15-letter words containing p, e, r, t, l
- 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
- hysteresis loop — a closed curve showing the variation of the magnetic flux density of a ferromagnetic material with the external magnetic field producing it, when this field is changed through a complete cycle
- impenetrability — the state or quality of being impenetrable.
- 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.
- imperscriptible — not supported by written authority
- imponderability — The state or characteristic of being imponderable.
- imprescriptable — Alt form imprescriptible.
- imprescriptible — not subject to prescription.
- imprescriptibly — In an imprescriptible manner; obviously.
- impulse turbine — a turbine moved by free jets of fluid striking the blades of the rotor together with the axial flow of fluid through the rotor.
- 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.
- inferior planet — either of the two planets whose orbits are inside the orbit of the earth: Venus and Mercury.
- inter-parochial — of, relating to, or financially supported by one or more church parishes: parochial churches in Great Britain.
- interdependable — capable of being depended on; worthy of trust; reliable: a dependable employee.
- internal spline — any one of a series of grooves in a mating part into which external splines fit to prevent movement between two parts, esp in transmitting torque
- interparoxysmal — occurring in the period or periods between paroxysms.
- interperceptual — occurring between periods of perceiving
- interpersonally — of or pertaining to the relations between persons: He has strong interpersonal skills.
- interphalangeal — Between phalanges, as with an interphalangeal joint.
- interpopulation — Between populations.
- interprovincial — belonging or peculiar to some particular province; local: the provincial newspaper.
- intraperitoneal — Within the cavity of the peritoneum.
- intrapreneurial — Entrepreneurial within an existing business; describing entrepreneurship within an existing business.
- introspectional — Of or relating to introspection.
- introspectively — characterized by introspection, the act or process of looking into oneself.
- iranian plateau — a plateau in SW Asia, mostly in Iran, extending from the Tigris to the Indus rivers. 1,000,000 sq. mi. (2,590,000 sq. km).
- isoperimetrical — having equal perimeters
- isopropyl ether — a colorless, volatile, flammable, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 14 O, used chiefly as a solvent for waxes, fats, and resins.
- italian cypress — a tall Eurasian cypress, cupressus sempervirens, native to the eastern Mediterranean region
- jewelers' putty — putty powder.
- joseph pulitzer — Joseph, 1847–1911, U.S. journalist and publisher, born in Hungary.
- jupiter pluvius — Jupiter regarded as the giver of rain
- jurisprudential — the science or philosophy of law.
- kernmantel rope — a rope made of many straight nylon fibres within a plaited sheath; used for its tensile strength, freedom from twisting, and elasticity
- kilovolt-ampere — an electrical unit, equal to 1000 volt-amperes. Abbreviation: kVA, kva.
- kleptoparasites — Plural form of kleptoparasite.
- 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.
- lamp-post error — fencepost error
- langres plateau — a calcareous plateau of E France north of Dijon between the Seine and the Saône, reaching over 580 m (1900 ft): forms a watershed between rivers flowing to the Mediterranean and to the English Channel
- laptop computer — portable computer
- latter prophets — a subdivision of the books constituting the second main part of the Hebrew Bible, comprising those books which in Christian tradition are alone called the Prophets and which are divided into Major Prophets and Minor Prophets
- lean production — Lean production is the same as lean manufacturing.
- leapfrog attack — Use of userid and password information obtained illicitly from one host (e.g. downloading a file of account IDs and passwords, tapping TELNET, etc.) to compromise another host. Also, the act of TELNETting through one or more hosts in order to confuse a trace (a standard cracker procedure).
- learn the ropes — become familiar with sth