14-letter words containing s, p, i
- antipositivist — Relating to antipositivism.
- antiprotozoals — Plural form of antiprotozoal.
- antipsychiatry — an approach to mental disorders that makes use of concepts derived from existentialism, psychoanalysis, and sociological theory
- antipsychotics — Plural form of antipsychotic.
- antiscriptural — opposed to or contradicting scripture
- antiseparatist — a person who opposes separatism
- antiseptically — with the aid of antiseptics.
- antispasmodics — Plural form of antispasmodic.
- antisyphilitic — acting against syphilis
- antoninus pius — 86–161 ad, emperor of Rome (138–161); adopted son and successor of Hadrian
- apheliotropism — a tendency of certain plants to turn away from the sun; negative heliotropism
- aphoristically — in an aphoristic manner
- apocalypticism — the belief in apocalyptic prophecy
- aposematically — in an aposematic manner
- apostrophizing — Present participle of apostrophize.
- appendectomies — Plural form of appendectomy.
- apple islander — a native or inhabitant of Tasmania
- apple polisher — a sycophant; toady
- apple-polisher — to curry favor with someone, especially in an obsequious or flattering manner.
- applicableness — applying or capable of being applied; relevant; suitable; appropriate: an applicable rule; a solution that is applicable to the problem.
- apportionments — Plural form of apportionment.
- apprehensively — uneasy or fearful about something that might happen: apprehensive for the safety of the mountain climbers.
- apprenticeship — Someone who has an apprenticeship works for a fixed period of time for a person who has a particular skill in order to learn the skill. Apprenticeship is the system of learning a skill like this.
- appropriations — Plural form of appropriation.
- approximations — Plural form of approximation.
- apsidal motion — the rotation of the major axis of an eccentric orbit in the plane of the orbit.
- archbishoprics — Plural form of archbishopric.
- archiepiscopal — of or associated with an archbishop
- ardent spirits — spirits, such as rum, whisky, etc
- arms inspector — a person who carries out an arms inspection
- aromatherapist — An aromatherapist is a person who is qualified to practise aromatherapy.
- arriere-pensee — an unrevealed thought or intention
- arthrogryposis — (countable, pathology) The permanent fixation of a joint in a contracted position.
- arthroplasties — Plural form of arthroplasty.
- ascii graphics — ASCII art
- asparagus tips — the ends of asparagus spears, considered to be the tastiest part
- assembly point — a designated place where people have been told to wait after evacuating a building in the event of a fire or other emergency
- assistantships — Plural form of assistantship.
- assisted place — a place at a private school reserved for a pupil from a family with a low income, with the fees paid by the government
- asthenospermia — (medicine) Loss or reduction in the strength or energy of sperm cells, hence infertility. Not always infertile many are subfertile.
- asthenospermic — (medicine) Characterised by or pertaining to asthenospermia, hence infertile.
- asthenospheric — relating to the asthenosphere
- astigmatoscope — an instrument for determining the presence and severity of astigmatism.
- astigmatoscopy — examination by means of an astigmatoscope.
- astrophysicist — An astrophysicist is someone who studies astrophysics.
- asymptotically — of or relating to an asymptote.
- at one's peril — If you say that someone does something at their peril, you are warning them that they will probably suffer as a result of doing it.
- atomic physics — the branch of physics concerned with the structure and behaviour of atomic nuclei
- attention span — the period of time during which someone's attention is held by something in particular
- audio response — a computer response that is audible rather than textual or graphical