14-letter words containing t, p, l
- disputatiously — In a disputatious manner.
- disrespectable — not respectable.
- donkey topsail — a four-sided gaff topsail, used above a gaff sail or lugsail, having its head laced to a small spar.
- doppler effect — (often lowercase) the shift in frequency (Doppler shift) of acoustic or electromagnetic radiation emitted by a source moving relative to an observer as perceived by the observer: the shift is to higher frequencies when the source approaches and to lower frequencies when it recedes.
- dovetail plane — a plane for cutting tongues and grooves with parallel or inclined sides.
- draw-top table — a table that can be extended by sliding one or more additional leaves into place
- drop-down list — pull-down list
- dropper bottle — A dropper bottle is a container from which medicine is administered using a device that lets the medicine out in drops.
- duplex printer — a printer that can make double-sided printouts
- dust explosion — an explosion caused by the ignition of an inflammable dust, such as flour or sawdust, in the air
- dwarf palmetto — an apparently stemless palm, Sabal minor, of the southeastern U.S., having stiff, bluish-green leaves, the leafstalks arising from the ground.
- earsplittingly — In an earsplitting way; very loudly.
- east liverpool — a city in E Ohio, on the Ohio River.
- east palo alto — a town in W central California, on the S shore of San Francisco Bay.
- eat humble pie — humility forced upon someone, often under embarrassing conditions; humiliation.
- eco-capitalism — the theory or practice of a free-market economy in which natural resources are regarded as capital and profits are partially dependent on environmental protection and sustainability
- edriophthalmic — edriophthalmous
- eggshell paint — paint that has a slight sheen
- electric piano — a piano operated by electrical means
- electrodeposit — To deposit by means of electrodeposition.
- electropainted — Painted electrophoretically.
- electrophorese — (biochemistry) To carry out electrophoresis on something.
- electroplating — Coat (a metal object) by electrolytic deposition with chromium, silver, or another metal.
- electrotherapy — The use of electric currents passed through the body to stimulate nerves and muscles, chiefly in the treatment of various forms of paralysis.
- elephant grass — any of various stout tropical grasses or grasslike plants, esp Pennisetum purpureum, and Typha elephantina, a type of reed mace
- elephant shrew — any small active African mammal of the family Macroscelididae and order Macroscelidea, having an elongated nose, large ears, and long hind legs
- elephant's-ear — any aroid plant of the genus Colocasia, of tropical Asia and Polynesia, having very large heart-shaped leaves: grown for ornament and for their edible tubers
- elevator pitch — an informal an extremely short and pithy version of a sales pitch or business plan
- ellesmere port — a port in NW England, in NW Cheshire on the Mersey estuary and Manchester Ship Canal. Pop: 66 265 (2001)
- empathetically — In an empathetic way.
- emphaticalness — The quality of being emphatic; emphasis.
- employment law — rules governing working practices
- empty calories — calories that are present in foods that have very little nutritive value: e.g. in alcohol or refined sugar
- encapsulations — Plural form of encapsulation.
- encephalitides — Plural form of encephalitis.
- encephalitogen — an agent that is able to produce encephalitis
- encephalopathy — A disease in which the functioning of the brain is affected by some agent or condition (such as viral infection or toxins in the blood).
- encyclopaedist — Alternative spelling of encyclopedist.
- encyclopedists — Plural form of encyclopedist.
- enteropneustal — relating to enteropneusts
- enterprisingly — In an enterprising manner.
- epenthetically — In an epenthetic manner; by means of epenthesis.
- epexegetically — In an epexegetic manner.
- ephemeral port — (networking) A TCP or UDP port number that is automatically allocated from a predefined range by the TCP/IP stack software, typically to provide the port for the client end of a client-server communication.
- epicontinental — Denoting those areas of sea or ocean overlying the continental shelf.
- epidemiologist — A scientist (often a medical doctor) who specializes in epidemiology.
- epigenetically — By means of, or in terms of, epigenesis or epigenetics.
- epigrammatical — Pertaining to, or in the form of, an epigram.
- epistemologies — Plural form of epistemology.
- epistemologist — A person, especially a philosopher, who studies theory of knowledge.