14-letter words containing p, a, t, c, h, e
- matched sample — a sample in which the individuals selected for analysis share all properties except that under investigation
- mechanotherapy — curative treatment by mechanical means.
- mesaticephalic — (anatomy) Having a cranium with a medium ratio of length to breadth.
- metaphorically — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
- metaphosphoric — applied to an acid (HPO3) containing a molecule less of water than orthophosphoric acid
- metaphysically — pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics.
- metaphysicians — Plural form of metaphysician.
- metapsychology — speculative thought dealing systematically with concepts extending beyond the limits of psychology as an empirical science.
- metencephalons — Plural form of metencephalon.
- nicotine patch — plaster to quit smoking
- nontherapeutic — of or relating to the treating or curing of disease; curative.
- oesophagectomy — (surgery) the surgical procedure for the removal of all, or part of the oesophagus.
- omphalocentric — Overly introspective and inclined to navel-gazing.
- omphaloskeptic — One who contemplates or meditates upon one's navel; one who engages in omphaloscopy.
- operating cash — the amount of cash or money that a business generates
- ophthalmoscope — an instrument for viewing the interior of the eye or examining the retina.
- pachydermatous — of, relating to, or characteristic of pachyderms.
- palaeanthropic — relating to or denoting the earliest variety of man
- paleoanthropic — pertaining to prehistoric humans.
- parachute jump — leaping from aircraft with a parachute
- parchment worm — any of several polychaete worms of the genus Chaetopterus that secrete and live in a U -shaped, parchmentlike tube.
- parenchymatous — Botany. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin-walled cells able to divide.
- part of speech — any of the classes into which words in some languages, as Latin and English, have traditionally been divided on the basis of their meaning, form, or syntactic function, as, in English, noun, pronoun, verb, adverb, adjective, preposition, conjunction, and interjection.
- paschal letter — (in the early Christian church) a letter, written by a patriarch, archbishop, or bishop to a cleric under his authority, announcing the date of the next Easter festival.
- patch together — assemble roughly
- patheticalness — causing or evoking pity, sympathetic sadness, sorrow, etc.; pitiful; pitiable: a pathetic letter; a pathetic sight.
- pendulum watch — (formerly) a watch having a balance wheel, especially a balance wheel bearing a fake pendulum bob oscillating behind a window in the dial.
- permanent echo — a radar signal reflected to a radar station on the ground by a building or other fixed object.
- petrochemicals — substances, such as acetone or ethanol, obtained from petroleum or natural gas
- phallocentrism — a doctrine or belief centered on the phallus, especially a belief in the superiority of the male sex.
- pharmaceutical — pertaining to pharmacy or pharmacists.
- phase velocity — the velocity with which a simple harmonic wave is propagated, equal to the wavelength divided by the period of vibration.
- phenotypically — the observable constitution of an organism.
- phenyl acetate — a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 8 H 8 O 2 , having a phenolic odor: used chiefly as a solvent.
- phosphate rock — phosphorite.
- photoduplicate — photocopy.
- 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.
- phthalocyanine — Also called metal-free phthalocyanine. a blue-green pigment, C 3 2 H 1 8 N 8 , derived from phthalic anhydride.
- phyllosilicate — any silicate mineral having the tetrahedral silicate groups linked in sheets, each group containing four oxygen atoms, three of which are shared with other groups so that the ratio of silicon atoms to oxygen atoms is two to five.
- pitched battle — a battle in which the orderly arrangement of armed forces and the location have been predetermined.
- pithecanthrope — (sometimes initial capital letter) a member of the former genus Pithecanthropus.
- platycephalous — flat-headed
- pneumothoraces — the presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity.
- port charlotte — a town in SW Florida.
- practice-teach — to work as a practice teacher.
- preanaesthetic — a drug administered prior to an anaesthetic
- 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.
- project athena — (project) A distributed system project for support of educational and research computing at MIT. Much of the software developed is now in wider use, especially the X Window System.
- prosthetically — a device, either external or implanted, that substitutes for or supplements a missing or defective part of the body.
- pseudo-ethical — pertaining to or dealing with morals or the principles of morality; pertaining to right and wrong in conduct.