13-letter words containing c, h, a, l, o, p
- photovoltaics — (used with a singular verb) a field of semiconductor technology involving the direct conversion of electromagnetic radiation as sunlight, into electricity.
- phyllocladous — having phylloclades.
- physiological — of or relating to physiology.
- phytochemical — Also called phytonutrient. any of various bioactive chemical compounds found in plants, as antioxidants, considered to be beneficial to human health.
- plagiocephaly — a deformity of the skull in which one side is more developed in the front, and the other side is more developed in the rear.
- plain-clothes — Plain-clothes police officers wear ordinary clothes instead of a police uniform.
- polychromatic — having or exhibiting a variety of colors.
- polycythaemia — an abnormal condition of the blood characterized by an increase in the number of red blood cells. It can occur as a primary disease of unknown cause (polycythaemia vera or erythraemia) or in association with respiratory or circulatory diseases
- polytechnical — relating to a technical school
- pomme blanche — breadroot.
- postholocaust — following a holocaust
- prague school — a school of linguistics emphasizing structure, active in the 1920s and 1930s.
- prophetically — of or relating to a prophet: prophetic inspiration.
- psilanthropic — relating to psilanthropism
- psychoanalyse — to investigate or treat by psychoanalysis.
- psychoanalyst — a person trained to practice psychoanalysis.
- psychoanalyze — to investigate or treat by psychoanalysis.
- psychobabbler — a person who uses psychobabble
- psychological — of or relating to psychology.
- psychotically — Psychiatry. characterized by or afflicted with psychosis. Synonyms: (in nontechnical usage) insane, psychopathic, lunatic, mentally ill; mad, disturbed, deranged, demented, non compos mentis. Antonyms: sane; compos mentis, clearheaded, lucid.
- pyrotechnical — of or relating to pyrotechnics.
- reflectograph — a type of mechanical instrument used for communication with spirits or the dead
- reproachfully — full of or expressing reproach or censure: a reproachful look.
- rhizocephalan — belonging to the Rhizocephala, a group of degenerate hermaphrodite crustaceans that are parasitic chiefly on crabs.
- scallop shell — the shell of a scallop
- scaphocephaly — premature closure of the sagittal suture resulting in a deformed skull having an elongated, keellike shape.
- school phobia — a fear of going to or returning to school
- sclerotherapy — Medicine/Medical. a treatment for varicose veins in which blood flow is diverted and the veins collapsed by injection of a hardening solution, also used cosmetically in spider veins to eliminate discoloration.
- scotch plains — a township in NE New Jersey.
- self-reproach — blame or censure by one's own conscience.
- shell company — A shell company is a company that another company takes over in order to use its name to gain an advantage.
- slow handclap — slow rhythmic clapping, esp used by an audience to indicate dissatisfaction or impatience
- social phobia — a type of anxiety disorder characterized by shyness and heightened self-consciousness in particular social situations
- sophistically — of the nature of sophistry; fallacious.
- sphagnicolous — growing in moss
- splanchnocele — a primitive embryonic body cavity
- splanchnology — the visceral system
- sympatholytic — opposing the effects of stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system.
- technopolitan — of or relating to a place or society dominated by technology
- telencephalon — the anterior section of the forebrain comprising the cerebrum and related structures.
- the paleocene — the Paleocene Epoch or its rocks
- the paleozoic — the Paleozoic Era or its rocks
- thermoplastic — soft and pliable when heated, as some plastics, without any change of the inherent properties.
- thoracoplasty — the operation removing selected portions of the ribs to collapse part of the underlying lung or an abnormal pleural space, usually in the treatment of tuberculosis.
- to play havoc — If one thing plays havoc with another or wreaks havoc on it, it prevents it from continuing or functioning as normal, or damages it.
- topographical — the detailed mapping or charting of the features of a relatively small area, district, or locality.
- tortilla chip — Tortilla chips are thick crisps made from corn which are often served with dips such as salsa.
- tropical fish — any of numerous small, usually brightly colored fishes, indigenous to the tropics, and often kept and bred in home aquariums.
- typographical — of or relating to typography.
- unreproachful — not deserving reproach or blame