14-letter words containing p, e, t, i, o, n
- espírito santo — a state of E Brazil, on the Atlantic: swampy coastal plain with mountains in the west; heavily forested. Capital: Vitória. Pop: 3 201 722 (2002). Area: 45 597 sq km (17 601 sq miles)
- espíritu santo — an island in the SW Pacific: the largest and westernmost of the Vanuatu islands. Area: 4856 sq km (1875 sq miles)
- ethnographical — Ethnographic.
- etiopathogenic — Of or pertaining to etiopathogenesis.
- eutrophication — Excessive richness of nutrients in a lake or other body of water, frequently due to runoff from the land, which causes a dense growth of plant life and death of animal life from lack of oxygen.
- exceptionalism — The state of being special, exceptional or unique.
- exceptionality — (uncountable) The quality of being exceptional.
- expansion bolt — a bolt that expands on tightening, enabling it to be secured into an unthreaded hole
- expansion slot — (hardware) A connector in a computer into which an expansion card can be plugged. The connector supplies power to the card and connects it to the data bus, address bus and control signals of the motherboard.
- expansionistic — Of, or pertaining to expansionism.
- exploding star — an irregular variable star, such as a nova, supernova, or flare star, in which rapid increases in luminosity occur, caused by some form of explosion
- explorationist — a person involved in exploration, esp of oil, gas, etc
- explosion shot — a shot used in hitting a ball from a sand trap, in which the sand just behind the ball rather than the ball itself is struck with full force
- exponentiation — The operation of raising one quantity to the power of another.
- export invoice — a document issued by an exporter to an importer listing the goods or services supplied and stating the sum of money due
- export licence — a document issued by a government granting permission to a company to export certain goods or services
- expostulations — Plural form of expostulation.
- expropriations — Plural form of expropriation.
- extemporaneity — the quality of being extemporaneous
- extrapolations — Plural form of extrapolation.
- fallopian tube — one of a pair of long, slender ducts in the female abdomen that transport ova from the ovary to the uterus and, in fertilization, transport sperm cells from the uterus to the released ova; the oviduct of higher mammals.
- false position — a situation in which a person is forced to act or seems to be acting against his principles or interests
- fetal position — a bodily posture resembling that of the fetus in the uterus, in which the body is curled with head and limbs drawn in, sometimes assumed in states of fear or emotional withdrawal.
- fibrinopeptide — (protein) A polypeptide fragment, cleaved from fibrinogen by thrombin, that combines to form fibrin during blood-clotting.
- fingerpointing — Alternative form of finger-pointing.
- freezing point — the temperature at which a liquid freezes: The freezing point of water is 32°F, 0°C.
- frontoparietal — of or relating to the frontal and parietal bones of the cranium.
- function creep — the gradual widening of the use of a technology or system beyond the purpose for which it was originally intended, esp when this leads to potential invasion of privacy
- function space — a linear space, the elements of which are functions.
- galeopithecine — of, relating to, or resembling the flying lemur (Galeopithecus)
- generation gap — a lack of communication between one generation and another, especially between young people and their parents, brought about by differences of tastes, values, outlook, etc.
- gentoo penguin — a penguin, Pygoscelis papua, of small Antarctic islands.
- gerontomorphic — relating to mature masculine characteristics
- ghost prisoner — a prisoner, esp one held in US military captivity, whose detention is not publicly acknowledged
- granulopoietin — a hormone that promotes the production of white blood cells.
- group genitive — (in English) a construction in which the genitive ending 's is added to an entire phrase, especially when added to a word other than the head of the noun phrase, as the woman who lives across the street's in That is the woman who lives across the street's cat or the people next-door's in The people next-door's house is for rent.
- heart-stopping — A heart-stopping moment is one that makes you anxious or frightened because it seems that something bad is likely to happen.
- hospitableness — The quality of being hospitable.
- hospital nurse — a hospital nurse works in a hospital, rather than with a general practitioner, in the army, etc
- hot gospelling — aggressive evangelizing of religious belief
- hydronephrotic — of, relating to, or affected by hydronephrosis
- hydropneumatic — relating to both liquid and gas substances
- hyper-rational — agreeable to reason; reasonable; sensible: a rational plan for economic development.
- hyperemotional — pertaining to or involving emotion or the emotions.
- hyperexcretion — excessive excretion
- hyperextension — the extension of a part of the body beyond normal limits.
- hyperinflation — extreme or excessive inflation.
- hyperlactation — the secretion or formation of milk.
- hypermodernist — a person who adheres to hypermodernism
- hypersecretion — an excessive secretion.