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14-letter words containing h, e, i

  • pharmacopoeian — an individual who has expert knowledge of a pharmacopoeia
  • phase velocity — the velocity with which a simple harmonic wave is propagated, equal to the wavelength divided by the period of vibration.
  • phase-wrapping — (MIT) wrap around.
  • phenobarbitone — a white, crystalline powder, C 1 2 H 1 2 N 2 O 3 , used as a sedative, a hypnotic, and as an antispasmodic in epilepsy.
  • phenolic resin — any of the class of thermosetting resins formed by the condensation of phenol, or of a phenol derivative, with an aldehyde, especially formaldehyde: used chiefly in the manufacture of paints and plastics and as adhesives for sandpaper and plywood.
  • phenologically — in a phenological manner
  • phenosafranine — safranine (def 2).
  • phenotypically — the observable constitution of an organism.
  • phenylcarbinol — benzyl alcohol.
  • phenylthiourea — a crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 6 H 5 NHCSNH 2 , that is either tasteless or bitter, depending upon the heredity of the taster, and is used in medical genetics and as a diagnostic.
  • phi beta kappa — a national honor society, founded in 1776, whose members are chosen, for lifetime membership, usually from among college undergraduates of high academic distinction.
  • phi-phenomenon — motion perceived by a subject, especially the illusion of movement produced when stationary stimuli, as pictures or lights, are presented in rapid succession and are sometimes in slightly different positions.
  • philanthropize — to treat (persons) in a philanthropic manner.
  • philippine sea — part of the NW Pacific Ocean, east and north of the Philippines
  • phillips curve — a curve that purports to plot the relationship between unemployment and inflation on the theory that as inflation falls unemployment rises and vice versa
  • phillips screw — a screw having a cruciform slot into which a screwdriver with a cruciform point (Phillips screwdriver (trademark)) fits
  • philosophaster — a person who has only a superficial knowledge of philosophy or who feigns a knowledge he or she does not possess.
  • philosopheress — a philosopher who is a woman
  • phonochemistry — the branch of chemistry concerned with the chemical effects of sound and ultrasonic waves
  • phonoreception — the physiological perception of sound.
  • phosphoprotein — a protein, as casein or ovalbumin, in which one or more hydroxyl groups of serine, threonine, or tyrosine are hydroxylated.
  • photochemistry — the branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical action of light.
  • photoduplicate — photocopy.
  • photoengraving — a photographic process of preparing printing plates for letterpress printing.
  • photogeologist — a person who studies or has a profession in photogeology
  • photoinductive — of, relating to, or being able to undergo photoinduction
  • photoluminesce — to produce photoluminescence
  • photooxidative — of or relating to photooxidation
  • photoperiodism — the response, as affecting growth or reproduction, of an organism to the length of exposure to light in a 24-hour period.
  • photorealistic — a style of painting flourishing in the 1970s, especially in the U.S., England, and France, and depicting commonplace scenes or ordinary people, with a meticulously detailed realism, flat images, and barely discernible brushwork that suggests and often is based on or incorporates an actual photograph.
  • photoreception — the physiological perception of light.
  • photoreceptive — of or relating to photoreception
  • photorecording — the act of making photographic records, especially of documents.
  • photoreduction — a reduction reaction induced by light.
  • photoresistive — photoconductive
  • photosensitive — sensitive to light or similar radiation.
  • photosensitize — to make (a material) photosensitive, as by the application of a photosensitive emulsion.
  • photosynthesis — the complex process by which carbon dioxide, water, and certain inorganic salts are converted into carbohydrates by green plants, algae, and certain bacteria, using energy from the sun and chlorophyll.
  • photosynthetic — the complex process by which carbon dioxide, water, and certain inorganic salts are converted into carbohydrates by green plants, algae, and certain bacteria, using energy from the sun and chlorophyll.
  • phraseological — manner or style of verbal expression; characteristic language: legal phraseology.
  • phthalocyanine — Also called metal-free phthalocyanine. a blue-green pigment, C 3 2 H 1 8 N 8 , derived from phthalic anhydride.
  • phyllosilicate — any silicate mineral having the tetrahedral silicate groups linked in sheets, each group containing four oxygen atoms, three of which are shared with other groups so that the ratio of silicon atoms to oxygen atoms is two to five.
  • physical layer — (networking)   Layer one, the lowest layer in the OSI seven layer model. The physical layer encompasses details such as electrical and mechanical connections to the network, transmission of binary data as changing voltage levels on wires or similar concepts on other connectors, and data rates. The physical layer is used by the data link layer. Example physical layer protocols are CSMA/CD, token ring and bus.
  • phytochemistry — the branch of biochemistry dealing with plants and plant processes.
  • pidgin english — a pidgin language based on English formerly used in commerce in Chinese ports.
  • pie in the sky — pie1 (def 8).
  • piece of eight — peso (def 4).
  • piece together — a separate or limited portion or quantity of something: a piece of land; a piece of chocolate.
  • piezochemistry — the study of chemical reactions at high pressures
  • pigeon-chested — having a narrow chest that sticks out at the front in an unusual way
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