14-letter words containing p, a, t, c, h
- interparochial — of, relating to, or financially supported by one or more church parishes: parochial churches in Great Britain.
- jump the track — to go suddenly off the rails
- keep pace with — to proceed at the same speed as
- keep the peace — the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
- keratinophilic — (of a plant such as a fungus) growing on keratinous substances such as hair, hooves, nails, etc
- lambeth palace — the official residence of the archbishop of Canterbury, in Lambeth.
- lexicographist — (chiefly, archaic) A student specialising in the discipline of lexicography; lexicographer.
- licentiateship — a person who has received a license, as from a university, to practice an art or profession.
- lithographical — Of or pertaining to lithography.
- machine pistol — a fully automatic pistol; submachine gun.
- magnetic epoch — a geologically long period of time during which the magnetic field of the earth retains the same polarity. The magnetic field may reverse during such a period for a geologically short period of time (a magnetic event)
- magnetospheric — Of, pertaining to, or happening within the magnetosphere.
- 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.
- micropathology — the branch of pathology dealing with the microscopic study of changes that occur in tissues and cells during disease.
- misanthropical — of, relating to, or characteristic of a misanthrope.
- monophysitical — Of or pertaining to monophysitism.
- myocardiopathy — (pathology) Any disease of the myocardium.
- myopsychopathy — myopathy associated with mental weakness or change.
- nicotine patch — plaster to quit smoking
- nonpsychiatric — not psychiatric
- nontherapeutic — of or relating to the treating or curing of disease; curative.
- not a patch on — not nearly as good as
- 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
- ophthalmologic — the branch of medical science dealing with the anatomy, functions, and diseases of the eye.
- ophthalmoscope — an instrument for viewing the interior of the eye or examining the retina.
- ophthalmoscopy — the use of or technique of using an ophthalmoscope.
- opisthobranchs — Plural form of opisthobranch.
- opisthographic — written on the front and back of a parchment or papyrus
- orphans' court — a probate court in certain U.S. states.
- orthographical — Of, or relating to orthography; spelled correctly.
- 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