16-letter words containing m, o, p, i, s, h
- moral philosophy — philosophy dealing with the principles of morality; ethics.
- morphophysiology — The (study of the) biological interrelationship between form and physiological function.
- non-metaphysical — pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics.
- northamptonshire — a county in central England. 914 sq. mi. (2365 sq. km).
- ophthalmologists — Plural form of ophthalmologist.
- ophthalmoparesis — (medicine) A partial or complete paralysis of the extraocular muscles which are responsible for eye movements.
- orthosympathetic — Of or pertaining to the sympathetic component of the autonomic nervous system.
- pentothal sodium — thiopental sodium
- 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.
- 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.
- physiognomically — the face or countenance, especially when considered as an index to the character: a fierce physiognomy.
- plainclothes man — a detective or police officer who wears civilian clothes while on duty
- 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)
- 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.
- sharia-compliant — (of a product or service) produced or offered in accordance with the doctrines of the sharia
- shipping company — business that sends goods overseas
- shopping complex — a shopping centre
- sodium pentothal — the sodium salt of thiopental sodium.
- sodium phosphate — Also called monobasic sodium phosphate. a white, crystalline, slightly hygroscopic, water-soluble powder, NaH 2 PO 4 , used chiefly in dyeing and in electroplating.
- spanish moroccan — of or relating to the former Spanish colony of Spanish Morocco (now part of Morocco) or its inhabitants
- spanish omelette — an omelette made by adding green peppers, onions, tomato, etc, to the eggs
- spectrochemistry — the branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical analysis of substances by means of the spectra of light they absorb or emit.
- spectroheliogram — a photograph of the sun made with a spectroheliograph.
- speech community — the aggregate of all the people who use a given language or dialect.
- stenothermophile — a stenothermophilic bacterium.
- stomach stapling — Stomach stapling is an operation in which part of the stomach is removed in order to help a person to eat less and lose weight.
- system on a chip — A system on a chip combines most of a system's elements on a single integrated circuit or chip.
- thermoplasticity — soft and pliable when heated, as some plastics, without any change of the inherent properties.
- thrombophlebitis — the presence of a thrombus in a vein accompanied by inflammation of the vessel wall.
- to pass the time — If you do something to pass the time you do it because you have some time available and not because you really want to do it.
- unaccomplishable — to bring to its goal or conclusion; carry out; perform; finish: to accomplish one's mission.
- uncomprehensible — capable of being comprehended or understood; intelligible.
- union membership — members of a trade union