15-letter words containing c, h, i, r, p, l
- nephrosclerosis — (pathology) arteriosclerosis of the renal arteries.
- neuropathically — In a neuropathic way.
- neuropathologic — Of or pertaining to neuropathology.
- nonbiographical — not biographical, not relating to biography or events in a person's life
- nonmetaphorical — not metaphorical; literal
- nuclear physics — the branch of physics that deals with the behavior, structure, and component parts of atomic nuclei.
- orthopaedically — in an orthopaedic manner
- palaeoanthropic — relating to palaeoanthropology
- paraheliotropic — (of leaves) turning away from light; sun-avoiding
- parenthetically — of, pertaining to, noting, or of the nature of a parenthesis: several unnecessary parenthetic remarks.
- parhelic circle — a white, horizontal band passing through the sun, either incomplete or extending around the horizon, produced by the reflection of the sun's rays from the vertical faces of ice prisms in the atmosphere.
- patchwork quilt — cover sewn from patches of cloth
- pavel petrovich — Paul I (def 2).
- perchloric acid — a colorless, syrupy hygroscopic liquid, HClO 4 , an acid of chlorine containing one more oxygen atom than chloric acid: used chiefly as a reagent in analytical chemistry.
- peroxysulphuric — as in peroxysulphuric acid
- pharmacological — the science dealing with the preparation, uses, and especially the effects of drugs.
- phenylketonuric — an inherited disease due to faulty metabolism of phenylalanine, characterized by phenylketones in the urine and usually first noted by signs of mental retardation in infancy.
- philanthropical — of, pertaining to, engaged in, or characterized by philanthropy; benevolent: a philanthropic foundation.
- phlebosclerosis — sclerosis, or hardening, of the walls of veins.
- phloem necrosis — a disease of the American elm caused by a mycoplasmalike organism, characterized by yellowing and necrosis of the foliage and yellowish-brown discoloration of the phloem.
- phonogramically — in a phonogramic manner
- photoelectronic — relating to electronic effects or devices affected by light
- phototropically — in a phototropic manner
- phrenologically — in a manner relating to phrenology
- physical memory — (memory management) The memory hardware (normally RAM) installed in a computer. The term is only used in contrast to virtual memory.
- pied flycatcher — a small black and white migratory bird of Europe and western Asia, Ficedula hypoleuca
- pixels per inch — (unit, graphics) (ppi) The unit used to measure resolution of a bitmap display or video input device.
- pleochroic halo — a dark-colored, microscopic ring around a minute radioactive particle in certain mineral crystals, used in estimating the age of the rocks containing these crystals
- polish corridor — a strip of land near the mouth of the Vistula River: formerly separated Germany from East Prussia; given to Poland in the Treaty of Versailles 1919 to provide it with access to the Baltic.
- polychlorinated — having multiple chlorine atoms
- polymorphically — in a polymorphic manner
- psychedelicware — /si:"k*-del"-ik-weir/ [UK] Synonym display hack. See also smoking clover.
- psychiatrically — the practice or science of diagnosing and treating mental disorders.
- psychographical — relating to psychographics
- pulchritudinous — physically beautiful; comely.
- pulmobranchiate — possessing a pulmobranch
- pyrotechnically — in a pyrotechnical manner
- quasi-spherical — having the form of a sphere; globular.
- rhyming couplet — a pair of lines in poetry that rhyme and usually have the same rhythm
- saprophytically — any organism that lives on dead organic matter, as certain fungi and bacteria.
- self-censorship — the act or practice of censoring.
- ship's articles — a type of contract by which sailors agree to the conditions, payment, etc, for the ship in which they are going to work
- shrimp cocktail — prawns and lettuce in Mary Rose sauce
- spectrochemical — of, relating to, or utilizing the techniques of spectrochemistry.
- spherical angle — an angle formed by arcs of great circles of a sphere.
- sulphurous acid — an unstable acid produced when sulphur dioxide dissolves in water: used as a preservative for food and a bleaching agent. Formula: H2SO3
- telegraphically — of or relating to the telegraph.
- thalassographic — relating to thalassography
- the paralympics — a sporting event, modelled on the Olympic Games, held solely for disabled competitors
- the riot police — the section of the police force that is trained to deal with people who cause trouble in public places