14-letter words containing s, p, a, i
- inside passage — protected sea route along the W coast of North America, from Seattle, Wash., to the N part of the Alas. panhandle: the route uses channels and straits between islands and the mainland: c. 950 mi (1,529 km) long
- inspectability — to look carefully at or over; view closely and critically: to inspect every part of the motor.
- inspirationism — a belief in some form of divine inspiration, esp the belief that Christian Scripture was divinely inspired
- inspirationist — an adherent of inspirationism
- instant replay — Also called, British, action replay. Television. the recording and immediate rebroadcasting of a segment of a live television broadcast, especially of a sports event: an instant replay of the touchdown pass. a segment recorded and immediately rebroadcast.
- insuperability — The quality or state of being insuperable; insuperableness.
- interiorscaper — One who works in interiorscaping.
- interpolations — Plural form of interpolation.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- joint passport — a single passport shared by two or more people, such as a passport shared by a parent and child
- juxtapositions — Plural form of juxtaposition.
- kapellmeisters — Plural form of kapellmeister.
- keep-fit class — an exercise class designed to promote physical fitness
- king's pattern — a spoon pattern of the 19th century having a stem decorated with threads, scrolls, and shell motifs.
- 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.
- 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.
- laissez-passer — a permit; pass, especially one issued in lieu of a passport.
- lake nipissing — a lake in central Canada, in E Ontario between the Ottawa River and Georgian Bay. Area: 855 sq km (330 sq miles)
- lapsus linguae — a slip of the tongue.
- laryngoscopies — Plural form of laryngoscopy.
- le misanthrope — a comedy (1666) by Molière.
- lead poisoning — Pathology. a toxic condition produced by ingestion, inhalation, or skin absorption of lead or lead compounds, resulting in various dose-related symptoms including anemia, nausea, muscle weakness, confusion, blindness, and coma. Also called plumbism, saturnism. this condition occurring in adults whose work involves contact with lead products.
- leamington spa — a city in Warwickshire, central England: health resort.
- legislatorship — The office or position of a legislator.
- lepontine alps — a range of the S central Alps, in S Switzerland and N Italy. Highest peak: Monte Leone, 3553 m (11 657 ft)
- lexicographers — Plural form of lexicographer.
- lexicographist — (chiefly, archaic) A student specialising in the discipline of lexicography; lexicographer.
- licentiateship — a person who has received a license, as from a university, to practice an art or profession.
- lieutenantship — the office of a lieutenant
- lindelof space — a topological space having the property that every cover consisting of open sets has a subcover consisting of a countable number of subsets.
- lipari islands — a group of volcanic islands under Italian administration off the N coast of Sicily: remains that form a continuous record from Neolithic times. Chief town: Lipari. Pop: 10 554 (2001). Area: 114 sq km (44 sq miles)
- lipogrammatism — the practice or art of writing lipograms
- lipogrammatist — a person who writes lipograms
- lipstick plant — any of several trailing, epiphytic vines of the genus Aeschynanthus, of the gesneria family, especially A. pulcher or A. radicans, native to southeast Asia, having tubular red or orange flowers.