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14-letter words containing t, e, l, p, o, r

  • extrapolations — Plural form of extrapolation.
  • feather pillow — soft headrest stuffed with feathers
  • fertile period — the time during a woman's menstrual cycle at which she is most likely to become pregnant, or the equivalent time for an animal
  • file separator — (character)   (FS) ASCII character 28.
  • film projector — an optical instrument in which a strip of film is wound past a lens at a fixed speed so that the frames can be viewed as a continuously moving sequence on a screen or wall
  • 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
  • frontoparietal — of or relating to the frontal and parietal bones of the cranium.
  • frontotemporal — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the frontal and temporal bones or lobes.
  • galvanotherapy — treatment employing electric current.
  • granulopoietin — a hormone that promotes the production of white blood cells.
  • 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.
  • group velocity — the velocity of finite numbers of waves undergoing simple harmonic motion, equal to the phase velocity when it does not vary with the wavelengths of the waves. The group velocity of the set of waves produced in water when a stone is dropped is less than the velocity of the individual waves.
  • gunpowder plot — an unsuccessful plot to kill King James I and the assembled Lords and Commons by blowing up Parliament, November 5, 1605, in revenge for the laws against Roman Catholics.
  • gymslip mother — a girl of school age who has become a mother
  • halfpennyworth — As much as could be bought for a halfpenny.
  • health problem — ailment or disorder
  • helicopter dad — a style of child rearing in which an overprotective mother or father discourages a child's independence by being too involved in the child's life: In typical helicopter parenting, a mother or father swoops in at any sign of challenge or discomfort.
  • helicopter mom — a style of child rearing in which an overprotective mother or father discourages a child's independence by being too involved in the child's life: In typical helicopter parenting, a mother or father swoops in at any sign of challenge or discomfort.
  • helicopter pad — landing area
  • hepatocellular — pertaining to or affecting liver cells.
  • heroic couplet — a stanza consisting of two rhyming lines in iambic pentameter, especially one forming a rhetorical unit and written in an elevated style, as, Know then thyself, presume not God to scan / The proper study of Mankind is Man.
  • herpetological — Of or relating to herpetology, the study of reptiles.
  • herpetologists — Plural form of herpetologist.
  • heterophyllous — having different kinds of leaves on the same plant.
  • heteroplasties — Plural form of heteroplasty.
  • holy scripture — Scripture (def 1).
  • horn of plenty — cornucopia.
  • hospital nurse — a hospital nurse works in a hospital, rather than with a general practitioner, in the army, etc
  • hyper-rational — agreeable to reason; reasonable; sensible: a rational plan for economic development.
  • hypercorrectly — In a hypercorrect manner.
  • hyperemotional — pertaining to or involving emotion or the emotions.
  • hyperinflation — extreme or excessive inflation.
  • hyperlactation — the secretion or formation of milk.
  • hypermetabolic — of, relating to, or affected by metabolism.
  • hypersomnolent — sleepy; drowsy.
  • hypertrophical — relating to hypertrophy
  • hypotrachelium — (on a classical column) any member, as a necking, between the capital and the shaft.
  • import licence — a government-issued document that authorizes the importation of goods into its country
  • incorporeality — not corporeal or material; insubstantial.
  • interblock gap — the area or space separating consecutive blocks of data or consecutive physical records on an external storage medium.
  • interparochial — of, relating to, or financially supported by one or more church parishes: parochial churches in Great Britain.
  • interpellation — a procedure in some legislative bodies of asking a government official to explain an act or policy, sometimes leading, in parliamentary government, to a vote of confidence or a change of government.
  • interpolations — Plural form of interpolation.
  • introspectible — to practice introspection; consider one's own internal state or feelings.
  • isentropically — in an isentropic manner
  • jet propulsion — the propulsion of a body by its reaction to a force ejecting a gas or a liquid from it.
  • kastrop-rauxel — Castrop-Rauxel.
  • 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
  • keratinophilic — (of a plant such as a fungus) growing on keratinous substances such as hair, hooves, nails, etc
  • kleptoparasite — A bird, insect, or other animal that habitually robs animals of other species of food.
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