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15-letter words containing ap

  • graphic display — the way in which line drawings and text are displayed
  • graphic granite — a pegmatite that has crystals of gray quartz imbedded in white or pink microcline in such a manner that they resemble cuneiform writing.
  • graphologically — In terms of or by means of graphology.
  • grappier cement — a by-product of the calcination of hydraulic lime, having similar properties and made from ground, unslaked lumps.
  • group therapist — a psychotherapist who conducts group therapy
  • hapax legomenon — a word or phrase that appears only once in a manuscript, document, or particular area of literature.
  • height-to-paper — the standard height of type, measured from the foot to the face, in the U.S. 0.918 of an inch (2.33 cm).
  • hermaphroditism — the condition of being a hermaphrodite.
  • historiographer — a historian, especially one appointed to write an official history of a group, period, or institution.
  • historiographic — the body of literature dealing with historical matters; histories collectively.
  • holographically — In a holographic way.
  • human geography — the study of the interaction between human beings and their environment in particular places and across spatial areas.
  • human megaphone — the technique of using a crowd of people to repeat a speaker's words in unison
  • hydroxylapatite — Alternative spelling of hydroxyapatite.
  • hyetometrograph — an instrument used to record rainfall
  • identity papers — law: legal documents
  • ideographically — an ideogram.
  • if the cap fits — the allusion or criticism seems to be appropriate to a particular person
  • in the shape of — You can use in the shape of to state exactly who or what you are referring to, immediately after referring to them in a general way.
  • inapplicability — (uncountable) The state of being inapplicable.
  • inapprehensible — That cannot be apprehended; not apprehensible to or graspable by either body or mind.
  • inappropriately — not appropriate; not proper or suitable: an inappropriate dress for the occasion.
  • incapaciousness — the quality of not having (sufficiently) great capacity
  • inescapableness — The quality of being inescapable.
  • insulating tape — adhesive tape, impregnated with a moisture-repelling substance, used to insulate exposed electrical conductors
  • interiorscaping — The design, installation, and maintenance of interiorscapes.
  • interrecord gap — the area or space separating consecutive physical records of data on an external storage medium.
  • intraperitoneal — Within the cavity of the peritoneum.
  • intrapopulation — occurring within a population or between members of a population
  • intrapreneurial — Entrepreneurial within an existing business; describing entrepreneurship within an existing business.
  • iridocapsulitis — inflammation of the iris and the capsule of the lens.
  • jalapeño pepper — hot Mexican chilli
  • japanese beetle — a small beetle, Popillia japonica, of the scarab family, introduced into the eastern U.S. from Japan, the adult of which feeds on the foliage of fruit and other trees, and the larva of which feeds on plant roots.
  • japanese laurel — an eastern Asian evergreen shrub, Aucuba japonica, of the dogwood family, having dark-green, glossy leaves and scarlet berries.
  • japanese oyster — a commercial oyster, Ostrea gigas, of the Pacific coast of North America, introduced from Japan.
  • japanese quince — a flowering quince, Chaenomeles speciosa, of Japan, having scarlet flowers and pear-shaped fruit.
  • japanese spurge — a low Japanese plant, Pachysandra terminalis, having evergreen leaves and spikes of white flowers, grown as a ground cover.
  • judge of appeal — a judge who sits in a Court of Appeal
  • juxtapositional — an act or instance of placing close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.
  • juxtapositioned — Simple past tense and past participle of juxtaposition.
  • knapping hammer — a hammer used for breaking and shaping stones
  • lapland bunting — a passerine bird: Calcarius lapponicus
  • laptop computer — portable computer
  • leapfrog attack — Use of userid and password information obtained illicitly from one host (e.g. downloading a file of account IDs and passwords, tapping TELNET, etc.) to compromise another host. Also, the act of TELNETting through one or more hosts in order to confuse a trace (a standard cracker procedure).
  • lexicographical — the writing, editing, or compiling of dictionaries.
  • lick into shape — to pass the tongue over the surface of, as to moisten, taste, or eat (often followed by up, off, from, etc.): to lick a postage stamp; to lick an ice-cream cone.
  • line of apsides — a line joining the lower and higher apsides, forming the major axis of the orbit
  • macrophotograph — a photograph taken at very close range
  • make capital of — to get advantage from
  • maladaptiveness — The quality of being maladaptive.
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