15-letter words containing p, h, i, l, d
- hyperventilated — Simple past tense and past participle of hyperventilate.
- hypochlorhydria — (pathology) The presence of an insufficient amount of hydrochloric acid in the stomach.
- hypochondriacal — Also, hypochondriacal, H05/H0509000 hahy-poh-kuh n-drahy-uh-kuh l, ˌhaɪ poʊ kənˈdraɪ ə kəl. Psychiatry. pertaining to or suffering from hypochondria, an excessive preoccupation with and worry about one's health: The comedy is aimed at the hypochondriac demographic. produced by hypochondria: Hypochondriac feelings overwhelmed her.
- hypolydian mode — a plagal church mode represented on the white keys of a keyboard instrument by an ascending scale from C to C, with the final on F.
- ideographically — an ideogram.
- indian elephant — See under elephant.
- lead-pipe cinch — an absolute certainty: It's a lead-pipe cinch they'll be there.
- leukodystrophic — Of or pertaining to leukodystrophy.
- lymphoid tissue — of, relating to, or resembling lymph.
- malpighian body — Also called kidney corpuscle, Malpighian body. the structure at the beginning of a vertebrate nephron, consisting of a glomerulus and its surrounding Bowman's capsule.
- mental handicap — learning disability
- methylphenidate — a central nervous system stimulant, C 1 4 H 1 9 NO 2 , used in the control of hyperkinetic syndromes and narcolepsy.
- nonhospitalized — not hospitalized
- opposition hold — a particular way of holding rock in mountain-climbing
- ornithodelphian — of or relating to mammals of the class Ornithodelphia
- orthopaedically — in an orthopaedic manner
- package holiday — a holiday arranged by a travel company in which your travel and accommodation are booked for you
- paedophile ring — a group of people who take part in illegal sexual activity involving children
- payment holiday — a break taken from paying ( a debt etc) back
- perchloric acid — a colorless, syrupy hygroscopic liquid, HClO 4 , an acid of chlorine containing one more oxygen atom than chloric acid: used chiefly as a reagent in analytical chemistry.
- phenylhydrazine — a yellow, poisonous liquid or low-melting solid, C 6 H 8 N 2 , used in chemical analysis and organic synthesis.
- philip the bold — 1342–1404, duke of Burgundy (1363–1404), noted for his courage at Poitiers (1356) in the Hundred Years' War: regent of France for his nephew Charles VI (1368–88, 1392–1404)
- philip the good — 1396–1467, duke of Burgundy 1419–67.
- phoenix islands — a group of eight coral islands in the central Pacific: administratively part of Kiribati. Area: 28 sq km (11 sq miles). The islands and surrounding waters form the Phoenix Islands Protected Area, the world's largest marine protected area. Area: 410 500 sq km (158 500 sq miles)
- phototheodolite — an optical tracking instrument consisting of a camera and theodolite mounted on a single tripod, used in photogrammetry and in tracking rockets.
- pick-and-shovel — marked by drudgery; laborious: the pick-and-shovel work necessary to get a political campaign underway.
- pied flycatcher — a small black and white migratory bird of Europe and western Asia, Ficedula hypoleuca
- pine leaf aphid — any of various homopterous insects of the family Adelgidae, as Adelges abietis (spruce gall aphid) and Pineus pinifoliae (pine leaf aphid) that feed and form galls on conifers.
- polish corridor — a strip of land near the mouth of the Vistula River: formerly separated Germany from East Prussia; given to Poland in the Treaty of Versailles 1919 to provide it with access to the Baltic.
- polychlorinated — having multiple chlorine atoms
- posthole digger — a tool or device for digging a posthole.
- pre-established — to establish beforehand.
- propionaldehyde — a colorless, water-soluble liquid, C 3 H 6 O, having a pungent odor: used chiefly in the manufacture of plastics.
- propylhexedrine — a colorless, adrenergic, water-soluble liquid, C 1 0 H 2 N, used by inhalation as a nasal decongestant.
- pseudo-chemical — of, used in, produced by, or concerned with chemistry or chemicals: a chemical formula; chemical agents.
- psychedelically — of or noting a mental state characterized by a profound sense of intensified sensory perception, sometimes accompanied by severe perceptual distortion and hallucinations and by extreme feelings of either euphoria or despair.
- psychedelicware — /si:"k*-del"-ik-weir/ [UK] Synonym display hack. See also smoking clover.
- pulchritudinous — physically beautiful; comely.
- radio telephone — A radio telephone is a telephone which carries sound by sending radio signals rather than by using wires. Radio telephones are often used in cars.
- radio-telephone — a telephone in which sound or speech is transmitted by means of radio waves instead of through wires or cables.
- radiotelegraphy — the constructing or operating of radiotelegraphs.
- rheinland-pfalz — German name of Rhineland-Palatinate.
- self-hypnotized — hypnotized by oneself.
- sheffield plate — sheet copper with a cladding of silver.
- sign the pledge — to make a vow to abstain from alcoholic drink
- snubfin dolphin — Australian dolphin with a small dorsal fin
- sodium sulphate — a solid white substance that occurs naturally as thenardite and is usually used as the white anhydrous compound (salt cake) or the white crystalline decahydrate (Glauber's salt) in making glass, detergents, and pulp. Formula: Na2SO4
- sophisticatedly — (of a person, ideas, tastes, manners, etc.) altered by education, experience, etc., so as to be worldly-wise; not naive: a sophisticated young socialite; the sophisticated eye of an experienced journalist.
- spanish needles — (used with a singular or plural verb) a composite plant, Bidens bipinnata, having achenes with downwardly barbed awns.
- spit and polish — great care in maintaining smart appearance and crisp efficiency: The commander was concerned more with spit and polish than with the company's morale.