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14-letter words containing p, h, i, l, o, e

  • hypothetically — assumed by hypothesis; supposed: a hypothetical case.
  • hypotrachelium — (on a classical column) any member, as a necking, between the capital and the shaft.
  • hypoventilated — Simple past tense and past participle of hypoventilate.
  • inapproachable — not approachable.
  • interparochial — of, relating to, or financially supported by one or more church parishes: parochial churches in Great Britain.
  • irreproachable — free from blame; not able to be reproached or censured.
  • irreproachably — In an irreproachable manner; blamelessly.
  • kentish plover — Charadrius alexandrinus, a small wading bird belonging to the plover family, breeding in the tropics and subtropics; it is white and greyish-brown, with black legs and bill
  • keratinophilic — (of a plant such as a fungus) growing on keratinous substances such as hair, hooves, nails, etc
  • kitchen police — soldiers detailed by roster or as punishment to assist in kitchen duties.
  • lap microphone — a small microphone that may be clipped to the speaker's lapel, pocket, or the like.
  • le misanthrope — a comedy (1666) by Molière.
  • legislatorship — The office or position of a legislator.
  • lexicographers — Plural form of lexicographer.
  • lexicographist — (chiefly, archaic) A student specialising in the discipline of lexicography; lexicographer.
  • lip microphone — a microphone designed and shaped to be held close to the mouth, for use in noisy environments
  • lopping shears — long-handled pruning shears.
  • louis philippe — ("Citizen King") 1773–1850, king of France 1830–48.
  • machine pistol — a fully automatic pistol; submachine gun.
  • malpighiaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Malpighiaceae, a family of tropical plants many of which are lianas
  • megalocephalic — Cephalometry, Craniometry. macrocephalic.
  • mephistopheles — Medieval Demonology. one of the seven chief devils and the tempter of Faust.
  • metaphorically — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
  • microaerophile — An organism, especially an aerobic bacterium, that lives and thrives in environments low in oxygen.
  • microcephalous — Microcephalic.
  • micropublisher — a publisher of material in microfilm
  • microspherical — relating to or designating a microsphere
  • musculophrenic — (anatomy) Pertaining to the muscles and the diaphragm.
  • myrmecophilous — (biology) Adapted to thrive in the presence of ants.
  • non perishable — not subject to rapid deterioration or decay: A supply of nonperishable food was kept for emergencies.
  • nonphilosopher — a person who is not a philosopher
  • omphalocentric — Overly introspective and inclined to navel-gazing.
  • omphaloskepsis — contemplation of one's navel as part of a mystical exercise.
  • omphaloskeptic — One who contemplates or meditates upon one's navel; one who engages in omphaloscopy.
  • opisthocoelous — relating to vertebrae in which the centrum is convex and the posterior is concave
  • otaheite apple — a Society Islands tree, Spondias cytherea, of the cashew family, having whitish flowers and yellow, edible, plumlike fruit.
  • ownership flat — a flat owned by the occupier
  • palaeanthropic — relating to or denoting the earliest variety of man
  • paleoanthropic — pertaining to prehistoric humans.
  • parole hearing — a panel of people who decide whether to free a prisoner before his or her sentence has expired, on the condition that he or she is of good behaviour
  • peritrichously — in a peritrichous manner; in a fashion characteristic of a peritrichous organism
  • personal chair — a professorship awarded in recognition of academic achievement
  • petrochemicals — substances, such as acetone or ethanol, obtained from petroleum or natural gas
  • phallocentrism — a doctrine or belief centered on the phallus, especially a belief in the superiority of the male sex.
  • pharmacopoeial — a book published usually under the jurisdiction of the government and containing a list of drugs, their formulas, methods for making medicinal preparations, requirements and tests for their strength and purity, and other related information.
  • phase velocity — the velocity with which a simple harmonic wave is propagated, equal to the wavelength divided by the period of vibration.
  • phenolic resin — any of the class of thermosetting resins formed by the condensation of phenol, or of a phenol derivative, with an aldehyde, especially formaldehyde: used chiefly in the manufacture of paints and plastics and as adhesives for sandpaper and plywood.
  • phenologically — in a phenological manner
  • phenotypically — the observable constitution of an organism.
  • phenylcarbinol — benzyl alcohol.
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