15-letter words containing p, a, r, h
- phosphorylative — of or relating to phosphorylation
- photodegradable — (of a substance) capable of being broken down by light.
- photofluorogram — a recording on photographic film of images produced by a fluoroscopic examination.
- photoheliograph — an instrument for photographing the sun, consisting of a camera and a specially adapted telescope.
- photojournalism — journalism in which photography dominates written copy, as in certain magazines.
- photolithograph — Also, photolithoprint [foh-tuh-lith-uh-print] /ˌfoʊ təˈlɪθ əˌprɪnt/ (Show IPA). a lithograph printed from a stone or the like upon which a picture or design has been formed by photography.
- photomacrograph — a photograph showing a subject at actual size or somewhat larger.
- photomicrograph — a photograph taken through a microscope.
- photorefractive — of or relating to a change in the index of refraction by spatial variations of the light intensity, as in a laser.
- phototelegraphy — facsimile (def 2a).
- phototopography — topographical surveying employing photogrammetric methods.
- phototransistor — a transistor that amplifies current induced by photoconductivity.
- phototropically — in a phototropic manner
- phototypography — (formerly) the art or technique of making printing surfaces by light or photography, by any of a large number of processes.
- photoxylography — the process of using photography in order to produce an image on wood, for the use of a wood engraver
- phrasemongering — the act of coining memorable phrases
- phrenologically — in a manner relating to phrenology
- physical memory — (memory management) The memory hardware (normally RAM) installed in a computer. The term is only used in contrast to virtual memory.
- physiotherapist — physical therapy.
- pied flycatcher — a small black and white migratory bird of Europe and western Asia, Ficedula hypoleuca
- pilgrim fathers — the Pilgrims (of Plymouth Colony)
- pinochet ugarte — Augusto [ou-goos-taw] /aʊˈgus tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1915–2006, Chilean army general and political leader: president 1973–90.
- pistachio green — a light or medium shade of yellow green.
- pithecanthropus — a former genus of extinct hominids whose members have now been assigned to the proposed species Homo erectus.
- plain of sharon — a plain in W Israel, between the Mediterranean and the hills of Samaria, extending from Haifa to Tel Aviv
- plant-hire firm — a company that hires out mobile mechanical equipment for construction, road-making, etc
- planter's punch — a punch made with rum, lime juice, sugar, and water or soda.
- play the market — to speculate on a stock exchange
- pleochroic halo — a dark-colored, microscopic ring around a minute radioactive particle in certain mineral crystals, used in estimating the age of the rocks containing these crystals
- plethysmography — the tracking of changes measured in bodily volume
- pneumatotherapy — the use of compressed or rarefied air in treating disease.
- polychlorinated — having multiple chlorine atoms
- polymorphically — in a polymorphic manner
- polysomnography — a record of a person's sleep pattern, breathing, heart activity, and limb movements during sleep. Abbreviation: PSG.
- pontine marshes — an area of W Italy, southeast of Rome: formerly malarial swamps, drained in 1932–34 after numerous attempts since 160 bc had failed
- port washington — a town on NW Long Island, in SE New York.
- posthemorrhagic — occurring after a haemorrhage
- potash feldspar — any of the feldspar minerals having the composition KAlSi 3 O 8 , as orthoclase.
- power macintosh — Power Mac
- prairie chicken — either of two North American gallinaceous birds of western prairies, Tympanuchus cupido (greater prairie chicken) or T. pallidicinctus (lesser prairie chicken) having rufous, brown, black, and white plumage.
- pre-elizabethan — (of English culture, history, traditions, etc.) before the reign of Queen Elizabeth I; before the second half of the 16th century.
- pre-established — to establish beforehand.
- primary feather — any of the flight feathers growing from the manus of a bird's wing
- primary teacher — a teacher in a primary school
- prince charming — (sometimes lowercase) a man who embodies a woman's romantic ideal.
- private hearing — a formal or official trial that is not open to the public
- probationership — the position of a probationer
- process heating — Process heating is heating, usually from steam, which is used to increase the temperature in a process vessel.
- progress chaser — a person employed to make sure at each stage, esp of a manufacturing process, that a piece of work is on schedule and is delivered to the customer on time
- propeller shaft — a shaft that transmits power from an engine to a propeller.