13-letter words containing t, a, l, p
- interpolating — Present participle of interpolate.
- interpolation — extrapolation
- interpolative — to introduce (something additional or extraneous) between other things or parts; interject; interpose; intercalate.
- interpretable — to give or provide the meaning of; explain; explicate; elucidate: to interpret the hidden meaning of a parable.
- interproximal — situated toward the point of origin or attachment, as of a limb or bone. Compare distal (def 1).
- interscapular — between the scapulae or shoulder blades.
- intertemporal — Describing any relationship between past, present and future events or conditions.
- intertropical — situated or occurring between the tropic of Cancer and the tropic of Capricorn; tropical.
- intracapsular — Within a capsule.
- intraparietal — situated within the walls of a hollow organ
- intraparticle — Within a particle.
- intrapersonal — existing or occurring within the self or within one's mind: People with high intrapersonal intelligence are aware of their strengths and weaknesses. Intrapersonal conflict can lead to emotional stress.
- intrapetiolar — located between the petiole and the stem
- intratropical — Within the tropics.
- ipsilaterally — (anatomy, medicine) On the same side of the body.
- isolated pawn — a pawn without pawns of the same colour on neighbouring files
- job applicant — candidate for an advertised post
- jointer plane — a plane for truing the edges of boards, planing large surfaces, etc.
- joseph stalin — Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- jovian planet — any of the four large outer planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
- kapellmeister — a choirmaster.
- khapra beetle — a tiny cosmopolitan beetle, Trogoderma granarium, that is a pest of stored grain and other dried organic matter.
- kleptomaniacs — Plural form of kleptomaniac.
- la plata peak — a mountain in central Colorado, in the Sawatch Range. 14,361 feet (4377 meters).
- lactoproteins — Plural form of lactoprotein.
- lamp standard — a tall metal or concrete post supporting a street lamp
- landing party — a component of a ship's company detached for special duty ashore.
- landing strip — airstrip.
- laparoscopist — One who carries out laparoscopy.
- laser pointer — a portable laser that emits monochromatic light over a long and narrow distance, used especially as a pointing device.
- laser printer — Computers. a high-speed printer that uses a laser to form dot-matrix patterns and an electrostatic process to fuse metallic particles to paper a page at a time: capable of producing a variety of character fonts, graphics, and other symbols.
- latent period — Also, latency period. Pathology. the interval between exposure to a carcinogen, toxin, or disease-causing organism and development of a consequent disease.
- leaded petrol — petrol containing tetraethyl lead in order to improve combustion
- leap of faith — to spring through the air from one point or position to another; jump: to leap over a ditch.
- leapfrog test — a diagnostic technique using arithmetic or logical operations in a routine to manage the capacity of storage media, transfer data, and check the results.
- lepidopterans — Plural form of lepidopteran.
- leptocephalic — having a narrow skull
- leptocephalus — a colorless, transparent, flattened larva, especially of certain eels and ocean fishes.
- letterspacing — the amount of space between each letter in a word, or the adjustment of this amount of space
- liberal party — a political party in Great Britain, formed about 1830 as a fusion of Whigs and Radicals and constituting one of the dominant British parties in the 19th and early part of the 20th centuries.
- liberty party — the first antislavery political party, organized in 1839 and merged with the Free Soil party in 1848.
- library paste — a white, smooth paste for paper and lightweight cardboard.
- library steps — a folding stepladder, especially one folding into another piece of furniture, as a table or chair.
- license plate — a plate or tag, usually of metal, bearing evidence of official registration and permission, as for the use of a motor vehicle.
- light therapy — therapeutic exposure to full-spectrum artificial light that simulates sunlight, used to treat various conditions, as seasonal affective disorder.
- lipogrammatic — of or relating to a lipogram
- lithographing — Present participle of lithograph.
- locking plate — a narrow wheel geared to a striking train or other mechanism and having a notched rim engaging with another mechanism permitting it to rotate through a specific arc.
- lord temporal — a member of the House of Lords who is not a member of the clergy.
- louis pasteur — Louis [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1822–95, French chemist and bacteriologist.