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14-letter words containing h, y, p, e, n, a

  • palaeethnology — the study of prehistoric man
  • paleontography — the formal description of fossils
  • para-synthesis — the formation of a word by the addition of a derivational suffix to a phrase or compound, as of greathearted, which is great heart plus -ed.
  • parenchymatous — Botany. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin-walled cells able to divide.
  • penny-farthing — a high bicycle of an early type, with one large wheel in front and one small wheel behind.
  • pentamethylene — cyclopentane.
  • perhydrogenate — to hydrogenate as completely as possible.
  • pheasant's eye — an annual ranunculaceous plant, Adonis annua (or autumnalis), with scarlet flowers and finely divided leaves: native to S Europe but naturalized elsewhere
  • phenologically — in a phenological manner
  • phenotypically — the observable constitution of an organism.
  • phenyl acetate — a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 8 H 8 O 2 , having a phenolic odor: used chiefly as a solvent.
  • phenylbutazone — a potent substance, C 1 9 H 2 0 N 2 O 2 , used to reduce pain and inflammation in rheumatic diseases and gout, and used in veterinary medicine for musculoskeletal disorders.
  • 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.
  • phthalocyanine — Also called metal-free phthalocyanine. a blue-green pigment, C 3 2 H 1 8 N 8 , derived from phthalic anhydride.
  • psephoanalysis — the statistical and sociological analysis of election trends and results
  • psychoanalyses — a systematic structure of theories concerning the relation of conscious and unconscious psychological processes.
  • pyrotechnician — a specialist in the origin of fires, their nature and control, etc.
  • pythagoreanism — the doctrines of Pythagoras and his followers, especially the belief that the universe is the manifestation of various combinations of mathematical ratios.
  • radiotelephony — the constructing or operating of radiotelephones.
  • röntgenography — radiography
  • shove-ha'penny — a shuffleboard game played with coins or brass disks that are pushed by the hand and thumb down a board toward a scoring pit.
  • telephonically — of, relating to, or happening by means of a telephone system.
  • 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 phoney war — a period of apparent calm and inactivity, esp the period at the beginning of World War II
  • thysanopterous — of or relating to the Thysanoptera genus of insects which are characterized by fringed wings
  • triphenylamine — a molecule consisting of a nitrogen atom with three phenyl groups attached to it
  • unemphatically — uttered, or to be uttered, with emphasis; strongly expressive.
  • unmetaphysical — (of a statement or theory) not metaphysical or abstract
  • unpraiseworthy — not worthy of praise
  • xenophobically — relating to or exhibiting fear or hatred of foreigners, people from different cultures, or strangers.
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