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14-letter words containing h, o, u, s, e, p

  • opisthocoelous — relating to vertebrae in which the centrum is convex and the posterior is concave
  • pachydermatous — of, relating to, or characteristic of pachyderms.
  • parenchymatous — Botany. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin-walled cells able to divide.
  • peritrichously — in a peritrichous manner; in a fashion characteristic of a peritrichous organism
  • petworth house — a mansion in Petworth in Sussex: rebuilt (1688–96) for Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset; gardens laid out by Capability Brown; subject of paintings by Turner
  • photoluminesce — to produce photoluminescence
  • platycephalous — flat-headed
  • plesiochronous — (communications)   Nearly synchronised, a term describing a communication system where transmitted signals have the same nominal digital rate but are synchronised on different clocks. According to ITU-T standards, corresponding signals are plesiochronous if their significant instants occur at nominally the same rate, with any variation in rate being constrained within specified limits.
  • pleurapophysis — one of the lateral processes of a vertebra forming the ribs
  • pneumothoraces — the presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity.
  • polygon pusher — (Or "rectangle slinger"). A chip designer who spends most of his or her time at the physical layout level (which requires drawing *lots* of multi-coloured polygons).
  • porcupine fish — 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.
  • posthumousness — the fact of being posthumous
  • pound of flesh — the soft substance of a human or other animal body, consisting of muscle and fat.
  • printing house — a company engaged in the business of producing printed matter
  • pro-euthanasia — Also called mercy killing. the act of putting to death painlessly or allowing to die, as by withholding extreme medical measures, a person or animal suffering from an incurable, especially a painful, disease or condition.
  • pseudo-archaic — marked by the characteristics of an earlier period; antiquated: an archaic manner; an archaic notion.
  • pseudo-english — of, relating to, or characteristic of England or its inhabitants, institutions, etc.
  • pseudo-ethical — pertaining to or dealing with morals or the principles of morality; pertaining to right and wrong in conduct.
  • pseudomorphism — an irregular or unclassifiable form.
  • psychoneurosis — neurosis (def 1).
  • purchase order — document requesting to buy sth
  • rathke's pouch — an invagination of stomodeal ectoderm developing into the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland.
  • rhizocephalous — belonging to the Rhizocephala, a group of degenerate hermaphrodite crustaceans that are parasitic chiefly on crabs.
  • saphenous vein — either of two large veins near the surface of the foot, leg, and thigh, one on the inner side and the other on the outer and posterior sides.
  • scaphocephalus — a condition in which the length of the skull significantly exceeds its breadth
  • scapulohumeral — of, relating to, or involving the scapula and humerus.
  • sceuophylacium — a place where sacred vessels are kept
  • schizophyceous — belonging to the Schizophyceae, a group of unicellular bluish-green algae, occurring in both salt and fresh water and often causing pollution of drinking water.
  • sclerophyllous — Also, sclerophyllous [skleer-uh-fil-uh s] /ˌsklɪər əˈfɪl əs/ (Show IPA). of, relating to, or exhibiting sclerophylly.
  • scrape through — only just succeed
  • 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.
  • siphonapterous — belonging or pertaining to the insect order Siphonaptera, comprising the fleas.
  • something's up — something is amiss
  • south pasadena — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
  • sporting house — Older Use. a brothel.
  • stegocephalous — having the characteristics of the order Stegocephala
  • subatmospheric — (of a quantity) having a value lower than that of the atmosphere: subatmospheric temperatures.
  • sulphonmethane — a colourless crystalline compound used medicinally as a hypnotic. Formula: C7H16O4S2
  • sulphur-flower — a plant, Eriogonum umbellatum, of the buckwheat family, native to the western coast of the U.S., having leaves with white, woolly hairs on the underside and golden-yellow flowers.
  • sun-worshipper — someone who worships the sun as a deity
  • supercargoship — a giant cargo ship
  • superphosphate — Also called acid phosphate. a mixture of calcium acid phosphate and calcium sulfate prepared by treating phosphate rock with sulfuric acid: used chiefly as a fertilizer.
  • theotocopoulos — Domenikos [th aw-men-ee-kaws] /ðɔˈmɛn i kɔs/ (Show IPA), El Greco.
  • thermophyllous — relating to deciduous plants or trees that bear leaves only during the warmer times of the year
  • thysanopterous — of or relating to the Thysanoptera genus of insects which are characterized by fringed wings
  • to sleep rough — When people sleep or live rough, they sleep out of doors, usually because they have no home.
  • to the purpose — relevant; pertinent
  • trachyspermous — having seeds with a rough coat.
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