16-letter words containing p, r, i, e, s, t
- imperfect fungus — a fungus for which only the asexual reproductive stage is known, as any fungus of the Fungi imperfecti.
- imperfectiveness — (grammar) The state or quality of being imperfective.
- impermissibility — The state or condition of being impermissible.
- import surcharge — a tax imposed on all imported goods, adding to any established tariffs
- impracticalities — Plural form of impracticality.
- in loco parentis — in the place or role of a parent.
- indo-europeanist — a linguist specializing in the study, especially the comparative study, of the Indo-European languages.
- inmos transputer — transputer
- insect repellent — chemical that deters insects
- instrument panel — Also called instrument board. a panel on which are mounted an array of dials, lights, and gauges that monitor the performance of a machine or device, as an airplane.
- integer specrate — SPECrate_int92
- inter-comparison — the act of comparing.
- interdependences — Plural form of interdependence.
- interest payment — a payment of interest on a loan or mortgage
- interhemispheric — of, relating to, or between hemispheres, as of the earth: interhemispheric cooperation.
- internal capsule — a broad band of white fibres near the thalamus in each cerebral hemisphere
- internet express — An Internet provider in Colorado Springs, USA. Formerly called the Community News Service. They provide SLIP accounts at no extra charge.
- intrapreneurship — The practice of applying entrepreneurial skills and approaches within an established company.
- intravenous drip — the continuous, slow introduction of a fluid into a vein of the body. Abbreviation: IV.
- introspectionist — observation or examination of one's own mental and emotional state, mental processes, etc.; the act of looking within oneself.
- inverted nipples — nipples which do not project from the breast but are retracted
- irrepressibility — The quality of being irrepressible.
- irresponsibility — said, done, or characterized by a lack of a sense of responsibility: His refusal to work shows him to be completely irresponsible.
- isle of portland — a rugged limestone peninsula in SW England, in Dorset, connected to the mainland by a narrow isthmus and by Chesil Bank: the lighthouse of Portland Bill lies at the S tip; famous for the quarrying of Portland stone, a fine building material. Pop (town): 12 000 (latest est)
- janet ip service — (networking) (JIPS) Joint Academic NETwork Internet Protocol. E-mail: <[email protected]>.
- keep on a string — to have control or a hold over (someone), esp emotionally
- kleptoparasitism — The parasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc. from animals of the same or another species.
- laurentides park — a national park in SE Canada, in Quebec province between the St. Lawrence and Lake St. John.
- learner's permit — A learner's permit is a license that allows you to drive a vehicle before you have passed your driving test.
- left parenthesis — (character) "(". ASCII character 40. Common names: left paren; left parenthesis; left; open; paren (")" = thesis); open paren; open parenthesis; left parenthesis; left banana. Rare: so (")" = already); lparen; ITU-T: opening parenthesis; open round bracket, left round bracket, INTERCAL: wax (")" = wane); parenthisey (")" = unparenthisey); left ear. Paired with right parenthesis (")").
- legal separation — judicial separation.
- leptosporangiate — (of ferns) having each sporangium developing from a single cell, rather than from a group, and normally with specialized explosive spore dispersal
- levallois-perret — a suburb of Paris, in N France, on the Seine.
- level descriptor — one of a set of criteria used to assess the performance of a pupil in a particular subject
- library pictures — a caption used to alert viewers that footage being broadcast is from an earlier time and is not happening now
- light microscope — microscope (def 1).
- lines per minute — (unit) (lpm) A unit used to measure line printer throughput.
- magnetic pyrites — Mineralogy. pyrrhotite.
- malpractice suit — a lawsuit brought against a professional accused of illegal or unethical practices or neglect of duty
- matthew of paris — c1200–59, English chronicler.
- megacorporations — Plural form of megacorporation.
- menippean satire — a form of satire that is indirect and nonrealistic in approach and that consists typically of a loosely organized narrative incorporating a series of dialogues between representatives of various points of view
- menstrual period — the bleeding from the womb that occurs approximately monthly in nonpregnant women of reproductive age
- metamorphosising — Present participle of metamorphosise.
- microencapsulate — (transitive) To embed by means of microencapsulation.
- microenterprises — Plural form of microenterprise.
- microstethoscope — a stethoscope containing an apparatus that greatly amplifies the sounds heard.
- mineral deposits — amounts of minerals that occur naturally in particular areas
- multiple factors — polygene.
- neptunium series — a radioactive series that starts with plutonium-241 and ends with bismuth-209. Neptunium-237 is the longest-lived member of the series. The series does not occur in nature