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14-letter words containing c, h, i, p

  • pithecanthrope — (sometimes initial capital letter) a member of the former genus Pithecanthropus.
  • plagiocephalic — 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.
  • plesiochronous — (communications)   Nearly synchronised, a term describing a communication system where transmitted signals have the same nominal digital rate but are synchronised on different clocks. According to ITU-T standards, corresponding signals are plesiochronous if their significant instants occur at nominally the same rate, with any variation in rate being constrained within specified limits.
  • poikilothermic — cold-blooded (def 1 .) (opposed to homoiothermal).
  • poison hemlock — hemlock (defs 1, 3).
  • polyphonically — consisting of many voices or sounds.
  • polyphosphoric — as in polyphosphoric acid, any oxyacid of pentavalent phosphorus
  • polysaccharide — a carbohydrate, as starch, inulin, or cellulose, containing more than three monosaccharide units per molecule, the units being attached to each other in the manner of acetals, and therefore capable of hydrolysis by acids or enzymes to monosaccharides.
  • popcorn stitch — a crochet stitch made with a number of loose stitches fastened in a common base so that the yarn puffs up, looking much like a piece of popcorn
  • porcupine fish — any of several fishes of the family Diodontidae, especially Diodon hystrix, of tropical seas, capable of inflating the body with water or air until it resembles a globe, with erection of the long spines covering the skin.
  • port nicholson — the first British settlement in New Zealand, established on Wellington Harbour in 1840: grew into Wellington
  • practice-teach — to work as a practice teacher.
  • prairie school — a group of early 20th-century architects of the Chicago area who designed houses and other buildings with emphasized horizontal lines responding to the flatness of the Midwestern prairie; the best-known member was Frank Lloyd Wright.
  • prawn-sandwich — characterizing or belonging to the type of spectator at a football match who is motivated to attend more by the corporate hospitality available than a true devotion to a particular club
  • preanaesthetic — a drug administered prior to an anaesthetic
  • prepsychedelic — describing the period before the psychedelic era
  • pride of china — the chinaberry, Melia azedarach.
  • primary school — a school usually covering the first three or four years of elementary school and sometimes kindergarten.
  • private school — a school founded, conducted, and maintained by a private group rather than by the government, usually charging tuition and often following a particular philosophy, viewpoint, etc.
  • pro-censorship — the act or practice of censoring.
  • prosthetically — a device, either external or implanted, that substitutes for or supplements a missing or defective part of the body.
  • prosthodontics — the branch of dentistry that deals with the restoration and maintenance of oral function by the replacement of missing teeth and other oral structures by artificial devices.
  • pseudo-archaic — marked by the characteristics of an earlier period; antiquated: an archaic manner; an archaic notion.
  • pseudo-ethical — pertaining to or dealing with morals or the principles of morality; pertaining to right and wrong in conduct.
  • psychic energy — according to Freud, the force that lies behind all mental processes, having its basic source as the id.
  • psychic income — the personal or subjective benefits, rewards, or satisfactions derived from a job or undertaking as separate from its objective or financial ones.
  • psycho-history — history or the writing of history employing the techniques of psychoanalysis to explore motivations, explain actions, etc.
  • psycho-somatic — of or relating to a physical disorder that is caused by or notably influenced by emotional factors.
  • psychoacoustic — relating to psychoacoustics
  • psychoanalysis — a systematic structure of theories concerning the relation of conscious and unconscious psychological processes.
  • psychoanalytic — a systematic structure of theories concerning the relation of conscious and unconscious psychological processes.
  • psychochemical — pertaining to chemicals or drugs that affect the mind or behavior.
  • psychodynamics — Psychology. any clinical approach to personality, as Freud's, that sees personality as the result of a dynamic interplay of conscious and unconscious factors.
  • psychogalvanic — pertaining to or involving electric changes in the body resulting from reactions to mental or emotional stimuli.
  • psychogenetics — the study of internal or mental states
  • psychographics — the use of demographics to determine the attitudes and tastes of a particular segment of a population, as in marketing studies.
  • psychoneurosis — neurosis (def 1).
  • psychophysical — the branch of psychology that deals with the relationships between physical stimuli and resulting sensations and mental states.
  • psychosocially — from a psychosocial point of view
  • psychosomatics — the study of psychosomatic conditions
  • psychotechnics — the use of psychological techniques for controlling and modifying human behavior, especially for practical ends.
  • pterylographic — relating to pterylography
  • public holiday — national day off work
  • public housing — housing owned or operated by a government and usually offered at low rent to the needy.
  • purchase price — cost at which sth is bought
  • pyelonephritic — of or relating to an inflammation of the pelvis and renal parenchyma
  • pyramid scheme — pyramid (def 8).
  • pyroninophilic — (of cells) having their cytoplasm stained red by methyl green pyronin, indicating the presence of much RNA and active protein synthesis
  • pyrophosphoric — as in pyrophosphoric acid, a type of acid
  • pyrotechnician — a specialist in the origin of fires, their nature and control, etc.
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