14-letter words containing p, r, a, i, s
- hypoadrenalism — underactivity of the adrenal gland, as in Addison's disease.
- hypochondriacs — Plural form of hypochondriac.
- hypocoristical — (rare) synonym of hypocoristic.
- imparisyllabic — (of a noun) not composed of the same number of syllables in all of its inflected forms, as Latin corpus, corporis.
- imperativeness — absolutely necessary or required; unavoidable: It is imperative that we leave.
- impersonalised — to make impersonal: The dial system impersonalized the telephone.
- impersonalized — Simple past tense and past participle of impersonalize.
- impersonations — Plural form of impersonation.
- impressionable — easily impressed or influenced; susceptible: an impressionable youngster.
- impressionably — In an impressionable manner.
- improvisations — Plural form of improvisation.
- improvisatrice — Female improvisatore.
- improvvisatore — an improvisator, especially a person who extemporizes verse.
- in parenthesis — You say 'in parenthesis' to indicate that you are about to add something before going back to the main topic.
- inapprehension — lack of apprehension.
- inapprehensive — not apprehensive (often followed by of).
- incorporations — Plural form of incorporation.
- incorporealism — Existence without a body or material form; immateriality.
- infralapsarian — a person who believes in infralapsarianism.
- inseparability — incapable of being separated, parted, or disjoined: inseparable companions.
- inside caliper — a caliper whose legs turn outward so that it can accurately measure inside dimensions, as the inside diameter of a pipe.
- inspirationism — a belief in some form of divine inspiration, esp the belief that Christian Scripture was divinely inspired
- inspirationist — an adherent of inspirationism
- instant replay — Also called, British, action replay. Television. the recording and immediate rebroadcasting of a segment of a live television broadcast, especially of a sports event: an instant replay of the touchdown pass. a segment recorded and immediately rebroadcast.
- insuperability — The quality or state of being insuperable; insuperableness.
- interiorscaper — One who works in interiorscaping.
- interpolations — Plural form of interpolation.
- 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.
- irreplevisable — not replevisable; not capable of being replevied.
- isentropically — in an isentropic manner
- isocyano group — the univalent group −NC.
- isomorphically — In an isomorphic manner.
- j/psi particle — the lightest of the psi particles, the first particle to be discovered that contains a charmed quark.
- joint passport — a single passport shared by two or more people, such as a passport shared by a parent and child
- kapellmeisters — Plural form of kapellmeister.
- king's pattern — a spoon pattern of the 19th century having a stem decorated with threads, scrolls, and shell motifs.
- kleptoparasite — A bird, insect, or other animal that habitually robs animals of other species of food.
- l-asparaginase — an enzyme that destroys asparagine, a nonessential amino acid needed as a nutrient by rapidly growing cells: used in treating leukemia
- lady's-slipper — any orchid of the genus Cypripedium, the flowers of which have a protruding petal somewhat resembling a slipper: all species are reduced in numbers, some greatly.
- laissez passer — a permit; pass, especially one issued in lieu of a passport.
- laissez-passer — a permit; pass, especially one issued in lieu of a passport.
- laryngoscopies — Plural form of laryngoscopy.
- le misanthrope — a comedy (1666) by Molière.
- legislatorship — The office or position of a legislator.
- lexicographers — Plural form of lexicographer.
- lexicographist — (chiefly, archaic) A student specialising in the discipline of lexicography; lexicographer.
- lipari islands — a group of volcanic islands under Italian administration off the N coast of Sicily: remains that form a continuous record from Neolithic times. Chief town: Lipari. Pop: 10 554 (2001). Area: 114 sq km (44 sq miles)
- lipogrammatism — the practice or art of writing lipograms
- lipogrammatist — a person who writes lipograms
- lopping shears — long-handled pruning shears.