14-letter words containing t, a, p, i, r
- epitrachelions — Plural form of epitrachelion.
- equiponderated — Simple past tense and past participle of equiponderate.
- ergastoplasmic — relating to endoplasm that is associated with protein synthesis
- erotic capital — the influence and earning power a person has as a result of his or her sexual attractiveness
- escape routine — a means of leaving a computer-program sequence before its end, in order to commence another sequence
- espírito santo — a state of E Brazil, on the Atlantic: swampy coastal plain with mountains in the west; heavily forested. Capital: Vitória. Pop: 3 201 722 (2002). Area: 45 597 sq km (17 601 sq miles)
- espíritu santo — an island in the SW Pacific: the largest and westernmost of the Vanuatu islands. Area: 4856 sq km (1875 sq miles)
- ethnographical — Ethnographic.
- eutrophication — Excessive richness of nutrients in a lake or other body of water, frequently due to runoff from the land, which causes a dense growth of plant life and death of animal life from lack of oxygen.
- exasperatingly — In an exasperating manner; frustratingly.
- executive park — a commercial complex consisting of an office building set in parklike surroundings, often with such facilities as parking lots, restaurants, and recreational areas.
- exempli gratia — for the sake of example
- exoatmospheric — Pertaining to, or occurring in the nearby region of space outside the Earth's atmosphere.
- experientially — In terms of experience.
- experimentally — In the manner of an experiment.
- exploding star — an irregular variable star, such as a nova, supernova, or flare star, in which rapid increases in luminosity occur, caused by some form of explosion
- explorationist — a person involved in exploration, esp of oil, gas, etc
- expropriations — Plural form of expropriation.
- extemporaneity — the quality of being extemporaneous
- extrapolations — Plural form of extrapolation.
- extraprostatic — (anatomy) Outside or independent of the prostate.
- extrapyramidal — Relating to or denoting nerves concerned with motor activity that descend from the cortex to the spine and are not part of the pyramidal system.
- family support — a means-tested allowance for families in need
- family therapy — the psychotherapeutic treatment of more than one member of a family simultaneously at the same session, based on the assumption that problems can best be understood and corrected by observing the interaction of family members and identifying methods for improving their interrelationships.
- feather pillow — soft headrest stuffed with feathers
- fiddle pattern — a pattern of spoon or fork having a handle that narrows abruptly from a broad, flat upper part and terminates with a pronounced shoulder above the bowl or tines.
- file separator — (character) (FS) ASCII character 28.
- fire apparatus — equipment for extinguishing destructive fires.
- first-aid post — the place at an event where people can go for medical treatment if they become ill or are injured
- flagship store — A flagship store is the most important store in a chain, often with the largest volume of sales, or the most up-to-date formats or layouts
- flying trapeze — a trapeze used in performing gymnastic displays high above the ground
- fraternity pin — a pin worn on clothing that indicates membership in a fraternity
- frontoparietal — of or relating to the frontal and parietal bones of the cranium.
- g-strophanthin — ouabain.
- galvanotropism — the directional growth of an organism, esp a plant, in response to an electrical stimulus
- gastric bypass — a surgical procedure by which all or part of the stomach is circumvented by anastomosis to the small intestine, performed to overcome obstruction or in the treatment of morbid obesity.
- generation gap — a lack of communication between one generation and another, especially between young people and their parents, brought about by differences of tastes, values, outlook, etc.
- genital herpes — a sexually transmitted disease caused by herpes simplex virus type 2, characterized primarily by transient blisters on and around the genitals.
- genre painting — a category of painting in which domestic scenes or incidents from everyday life are depicted
- geometric pace — a modern form of a Roman pace, a measure of length taken as 5 feet
- gilbert patten — Gilbert ("Burt L. Standish") 1866–1945, U.S. writer of adventure stories.
- granulopoietin — a hormone that promotes the production of white blood cells.
- grape hyacinth — any plant belonging to the genus Muscari, of the lily family, as M. botryoides, having globular, blue flowers resembling tiny grapes.
- grapefruitlike — Resembling or characteristic of grapefruit.
- graphic accent — any mark written above a letter, especially one indicating stress in pronunciation, as in Spanish rápido.
- graphic artist — sb who draws, paints, prints, etc.
- graphite cloth — a nonwoven fabric made by embedding carbon fibers in a plastic bonding material, used in layers as a substitute for sheet metal, as in the construction of aircraft wings.
- graphitization — (geology) The formation of graphite from other organic materials.
- great plantain — a N temperate plant, Plantago major, which has a rosette of broad leaves and a slender spike of small greenish flowers: family Plantaginaceae
- grid capacitor — a capacitor connected in series with the grid.