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15-letter words containing c, h, l, o, r, p

  • microsporophyll — a leaflike organ bearing microsporangia.
  • morphologically — the branch of biology dealing with the form and structure of organisms.
  • natal horoscope — the horoscope based on an individual's birth.
  • nephrosclerosis — (pathology) arteriosclerosis of the renal arteries.
  • neuropathically — In a neuropathic way.
  • neuropathologic — Of or pertaining to neuropathology.
  • neuropsychology — The study of the relationship between behavior, emotion, and cognition on the one hand, and brain function on the other.
  • nonbiographical — not biographical, not relating to biography or events in a person's life
  • nonmetaphorical — not metaphorical; literal
  • orthopaedically — in an orthopaedic manner
  • palaeoanthropic — relating to palaeoanthropology
  • paraheliotropic — (of leaves) turning away from light; sun-avoiding
  • 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.
  • perchloroethane — hexachloroethane.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • polychloroprene — a chloroprene polymer
  • polymorphically — in a polymorphic manner
  • psychographical — relating to psychographics
  • pulchritudinous — physically beautiful; comely.
  • pulmobranchiate — possessing a pulmobranch
  • pyrotechnically — in a pyrotechnical manner
  • rhombencephalon — the hindbrain.
  • 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.
  • separate school — (in Canada) a school for a large religious minority financed by its rates and administered by its own school board but under the authority of the provincial department of education
  • shrimp cocktail — prawns and lettuce in Mary Rose sauce
  • spectrochemical — of, relating to, or utilizing the techniques of spectrochemistry.
  • splanchnopleure — the double layer formed by the association of the lower layer of the lateral plate of mesoderm with the underlying entoderm, which develops into the embryonic viscera.
  • sulphurous acid — an unstable acid produced when sulphur dioxide dissolves in water: used as a preservative for food and a bleaching agent. Formula: H2SO3
  • thalassographic — relating to thalassography
  • the other place — (at Oxford University) Cambridge University
  • the riot police — the section of the police force that is trained to deal with people who cause trouble in public places
  • threshold price — the highest price a retailer is allowed to sell a particular good at
  • typographically — of or relating to typography.
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