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.