14-letter words containing a, p, c, h, e
- reflectography — a non-destructive technique which uses infrared light to see beneath the painted surface in works of art in order to obtain information about those artworks
- relative pitch — the pitch of a tone as determined by its relationship to other tones in a scale.
- rhinencephalon — the part of the cerebrum containing the olfactory structures.
- rhizocephalous — belonging to the Rhizocephala, a group of degenerate hermaphrodite crustaceans that are parasitic chiefly on crabs.
- sakha republic — an administrative division in E Russia, in NE Siberia on the Arctic Ocean: the coldest inhabited region of the world; it has rich mineral resources. Capital: Yakutsk. Pop: 948 100 (2002). Area: 3 103 200 sq km (1 197 760 sq miles)
- sandwich panel — a structural panel consisting of a core of one material enclosed between two sheets of a different material.
- scaphocephalic — premature closure of the sagittal suture resulting in a deformed skull having an elongated, keellike shape.
- scaphocephalus — a condition in which the length of the skull significantly exceeds its breadth
- scapulohumeral — of, relating to, or involving the scapula and humerus.
- sceuophylacium — a place where sacred vessels are kept
- scheduling api — Scheduling Application Programming Interface
- scrap merchant — dealer in discarded materials
- scrape through — only just succeed
- semi-spherical — shaped like half a sphere; hemispheric.
- sharp practice — You can use sharp practice to refer to an action or a way of behaving, especially in business or professional matters, that you think is clever but dishonest.
- sheepback rock — roche moutonnée.
- shoulder patch — a cloth emblem worn on the upper part of a sleeve of a uniform typically as identification of the organization to which the wearer is assigned.
- showplace home — a historic house
- simple machine — machine (def 3b).
- sistine chapel — the chapel of the pope in the Vatican at Rome, built for Pope Sixtus IV and decorated with frescoes by Michelangelo and others.
- sleeping chair — a chair of the 17th century, having a high back, usually adjustable, with deep wings of the same height.
- social chapter — The social chapter is an agreement between countries in the European Union concerning workers' rights and working conditions.
- spanner wrench — a spanner with a fixed opening that cannot be adjusted to different sizes
- special branch — The Special Branch is the department of the British police that is concerned with political security and deals with things such as terrorism and visits by foreign leaders.
- special school — A special school is a school for children who have some kind of serious physical or mental problem.
- speech therapy — treatment for speaking disorders
- speech-reading — the act or process of determining the intended meaning of a speaker by utilizing all visual clues accompanying speech attempts, as lip movements, facial expressions, and bodily gestures, used especially by people with impaired hearing.
- speed merchant — a person who habitually drives too fast in a motor vehicle
- spermatothecae — a female reproductive organ in some insects
- sphaerocrystal — a spherical crystalline mass
- spinthariscope — an instrument that detects ionizing radiation by picking up sparks of light from alpha particles.
- spirochaetosis — a disease caused by infection with a spirochete.
- stand the pace — to keep up with the speed or rate of others
- steeplechasing — a horse race over a turf course furnished with artificial ditches, hedges, and other obstacles over which the horses must jump.
- steganographic — of, or pertaining to, steganography
- stegocephalian — an extinct, pre-Jurassic amphibian
- stegocephalous — having the characteristics of the order Stegocephala
- subatmospheric — (of a quantity) having a value lower than that of the atmosphere: subatmospheric temperatures.
- subtherapeutic — indicating a dosage, as of a drug or vitamin, less than the amount required for a therapeutic effect.
- sulphacetamide — a topical antibiotic of the sulphonamide group, used to treat eye infections, as well as skin infections including acne
- supercargoship — a giant cargo ship
- supply teacher — A supply teacher is a teacher whose job is to take the place of other teachers at different schools when they are unable to be there.
- telepathically — communication between minds by some means other than sensory perception.
- telephone call — contact by phone
- telephonically — of, relating to, or happening by means of a telephone system.
- the black caps — the international cricket team of New Zealand
- the capitoline — the most important of the Seven Hills of Rome. The temple of Jupiter was on the southern summit and the ancient citadel on the northern summit
- the palaeocene — the Palaeocene epoch or rock series
- the palaeozoic — the Palaeozoic era
- the space race — competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to be the superior power in outer space, in terms of exploration, manned space flights, and lunar landings; it is generally considered as beginning in 1957 and ending in the mid-1970s