14-letter words containing h, y, p, e
- pleurapophysis — one of the lateral processes of a vertebra forming the ribs
- 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).
- polygraph test — a test carried out using a polygraph, esp used by the police to try to find out whether somebody is telling the truth
- polysaccharide — a carbohydrate, as starch, inulin, or cellulose, containing more than three monosaccharide units per molecule, the units being attached to each other in the manner of acetals, and therefore capable of hydrolysis by acids or enzymes to monosaccharides.
- polysynthesism — the synthesis of various elements.
- porphyrogenite — a prince born after his father has succeeded to the throne
- pre-psychology — the science of the mind or of mental states and processes.
- prepsychedelic — describing the period before the psychedelic era
- primal therapy — a form of psychotherapy in which the patient is encouraged to relive traumatic events, often screaming or crying, in order to achieve catharsis and a breakdown of psychological defenses.
- primary phloem — phloem derived directly from the growth of an apical meristem.
- property right — a legal right to or in a particular property.
- prosthetically — a device, either external or implanted, that substitutes for or supplements a missing or defective part of the body.
- psephoanalysis — the statistical and sociological analysis of election trends and results
- pseudepigraphy — the false ascription of a piece of writing to an author.
- psychic energy — according to Freud, the force that lies behind all mental processes, having its basic source as the id.
- psychic income — the personal or subjective benefits, rewards, or satisfactions derived from a job or undertaking as separate from its objective or financial ones.
- psychoanalyses — a systematic structure of theories concerning the relation of conscious and unconscious psychological processes.
- psychochemical — pertaining to chemicals or drugs that affect the mind or behavior.
- psychogenetics — the study of internal or mental states
- psychoneurosis — neurosis (def 1).
- psychotechnics — the use of psychological techniques for controlling and modifying human behavior, especially for practical ends.
- pterylographic — relating to pterylography
- pyelonephritic — of or relating to an inflammation of the pelvis and renal parenchyma
- pyelonephritis — inflammation of the kidney and its pelvis, caused by a bacterial infection.
- pyelonephrosis — any disease of the kidney and its pelvis.
- pyramid scheme — pyramid (def 8).
- pyriphlegethon — Phlegethon (def 1).
- pyrophotometer — a form of pyrometer that measures temperature by optical or photometric means.
- 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.
- radium therapy — treatment of disease by means of radium.
- raspberry bush — a bush on which raspberries grow
- reflectography — a non-destructive technique which uses infrared light to see beneath the painted surface in works of art in order to obtain information about those artworks
- retail therapy — Retail therapy is the activity of shopping for clothes and other things in order to make yourself feel happier.
- rhombenporphyr — an intermediate igneous rock embedded with rhombus-shaped crystals
- rhyparographer — someone who paints rhyparographic pictures
- röntgenography — radiography
- 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.
- sheep-worrying — the act (of a dog, sheepdog, wolf, etc) of chasing a flock of sheep and biting or injuring the sheep
- shirley temple — Shirley (Shirley Temple Black) 1928–2014, U.S. film actress, famous for child roles during the 1930s, and diplomat.
- 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.
- speech therapy — treatment for speaking disorders
- sphaerocrystal — a spherical crystalline mass
- spy-in-the-sky — of or relating to a surveillance camera mounted on an aircraft or orbiting satellite
- supply teacher — A supply teacher is a teacher whose job is to take the place of other teachers at different schools when they are unable to be there.
- symmetrophobia — an avoidance of symmetry, esp in Japanese art and Egyptian temples
- symphonic poem — a form of tone poem, scored for a symphony orchestra, in which a literary or pictorial “plot” is treated with considerable program detail: originated by Franz Liszt in the mid-19th century and developed especially by Richard Strauss.