14-letter words containing c, h, i, p, a, r
- 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.
- standard pitch — concert pitch
- 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.
- sulphuric acid — Sulphuric acid is a colourless, oily, and very powerful acid.
- supercargoship — a giant cargo ship
- synoptic chart — a chart showing the distribution of meteorological conditions over a wide region at a given moment.
- tachygraphical — characteristic of tachygraphy
- therianthropic — being partly bestial and partly human in form.
- thromboplastic — causing or accelerating blood-clot formation.
- tiruchirapalli — a city in central Tamil Nadu, in S India, on the Kaveri River.
- tiruchirappali — a city in central Tamil Nadu, in S India, on the Kaveri River.
- tortilla chips — snack food: corn crisps
- traffic holdup — a temporary stoppage in the flow of traffic where a number of vehicles are obstructed and unable to move
- trans-physical — of or relating to the body: physical exercise.
- triumphal arch — a monumental archway, often erected in permanent materials as a commemorative structure, straddling the line of march of a victorious army during a triumphal procession.
- tropical month — the period of time taken by the moon to return to the same longitude after one complete revolution around the earth; 27.321 58 days (approximately 27 days, 7 hours, 43 minutes, 4.5 seconds)
- undecipherable — to make out the meaning of (poor or partially obliterated writing, etc.): to decipher a hastily scribbled note.
- unhypocritical — of the nature of hypocrisy, or pretense of having virtues, beliefs, principles, etc., that one does not actually possess: The parent who has a “do what I say and not what I do” attitude can appear hypocritical to a child.
- unmetaphorical — not used, viewed, or intended as a metaphor
- 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.
- walpurgisnacht — (especially in medieval German folklore) the evening preceding the feast day of St. Walpurgis, when witches congregated, especially on the Brocken.
- 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.
- world champion — someone who has won a competition open to people throughout the whole world
- xerophytically — As a xerophyte.