14-letter words containing p, e, t, s, h
- coppersmithing — The work of a coppersmith; the forging of copper.
- counterpunches — Plural form of counterpunch.
- cryptaesthetic — of or relating to cryptaesthesia
- cryptographers — Plural form of cryptographer.
- cuproscheelite — (mineral) A mineral (CuWO4) having the same structure as scheelite but with calcium replaced by copper.
- curtain speech — a talk given in front of the curtain after a stage performance, often by the author or an actor
- depth of focus — the amount by which the distance between the camera lens and the film can be altered without the resulting image appearing blurred
- deputy sheriff — a person that is authorized to act as sheriff in certain circumstances
- desulphuration — the removal of sulphur; desulphurization
- dispatch rider — a horseman or motorcyclist who carries dispatches
- displenishment — the act of displenishing
- draughtsperson — Alternative spelling of draftsperson.
- duty-free shop — airport: untaxed goods store
- east northport — a town on NW Long Island, in SE New York.
- ecocatastrophe — a disaster caused by changes in the environment.
- eggshell paint — paint that has a slight sheen
- electrophorese — (biochemistry) To carry out electrophoresis on something.
- elephant grass — any of various stout tropical grasses or grasslike plants, esp Pennisetum purpureum, and Typha elephantina, a type of reed mace
- elephant shrew — any small active African mammal of the family Macroscelididae and order Macroscelidea, having an elongated nose, large ears, and long hind legs
- elephant's-ear — any aroid plant of the genus Colocasia, of tropical Asia and Polynesia, having very large heart-shaped leaves: grown for ornament and for their edible tubers
- emphaticalness — The quality of being emphatic; emphasis.
- emprosthotonos — Alternative form of emprosthotonus.
- emprosthotonus — (medicine) A condition in which the body is bent sharply forward.
- encephalitides — Plural form of encephalitis.
- endophenotypes — Plural form of endophenotype.
- ephemeris time — time that is based on the orbit of the earth around the sun rather than the axial rotation of the earth, one ephemeris second being 1⁄31 556 925.9747 of the tropical year 1900. It was used from 1960 to 1983 as an astronomical timescale but has been replaced by terrestrial dynamical time and barycentric dynamic time
- epistolography — the art, or practice, of letter-writing
- epithelisation — Alternative form of epithelization.
- epitrachelions — Plural form of epitrachelion.
- erythropoiesis — The production of red blood cells.
- euphuistically — In a euphuistic manner.
- exoatmospheric — Pertaining to, or occurring in the nearby region of space outside the Earth's atmosphere.
- explosion shot — a shot used in hitting a ball from a sand trap, in which the sand just behind the ball rather than the ball itself is struck with full force
- field hospital — an organization of medical personnel with medical equipment for establishing a temporary hospital at isolated posts or in the field to support ground troops in combat.
- fishing permit — an official document which allows you to fish in a particular area of water
- flagship store — A flagship store is the most important store in a chain, often with the largest volume of sales, or the most up-to-date formats or layouts
- flash spectrum — the emission spectrum of the chromosphere of the sun, which dominates the solar spectrum in the seconds just before and after a total solar eclipse.
- foolscap sheet — a sheet of foolscap paper
- genital herpes — a sexually transmitted disease caused by herpes simplex virus type 2, characterized primarily by transient blisters on and around the genitals.
- ghost prisoner — a prisoner, esp one held in US military captivity, whose detention is not publicly acknowledged
- gymslip mother — a girl of school age who has become a mother
- haematophagous — (of certain animals) feeding on blood
- haematopoiesis — Alternative spelling of hematopoiesis.
- hale telescope — the 200-inch (508-cm) reflector at the Palomar Observatory.
- haplostemonous — (of plants) having the stamens arranged in a single whorl
- happenstantial — Being or relating to happenstance.
- headmastership — The role or position of headmaster.
- health physics — the branch of physics concerned with the health and safety of people in medical, scientific, and industrial work, esp with protection from the biological effects of ionizing radiation
- heart-stopping — A heart-stopping moment is one that makes you anxious or frightened because it seems that something bad is likely to happen.
- heliosciophyte — any plant that grows in the shade, but thrives more in the sun