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16-letter words containing i, m, h

  • phantasmagorical — having a fantastic or deceptive appearance, as something in a dream or created by the imagination.
  • pharmacodynamics — the branch of pharmacology dealing with the course of action, effect, and breakdown of drugs within the body.
  • pharmacogenetics — the branch of pharmacology that examines the relation of genetic factors to variations in response to drugs.
  • pharmacogenomics — the study of human genetic variability in relation to drug action and its application to medical treatment
  • pharmacokinetics — the branch of pharmacology that studies the fate of pharmacological substances in the body, as their absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination.
  • phase microscope — a microscope that utilizes the phase differences of light rays transmitted by different portions of an object to create an image in which the details of the object are distinct despite their near-uniformity of refractive index.
  • phase modulation — radio transmission in which the carrier wave is modulated by changing its phase to transmit the amplitude and pitch of the signal.
  • phenomenological — the study of phenomena.
  • phenoxybenzamine — an alpha blocker, C 1 8 H 2 2 ClNO, used to dilate vascular peripheral blood vessels in the treatment of Raynaud's disease and in pheochromocytoma.
  • phenylethylamine — an amine that occurs naturally as a neurotransmitter in the brain, has properties similar to those of amphetamine, is an antidepressant, and is found in chocolate. Formula: C8H11N
  • phlebothrombosis — the presence of a thrombus in a vein.
  • photocomposition — any method of composition using photography, as composition by means of a photocomposer.
  • photoluminescent — luminescence induced by the absorption of infrared radiation, visible light, or ultraviolet radiation.
  • photopolarimeter — a polarimeter that uses a photocell.
  • physiognomically — the face or countenance, especially when considered as an index to the character: a fierce physiognomy.
  • phytoremediation — a process of decontaminating soil or water by using plants and trees to absorb or break down pollutants.
  • plainclothes man — a detective or police officer who wears civilian clothes while on duty
  • pneumatic trough — a trough filled with liquid, especially water, for collecting gases in bell jars or the like by displacement.
  • poynting theorem — the theorem that the rate of flow of electromagnetic energy through unit area is equal to the Poynting vector, i.e. the cross product of the electric and magnetic field intensities
  • pragmatic theory — the theory of truth that the truth of a statement consists in its practical consequences, especially in its agreement with subsequent experience.
  • preemptive right — a privilege given to an existing shareholder to buy a portion of a new stock issue at the offering price on a pro-rata per-share basis.
  • presumptive heir — heir presumptive.
  • primary syphilis — the first stage of syphilis, characterized by the formation of a chancre at the site of infection.
  • primitive church — the early Christian church, especially in reference to its earliest form and organization.
  • pseudohemophilia — a clotting disorder caused by abnormal factor VIII activity, and characterized by a prolonged bleeding time but without the delayed coagulation time of hemophilia.
  • psychoimmunology — the branch of medicine studying the effects of psychological phenomena on the immune system; the intersection of psychology and immunology.
  • put in mothballs — to postpone work on (a project, activity, etc)
  • pygmy chimpanzee — a small chimpanzee, Pan paniscus, primarily of swamp forests in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a threatened species.
  • pyramidal orchid — a chalk-loving orchid, Anacamptis pyramidalis, bearing a dense cone-shaped spike of purplish-pink flowers with a long curved spur
  • queen's champion — a hereditary official at British coronations, representing the king (King's Champion) or the queen (Queen's Champion) who is being crowned, and having originally the function of challenging to mortal combat any person disputing the right of the new sovereign to rule.
  • radio microphone — a microphone incorporating a radio transmitter so that the user can move around freely
  • re-establishment — the act or an instance of establishing.
  • reaction chamber — the chamber in a rocket engine in which the reaction or combustion of fuel occurs
  • recycling scheme — a scheme enabling the public to recycle waste
  • residential home — a home with social-work supervision for people who need more than just housing accommodation, such as esp the elderly, and also children in care or mentally handicapped adults
  • rich text format — (RTF) An interchange format from Microsoft for exchange of documents between Word and other document preparation systems.
  • richard stallman — (person)   Richard M. Stallman. Founder of the GNU project. He resigned from the AI lab at MIT so he would be free to produce free software which he could then distribute on his own terms. He went on to establish the Free Software Foundation to support the production of free software and ensure its free distribution. E-mail: <[email protected]>.
  • richmond heights — a city in E Missouri, near St. Louis.
  • sado-masochistic — Something that is sado-masochistic is connected with the practice of sado-masochism.
  • safety mechanism — a psychological or physiological response in an individual that protects the individual from harm
  • saint-barthelemy — (Saint Bartholomew; Saint Barts; Saint Barths) a resort island in the West Indies, in the Leeward Islands, part of the French department of Guadeloupe. 6900; 8 sq. mi. (21 sq. km).
  • saint-ulmo-light — St. Elmo's fire.
  • schaumburg-lippe — a former state in NW Germany.
  • scheme of things — Someone's scheme of things is the way in which they think that things in their life should be organized.
  • schlieren method — a method for detecting regions of differing densities in a clear fluid by photographing a beam of light passed obliquely through it.
  • schmaltz herring — herring caught just before spawning, when it has much fat
  • school committee — (in New Zealand) a parent group selected to support a primary school
  • sea fish farming — the farming of saltwater fish
  • sealyham terrier — one of a Welsh breed of small terriers having short legs, a docked tail, and a wiry, mostly white coat.
  • secular humanism — any set of beliefs that promotes human values without specific allusion to religious doctrines.
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