19-letter words containing p, i, t, c
- hyper-nationalistic — a person devoted to nationalism.
- hyperbolic cosecant — a hyperbolic function that is the reciprocal of hyperbolic sine
- hyperbolic function — a function of an angle expressed as a relationship between the distances from a point on a hyperbola to the origin and to the coordinate axes, as hyperbolic sine or hyperbolic cosine: often expressed as combinations of exponential functions.
- hyperbolic geometry — the branch of non-Euclidean geometry that replaces the parallel postulate of Euclidean geometry with the postulate that two distinct lines may be drawn parallel to a given line through a point not on the given line.
- hypercholesteraemia — (medicine) An abnormally high level of cholesterol in the blood.
- hyperfine structure — the splitting of the lines of an atomic spectrum, produced by the angular momentum of the nucleus of the atom.
- hyperfocal distance — the distance, at a given f number, between a camera lens and the nearest point (hyperfocal point) having satisfactory definition when focused at infinity.
- hypocholesterolemia — an abnormally low amount of cholesterol in the blood.
- hypocholesterolemic — (pathology) Of, pertaining to, or having hypocholesterolemia.
- immunoprecipitation — the separation of an antigen from a solution by the formation of a large complex with its specific antibody.
- impressionistically — In an impressionistic manner.
- in particular terms — If you say something in particular terms, you say it using a particular type or level of language or using language which clearly shows your attitude.
- in someone's pocket — If you say that someone is in someone else's pocket, you disapprove of the fact that the first person is willing to do whatever the second person tells them, for example out of weakness or in return for money.
- in the second place — secondly
- incidental expenses — costs outside those budgeted
- incomplete abortion — a miscarriage in which some fetal or placental tissue remains in the uterus.
- incomplete fracture — a fracture extending partly across the bone.
- incomprehensibility — impossible to understand or comprehend; unintelligible.
- incremental plotter — a device that plots graphs on paper from computer-generated instructions
- industrial capacity — the amount of resources (workforce, factories, etc) present in a place that will enable an industry or industries to produce goods
- inferiority complex — Psychiatry. intense feeling of inferiority, producing a personality characterized either by extreme reticence or, as a result of overcompensation, by extreme aggressiveness.
- inprise corporation — Borland Software Corporation.
- input/output device — a device that passes data into and out of a computer
- insect pest control — the killing, reduction or elimination of insects which are pests, using insecticide, etc
- intercardinal point — any of the four points of the compass midway between the cardinal points; northeast, southeast, southwest, or northwest.
- interdisciplinarity — Any academic or scientific study that draws on the expertise of more than one discipline.
- intergalactic space — the region of physical space that exists between galaxies. The density is negligible, and close to an almost total vacuum
- international pitch — diapason normal pitch.
- interpretive centre — (at a place of interest, such as a country park, historical site, etc) a building or group of buildings that provides interpretation of the place of interest through a variety of media, such as video displays and exhibitions of material, and, often, includes facilities such as refreshment rooms and gift shops
- investment compound — investment (def 11).
- ionotropic receptor — a receptor that functions directly by opening ion channels that enable specific ions to stream in an out of the cell
- isenheim altarpiece — an altarpiece (1510?–15?) painted by Matthias Grünewald.
- jockey for position — If someone is jockeying for position, they are using whatever methods they can in order to get into a better position than their rivals.
- joint-stock company — an association of individuals in a business enterprise with transferable shares of stock, much like a corporation except that stockholders are liable for the debts of the business.
- judicial separation — a decree of legal separation of spouses that does not dissolve the marriage bond.
- jump to conclusions — to come to a conclusion prematurely, without sufficient thought or on incomplete evidence
- keep one's distance — the extent or amount of space between two things, points, lines, etc.
- kellogg-briand pact — a treaty renouncing war as an instrument of national policy and urging peaceful means for the settlement of international disputes, originally signed in 1928 by 15 nations, later joined by 49 others.
- kilobits per second — (unit) (kbps, kb/s) A unit of data rate where 1 kb/s = 1000 bits per second. This contrasts with units of storage where 1 Kb = 1024 bits (note upper case K).
- label switched path — (networking) (LSP) The specific path through a network that a datagram follows, based on its MPLS labels.
- landscape architect — A landscape architect is the same as a landscape gardener.
- leisure occupations — activities which you enjoy and which you perform in your free time
- lift up one's voice — to speak out loudly
- lipschitz condition — the property of a function on a closed interval such that the absolute value of the difference in functional values at any two points in the interval is less than a constant times the absolute value of the difference of the points raised to some positive power m, called the order.
- locomotive workshop — a place where locomotives are built or repaired
- maestro di cappella — a person in charge of an orchestra, esp a private one attached to the palace of a prince in Italy during the baroque period
- magnetic north pole — the point on Earth to where a compass needle points, and which is situated near the geographic North Pole. However, with time, the exact location can vary.
- magnetic tape drive — (storage) (Or "tape drive") A peripheral device that reads and writes magnetic tape.
- male chauvinist pig — male chauvinist.
- managed competition — a strategy for healthcare delivery whereby costs are reduced by fostering competition between providers of managed-care contracts for large employers.