16-letter words containing pe
- impermissibility — The state or condition of being impermissible.
- imperturbability — incapable of being upset or agitated; not easily excited; calm: imperturbable composure.
- in the pipe line — a long tubular conduit or series of pipes, often underground, with pumps and valves for flow control, used to transport crude oil, natural gas, water, etc., especially over great distances.
- in/into a temper — If someone is in a temper or gets into a temper, the way that they are behaving shows that they are feeling angry and impatient.
- independence day — July 4, a U.S. holiday commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.
- indispensability — absolutely necessary, essential, or requisite: an indispensable member of the staff.
- indo-europeanist — a linguist specializing in the study, especially the comparative study, of the Indo-European languages.
- insect repellent — chemical that deters insects
- integer specrate — SPECrate_int92
- interdependences — Plural form of interdependence.
- interdependently — mutually dependent; depending on each other.
- interoperability — capable of being used or operated reciprocally: interoperable weapons systems.
- interpenetrating — Present participle of interpenetrate.
- interpenetration — to penetrate thoroughly; permeate.
- interpenetrative — (mathematics, physics) Mutually penetrative (overlapping each other in space).
- introspectionist — observation or examination of one's own mental and emotional state, mental processes, etc.; the act of looking within oneself.
- james oglethorpe — James Edward, 1696–1785, British general: founder of the colony of Georgia.
- jeepers creepers — euphemism expressing surprise
- keep an eye open — to watch with special attention (for)
- kepler telescope — astronomical telescope.
- key note speaker — a person who delivers a keynote address.
- laplace operator — the operator ∂2/∂x2 + ∂2/∂y2 + ∂2/∂z2,
- lay oneself open — to make oneself vulnerable (to criticism, attack, etc)
- learner's permit — A learner's permit is a license that allows you to drive a vehicle before you have passed your driving test.
- lesser spearwort — a Eurasian ranunculaceous plant, R. flammula, of the genus Ranunculus, which grows in wet places and has long narrow leaves and yellow flowers
- levallois-perret — a suburb of Paris, in N France, on the Seine.
- lever escapement — an escapement in which a pivoted lever, made to oscillate by the escape wheel, engages a balance staff and causes it to oscillate.
- light microscope — microscope (def 1).
- lines per minute — (unit) (lpm) A unit used to measure line printer throughput.
- lizard peninsula — a promontory in SW England, in SW Cornwall: the southernmost point in Great Britain
- logical operator — any of the Boolean symbols or functions, as AND, OR, and NOT, denoting a Boolean operation; Boolean operator.
- lopez de legazpe — Miguel [mee-gel] /miˈgɛl/ (Show IPA), 1510?–72, Spanish conqueror and colonizer of the Philippines 1565: founder of Manila 1571.
- machine operator — someone who operates mechanical equipment
- man and superman — a comedy (1903) by G. B. Shaw.
- mangrove snapper — gray snapper.
- menippean satire — a form of satire that is indirect and nonrealistic in approach and that consists typically of a loosely organized narrative incorporating a series of dialogues between representatives of various points of view
- menstrual period — the bleeding from the womb that occurs approximately monthly in nonpregnant women of reproductive age
- mercantile paper — commercial paper.
- microstethoscope — a stethoscope containing an apparatus that greatly amplifies the sounds heard.
- misspecification — An incorrect specification.
- montes apenninus — a mountain range in the first and second quadrants of the visible face of the moon, forming the SE border of Mare Imbrium: about 600 miles (970 km) long.
- montpelier maple — a maple, Acer monspessulanum, that is native to southern Europe and Northwest Africa
- mutual impedance — the ratio of the potential difference between either of two pairs of terminals to the current applied at the other pair of terminals when the circuit is open.
- network operator — (job) A person who monitors and maintains the operation of a communications network. A network operator troubleshoots hardware (cables, routers, network switches, hubs, network adaptors), software, and transmission problems.
- newspaper office — an office where the editorial and production staff of a newspaper work
- newspaper report — a report published in a newspaper
- nicoya peninsula — a peninsula in NW Costa Rica, on the Pacific Ocean.
- nomination paper — a document containing signatures guaranteeing the proposal of somebody as a candidate in an election
- non-experiential — pertaining to or derived from experience.
- non-experimental — pertaining to, derived from, or founded on experiment: an experimental science.