11-letter words containing r, e, p, t, i
- isometropia — equality of refraction in the two eyes of an individual.
- isospectral — (mathematics) Having the same spectrum.
- iteroparous — (of a plant) producing flowers and fruit more than once (usually many times) before dying
- job printer — a printer who does letterheads, invoices, announcements, and other miscellaneous work, as distinguished from one who works solely on books, periodicals, etc.
- juniper tar — a medicinal tar derived from the European juniper Juniperus oxycedrus: used topically in the treatment of certain skin diseases.
- kinetograph — a camera for taking pictures for a kinetoscope.
- kuiper belt — a disk-shaped region on the edge of the solar system that contains masses of ice and icy rock, believed to be the source of comets with orbital periods of less than 200 years. Compare Oort cloud.
- lamplighter — a person employed to light and extinguish street lamps, especially those burning gas.
- large print — text printed in larger text than normal, so as to make it easier to read, esp for the visually impaired
- large-print — set in a type size larger than normal for the benefit of persons with impaired vision: large-print newspapers.
- lectureship — the office of lecturer.
- led printer — (printer) (Or "LED page printer") A printer which is similar in operation to a laser printer, but where an array of LEDs is used in place of the laser.
- lepidoptera — the order comprising the lepidopterous insects.
- lepidoptery — the branch of zoology dealing with butterflies and moths.
- leptokurtic — (of a frequency distribution) being more concentrated about the mean than the corresponding normal distribution.
- leptospiral — relating to, caused by, or characteristic of leptospires
- let her rip — to go ahead; continue without restraint
- lex scripta — written law; statute law.
- liberty cap — a soft, conical cap given to a freed slave in ancient Rome at manumission of his servitude, used as a symbol of liberty, especially since the 18th century.
- light opera — operetta.
- linear type — 1. (theory, programming) An attribute of values which are used exactly once: they are neither duplicated nor destroyed. Such values require no garbage collection, and can safely be updated in place, even if they form part of a data structure. Linear types are related to the linear logic of J.-Y Girard. They extend Schmidt's notion of single threading, provide an alternative to Hudak and Bloss' update analysis, and offer a practical complement to Lafont and Holmström's elegant linear languages.
- lipoprotein — any of the class of proteins that contain a lipid combined with a simple protein.
- lister-plow — Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
- lithosphere — the solid portion of the earth (distinguished from atmosphere, hydrosphere).
- liver spots — a form of chloasma in which irregularly shaped light-brown spots occur on the skin.
- low-protein — Low-protein substances contain very little protein.
- luteotropic — affecting the corpus luteum.
- luteotropin — prolactin.
- madreporite — a sievelike plate in certain echinoderms, through which water passes into the vascular system.
- malpractice — Law. failure of a professional person, as a physician or lawyer, to render proper services through reprehensible ignorance or negligence or through criminal intent, especially when injury or loss follows.
- masterpiece — a person's greatest piece of work, as in an art.
- mesotrophic — (of freshwater lakes) containing medium levels of nutrients
- metamorphic — pertaining to or characterized by change of form, or metamorphosis.
- metanephric — one of the three embryonic excretory organs of higher vertebrates, becoming the permanent and functional kidney.
- metanephroi — Plural form of metanephros.
- metaphorist — a creator or user of metaphors
- metaphorize — To describe something using metaphors.
- metaphrasis — a metaphrase
- metaprotein — a hydrolytic derivative of protein, insoluble in water but soluble in dilute acids or alkalis.
- metatrophic — requiring dead organic matter for food.
- metempirics — the philosophy dealing with the existence of things outside, or beyond, experience.
- microphytes — Plural form of microphyte.
- mirtazapine — (medicine) A tetracyclic antidepressant drug.
- misanthrope — a comedy (1666) by Molière.
- misreported — Simple past tense and past participle of misreport.
- mistempered — Simple past tense and past participle of mistemper.
- montpellier — a department in S France. 2403 sq. mi. (6225 sq. km). Capital: Montpellier.
- mother ship — a vessel or craft that services others operating far from a home port or center.
- motherships — Plural form of mothership.
- mucoprotein — a protein that yields carbohydrates as well as amino acids on hydrolysis.