14-letter words containing p, m
- intempestively — in an intempestive manner
- intempestivity — the state or quality of being intempestive
- inter-epidemic — Also, epidemical. (of a disease) affecting many persons at the same time, and spreading from person to person in a locality where the disease is not permanently prevalent.
- intermunicipal — of or relating to a town or city or its local government: municipal elections.
- interpretivism — Antipositivism.
- intrapulmonary — (anatomy) Within the material of the lungs.
- iris diaphragm — a composite diaphragm with a central aperture readily adjustable for size, used to regulate the amount of light admitted to a lens or optical system.
- isomorphically — In an isomorphic manner.
- james stanhope — James, 1st Earl Stanhope, 1673–1721, British soldier and statesman: prime minister 1717–18.
- japanese maple — a small, graceful maple tree, Acer palmatum, of Korea and Japan, having small, purple flowers, the foliage turning bright red in autumn.
- jeune premiere — the female juvenile lead in a play or movie.
- johnny-jump-up — any of certain violets, especially Viola pedunculata, having variously colored flowers.
- joint compound — a plasterlike material used to cover joints or the heads of screws in drywall or plasterboard.
- jump the shark — any of a group of elongate elasmobranch, mostly marine fishes, certain species of which are large, voracious, and sometimes dangerous to humans.
- jump the track — to go suddenly off the rails
- jumping spider — any of several small, hairy spiders, of the family Salticidae, that stalk and jump upon their prey instead of snaring it in a web.
- kamloops trout — a variety of rainbow trout found in Canadian lakes
- kapellmeisters — Plural form of kapellmeister.
- karakoram pass — a high pass (5575 m (18 290 ft)) that crosses the Karakoram mountains in N Kashmir
- keep sb amused — If you keep someone amused, you find things to do which stop them getting bored.
- kelyphitic rim — a mineral shell enclosing another mineral in an igneous rock, formed by reaction of the interned mineral with the surrounding rock
- khmer republic — a former official name of Cambodia.
- kinematic pair — pair1 (def 10).
- kleptomaniacal — Having a compulsion to steal, as a kleptomaniac does.
- knight templar — Templar.
- ladder company — hook-and-ladder company.
- ladder polymer — a polymer, as DNA, consisting of double-stranded chains linked by hydrogen bonds or chemical bonds at regular intervals.
- lake champlain — a lake in the northeastern US, between the Green Mountains and the Adirondack Mountains: linked by the Champlain Canal to the Hudson River and by the Richelieu River to the St Lawrence; a major communications route in colonial times
- lambeth palace — the official residence of the archbishop of Canterbury, in Lambeth.
- landscape mode — a wide exposure suitable for photographing landscapes
- lap microphone — a small microphone that may be clipped to the speaker's lapel, pocket, or the like.
- laterotemporal — (anatomy) Relating to the lateral part of the temporal region of the skull.
- le misanthrope — a comedy (1666) by Molière.
- leamington spa — a city in Warwickshire, central England: health resort.
- leptomeningeal — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the leptomeninges.
- limited policy — a policy that covers only certain types of losses within an area of risks.
- lip microphone — a microphone designed and shaped to be held close to the mouth, for use in noisy environments
- lipogrammatism — the practice or art of writing lipograms
- lipogrammatist — a person who writes lipograms
- liquid compass — wet compass.
- listed company — A listed company is a company whose shares are quoted on a stock exchange.
- livery company — a distinctive uniform, badge, or device formerly provided by someone of rank or title for his retainers, as in time of war.
- loan repayment — a repayment of part of a loan, usually monthly
- locker-lampson — Frederick (Frederick Locker) 1821–95, English poet.
- london company — a company, chartered in England in 1606 to establish colonies in America, that founded Jamestown, Va., in 1607.
- loophole frame — a frame in the opening of a wall enclosing a window and some other opening.
- lords temporal — a member of the House of Lords who is not a member of the clergy.
- luminous paint — paint containing a phosphor that emits visible light when irradiated with ultraviolet light.
- lymphangiogram — an X-ray of the lymphatic system taken after a contrast agent has been injected, often used to diagnose lymphoma
- lymphedematous — Relating to lymphedema.