14-letter words containing i, n, c, h, t
- ornithischians — Plural form of ornithischian.
- ornithological — the branch of zoology that deals with birds.
- ornithomorphic — relating to an ornithomorph
- orthoselection — orthogenesis (def 1a).
- outside chance — a slight chance or likelihood
- palaeanthropic — relating to or denoting the earliest variety of man
- paleoanthropic — pertaining to prehistoric humans.
- patheticalness — causing or evoking pity, sympathetic sadness, sorrow, etc.; pitiful; pitiable: a pathetic letter; a pathetic sight.
- phallocentrism — a doctrine or belief centered on the phallus, especially a belief in the superiority of the male sex.
- phantasmagoric — having a fantastic or deceptive appearance, as something in a dream or created by the imagination.
- phenotypically — the observable constitution of an organism.
- phonochemistry — the branch of chemistry concerned with the chemical effects of sound and ultrasonic waves
- phonoreception — the physiological perception of sound.
- photoinduction — the act or process of being photoinduced
- photoinductive — of, relating to, or being able to undergo photoinduction
- photoluminesce — to produce photoluminescence
- photoreception — the physiological perception of light.
- photorecording — the act of making photographic records, especially of documents.
- photoreduction — a reduction reaction induced by light.
- 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.
- phthalocyanine — Also called metal-free phthalocyanine. a blue-green pigment, C 3 2 H 1 8 N 8 , derived from phthalic anhydride.
- pigeon-chested — having a narrow chest that sticks out at the front in an unusual way
- pimento cheese — a processed cheese made from Neufchâtel, cream cheese, Cheddar, or other cheese, flavored with chopped pimientos.
- pitch and putt — of or relating to a small-scale golf course, 5 to 20 acres, and usually having 9 holes of 50 yards in length from tee to cup.
- pitch cylinder — (in a gear or rack) an imaginary surface forming a plane (pitch plane) a cylinder (pitch cylinder) or a cone or frustrum (pitch cone) that moves tangentially to a similar surface in a meshing gear so that both surfaces travel at the same speed.
- pitch invasion — If there is a pitch invasion during or after a football, rugby, or cricket match, fans run on to the pitch.
- pitch-and-putt — of or relating to a small-scale golf course, 5 to 20 acres, and usually having 9 holes of 50 yards in length from tee to cup.
- pitch-and-toss — a game in which players toss coins at a mark, the person whose coin hits closest to the mark tossing all the coins in the air and winning all those that come down heads up.
- pitching piece — apron piece.
- pitching wedge — a club with a face angle of more than 50°, used for short, lofted pitch shots
- pithecanthrope — (sometimes initial capital letter) a member of the former genus Pithecanthropus.
- popcorn stitch — a crochet stitch made with a number of loose stitches fastened in a common base so that the yarn puffs up, looking much like a piece of popcorn
- port nicholson — the first British settlement in New Zealand, established on Wellington Harbour in 1840: grew into Wellington
- preanaesthetic — a drug administered prior to an anaesthetic
- prosthodontics — the branch of dentistry that deals with the restoration and maintenance of oral function by the replacement of missing teeth and other oral structures by artificial devices.
- psychoanalytic — a systematic structure of theories concerning the relation of conscious and unconscious psychological processes.
- psychogenetics — the study of internal or mental states
- psychotechnics — the use of psychological techniques for controlling and modifying human behavior, especially for practical ends.
- pyelonephritic — of or relating to an inflammation of the pelvis and renal parenchyma
- pyrotechnician — a specialist in the origin of fires, their nature and control, etc.
- quick thinking — problem-solving in an emergency
- reckon without — If you say that you had reckoned without something, you mean that you had not expected it and so were not prepared for it.
- rhaeto-romanic — a Romance language consisting of Friulian, Tyrolese, Ladin, and the Romansh dialects.
- rhythm section — band instruments, as drums or bass, that supply rhythm rather than harmony or melody.
- richard tawney — Richard Henry, 1880–1962, English historian, born in Calcutta.
- richard trench — Richard Chenevix [shen-uh-vee] /ˈʃɛn ə vi/ (Show IPA), 1807–86, English clergyman and scholar, born in Ireland.
- ride at anchor — to be anchored
- rocking rhythm — a rhythmic pattern created by a succession of metrical feet each of which consists of one accented syllable between two unaccented ones.
- roman catholic — of or relating to the Roman Catholic Church.
- running stitch — a sewing stitch made by passing the needle in and out repeatedly with short, even stitches.