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14-letter words containing p, r, i, c, e, n

  • hyperconscious — acutely aware.
  • hyperefficient — more efficient than normal
  • hyperenergetic — extremely or excessively energetic
  • hyperexcretion — excessive excretion
  • hyperlactation — the secretion or formation of milk.
  • hypermasculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
  • hypersecretion — an excessive secretion.
  • hypersonically — In a hypersonic way.
  • hypertechnical — belonging or pertaining to an art, science, or the like: technical skill.
  • hypervigilance — state or quality of being vigilant; watchfulness: Vigilance is required in the event of treachery.
  • hypoallergenic — designed to reduce or minimize the possibility of an allergic response, as by containing relatively few or no potentially irritating substances: hypoallergenic cosmetics.
  • impact printer — (printer)   The earlier, noisier kind of printer where part of the mechanism comes into contact with the paper. The term would only be only used in contrast to "non-impact printer". Examples include line printer, daisy wheel printer, golf ball printer, dot matrix printer, Braille printer.
  • import licence — a government-issued document that authorizes the importation of goods into its country
  • in the picture — informed about a given situation
  • in the process — If you are doing something and you do something else in the process, you do the second thing as part of doing the first thing.
  • inappreciative — not appreciative; lacking in appreciation.
  • inapproachable — not approachable.
  • income support — welfare payment to low earners
  • incompressible — not capable of being compressed.
  • incorporealism — Existence without a body or material form; immateriality.
  • incorporeality — not corporeal or material; insubstantial.
  • incorporeities — Plural form of incorporeity.
  • indecipherable — not decipherable; illegible.
  • indecipherably — not decipherable; illegible.
  • indirect proof — an argument for a proposition that shows its negation to be incompatible with a previously accepted or established premise.
  • indiscerptible — not discerptible; indivisible.
  • inside caliper — a caliper whose legs turn outward so that it can accurately measure inside dimensions, as the inside diameter of a pipe.
  • 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.
  • inter-particle — a minute portion, piece, fragment, or amount; a tiny or very small bit: a particle of dust; not a particle of supporting evidence.
  • interblock gap — the area or space separating consecutive blocks of data or consecutive physical records on an external storage medium.
  • intercorporate — of, for, or belonging to a corporation or corporations: a corporate executive; She considers the new federal subsidy just corporate welfare.
  • interiorscaper — One who works in interiorscaping.
  • intermunicipal — of or relating to a town or city or its local government: municipal elections.
  • interparochial — of, relating to, or financially supported by one or more church parishes: parochial churches in Great Britain.
  • interpunctuate — to insert punctuation marks in (a written text)
  • introspectible — to practice introspection; consider one's own internal state or feelings.
  • introspections — Plural form of introspection.
  • isentropically — in an isentropic manner
  • itching powder — a powder that causes itching when applied to human skin. usually used as a practical joke on an unsuspecting victim
  • keratinophilic — (of a plant such as a fungus) growing on keratinous substances such as hair, hooves, nails, etc
  • kinematic pair — pair1 (def 10).
  • kiss principle — /kis' prin'si-pl/ Keep It Simple, Stupid. A maxim often invoked when discussing design to fend off creeping featurism and control complexity of development. Possibly related to the marketroid maxim on sales presentations, "Keep It Short and Simple". See also Occam's Razor.
  • lap microphone — a small microphone that may be clipped to the speaker's lapel, pocket, or the like.
  • laryngoscopies — Plural form of laryngoscopy.
  • latency period — Psychoanalysis. the stage of personality development, extending from about four or five years of age to the beginning of puberty, during which sexual urges appear to lie dormant.
  • linen cupboard — airing cupboard
  • lip microphone — a microphone designed and shaped to be held close to the mouth, for use in noisy environments
  • livery company — a distinctive uniform, badge, or device formerly provided by someone of rank or title for his retainers, as in time of war.
  • living picture — tableau (def 3).
  • locking pliers — pliers whose jaws are connected at a sliding pivot, permitting them to be temporarily locked in a fixed position for ease in grasping and turning nuts.
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