17-letter words containing c, a, t, p, h
- pythagorean scale — the major scale as derived acoustically by Pythagoras from the perfect fifth.
- respiratory chain — a series of mitochondrial proteins that transport electrons of hydrogen, released in the Krebs cycle, from acetyl coenzyme A to inhaled oxygen to form H 2 O: the energy released in the process is conserved as ATP.
- reticulate python — a python, Python reticulatus, of southeastern Asia and the East Indies, sometimes growing to a length of 32 feet (10 meters): usually considered to be the largest snake in the world.
- roll with a punch — to move in the same direction as a punch thrown at one so as to lessen its force
- saint christopher — Saint, died a.d. c250, Christian martyr.
- schematic capture — The process of entering the logical design of an electronic circuit into a CAE system by creating a schematic representation of components and interconnections.
- scrape the barrel — to be forced to use one's last and weakest resource
- semisophisticated — somewhat sophisticated.
- shipping articles — articles of agreement.
- shooting practice — practice in shooting for soldiers or other people who shoot guns
- shortcrust pastry — a basic type of pastry that is made with half the quantity of fat to flour, and has a crisp but crumbly texture
- shuttle diplomacy — diplomatic negotiations carried out by a mediator who travels back and forth between the negotiating parties.
- south sea company — a British joint stock company that traded in South America in the 18th century. The South Sea Company took over the national debt in return for a monopoly of trade with the South Seas, causing feverish speculation in their stocks, and a financial crash in 1720 (the South Sea Bubble)
- spaghettification — the theoretical stretching of an object as it encounters extreme differences in gravitational forces, especially those associated with a black hole.
- spectroheliograph — an apparatus for making photographs of the sun with a monochromatic light to show the details of the sun's surface and surroundings as they would appear if the sun emitted only that light.
- spit in the ocean — a variety of poker in which four cards are dealt face down to each player and one card, forming the fifth for all hands, is dealt face up in the center of the table, the exposed card and others of its denomination being wild cards.
- spoonbill catfish — flathead catfish.
- steamship company — a company which has a fleet of steamships
- support mechanism — any formal system or method of providing support or assistance
- sympathetic magic — magic predicated on the belief that one thing or event can affect another at a distance as a consequence of a sympathetic connection between them.
- take a chill pill — something that has a calming or relaxing effect.
- take the place of — replace, be a substitute for
- teaching hospital — a hospital associated with a medical college and offering clinical and other facilities to those in various areas of medical study, as students, interns, and residents.
- teaching practice — Teaching practice is a period that a student teacher spends teaching at a school as part of his or her training.
- technical support — an advising and troubleshooting service provided by a manufacturer, typically a software or hardware developer, to its customers, often online or on the telephone.
- temperature chart — a chart monitoring and recording somebody's body temperature, as of a patient at a hospital, etc
- terephthalic acid — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 6 O 2 , the para isomer of phthalic acid: used chiefly in the manufacture of resins and textile fibers.
- the electoral map — a map showing the distribution of constituencies over a country
- the glacial epoch — the Pleistocene Epoch
- the olympic flame — the flame that is symbolically lit at the site of the ancient Olympics in Olympia and transported by relay to the place where the Olympic Games are to be held. It is used to ignite a fire in a cauldron that will burn throughout the Games
- the peace process — negotiations (between governments, countries, ect) towards peace or the resolution of a conflict
- the south pacific — the part of the Pacific Ocean to the south of the equator
- thematic approach — teaching organized by theme rather than by school subject
- therapeutic index — the ratio between the dosage of a drug that causes a lethal effect and the dosage that causes a therapeutic effect.
- therapeutic touch — the laying on of hands by a healer
- this can't happen — can't happen
- thousandths-place — last in order of a series of a thousand.
- throat microphone — a microphone worn around the throat and actuated by vibrations of the larynx, used when background noise would obscure the sound of speech, as in an airplane cockpit.
- tip the scales at — to weigh (a specified amount)
- to keep the peace — If someone in authority, such as the army or the police, keeps the peace, they make sure that people behave and do not fight or quarrel with each other.
- transdermal patch — a small piece of material used to mend a tear or break, to cover a hole, or to strengthen a weak place: patches at the elbows of a sports jacket.
- trick photography — photography that creates an illusion
- turbosupercharger — (formerly) a turbocharger.
- twelve patriarchs — any of the sons of Jacob ((the twelve patriarchs),) from whom the tribes of Israel were descended.
- unsympathetically — in a manner that is not characterized by feeling or showing sympathy
- upper paleolithic — See under Paleolithic.
- varix lymphaticus — a similar condition affecting an artery or lymphatic vessel
- vulcan death grip — (jargon) A variant of Vulcan nerve pinch derived from a Star Trek classic epsisode where a non-existant "Vulcan death grip" was used to fool Romulans that Spock had killed Kirk.
- warehouse receipt — a receipt for goods placed in a warehouse.