14-letter words containing s, i, p
- insuperability — The quality or state of being insuperable; insuperableness.
- insuppressible — incapable of being suppressed; irrepressible: his insuppressible humor.
- insusceptively — in an insusceptive manner
- intempestively — in an intempestive manner
- intempestivity — the state or quality of being intempestive
- interest group — a group of people drawn or acting together in support of a common interest or to voice a common concern: Political interest groups seek to influence legislation.
- interiorscaper — One who works in interiorscaping.
- interpolations — Plural form of interpolation.
- interpretivism — Antipositivism.
- interrupt list — [MS-DOS] The list of all known software interrupt calls (both documented and undocumented) for IBM PCs and compatibles, maintained and made available for free redistribution by Ralf Brown <[email protected]>. As of late 1992, it had grown to approximately two megabytes in length.
- introspectible — to practice introspection; consider one's own internal state or feelings.
- introspections — Plural form of introspection.
- intussuscepted — Received into some other thing or part, like a sword into a sheath.
- ion propulsion — Rocketry. a projected type of propulsion for vehicles in outer space, the exhaust consisting of positive ions and negative electrons repelled from the vehicle by electrostatic forces, resulting in a very high exhaust velocity.
- 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.
- irrespectively — without regard to something else, especially something specified; ignoring or discounting (usually followed by of): Irrespective of my wishes, I should go.
- irresponsibles — Plural form of irresponsible.
- isentropically — in an isentropic manner
- isla de pascua — Spanish name of Easter Island.
- island-hopping — to travel from island to island, especially to visit a series of islands in the same chain or area.
- isocyano group — the univalent group −NC.
- isoionic point — the hydrogen ion concentration at which the concentration of the dipolar ion is at a maximum.
- isolated point — Mathematics. a point in a set such that the neighborhood of the point is devoid of any other points belonging to the set.
- isomorphically — In an isomorphic manner.
- issue a policy — If an insurer issues a policy, they create an insurance policy and provide it to a customer.
- issued capital — the shares of a company that have been sold or distributed
- j/psi particle — the lightest of the psi particles, the first particle to be discovered that contains a charmed quark.
- japanese quail — any of several small Old World quails of the genus Coturnix, especially C. japonica (Japanese quail) widely used as a laboratory animal.
- jeff davis pie — a custard pie baked in a pastry shell and containing spices, raisins, pecans, etc.
- jet propulsion — the propulsion of a body by its reaction to a force ejecting a gas or a liquid from it.
- joint passport — a single passport shared by two or more people, such as a passport shared by a parent and child
- jumping spider — any of several small, hairy spiders, of the family Salticidae, that stalk and jump upon their prey instead of snaring it in a web.
- juxtapositions — Plural form of juxtaposition.
- kapellmeisters — Plural form of kapellmeister.
- keep-fit class — an exercise class designed to promote physical fitness
- kentish plover — Charadrius alexandrinus, a small wading bird belonging to the plover family, breeding in the tropics and subtropics; it is white and greyish-brown, with black legs and bill
- kindred spirit — likeminded person
- king's pattern — a spoon pattern of the 19th century having a stem decorated with threads, scrolls, and shell motifs.
- king's proctor — a British judiciary officer who may intervene in probate, nullity, or divorce actions when collusion, suppression of evidence, or other irregularities are alleged.
- kirghiz steppe — a steppe in Kazakhstan.
- 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.
- kit inspection — inspection of soldiers' kit by a superior officer, to make sure it is all clean, working, and in a good state
- kleptoparasite — A bird, insect, or other animal that habitually robs animals of other species of food.
- kola peninsula — Also called Kola Peninsula. a peninsula in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, between the White and Barents seas.
- kola-peninsula — Also called Kola Peninsula. a peninsula in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, between the White and Barents seas.
- kyphoscoliosis — a condition in which the spinal column is convex both backward and sideways.
- 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.