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13-letter words containing e, c, h, o, n, p

  • northern cape — the largest but least populated province in South Africa, in the NW part of the country; created in 1994 from part of Cape Province: agriculture, mining (esp diamonds). Capital: Kimberley. Pop: 1 145 861 (2011 est). Area: 139 703 sq km (361 830 sq miles)
  • nymphaeaceous — belonging to the Nymphaeaceae, the water lily family of plants.
  • oceanographer — the branch of physical geography dealing with the ocean.
  • oceanographic — the branch of physical geography dealing with the ocean.
  • on the carpet — a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
  • one-punch law — a law prescribing punitive sentences for assault, including assault comprising a single blow
  • one-two punch — Also called one-two punch. Boxing. a left-hand jab immediately followed by a right cross.
  • 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.
  • packing house — A packing house is a company that processes and packs food, especially meat, to be sold.
  • parencephalon — a cerebral hemisphere
  • parthenocarpy — the production of fruit without fertilization of an egg in the ovary.
  • pathogenicity — the disease-producing capacity of a pathogen.
  • pentastichous — (of plant leaves) arranged in five vertical rows
  • perchlorinate — to combine with the maximum proportion of chlorine.
  • perichondrium — the membrane of fibrous connective tissue covering the surface of cartilages except at the joints.
  • phallocentric — a doctrine or belief centered on the phallus, especially a belief in the superiority of the male sex.
  • pharyngectomy — excision of part or all of the pharynx.
  • pharyngoscope — an instrument for inspecting the pharynx.
  • phase encoded — (storage)   (PE) A recording method used for 1600 BPI magnetic tapes. Compare NRZI, GCR.
  • 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.
  • phonendoscope — an instrument that amplifies small sounds, esp within the human body
  • phonoreceptor — a receptor stimulated by sound waves.
  • photoelectron — an electron emitted from a system by the photoelectric effect.
  • photoreaction — a chemical reaction that involves or requires light.
  • phycoerythrin — a red protein pigment occurring in red algae.
  • phyllogenetic — of or relating to the development of leaves.
  • phytocoenosis — the plants of a given area considered as a whole.
  • piano teacher — tutor of piano-playing
  • pick holes in — an opening through something; gap; aperture: a hole in the roof; a hole in my sock.
  • picture phone — a mobile phone that can take, send, and receive photographs
  • plain-clothes — Plain-clothes police officers wear ordinary clothes instead of a police uniform.
  • poker machine — a fruit machine
  • polysynthetic — (of a language) characterized by a prevalence of relatively long words containing a large number of affixes to express syntactic relationships and meanings. Many American Indian languages are polysynthetic. Compare analytic (def 3), synthetic (def 3).
  • polytechnical — relating to a technical school
  • pomme blanche — breadroot.
  • pompano beach — a city in SE Florida.
  • porcupinefish — any of several fishes of the family Diodontidae, especially Diodon hystrix, of tropical seas, capable of inflating the body with water or air until it resembles a globe, with erection of the long spines covering the skin.
  • post exchange — a retail store on an army installation that sells goods and services to military personnel and their dependents and to certain authorized civilian personnel. Abbreviation: PX.
  • presto chango — change at once (usually used imperatively, as in a magician's command).
  • psychoanalyse — to investigate or treat by psychoanalysis.
  • psychoanalyze — to investigate or treat by psychoanalysis.
  • psychogenesis — genesis of the psyche.
  • psychogenetic — genesis of the psyche.
  • psychokinesis — the purported ability to move or deform inanimate objects, as metal spoons, through mental processes.
  • psychosurgeon — a surgeon who specializes in psychosurgery
  • psychotogenic — a substance that causes a psychotic reaction.
  • pyrotechnical — of or relating to pyrotechnics.
  • rapprochement — an establishment or reestablishment of harmonious relations: a rapprochement reached between warring factions.
  • rhizocephalan — belonging to the Rhizocephala, a group of degenerate hermaphrodite crustaceans that are parasitic chiefly on crabs.
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