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14-letter words containing c, h, a, r, p, e

  • 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)
  • scapulohumeral — of, relating to, or involving the scapula and humerus.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • steganographic — of, or pertaining to, steganography
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • the upper back — the part of the back between the shoulders
  • the-peacemaker — (Albert Edward"the Peacemaker") 1841–1910, king of Great Britain and Ireland 1901–10 (son of Queen Victoria).
  • therianthropic — being partly bestial and partly human in form.
  • three-act play — a dramatic production such as play or film which is divided into three acts or sections
  • trachyspermous — having seeds with a rough coat.
  • unapproachable — not capable of being approached; remote; unreachable: an unapproachable spot; an unapproachable person.
  • undecipherable — to make out the meaning of (poor or partially obliterated writing, etc.): to decipher a hastily scribbled note.
  • underhand chop — (in an axemen's competition) a chop where the axeman stands on the log, which is placed on the ground
  • unmetaphorical — not used, viewed, or intended as a metaphor
  • unpurchaseable — not able to be bought or purchased
  • v-shaped curve — a curve on a graph that shows a sharp fall followed by a correspondingly sharp rise
  • variable-pitch — (of a propeller) controllable-pitch.
  • vector graphic — a computer image that is stored in memory as lines rather than a series of dots, allowing it to be rotated or proportionally scaled.
  • whiplash-curve — the lash of a whip.
  • whipping cream — cream with enough butterfat to allow it to be made into whipped cream.
  • whooping crane — a white North American crane, Grus americana, having a loud, whooping call: an endangered species.
  • xerophytically — As a xerophyte.
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