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16-letter words containing r, e, p, l, n

  • hypermasculinity — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
  • hyperreal number — any of the set of numbers formed by the addition of infinite numbers and infinitesimal numbers to the set of real numbers
  • hypersensibility — capacity for sensation or feeling; responsiveness or susceptibility to sensory stimuli.
  • hypersexualizing — Present participle of hypersexualize.
  • hyperstimulation — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
  • hyperventilating — Present participle of hyperventilate.
  • hyperventilation — excessively rapid and deep breathing.
  • impenetrableness — The quality of being impenetrable.
  • imperishableness — The characteristic or property of being imperishable.
  • implied warranty — a warranty not stated explicitly by the seller of merchandise or real property but presumed for reasons of commercial or legal custom (distinguished from express warranty).
  • in loco parentis — in the place or role of a parent.
  • in quadruplicate — in four identical copies
  • in-law apartment — a self-contained living area within a single-family home, as for an aging parent.
  • incomprehensible — impossible to understand or comprehend; unintelligible.
  • incomprehensibly — impossible to understand or comprehend; unintelligible.
  • 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.
  • insurance policy — contract that insures sth
  • interdependently — mutually dependent; depending on each other.
  • internal capsule — a broad band of white fibres near the thalamus in each cerebral hemisphere
  • interoperability — capable of being used or operated reciprocally: interoperable weapons systems.
  • interpretability — to give or provide the meaning of; explain; explicate; elucidate: to interpret the hidden meaning of a parable.
  • interpretational — the act of interpreting; elucidation; explication: This writer's work demands interpretation.
  • interpretatively — In an interpretative manner.
  • intimate apparel — lingerie (sense 2)
  • inverted nipples — nipples which do not project from the breast but are retracted
  • 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)
  • isopropylbenzene — cumene.
  • japanese lacquer — lacquer (def 2).
  • japanese lantern — Chinese lantern.
  • kellner eyepiece — a Ramsden eyepiece having an achromatic lens, used in binoculars.
  • kidney corpuscle — Malpighian corpuscle.
  • knapsack problem — the problem of determining which numbers from a given collection of numbers have been added together to yield a specific sum: used in cryptography to encipher (and sometimes decipher) messages.
  • land-poor farmer — a farmer who owns much unprofitable land and lacks the money to maintain its fertility or improve it
  • large-print book — a book where the text is printed in larger text than normal, so as to make it easier to read, esp for the visually impaired
  • laurentides park — a national park in SE Canada, in Quebec province between the St. Lawrence and Lake St. John.
  • leap in the dark — to spring through the air from one point or position to another; jump: to leap over a ditch.
  • learner's permit — A learner's permit is a license that allows you to drive a vehicle before you have passed your driving test.
  • learning process — a process of learning
  • led page printer — LED printer
  • 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 department — the department that deals with legal matters
  • 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
  • lever escapement — an escapement in which a pivoted lever, made to oscillate by the escape wheel, engages a balance staff and causes it to oscillate.
  • lines per minute — (unit)   (lpm) A unit used to measure line printer throughput.
  • linux user group — (body, operating system)   (LUG) Any organisation of Linux users in a local area, university, etc., that offers mutual technical support, companionship with people of similar interests and promotes the use of Linux among computer users generally. LUGs often hold Install Fests for the general public, in which experienced Linux users explain and supervise the installation of Linux on new users' systems.
  • lizard peninsula — a promontory in SW England, in SW Cornwall: the southernmost point in Great Britain
  • lower palatinate — See under Palatinate (def 1).
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