15-letter words containing a, l, p, h, o
- cephalothoraxes — Plural form of cephalothorax.
- chandler period — the period of the oscillation (Chandler wobble) of the earth's axis, varying between 416 and 433 days.
- channel hopping — (chat) To rapidly switch channels on IRC, or a GEnie chat board. This term may derive from the TV idiom, "channel surfing".
- channel-hopping — Channel-hopping means switching quickly between different television channels because you are looking for something interesting to watch.
- charleston peak — a mountain in SE Nevada: highest peak in the Spring Mountains. 11,919 feet (3635 meters).
- chartophylacium — (in a medieval church) a place for the keeping of records and documents.
- chloramphenicol — a broad-spectrum antibiotic used esp in treating typhoid fever and rickettsial infections: obtained from the bacterium Streptomyces venezuelae or synthesized. Formula: C11H12N2O5Cl2
- cholangiography — radiographic examination of the bile ducts after the introduction into them of a contrast medium
- chopped almonds — almonds cut into small pieces
- choral speaking — recitation of poetry, dramatic pieces, etc. by a chorus of speakers
- chorale prelude — a composition for organ using a chorale as a cantus firmus or as the basis for variations
- chromium-plated — having been plated with chromium
- chromoxylograph — a coloured print created from printing with wooden blocks
- claustrophobics — Plural form of claustrophobic.
- complex-machine — Older Use. an automobile or airplane. a typewriter.
- copenhagen blue — a greyish-blue colour
- copper sulphate — a copper salt found naturally as chalcanthite and made by the action of sulphuric acid on copper oxide. It usually exists as blue crystals of the pentahydrate that form a white anhydrous powder when heated: used as a mordant, in electroplating, and in plant sprays. Formula: CuSO4
- corn-leaf aphid — a green aphid, Rhopalosiphum maidis, widely distributed in the U.S.: a pest of corn and other grasses.
- couples therapy — a counseling procedure that attempts to improve the adaptation and adjustment of two people who form a conjugal unit.
- cricopharyngeal — of, relating to, or involving the cricoid cartilage and the pharynx.
- cryptographical — the science or study of the techniques of secret writing, especially code and cipher systems, methods, and the like. Compare cryptanalysis (def 2).
- crystallography — the science concerned with the formation, properties, and structure of crystals
- cushion capital — a capital, used in Byzantine, Romanesque, and Norman architecture, in the form of a bowl with a square top
- cytotrophoblast — the thickened, inner part of the mammalian placenta nearest to the fetus, covering the chorion during early pregnancy
- dadchelor party — a party primarily attended by men and held to honour and present gifts to a prospective father
- demographically — of or relating to demography, the science of vital and social statistics.
- dephlogisticate — to reduce or remove inflammation from
- dephosphorylate — to remove a phosphate group from (an organic compound)
- dermatoglyphics — the lines forming a skin pattern, esp on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet
- developing bath — an amount of photographic developer into which photographic film or paper is inserted
- diaheliotropism — the tendency among plants to respond to the light of the sun by orienting their leaves perpendicular to the sun's rays, such that the upper surface of the leaves receives maximum light
- diastrophically — in a diastrophic fashion
- dolichocephalic — long-headed; having a cephalic index of 75 and under.
- drop handlebars — aerodynamic handlebars that drop down and curve towards the rider at the ends rather than turning upwards as on conventional bicycles
- edmund randolph — A(sa) Philip, 1889–1979, U.S. labor leader: president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters 1925–68.
- edriophthalmian — edriophthalmous
- edriophthalmous — (of certain crustaceans) having stalkless eyes
- electromyograph — A device used in electromyography to generate electromyograms.
- elephant's-foot — a monocotyledonous plant, Testudinaria elephantipes, of southern Africa, with a very large starchy tuberous stem, covered in corky scales: family Dioscoreaceae
- eleutherophobia — the fear of freedom
- encephalization — (biology) the amount of brain mass exceeding that related to an animal's total body mass.
- encephalography — Any of various techniques for recording the structure or electrical activity of the brain.
- encephalopathic — Relating to encephalopathy.
- endolymphangial — (anatomy) Within a lymphatic vessel.
- english sparrow — a small Eurasian weaverbird, Passer domesticus, now established in North America and Australia. It has a brown streaked plumage with grey underparts
- fahnestock clip — a type of terminal using a spring that clamps readily onto a connecting wire.
- fluorophosphate — a salt or ester of a fluorophosphoric acid.
- fusospirochetal — Relating to fusospirochetes.
- galloping-ghost — Harold ("Red"; "the Galloping Ghost") 1903–1991, U.S. football player.
- geostrophically — By means of, or in terms of, geostrophy.