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16-letter words containing l, h, c

  • plutarch's lives — (Parallel Lives) a collection (a.d. 105–15) by Plutarch of short biographies of the leading political figures of ancient Greece and Rome.
  • plymouth company — a company, formed in England in 1606 to establish colonies in America and that founded a colony in Maine in 1607.
  • poisoned chalice — If you refer to a job or an opportunity as a poisoned chalice, you mean that it seems to be very attractive but you believe it will lead to failure.
  • polyphonic prose — prose characterized by the use of poetic devices, as alliteration, assonance, rhyme, etc., and especially by an emphasis on rhythm not strictly metered.
  • postencephalitic — inflammation of the substance of the brain.
  • price leadership — the setting of the price of a product or service by a dominant firm at a level that competitors can match, in order to avoid a price war
  • process theology — a form of theology that emphasizes the close relation of human beings, nature, and God.
  • prophylactically — defending or protecting from disease or infection, as a drug.
  • propylthiouracil — a white crystalline compound, C 7 H 1 0 N 2 OS, that interferes with the synthesis of thyroid hormone by the thyroid gland: used in the treatment of hyperthyroidism.
  • pseudohistorical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
  • psychoanalytical — a systematic structure of theories concerning the relation of conscious and unconscious psychological processes.
  • psychobiological — the use of biological methods to study normal and abnormal emotional and cognitive processes, as the anatomical basis of memory or neurochemical abnormalities in schizophrenia.
  • psychoimmunology — the branch of medicine studying the effects of psychological phenomena on the immune system; the intersection of psychology and immunology.
  • psychophysiology — the branch of physiology that deals with the interrelation of mental and physical phenomena.
  • psychotechnology — the body of knowledge, theories, and techniques developed for understanding and influencing individual, group, and societal behavior in specified situations.
  • public ownership — ownership by the state; nationalization
  • public schoolboy — a boy attending a public school, or a man who attended one
  • pyramidal orchid — a chalk-loving orchid, Anacamptis pyramidalis, bearing a dense cone-shaped spike of purplish-pink flowers with a long curved spur
  • pyruvic aldehyde — a yellow, liquid compound, C 3 H 4 O 2 , containing both an aldehyde and a ketone group, usually obtained in a polymeric form: used chiefly in organic synthesis.
  • quasi-historical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
  • quick as a flash — If you say that someone reacts to something quick as a flash, you mean that they react to it extremely quickly.
  • quick with child — pregnant, esp being in an advanced state of pregnancy, when the movements of the fetus can be felt
  • radiographically — the production of radiographs.
  • rape of the lock — a mock-epic poem (1712) by Alexander Pope.
  • re-entry vehicle — the section of a spacecraft or ballistic missile designed to return to earth.
  • recovery vehicle — a truck used to transport motor vehicles which have broken down to another location (generally a repair garage), or to recover vehicles which are no longer on a drivable surface
  • recycling scheme — a scheme enabling the public to recycle waste
  • research library — a general or specialized library that collects materials for use in intensive research projects.
  • rhynchocephalian — belonging or pertaining to the Rhynchocephalia, an order of lizardlike reptiles that are extinct except for the tuatara.
  • riau archipelago — a group of islands belonging to Indonesia, off the SE coast of the Malay Peninsula, at the entrance to the Strait of Malacca. 36,510 sq. mi. (94,561 sq. km).
  • 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]>.
  • rochelle powders — (not in technical use) Seidlitz powders.
  • round lake beach — a town in NE Illinois.
  • run the blockade — to go past or through a blockade
  • saddle stitching — to sew, bind, or decorate with a saddle stitch.
  • sandwich islands — the Hawaiian Islands
  • savonarola chair — a chair of the Renaissance having a number of transverse pairs of curved legs, crossing beneath the seat and rising to support the arms and back.
  • scarborough lily — a plant, Vallota speciosa, of the amaryllis family, native to southern Africa, having clusters of funnel-shaped, scarlet flowers.
  • schaumburg-lippe — a former state in NW Germany.
  • scheduled castes — (in India) the official name given to the lower castes that are now protected by the government and offered special concessions.
  • 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
  • school inspector — an official whose job is to inspect schools and to report on their quality and conditions
  • school librarian — a librarian who works in or is in charge of a school library
  • school-age child — a child who is old enough to go to school
  • schoolgirl crush — an infatuation that a young girl has, usually for an older man such as a teacher or an actor, which is seen as superficial and unlikely to last for long
  • schoolteacherish — showing characteristics thought to be typical of a schoolteacher, as strictness and primness.
  • schouten islands — a group of islands belonging to Papua New Guinea, in the Pacific Oceans, off the N coast of New Guinea.
  • sclerenchymatous — supporting or protective tissue composed of thickened, dry, and hardened cells.
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