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13-letter words containing e, y, c, h, a

  • phenylic acid — phenol (def 1).
  • phreatophytic — of, possessing the properties of, or relating to a phreatophyte
  • physical file — (file system)   A low-level view of the physical characteristics of a file, such as its location on a disk or its physical structure, for example, whether indexed or sequential.
  • physicalities — the physical attributes of a person, especially when overdeveloped or overemphasized.
  • phytochemical — Also called phytonutrient. any of various bioactive chemical compounds found in plants, as antioxidants, considered to be beneficial to human health.
  • plagiocephaly — a deformity of the skull in which one side is more developed in the front, and the other side is more developed in the rear.
  • platycephalic — having a head whose cranial vault is broad or flat.
  • playback head — the part of a tape recorder that is used to pick up the magnetic pattern on tape in order to play back material previously recorded.
  • polycythaemia — an abnormal condition of the blood characterized by an increase in the number of red blood cells. It can occur as a primary disease of unknown cause (polycythaemia vera or erythraemia) or in association with respiratory or circulatory diseases
  • polytechnical — relating to a technical school
  • primary cache — (hardware, architecture)   (L1 cache, level one cache) A small, fast cache memory inside or close to the CPU chip. For example, an Intel 80486 has an eight-kilobyte on-chip cache, and most Pentiums have a 16-KB on-chip level one cache that consists of an 8-KB instruction cache and an 8-KB data cache. The larger, slower secondary cache is normally connected to the CPU via its external bus.
  • privy chamber — a private apartment in a royal residence.
  • prophetically — of or relating to a prophet: prophetic inspiration.
  • psychasthenia — Psychiatry. (no longer in technical use) a neurosis marked by fear, anxiety, phobias, etc.
  • psychasthenic — a person who has psychasthenia
  • psychoanalyse — to investigate or treat by psychoanalysis.
  • psychoanalyze — to investigate or treat by psychoanalysis.
  • psychobabbler — a person who uses psychobabble
  • psychographer — a person who writes a psychograph; a psychological or psychographic biographer.
  • psychotherapy — the treatment of psychological disorders or maladjustments by a professional technique, as psychoanalysis, group therapy, or behavioral therapy.
  • pyrotechnical — of or relating to pyrotechnics.
  • rayleigh disc — a small light disc suspended in the path of a sound wave, used to measure the intensity of the sound by analysing the resulting deflection of the disc
  • reality check — a corrective confronting of reality, in order to counteract one's expectations, prejudices, or the like.
  • reproachfully — full of or expressing reproach or censure: a reproachful look.
  • rheologically — in a rheological manner
  • richard petty — Richard, born 1937, U.S. racing-car driver.
  • royal charter — authorization by the monarchy
  • saccharimetry — the process of measuring the amount of sugar in a sample, as with a saccharimeter or by polarimetry.
  • saccharometry — the process of determining the quantity of sugar in a solution
  • saccharomyces — a fungus of the genus Saccharomyces, esp the yeast plant
  • scaphocephaly — premature closure of the sagittal suture resulting in a deformed skull having an elongated, keellike shape.
  • schematically — pertaining to or of the nature of a schema, diagram, or scheme; diagrammatic.
  • sclerotherapy — Medicine/Medical. a treatment for varicose veins in which blood flow is diverted and the veins collapsed by injection of a hardening solution, also used cosmetically in spider veins to eliminate discoloration.
  • sea hollyhock — a rose mallow, Hibiscus moscheutos.
  • secretaryship — a person, usually an official, who is in charge of the records, correspondence, minutes of meetings, and related affairs of an organization, company, association, etc.: the secretary of the Linguistic Society of America.
  • semi-mythical — pertaining to, of the nature of, or involving a myth.
  • shell company — A shell company is a company that another company takes over in order to use its name to gain an advantage.
  • shock therapy — (not in technical use) any of various therapies, as insulin shock therapy or electroconvulsive therapy, that induce convulsions or unconsciousness, used for symptomatic relief in certain mental disorders.
  • shockumentary — a television programme showing members of the public in shocking or violent situations
  • sketchability — the suitability for being sketched
  • spectrography — a spectroscope for photographing or producing a representation of a spectrum.
  • spying charge — an accusation of having taken part in espionage
  • superphysical — above or beyond what is physical; hyperphysical.
  • sympathectomy — surgery that interrupts a nerve pathway of the sympathetic or involuntary nervous system.
  • synecdochical — a figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part, the special for the general or the general for the special, as in ten sail for ten ships or a Croesus for a rich man.
  • synthetically — of, pertaining to, proceeding by, or involving synthesis (opposed to analytic).
  • the archenemy — the devil
  • the heptarchy — the supposed confederacy of seven Anglo-Saxon kingdoms
  • the necessary — the money required for a particular purpose
  • the secondary — cornerbacks and safeties collectively
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