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14-letter words containing a, g, r, p

  • highway patrol — a state law-enforcement organization whose officers safeguard the highways.
  • historiography — the body of literature dealing with historical matters; histories collectively.
  • hydrographical — Hydrographic.
  • hyper-vigilant — keenly watchful to detect danger; wary: a vigilant sentry.
  • hyperglycaemia — an abnormally high level of glucose in the blood.
  • hyperglycaemic — Alternative spelling of hyperglycemic.
  • hypergolically — in a hypergolic manner
  • hyperoxygenate — to treat, combine, or enrich with oxygen: to oxygenate the blood.
  • hyperthreading — (computing) A form of microprocessor parallelization where each physical processor is treated as two virtual processors.
  • hypervigilance — state or quality of being vigilant; watchfulness: Vigilance is required in the event of treachery.
  • hypoallergenic — designed to reduce or minimize the possibility of an allergic response, as by containing relatively few or no potentially irritating substances: hypoallergenic cosmetics.
  • imaginary part — the coefficient b in the complex number a + bi.
  • imparidigitate — having an odd number of fingers on each limb
  • imperial eagle — a brown eagle, Aquila heliaca, of Asia and southern Europe: the subspecies A. heliaca adalberti is endangered.
  • impregnability — strong enough to resist or withstand attack; not to be taken by force, unconquerable: an impregnable fort.
  • infant prodigy — an exceptionally talented child
  • interblock gap — the area or space separating consecutive blocks of data or consecutive physical records on an external storage medium.
  • iris diaphragm — a composite diaphragm with a central aperture readily adjustable for size, used to regulate the amount of light admitted to a lens or optical system.
  • isocyano group — the univalent group −NC.
  • king's pattern — a spoon pattern of the 19th century having a stem decorated with threads, scrolls, and shell motifs.
  • knight templar — Templar.
  • l-asparaginase — an enzyme that destroys asparagine, a nonessential amino acid needed as a nutrient by rapidly growing cells: used in treating leukemia
  • la grange park — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
  • laryngopharynx — the lower part of the pharynx, above the larynx.
  • laryngoscopies — Plural form of laryngoscopy.
  • legislatorship — The office or position of a legislator.
  • lexicographers — Plural form of lexicographer.
  • lexicographist — (chiefly, archaic) A student specialising in the discipline of lexicography; lexicographer.
  • lexington park — a town in S Maryland.
  • lipogrammatism — the practice or art of writing lipograms
  • lipogrammatist — a person who writes lipograms
  • lithographical — Of or pertaining to lithography.
  • lopping shears — long-handled pruning shears.
  • louangphrabang — a city in N Laos, on the Mekong River: former royal capital.
  • lugger topsail — a fore-and-aft topsail used above a lugsail.
  • lupus vulgaris — a rare form of tuberculosis of the skin, characterized by brownish tubercles that often heal slowly and leave scars.
  • lymphangiogram — an X-ray of the lymphatic system taken after a contrast agent has been injected, often used to diagnose lymphoma
  • macrosporangia — Plural form of macrosporangium.
  • magnetic strip — a strip of magnetic material on which information may be stored, as by an electromagnetic process, for automatic reading, decoding, or recognition by a device that detects magnetic variations on the strip: a credit card with a magnetic strip to prevent counterfeiting.
  • magnetospheres — Plural form of magnetosphere.
  • magnetospheric — Of, pertaining to, or happening within the magnetosphere.
  • manganese spar — Mineralogy. rhodonite or rhodochrosite.
  • mangrove swamp — a coastal marine swamp of tropical or subtropical regions that is dominated by mangrove trees.
  • marathon group — an encounter group that meets for an extended period of time, as eight hours to a week, in the belief that the resultant intensity and intimacy will lead to a more open expression of feelings.
  • massage parlor — a commercial establishment providing massages.
  • masterplanning — to construct a master plan for: to master-plan one's career.
  • mastigophorous — carrying a cane or whip
  • megasporangium — a sporangium containing megaspores.
  • megasporophyll — a sporophyll producing megasporangia only.
  • memory mapping — a technique whereby computer peripherals may be addressed as though they formed part of the main memory of the computer
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