1804–15.
- liver complaint — an unspecified health problem concerning the liver
- livery cupboard — a cupboard with pierced doors, formerly used as a storage place for food.
- low archipelago — a group of French islands in the S Pacific. 332 sq. mi. (860 sq. km).
- macroprudential — Of or pertaining to systemic prudence, especially to the strengths and vulnerabilities of financial systems.
- magnetic stripe — magnetic strip.
- malacopterygian — belonging or pertaining to the Malacopterygii (Malacopteri), a group of soft-finned, teleost fishes.
- mass-producible — to produce or manufacture (goods) in large quantities, especially by machinery.
- massed practice — learning with no intervals or short intervals between successive bouts of learning
- mastoid process — a large, bony prominence on the base of the skull behind the ear, containing air spaces that connect with the middle ear cavity.
- matrix compiler — Early matrix computations on UNIVAC. Sammet 1969, p.642.
- mechanomorphism — the doctrine that the universe is fully explicable in mechanistic terms.
- megacorporation — a giant company formed from two or more large companies or a number of companies of various sizes.
- membership pack — a collection of documents, information leaflets, cards, etc, that is given to members, especially new ones
- memory capacity — (on a computer or other device) the amount of memory space available for data storage
- menispermaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Menispermaceae, a family of mainly tropical and subtropical plants, most of which are woody climbers with small flowers
- merchant prince — a very wealthy or influential merchant.
- metamorphically — In a metamorphic manner.
- microaerophiles — Plural form of microaerophile.
- microaerophilic — Of, or relating to a microaerophile.
- micropegmatitic — relating to, or designating, a microscopic pegmatitic structure
- military police — soldiers who perform police duties
- minidisc player — a device for playing minidiscs
- misappreciation — failure to appreciate something fully or properly
- misappreciative — not fully or properly appreciative
- morphine addict — a person who is addicted to the drug morphine
- multiple factor — polygene.
- napoleonic wars — French-led war in early 19th century
- native compiler — (programming, tool) A compiler which runs on the computer for which it is producing machine code, in contrast to a cross-compiler, which produces code for a different computer.
- neuropathically — In a neuropathic way.
- neuropathologic — Of or pertaining to neuropathology.
- neuroplasticity — the capacity of the nervous system to develop new neuronal connections: research on neuroplasticity of the brain after injury.
- neuropsychiatry — the branch of medicine dealing with diseases involving the mind and nervous system.
- non-cooperative — failure or refusal to cooperate.
- non-depreciable — capable of depreciating or being depreciated in value.
- nonincorporated — Not incorporated.
- nonmetaphorical — not metaphorical; literal
- nonprecedential — Not precedential.
- nuclear physics — the branch of physics that deals with the behavior, structure, and component parts of atomic nuclei.