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16-letter words containing a, g, r, p, h

  • part way through — mid-way; before the end
  • patched-together — makeshift; roughly made from disparate elements
  • pattern matching — 1. A function is defined to take arguments of a particular type, form or value. When applying the function to its actual arguments it is necessary to match the type, form or value of the actual arguments against the formal arguments in some definition. For example, the function length [] = 0 length (x:xs) = 1 + length xs uses pattern matching in its argument to distinguish a null list from a non-null one. There are well known algorithm for translating pattern matching into conditional expressions such as "if" or "case". E.g. the above function could be transformed to 2. Descriptive of a type of language or utility such as awk or Perl which is suited to searching for strings or patterns in input data, usually using some kind of regular expression.
  • peegee hydrangea — a widely cultivated hydrangea, Hydrangea paniculata grandiflora, having pyramidal clusters of persistent flowers that are white on opening and turn pinkish as they mature.
  • personal hygiene — bodily cleanliness
  • phantasmagorical — having a fantastic or deceptive appearance, as something in a dream or created by the imagination.
  • pharmacogenetics — the branch of pharmacology that examines the relation of genetic factors to variations in response to drugs.
  • pharmacogenomics — the study of human genetic variability in relation to drug action and its application to medical treatment
  • philip r. bagley — (person)   A pioneer of computer document retrieval. See metadata.
  • phonocardiograph — an instrument for graphically recording the sound of the heartbeat.
  • phosphor fatigue — screen saver
  • photochronograph — a device formerly used for taking a series of instantaneous photographs of a rapidly moving object.
  • photograph album — bound book for photos
  • photolithography — the technique or art of making photolithographs.
  • photozincography — a type of photoengraving using a sensitized zinc plate.
  • pneumatic trough — a trough filled with liquid, especially water, for collecting gases in bell jars or the like by displacement.
  • polyhedral angle — a configuration consisting of the lateral faces of a polyhedron around one of its vertices. The portion of a pyramid including one of its points is such a configuration.
  • pork scratchings — small pieces of crisply cooked pork crackling, eaten cold as an appetizer with drinks
  • pragmatic theory — the theory of truth that the truth of a statement consists in its practical consequences, especially in its agreement with subsequent experience.
  • prognostic chart — a chart showing the predicted state of the atmosphere for a given time in the future.
  • psychogeriatrics — the psychology of old age.
  • purchasing agent — a person who buys materials, supplies, equipment, etc., for a company.
  • purchasing power — Also called buying power. the ability to purchase goods and services.
  • radio-phonograph — a radio and phonograph combined in one unit and sharing some components, as the amplifier and speaker(s)
  • radiographically — the production of radiographs.
  • re-chromatograph — to separate and analyse (a mixture of liquids or gases) by means of chromatography a second or further time
  • rhinopharyngitis — inflammation of the mucous membranes of the nose and pharynx.
  • riau archipelago — a group of islands belonging to Indonesia, off the SE coast of the Malay Peninsula, at the entrance to the Strait of Malacca. 36,510 sq. mi. (94,561 sq. km).
  • roentgenotherapy — treatment of disease by means of x-rays.
  • run a tight ship — a vessel, especially a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines.
  • schaumburg-lippe — a former state in NW Germany.
  • scrovegni chapel — Arena Chapel.
  • shag pile carpet — a large piece of thick material with a nap of long rough strands that you put on a floor
  • sharpe's grysbok — either of two small, usually solitary antelopes of southern Africa, Raphicerus melanotis, or R. sharpei (Sharpe's grysbok) having a light to dark reddish-brown coat speckled with white.
  • shifting spanner — an adjustable spanner
  • shorthand typing — shorthand and typing
  • sleeping draught — any drink containing a drug or agent that induces sleep
  • soft pornography — soft-core pornography.
  • spectroheliogram — a photograph of the sun made with a spectroheliograph.
  • sphygmomanometer — an instrument, often attached to an inflatable air-bladder cuff and used with a stethoscope, for measuring blood pressure in an artery.
  • sphygmomanometry — an instrument, often attached to an inflatable air-bladder cuff and used with a stethoscope, for measuring blood pressure in an artery.
  • spraying machine — a device for spraying large volumes of liquid, such as insecticide onto crops
  • spring ephemeral — any of various woodland wildflowers that appear above ground in early spring, flower and fruit, and die in a short two-month period.
  • still photograph — a photograph taken from a cinema film which is used for publicity purposes
  • stroboradiograph — a stroboscopic radiograph.
  • subtropical high — one of several highs, as the Azores and Pacific highs, that prevail over the oceans at latitudes of about 30 degrees N and S. Also called subtropical anticyclone. Compare high (def 37).
  • sulu archipelago — an island group in the SW Philippines, separating the Sulawesi Sea from the Sulu Sea. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Jolo.
  • superheavyweight — an amateur boxer weighing more than 91 kg
  • the great escape — a film (1963) directed by John Sturges, written by James Clavell and W.R. Burnett, based on a book by Paul Brickhill, and starring Steve McQueen. It follows an attempt made by Allied prisoners of war to escape a German prisoner of war camp during World War II
  • the great powers — the states or nations of the world with the most economic, political and military strength
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