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15-letter words containing p, e, t, c, h, i

  • lick into shape — to pass the tongue over the surface of, as to moisten, taste, or eat (often followed by up, off, from, etc.): to lick a postage stamp; to lick an ice-cream cone.
  • lymphocytopenia — (pathology) An abnormally low level of lymphocytes in the blood.
  • mental handicap — learning disability
  • merchant prince — a very wealthy or influential merchant.
  • metamorphically — In a metamorphic manner.
  • microphotometer — a photometer adapted for measuring the intensity of light emitted, transmitted, or reflected by minute objects.
  • microphotometry — the use of microphotometers to measure the intensity of light transmitted or reflected by very small areas
  • morphine addict — a person who is addicted to the drug morphine
  • multiple choice — question: with several options
  • multiple-choice — consisting of several possible answers from which the correct one must be selected: a multiple-choice question.
  • neuropathically — In a neuropathic way.
  • neuropathologic — Of or pertaining to neuropathology.
  • neuropsychiatry — the branch of medicine dealing with diseases involving the mind and nervous system.
  • new port richey — a town in central Florida.
  • nonmetaphorical — not metaphorical; literal
  • nonpsychoactive — Not psychoactive.
  • nucleophilicity — (uncountable) The condition of being nucleophilic.
  • orthopaedic bed — a specially firm bed designed to help correct or ameliorate the discomfort of disorders of the spine and joints
  • orthopaedically — in an orthopaedic manner
  • pachymeningitis — inflammation of the dura mater of the brain and spinal cord
  • packet-switched — packet switching
  • palaeoanthropic — relating to palaeoanthropology
  • paleolithic man — any of the prehistoric populations of humans, as the Cro-Magnon, living in the late Pliocene and the Pleistocene epochs.
  • paraheliotropic — (of leaves) turning away from light; sun-avoiding
  • parasympathetic — pertaining to that part of the autonomic nervous system consisting of nerves and ganglia that arise from the cranial and sacral regions and function in opposition to the sympathetic system, as in inhibiting heartbeat or contracting the pupil of the eye.
  • parenthetically — of, pertaining to, noting, or of the nature of a parenthesis: several unnecessary parenthetic remarks.
  • parthenogenetic — development of an egg without fertilization.
  • pavel petrovich — Paul I (def 2).
  • phase-switching — a technique used in radio interferometry in which the signal from one of the two antennae is periodically reversed in phase before being multiplied by the signal from the other antenna
  • phenakistoscope — an early form of a zoetrope in which figures are depicted in different poses around the edge of a disc. When the disc is spun, and the figures observed through the apertures around the edge of the disc, they appear to be moving
  • phenomenalistic — the doctrine that phenomena are the only objects of knowledge or the only form of reality.
  • phenylketonuric — an inherited disease due to faulty metabolism of phenylalanine, characterized by phenylketones in the urine and usually first noted by signs of mental retardation in infancy.
  • phonemicization — a grouping of phonemes
  • phoneticization — the representation of speech in writing using a system in which individual symbols reflect speech sounds in a regular manner
  • phosphocreatine — a compound, C 4 H 1 0 O 5 N 3 P, found chiefly in muscle, formed by the enzymatic interaction of an organic phosphate and creatine, the breakdown of which provides energy for muscle contraction.
  • photo-secession — an association of photographers founded in New York City in 1902 by Alfred Stieglitz and Edward Steichen that advocated the development and public recognition of photography as a fine art.
  • photoconductive — of, relating to, or exhibiting photoconductivity.
  • photodissociate — to split or break up molecules as a result of the absorption of photons
  • photoelasticity — the phenomenon of double refraction of polarized light by a transparent substance under elastic stress, used to measure strain in elastic, transparent materials.
  • photoelectronic — relating to electronic effects or devices affected by light
  • photoexcitation — the creation of an increase in energy in atoms, molecules or ions caused by the absorption of a photon
  • photomechanical — noting or pertaining to any of various processes for printing from plates or surfaces prepared by the aid of photography.
  • photomicroscope — a microscope having an illuminator and a camera mechanism for producing a photomicrograph.
  • photorefractive — of or relating to a change in the index of refraction by spatial variations of the light intensity, as in a laser.
  • phytochemically — in a phytochemical manner
  • phytopathogenic — of, possessing the properties of, or relating to a phytopathogen
  • pick up the tab — If you pick up the tab, you pay a bill on behalf of a group of people or provide the money that is needed for something.
  • pied flycatcher — a small black and white migratory bird of Europe and western Asia, Ficedula hypoleuca
  • 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.
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