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13-letter words containing c, i, p, h, e

  • nephrological — of or relating to nephrology
  • niche product — sth of specific or limited consumer interest
  • non-spherical — having the form of a sphere; globular.
  • nonalphabetic — not employing alphabetic order
  • nonpathogenic — Pathology. capable of producing disease: pathogenic bacteria.
  • normocephalic — Having a normal sized head; neither macrocephalic nor microcephalic; mesocephalic.
  • oceanographic — the branch of physical geography dealing with the ocean.
  • open sandwich — a sandwich served on only one slice of bread, without a covering slice.
  • optical bench — an apparatus, as a special table or rigid beam, for the precise positioning of light sources, screens, and optical instruments used for optical and photometric studies, having a ruled bar to which these devices can be attached and along which they can be readily adjusted.
  • orchestra pit — musicians' seating in front of stage
  • orchestra-pit — a group of performers on various musical instruments, including especially stringed instruments of the viol class, clarinets and flutes, cornets and trombones, drums, and cymbals, for playing music, as symphonies, operas, popular music, or other compositions.
  • orthocephalic — having a medium or intermediate relation between the height of the skull and the breadth or length.
  • orthoepically — In terms of correct pronunciation.
  • orthopaedical — Pertaining to orthopaedics; characteristic of orthopaedia.
  • packet switch — packet switching
  • packing house — A packing house is a company that processes and packs food, especially meat, to be sold.
  • parasynthetic — the formation of a word by the addition of a derivational suffix to a phrase or compound, as of greathearted, which is great heart plus -ed.
  • parenthetical — of, pertaining to, noting, or of the nature of a parenthesis: several unnecessary parenthetic remarks.
  • paring chisel — a woodworking chisel moved by steady hand pressure to make long, light cuts.
  • party machine — the internal organization of a political party, which decides its policies and directs its activities
  • pathogenicity — the disease-producing capacity of a pathogen.
  • peacock chair — a wicker armchair with a high, circular back.
  • peccatophobia — an abnormal fear of sinning.
  • pencil pusher — a person, as a clerk or bookkeeper, whose work involves a considerable amount of writing, record-keeping, etc.
  • pencil-pusher — a person, as a clerk or bookkeeper, whose work involves a considerable amount of writing, record-keeping, etc.
  • pennine chain — a range of hills in N England, extending from the S Midlands to the Cheviot Hills.
  • penny pincher — a miserly, niggardly, or stingy person.
  • penny-pincher — a miserly, niggardly, or stingy person.
  • pentastichous — (of plant leaves) arranged in five vertical rows
  • perching bird — any member of the avian order Passeriformes.
  • perchlorinate — to combine with the maximum proportion of chlorine.
  • perennibranch — any amphibian that retains its gills throughout its life
  • perfect pitch — absolute pitch (def 2).
  • perichondrium — the membrane of fibrous connective tissue covering the surface of cartilages except at the joints.
  • perilymphatic — the fluid between the bony and membranous labyrinths of the ear.
  • periwig chair — a chair of c1700 having a high, caned back with an elaborately carved cresting.
  • petrochemical — a chemical substance obtained from petroleum or natural gas, as gasoline, kerosene, or petrolatum.
  • petrophysical — relating to the analysis of the constitution and characteristics of rocks
  • phallic phase — the time from about age three to five when the genitals become the focus of a child's sensual pleasure.
  • phallocentric — a doctrine or belief centered on the phallus, especially a belief in the superiority of the male sex.
  • pharmaceutics — a pharmaceutical preparation or product.
  • pharmacopoeia — a book published usually under the jurisdiction of the government and containing a list of drugs, their formulas, methods for making medicinal preparations, requirements and tests for their strength and purity, and other related information.
  • phelloplastic — an image or a representation that has been fashioned from cork
  • phencyclidine — an anesthetic drug, C 1 7 H 2 5 N, used as an animal tranquilizer: also widely used in several forms as an illicit hallucinogen.
  • phenylic acid — phenol (def 1).
  • phlebographic — relating to phlebography or the X-ray imaging of a vein that has been injected with a dye that is visible on the image taken
  • phlogisticate — to integrate or blend phlogiston with
  • phone hacking — an act or instance of gaining access to a phone's voicemail, email, text messages, etc., without authorization from the phone's owner.
  • photoallergic — photosensitive.
  • photochemical — the branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical action of light.
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