15-letter words containing p, h, a, t, i, c
- hyperfunctional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- hypergalactosis — an abnormally large secretion of milk.
- hyperreactivity — the quality or condition of being reactive.
- hypocrystalline — (of igneous rocks) having both glass and crystalline components
- if the cap fits — the allusion or criticism seems to be appropriate to a particular person
- impact adhesive — a glue designed to give adhesion when two coated surfaces are pressed together
- inter-parochial — of, relating to, or financially supported by one or more church parishes: parochial churches in Great Britain.
- jack the ripper — an unidentified murderer who killed at least seven prostitutes in London's East End between August and November 1888
- 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.
- microangiopathy — any disease of the small blood vessels.
- microphotograph — microfilm (def 1).
- microtopography — microrelief.
- morphine addict — a person who is addicted to the drug morphine
- morphosyntactic — involving both morphology and syntax.
- 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.
- noncatastrophic — of the nature of a catastrophe, or disastrous event; calamitous: a catastrophic failure of the dam.
- nonmetaphorical — not metaphorical; literal
- nonphotographic — not involving photographic equipment or techniques
- nonpsychiatrist — a person who is not a psychiatrist
- nonpsychoactive — Not psychoactive.
- ophthalmoscopic — Of, pertaining to or using an ophthalmoscope.
- 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
- orthopsychiatry — an approach to psychiatry concerned with the study and treatment of behavioral disorders, especially of young people.
- 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.
- panoramic sight — an artillery sight that can be rotated horizontally in a full circle.
- 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.
- patchwork quilt — cover sewn from patches of cloth
- pavel petrovich — Paul I (def 2).
- phantom circuit — a circuit derived from two suitably arranged pairs of wires, each pair being a circuit (side circuit) and also acting as one half of an additional derived circuit, the entire system providing the capabilities of three circuits while requiring wires for only two.
- 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.
- philanthropical — of, pertaining to, engaged in, or characterized by philanthropy; benevolent: a philanthropic foundation.
- phonautographic — relating to a phonautograph or a piece of equipment that records sound visually by detecting the sound waves and indicating them on a graph
- 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.