14-letter words containing y, i, p, e
- lending policy — a set of guidelines and criteria developed by a bank and used by its employees to determine whether an applicant for a loan should be granted or refused the loan
- leucocytopenia — leucopenia
- leukocytopenia — a decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
- limited policy — a policy that covers only certain types of losses within an area of risks.
- listed company — A listed company is a company whose shares are quoted on a stock exchange.
- livery company — a distinctive uniform, badge, or device formerly provided by someone of rank or title for his retainers, as in time of war.
- make it snappy — apt to snap or bite; snappish, as a dog.
- manipulatively — influencing or attempting to influence the behavior or emotions of others for one’s own purposes: a manipulative boss.
- medigap policy — A Medigap policy is a private extra health insurance plan in the U.S. that provides coverage for medical expenses that are not or only partially covered by Medicare.
- megascopically — macroscopically
- memory mapping — a technique whereby computer peripherals may be addressed as though they formed part of the main memory of the computer
- metal spraying — a process in which a layer of one metal is sprayed onto another in the molten state
- metaphorically — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
- metaphysically — pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics.
- metaphysicians — Plural form of metaphysician.
- metaplasticity — Any activity-dependent change to neural function that modulates subsequent synaptic plasticity.
- metempsychosis — the transmigration of the soul, especially the passage of the soul after death from a human or animal to some other human or animal body.
- micropyrometer — an optical pyrometer used to measure the temperature of small glowing bodies.
- 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.
- morning prayer — matin (def 1c).
- multi-part key — compound key
- multispecialty — (US) Exhibiting or possessing multiple specialties (especially medical specialties).
- myelodysplasia — (medicine) Any of various conditions characterized by the faulty or inadequate production of bone marrow or blood cells.
- myrmecophilous — (biology) Adapted to thrive in the presence of ants.
- nephrotoxicity — The state or condition of being nephrotoxic.
- non-depository — a place where something is deposited or stored, as for safekeeping: the night depository of a bank.
- nonproficiency — absence or lack of proficiency.
- 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.
- nonsupervisory — not supervisory
- numeric keypad — a separate section on some computer keyboards, grouping together numeric keys and those for mathematical or other special functions in an arrangement like that of a calculator.
- 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
- oriental poppy — a poppy, Papaver orientale, of Asia, having bristly stems and leaves and showy scarlet, pink, or white flowers, cultivated as an ornamental.
- pacific oyster — Japanese oyster.
- package policy — an insurance policy which incorporates cover for different types of risk, such as liability and property
- painted beauty — a butterfly, Vanessa virginiensis, having brownish-black and orange wings, the hind wings each having two eyespots.
- paleolimnology — the study of ancient lakes from their sediments and fossils.
- 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
- paroemiography — the writing or collecting of proverbs
- parsley family — the plant family Umbelliferae (or Apiaceae), characterized by herbaceous plants having alternate, usually compound leaves, hollow stems, numerous small flowers borne in umbels, and dry, seedlike, often aromatic fruit, and including anise, caraway, carrot, celery, dill, parsley, parsnip, and Queen Anne's lace, as well as poisonous plants such as cowbane and water hemlock.
- 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
- 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.