14-letter words containing c, h, e, p, r
- purchase price — cost at which sth is bought
- purse snatcher — wallet thief
- pyelonephritic — of or relating to an inflammation of the pelvis and renal parenchyma
- pyramid scheme — pyramid (def 8).
- pyrotechnician — a specialist in the origin of fires, their nature and control, etc.
- rathke's pouch — an invagination of stomodeal ectoderm developing into the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland.
- re-choreograph — to produce new choreography for (a particular work or piece of music)
- reflectography — a non-destructive technique which uses infrared light to see beneath the painted surface in works of art in order to obtain information about those artworks
- relative pitch — the pitch of a tone as determined by its relationship to other tones in a scale.
- relief pitcher — a pitcher brought into a game to replace another pitcher, often in a critical situation.
- rhine province — a former province in W Germany, mostly W of the Rhine: now divided between Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine–Westphalia.
- 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.
- schizo-phrenic — Psychiatry. of or relating to schizophrenia: Not all of these patients are schizophrenic.
- sclerophyllous — Also, sclerophyllous [skleer-uh-fil-uh s] /ˌsklɪər əˈfɪl əs/ (Show IPA). of, relating to, or exhibiting sclerophylly.
- 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.
- shipping clerk — a clerk who attends to the packing, unpacking, receiving, sending out, and recording of shipments.
- 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.
- sleeping porch — a porch enclosed with glass or screening or a room with open sides or a row of windows used for sleeping in the open air.
- 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.
- spotted orchid — any of various common Eurasian orchids, esp the heath and common spotted orchids (Dactylorhiza maculata and D. fuchsii). The flowers are variable but usually have dark blotches
- spring chicken — a young chicken, especially a broiler or fryer.
- steganographic — of, or pertaining to, steganography
- streptothricin — an antibacterial substance produced by a soil fungus, Actinomyces lavendulae.
- subatmospheric — (of a quantity) having a value lower than that of the atmosphere: subatmospheric temperatures.
- subscribership — to pledge, as by signing an agreement, to give or pay (a sum of money) as a contribution, gift, or investment: He subscribed $6,000 for the new church.
- 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.
- synchronoscope — synchroscope.
- the cryptozoic — the Cryptozoic era
- 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).