14-letter words containing t, y, p, e
- microsporocyte — one of the mother cells that produce four microspores by meiosis.
- milieu therapy — a type of inpatient therapy, used in psychiatric hospitals, involving prescription of particular activities and social interactions according to a patient's emotional and interpersonal needs.
- mononeuropathy — A neuropathy that affects only a single nerve (as distinguished from polyneuropathy).
- multi-part key — compound key
- multispecialty — (US) Exhibiting or possessing multiple specialties (especially medical specialties).
- nephrotoxicity — The state or condition of being nephrotoxic.
- neuropathology — the pathology of the nervous system.
- non-depository — a place where something is deposited or stored, as for safekeeping: the night depository of a bank.
- none-so-pretty — sweet william catchfly.
- nonexplanatory — not explanatory
- nonproprietary — (especially of computer hardware or software) conforming to standards that are in the public domain or are widely licensed, and so not restricted to one manufacturer.
- nonspecificity — The state or condition of being nonspecific.
- northern porgy — a common sparid fish, Stenotomus chrysops, of American coastal regions of the Atlantic
- obstreperously — resisting control or restraint in a difficult manner; unruly.
- occupancy rate — The occupancy rate at a hotel is the number of available rooms that are occupied over a period of time.
- oesophagectomy — (surgery) the surgical procedure for the removal of all, or part of the oesophagus.
- old-line party — either the Liberal Party or the Conservative Party
- one-trick pony — a person or thing considered as being limited to only one single talent, capability, quality, etc
- ophthalmometry — the measurement and determination of the eye's defects and powers of refraction
- oriental poppy — a poppy, Papaver orientale, of Asia, having bristly stems and leaves and showy scarlet, pink, or white flowers, cultivated as an ornamental.
- orthopterology — the study of the Orthoptera
- osteodystrophy — (medicine) Any abnormal or defective development of a bone.
- overemployment — an act or instance of employing someone or something.
- pachydermatous — of, relating to, or characteristic of pachyderms.
- pacific oyster — Japanese oyster.
- painted beauty — a butterfly, Vanessa virginiensis, having brownish-black and orange wings, the hind wings each having two eyespots.
- palaeethnology — the study of prehistoric man
- paleontography — the formal description of fossils
- pancreatectomy — excision of part or all of the pancreas.
- paper industry — the industry of manufacturing and selling paper
- para-synthesis — the formation of a word by the addition of a derivational suffix to a phrase or compound, as of greathearted, which is great heart plus -ed.
- parametrically — in terms of a parameter
- parenchymatous — Botany. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin-walled cells able to divide.
- parent company — a corporation or other business enterprise that owns controlling interests in one or more subsidiary companies (distinguished from holding company).
- partially deaf — suffering from hearing loss; partly deaf
- partridgeberry — a North American trailing plant, Mitchella repens, of the madder family, having roundish evergreen leaves, fragrant white flowers, and scarlet berries.
- passive safety — the practice of taking measures to reduce the consequences of accidents, as opposed to attempting to avoid them altogether
- pastry blender — a kitchen utensil having several parallel wires bent in a semicircle and secured by a handle, used especially for mixing pastry dough.
- paternity suit — legal dispute over identity of father
- paternity test — an assessment of possible paternity based on a comparison of the genetic markers of the offspring and those of the putative father.
- pay for itself — If something that you buy or invest in pays for itself after a period of time, the money you gain from it, or save because you have it, is greater than the amount you originally spent or invested.
- pay television — a commercial service that broadcasts or provides television programs to viewers who pay a monthly charge or a per-program fee.
- payment system — a system used to pay or settle financial transactions
- peanut allergy — a condition of being hypersensitive to peanuts and peanut substances which can lead to severe physical symptoms if peanuts or peanut substances are consumed
- peanut gallery — Informal. the rearmost and cheapest section of seats in the balcony or the uppermost balcony of a theater.
- penalty clause — part of contract specifying a forfeit
- penalty corner — a free hit from the goal line taken by the attacking side
- penalty double — business double.
- penalty killer — a player used when the player's team is short-handed as a result of a penalty, especially a player skilled at defense and employed regularly in such situations.
- penalty stroke — a stroke added to a score for a rule infraction.