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16-letter words containing a, p, h, i, l, r

  • misanthropically — In a misanthropic manner.
  • moral philosophy — philosophy dealing with the principles of morality; ethics.
  • nephrocalcinosis — (medicine) The deposition of calcium salts in the renal parenchyma due to hyperparathyroidism.
  • neuroepithelioma — Neurocytoma.
  • neurohypophysial — Relating to the neurohypophysis.
  • neuropathologies — the pathology of the nervous system.
  • neuropathologist — A specialist who practices neuropathology.
  • non-geographical — of or relating to geography.
  • north plainfield — a city in NE New Jersey.
  • open scholarship — a scholarship which anyone can apply for
  • ophthalmoparesis — (medicine) A partial or complete paralysis of the extraocular muscles which are responsible for eye movements.
  • orographic cloud — any cloud whose existence and form are largely controlled by the disturbed flow of air over and around mountains, as the banner cloud and crest cloud.
  • orthographically — In an orthographical manner; using proper spelling, capitalization and grammar.
  • para-nitrophenol — any compound derived from phenol by the replacement of one or more of its ring hydrogen atoms by the nitro group.
  • parliament hinge — a butt hinge the knuckle of which protrudes from the door so that the door when fully opened stands away from the wall.
  • parochial school — a primary or secondary private school supervised by a religious organization, especially a Roman Catholic day school affiliated with a parish or a holy order.
  • parochialization — a parochial character, spirit, or tendency; excessive narrowness of interests or view; provincialism.
  • particle physics — the branch of physics that deals with the properties and behavior of elementary particles.
  • pearly razorfish — See under razorfish.
  • pencil sharpener — tool for sharpening pencils to a point
  • personal hygiene — bodily cleanliness
  • phalansterianism — a system by which society would be reorganized into units comprising their own social and industrial elements; Fourierism.
  • phantasmagorical — having a fantastic or deceptive appearance, as something in a dream or created by the imagination.
  • philanthropistic — a person who practices philanthropy.
  • philip r. bagley — (person)   A pioneer of computer document retrieval. See metadata.
  • photolithography — the technique or art of making photolithographs.
  • photopolarimeter — a polarimeter that uses a photocell.
  • physical address — (memory management)   The address presented to a computer's main memory in a virtual memory system, in contrast to the virtual address which is the address generated by the CPU. A memory management unit translates virtual addresses into physical addresses.
  • physical therapy — the treatment or management of physical disability, malfunction, or pain by exercise, massage, hydrotherapy, etc., without the use of medicines, surgery, or radiation.
  • place of worship — religious house: church, temple
  • plutarch's lives — (Parallel Lives) a collection (a.d. 105–15) by Plutarch of short biographies of the leading political figures of ancient Greece and Rome.
  • port phillip bay — a bay in SE Australia: the harbor of Melbourne. 31 miles (50 km) long; 25 miles (40 km) wide.
  • price leadership — the setting of the price of a product or service by a dominant firm at a level that competitors can match, in order to avoid a price war
  • primary syphilis — the first stage of syphilis, characterized by the formation of a chancre at the site of infection.
  • prophylactically — defending or protecting from disease or infection, as a drug.
  • propylthiouracil — a white crystalline compound, C 7 H 1 0 N 2 OS, that interferes with the synthesis of thyroid hormone by the thyroid gland: used in the treatment of hyperthyroidism.
  • pseudohistorical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
  • pyramidal orchid — a chalk-loving orchid, Anacamptis pyramidalis, bearing a dense cone-shaped spike of purplish-pink flowers with a long curved spur
  • pyruvic aldehyde — a yellow, liquid compound, C 3 H 4 O 2 , containing both an aldehyde and a ketone group, usually obtained in a polymeric form: used chiefly in organic synthesis.
  • radiographically — the production of radiographs.
  • rhine palatinate — See under Palatinate (def 1).
  • rhynchocephalian — belonging or pertaining to the Rhynchocephalia, an order of lizardlike reptiles that are extinct except for the tuatara.
  • 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).
  • 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
  • sharia-compliant — (of a product or service) produced or offered in accordance with the doctrines of the sharia
  • shepherd's plaid — a checkered black and white pattern
  • sleeping draught — any drink containing a drug or agent that induces sleep
  • spanish mackerel — an American game fish, Scomberomorus maculatus, inhabiting the Atlantic Ocean.
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