14-letter words containing o, r, c, h, i, t
- pharmacopolist — a person who sells pharmaceutical products
- phonochemistry — the branch of chemistry concerned with the chemical effects of sound and ultrasonic waves
- phonoreception — the physiological perception of sound.
- phosphorolytic — of or relating to phosphorolysis
- photochemistry — the branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical action of light.
- photographical — of or relating to photography.
- photorealistic — a style of painting flourishing in the 1970s, especially in the U.S., England, and France, and depicting commonplace scenes or ordinary people, with a meticulously detailed realism, flat images, and barely discernible brushwork that suggests and often is based on or incorporates an actual photograph.
- photoreception — the physiological perception of light.
- photoreceptive — of or relating to photoreception
- photorecording — the act of making photographic records, especially of documents.
- photoreduction — a reduction reaction induced by light.
- phytochemistry — the branch of biochemistry dealing with plants and plant processes.
- piece together — a separate or limited portion or quantity of something: a piece of land; a piece of chocolate.
- piezochemistry — the study of chemical reactions at high pressures
- pithecanthrope — (sometimes initial capital letter) a member of the former genus Pithecanthropus.
- poikilothermic — cold-blooded (def 1 .) (opposed to homoiothermal).
- 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
- private school — a school founded, conducted, and maintained by a private group rather than by the government, usually charging tuition and often following a particular philosophy, viewpoint, etc.
- prosthetically — a device, either external or implanted, that substitutes for or supplements a missing or defective part of the body.
- 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.
- psycho-history — history or the writing of history employing the techniques of psychoanalysis to explore motivations, explain actions, etc.
- pterylographic — relating to pterylography
- 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.
- radiochemistry — the chemical study of radioactive elements, both natural and artificial, and their use in the study of chemical processes.
- rags to riches — You use rags to riches to describe the way in which someone quickly becomes very rich after they have been quite poor.
- 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.
- 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.
- sacred history — history that is retold with the aim of instilling religious faith and which may or may not be founded on fact
- scented orchid — a slender orchid, Gymnadenia conopsea, with fragrant pink flowers carried in a dense spike and having a three-lobed lip; found in calcareous turf
- schlockmeister — a person who deals in or sells inferior or worthless goods; junk dealer.
- schoolmistress — a woman who presides over or teaches in a school.
- scotch terrier — Scottish terrier.
- scotch verdict — a verdict of not proven: acceptable in certain cases in Scottish criminal law.
- secret history — a version of historical events which differs from the official or commonly accepted record and purports to be the true version
- short covering — purchases that close out short sales on stocks or commodities.
- shower curtain — waterproof sheet around a shower
- simchath torah — a Jewish festival, celebrated on the 23rd day of Tishri, being the 9th day of Sukkoth, that marks the completion of the annual cycle of the reading of the Torah in the synagogue and the beginning of the new cycle.
- sobriety coach — a person who is employed to help another to refrain from drinking alcohol
- social chapter — The social chapter is an agreement between countries in the European Union concerning workers' rights and working conditions.
- social charter — a declaration of the rights, minimum wages, maximum hours, etc, of workers in the European Union, later adopted in the Social Chapter
- social history — a view of historical events seen in terms of social trends
- south american — a continent in the S part of the Western Hemisphere. About 6,900,000 sq. mi. (17,871,000 sq. km).
- south carolina — a state in the SE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 31,055 sq. mi. (80,430 sq. km). Capital: Columbia. Abbreviation: SC (for use with zip code), S.C.
- spinthariscope — an instrument that detects ionizing radiation by picking up sparks of light from alpha particles.