14-letter words containing t, e, n, p, o, l
- listed company — A listed company is a company whose shares are quoted on a stock exchange.
- listening post — Military. a post or position, as in advance of a defensive line, established for the purpose of listening to detect the enemy's movements.
- loan repayment — a repayment of part of a loan, usually monthly
- machine pistol — a fully automatic pistol; submachine gun.
- magnetooptical — Having both magnetic and optical elements.
- malapportioned — (of a state or other political unit) poorly apportioned, especially divided, organized, or structured in a manner that prevents large sections of a population from having equitable representation in a legislative body.
- maldevelopment — malformation
- manitoba maple — a Canadian fast-growing variety of maple
- metencephalons — Plural form of metencephalon.
- monopropellant — a substance for propelling rockets that is a mixture of fuel and oxidizer.
- moth repellent — a chemical produced and sold to keep moths off clothes
- mount pleasant — a city in central Michigan.
- mounted police — police who patrol on horseback
- multi-personal — of, relating to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private: a personal opinion.
- multicomponent — Having, or affecting, multiple components.
- multipotential — able to differentiate along several lines
- national press — newspapers which concern national events of a country collectively
- natural person — a human being, whether an adult or child: The table seats four persons.
- needle-pointer — embroidery upon canvas, usually with uniform spacing of stitches in a pattern.
- nephroblastoma — a malignant tumour arising from the embryonic kidney that occurs in young children, esp in the age range 3–8 years
- neuropathology — the pathology of the nervous system.
- non-compatible — capable of existing or living together in harmony: the most compatible married couple I know.
- non-completion — the act of completing.
- non-conceptual — pertaining to concepts or to the forming of concepts.
- non-elliptical — pertaining to or having the form of an ellipse.
- non-reportable — an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry, etc.: a report on the peace conference; a medical report on the patient.
- noncomplicated — (esp of a medical condition or procedure) not involving complications
- nondevelopment — the lack of normal development
- nonexplanatory — not explanatory
- nonoperational — able to function or be used; functional: How soon will the new factory be operational?
- nonparticulate — Not particulate.
- nonpredictable — Not predictable.
- nonspectacular — not spectacular
- nonspeculative — not speculative
- normal pentane — pentane (def 2).
- normal-pentane — a hydrocarbon of the methane series, existing in three liquid isomeric forms.
- nuclear option — the use of or power to use nuclear weapons
- nucleoproteins — Plural form of nucleoprotein.
- obedient plant — false dragonhead.
- occipital bone — a curved, compound bone forming the back and part of the base of the skull.
- old-line party — either the Liberal Party or the Conservative Party
- omphalocentric — Overly introspective and inclined to navel-gazing.
- on one's plate — waiting to be done or dealt with
- open-reel tape — audiotape, usually 1/4 inch (64 mm) wide, wound on a single reel and requiring a separate take-up reel for playing or recording.
- operationalise — Alternative spelling of operationalize.
- operationalism — the doctrine that the meaning of a scientific term, concept, or proposition consists of the operation or operations performed in defining or demonstrating it.
- operationalist — a person who adheres to operationalism
- operationalize — Put into operation or use.
- optoelectronic — the branch of electronics dealing with devices that generate, transform, transmit, or sense optical, infrared, or ultraviolet radiation, as cathode-ray tubes, electroluminescent and liquid crystal displays, lasers, and solar cells.
- oriental poppy — a poppy, Papaver orientale, of Asia, having bristly stems and leaves and showy scarlet, pink, or white flowers, cultivated as an ornamental.