16-letter words containing p, h, e, n, a, c
- escape mechanism — way of avoiding reality
- escutcheon plate — a plate or shield that surrounds a keyhole, door handle, light switch, etc, esp an ornamental one protecting a door or wall surface
- ethnographically — Regarding the ethnography (of a region).
- expectant mother — a pregnant woman
- fingertip search — When the police carry out a fingertip search of a place, they examine it for evidence in a very detailed way.
- francis joseph i — 1830–1916, emperor of Austria 1848–1916; king of Hungary 1867–1916.
- french polynesia — a French overseas territory in the S Pacific, including the Society Islands, Marquesas Islands, and other scattered island groups. 1544 sq. mi. (4000 sq. km). Capital: Papeete.
- gadsden purchase — a tract of 45,535 sq. mi. (117,935 sq. km), now contained in New Mexico and Arizona, purchased for $10,000,000 from Mexico in 1853, the treaty being negotiated by James Gadsden.
- galenic pharmacy — the art or practice of preparing and dispensing galenicals.
- geographic range — the distance at which a certain light, as that of a lighthouse, is visible to the eye at a given elevation, assuming that the weather is clear and that the light is sufficiently powerful to be visible from any point at which it appears above the horizon.
- golden parachute — an employment contract or agreement guaranteeing a key executive of a company substantial severance pay and other financial benefits in the event of job loss caused by the company's being sold or merged.
- graphic designer — person: commercial artist
- graphic language — For specifying graphic operations.
- hand screw clamp — a screw that can be tightened by the fingers, without the aid of a tool.
- haptic interface — (interface, hardware) A touch interface to a computer that provides feedback, such as a data glove.
- hard-packed snow — snow which becomes very firmly packed as it becomes refrozen due to cold weather conditions rather than melting
- health inspector — a public employee who inspects places such as restaurants, shops, factories etc to make sure they are hygienic and do not pose any dangers to health
- hepatopancreases — Plural form of hepatopancreas.
- hierophantically — In a hierophantic manner; in the manner of a hierophant.
- high-performance — A high-performance car or other product goes very fast or does a lot.
- hispano-american — Spanish.
- hold one's peace — the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
- hospital corners — a fold on a bed sheet or blanket made by tucking the foot or head of the sheet straight under the mattress with the ends protruding and then making a diagonal fold at the side corner of the sheet and tucking this under to produce a triangular corner.
- hyperconjugation — (organic chemistry) A weak form of conjugation in which single bonds interact with a conjugated system.
- hypermasculinity — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- hypnagogic image — an image experienced by a person just before falling asleep, which often resembles a hallucination
- hypnagogic state — the drowsy period between wakefulness and sleep, during which fantasies and hallucinations often occur.
- in plain clothes — not wearing a uniform
- league champions — the team that has come top of the league
- lymphangiectasia — (medicine) dilation of the lymphatic vessels.
- lymphangiectasis — Alt form lymphangiectasia.
- mach's principle — the proposition that there is no absolute space and that the inertia and acceleration of a body are determined by all of the matter of the universe.
- machine operator — someone who operates mechanical equipment
- macpherson strut — an automobile suspension-system component that consists of a strut combined with a spring and shock absorber and connects the wheel to the frame of the vehicle.
- mechanoreception — The action of a mechanoreceptor.
- mechanoreceptive — Responsive to mechanical stimuli such as sound and touch.
- mechanoreceptors — Plural form of mechanoreceptor.
- mit lisp machine — Lisp Machine
- nephrocalcinosis — (medicine) The deposition of calcium salts in the renal parenchyma due to hyperparathyroidism.
- neuropsychiatric — Of or pertaining to neuropsychiatry; simultaneously neurological and psychiatric.
- non-alphabetical — in the order of the letters of the alphabet: alphabetical arrangement.
- non-geographical — of or relating to geography.
- non-metaphysical — pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics.
- north palm beach — a town in E Florida.
- nucleophilically — In a nucleophilic manner.
- on the scrapheap — (of people or things) having outlived their usefulness
- open scholarship — a scholarship which anyone can apply for
- packet switching — a method of efficient data transmission whereby the initial message is broken into relatively small units, or packets, that are routed independently and subsequently reassembled.
- packet-switching — a method of efficient data transmission whereby the initial message is broken into relatively small units, or packets, that are routed independently and subsequently reassembled.
- pain in the neck — source of annoyance