14-letter words containing d, a, p, h
- 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.
- 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
- preestablished — to establish beforehand.
- pride of china — the chinaberry, Melia azedarach.
- propeller head — Slang. a person who is obsessively devoted to an especially technical pursuit.
- pseudaesthesia — imaginary sensation, like that of an amputated limb
- pseudepigrapha — certain writings (other than the canonical books and the Apocrypha) professing to be Biblical in character.
- pseudepigraphy — the false ascription of a piece of writing to an author.
- 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.
- 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.
- public holiday — national day off work
- purchase order — document requesting to buy sth
- pyramid scheme — pyramid (def 8).
- radioautograph — autoradiograph.
- radiographical — the production of radiographs.
- radiotelegraph — a telegraph in which messages or signals are sent by means of radio waves rather than through wires or cables.
- radiotelephone — a telephone in which sound or speech is transmitted by means of radio waves instead of through wires or cables.
- radiotelephony — the constructing or operating of radiotelephones.
- radiotherapist — radiologist
- radium therapy — treatment of disease by means of radium.
- sandwich panel — a structural panel consisting of a core of one material enclosed between two sheets of a different material.
- scheduling api — Scheduling Application Programming Interface
- sharp-featured — having very clearly defined facial features
- sharp-tempered — with a tendency to become suddenly angry
- sheepdog trial — a competition in which sheepdogs are tested in their tasks
- shoulder patch — a cloth emblem worn on the upper part of a sleeve of a uniform typically as identification of the organization to which the wearer is assigned.
- shoulder strap — a strap worn over the shoulder, as to support a garment.
- shrink-wrapped — A shrink-wrapped product is sold in a tight covering of thin plastic.
- shropshire lad — a volume of poetry (1896) by A. E. Housman.
- simple-hearted — free of deceit; artless; sincere.
- south pasadena — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- south portland — a city in SW Maine.
- spanish armada — Armada (def 1).
- spanish dagger — a stemless or short-trunked plant, Yucca gloriosa, of the agave family, native to the southeastern U.S., having leaves nearly 2½ feet (75 cm) long, with a stiff, sharp point, and greenish-white or reddish flowers nearly 4 inches (10 cm) wide.
- speech-reading — the act or process of determining the intended meaning of a speaker by utilizing all visual clues accompanying speech attempts, as lip movements, facial expressions, and bodily gestures, used especially by people with impaired hearing.
- speed merchant — a person who habitually drives too fast in a motor vehicle
- spider phaeton — (formerly) a light horse-drawn carriage with a high body and large slender wheels
- stand the pace — to keep up with the speed or rate of others
- standard pitch — concert pitch
- sulphacetamide — a topical antibiotic of the sulphonamide group, used to treat eye infections, as well as skin infections including acne
- sulphanilamide — a white odourless crystalline compound formerly used in medicine in the treatment of bacterial infections. Formula: NH2C6H4SO2NH2
- sulphonic acid — type of strong organic acid
- sulphuric acid — Sulphuric acid is a colourless, oily, and very powerful acid.
- terpin hydrate — a white, crystalline powder, C 10 H 20 O 2 ⋅H 2 O, usually used in combination with codeine, as an expectorant.
- the gender gap — the difference in the attitudes, behaviour, abilities, etc, of men and women, or boys and girls
- the hispanidad — the common values and cultural attitudes shared between and linking Spain and the other Spanish-speaking countries of the world
- the lower paid — people who do not earn a lot of money
- the platteland — (in South Africa) the country districts or rural areas
- the upper hand — If you have the upper hand in a situation, you have more power than the other people involved and can make decisions about what happens.