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13-letter words containing c, h, a, o, r

  • past historic — the simple past
  • peacock chair — a wicker armchair with a high, circular back.
  • perchlorinate — to combine with the maximum proportion of chlorine.
  • petrochemical — a chemical substance obtained from petroleum or natural gas, as gasoline, kerosene, or petrolatum.
  • petrophysical — relating to the analysis of the constitution and characteristics of rocks
  • phallocentric — a doctrine or belief centered on the phallus, especially a belief in the superiority of the male sex.
  • pharmacognosy — materia medica (def 2).
  • pharmacologic — the science dealing with the preparation, uses, and especially the effects of drugs.
  • pharmacopoeia — a book published usually under the jurisdiction of the government and containing a list of drugs, their formulas, methods for making medicinal preparations, requirements and tests for their strength and purity, and other related information.
  • pharyngectomy — excision of part or all of the pharynx.
  • pharyngoscope — an instrument for inspecting the pharynx.
  • pharyngoscopy — an examination by means of a pharyngoscope.
  • philanthropic — of, pertaining to, engaged in, or characterized by philanthropy; benevolent: a philanthropic foundation.
  • phlebographic — relating to phlebography or the X-ray imaging of a vein that has been injected with a dye that is visible on the image taken
  • photoallergic — photosensitive.
  • photoreaction — a chemical reaction that involves or requires light.
  • phreatophytic — of, possessing the properties of, or relating to a phreatophyte
  • physharmonica — a keyboard musical instrument fitted with free reeds, and which is an early form of harmonium
  • physiographic — the science of physical geography.
  • piano teacher — tutor of piano-playing
  • poker machine — a fruit machine
  • polychromatic — having or exhibiting a variety of colors.
  • pontchartrain — Lake, a shallow extension of the Gulf of Mexico in SE Louisiana, N of New Orleans. 41 miles (66 km) long; 25 miles (40 km) wide.
  • port harcourt — a seaport in S Nigeria.
  • powder charge — propellant (def 2).
  • prague school — a school of linguistics emphasizing structure, active in the 1920s and 1930s.
  • presto chango — change at once (usually used imperatively, as in a magician's command).
  • promonarchist — the principles of monarchy.
  • prophetically — of or relating to a prophet: prophetic inspiration.
  • protest march — public demonstration
  • protochordate — any of the nonvertebrate chordates, as the tunicates, cephalochordates, and hemichordates.
  • psilanthropic — relating to psilanthropism
  • psychobabbler — a person who uses psychobabble
  • psychographer — a person who writes a psychograph; a psychological or psychographic biographer.
  • psychographic — Psychology. a graph indicating the relative strength of the personality traits of an individual.
  • psychotherapy — the treatment of psychological disorders or maladjustments by a professional technique, as psychoanalysis, group therapy, or behavioral therapy.
  • pyrotechnical — of or relating to pyrotechnics.
  • quadraphonics — high-fidelity sound reproduction involving signals transmitted through four different channels.
  • quadriphonics — quadraphony.
  • radiochemical — pertaining to or involving radiochemistry.
  • ragged school — (in Britain, formerly) a free elementary school for poor children
  • rann of kutch — an extensive salt waste in W central India, and S Pakistan: consists of the Great Rann in the north and the Little Rann in the southeast; seasonal alternation between marsh and desert; some saltworks. In 1968 an international tribunal awarded about 10 per cent of the border area to Pakistan. Area: 23 000 sq km (9000 sq miles)
  • rapprochement — an establishment or reestablishment of harmonious relations: a rapprochement reached between warring factions.
  • reach-me-down — a garment that is cheaply ready-made or second-hand
  • redondo beach — a city in SW California.
  • reflectograph — a type of mechanical instrument used for communication with spirits or the dead
  • reorchestrate — to orchestrate (a piece of music) again
  • reproachfully — full of or expressing reproach or censure: a reproachful look.
  • reprographics — reprography.
  • research work — work concerning research into or investigation into a subject, topic, etc, particularly in the sciences
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