14-letter words containing p, i, s, t, o, u
- function space — a linear space, the elements of which are functions.
- hermaphroditus — a son of Hermes and Aphrodite who merged with the nymph Salmacis to form one body
- hippopotamuses — Plural form of hippopotamus.
- holy scripture — Scripture (def 1).
- hospital nurse — a hospital nurse works in a hospital, rather than with a general practitioner, in the army, etc
- ichthyophagous — the practice of eating or subsisting on fish.
- in hot pursuit — If you are in hot pursuit of someone, you are chasing after them with great determination.
- in/out of step — If people who are walking or dancing are in step, they are moving their feet forward at exactly the same time as each other. If they are out of step, their feet are moving forward at different times.
- income support — welfare payment to low earners
- instructorship — a person who instructs; teacher.
- insulinotropic — That stimulates or affects the production of insulin.
- interest group — a group of people drawn or acting together in support of a common interest or to voice a common concern: Political interest groups seek to influence legislation.
- jet propulsion — the propulsion of a body by its reaction to a force ejecting a gas or a liquid from it.
- juxtapositions — Plural form of juxtaposition.
- lord spiritual — a bishop or archbishop belonging to the House of Lords.
- lotus position — a standard seated posture for yoga, with legs intertwined, left foot over right thigh, and right foot over left thigh.
- lugger topsail — a fore-and-aft topsail used above a lugsail.
- luminous paint — paint containing a phosphor that emits visible light when irradiated with ultraviolet light.
- mastigophorous — carrying a cane or whip
- microcomputers — Plural form of microcomputer.
- micropulsation — a very minor fluctuation in the strength of the earth's magnetic field
- miscomputation — an act, process, or method of computing; calculation.
- mispunctuation — incorrect punctuation
- mountain sheep — wild sheep in mountainous area
- multi-personal — of, relating to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private: a personal opinion.
- multiple store — chain store.
- multiprocessor — parallel processing
- munitions dump — a place where munitions are stored
- nature worship — a system of religion based on the deification and worship of natural forces and phenomena.
- neutron poison — a nonfissionable material used to absorb neutrons and thus to control nuclear reactions
- non-assumptive — taken for granted.
- non-disruptive — causing, tending to cause, or caused by disruption; disrupting: the disruptive effect of their rioting.
- non-supporting — to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
- nonconsumption — the refusal to consume certain foods
- nonconsumptive — not consumptive of a resource, product, or service
- nonprosecution — (legal) Of or pertaining to a decision not to prosecute.
- nonspeculative — not speculative
- nonsuppurative — Not suppurative.
- nucleoproteins — Plural form of nucleoprotein.
- opisthocoelous — relating to vertebrae in which the centrum is convex and the posterior is concave
- out of spirits — sad; depressed
- pasteurellosis — hemorrhagic septicemia.
- pasteurization — to expose (a food, as milk, cheese, yogurt, beer, or wine) to an elevated temperature for a period of time sufficient to destroy certain microorganisms, as those that can produce disease or cause spoilage or undesirable fermentation of food, without radically altering taste or quality.
- period costume — the attire typical of a particular period in time
- peritrichously — in a peritrichous manner; in a fashion characteristic of a peritrichous organism
- pertinaciously — holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute.
- photoluminesce — to produce photoluminescence
- pneumonologist — an expert or specialist in the respiratory system
- poetic justice — an ideal distribution of rewards and punishments such as is common in some poetry and fiction.
- police custody — If somebody or something is in police custody, they are kept somewhere secure, under the supervision of police officers, for example in a police station.