14-letter words containing p, h, l
- sulphacetamide — a topical antibiotic of the sulphonamide group, used to treat eye infections, as well as skin infections including acne
- sulphanilamide — a white odourless crystalline compound formerly used in medicine in the treatment of bacterial infections. Formula: NH2C6H4SO2NH2
- sulphonic acid — type of strong organic acid
- sulphonium ion — a positive ion produced by the addition of a proton to the sulphur atom of a thiol or thio-ether
- sulphonmethane — a colourless crystalline compound used medicinally as a hypnotic. Formula: C7H16O4S2
- sulphur spring — a natural hot spring containing sulphur, believed to have curative properties
- sulphur-bottom — blue whale.
- sulphur-flower — a plant, Eriogonum umbellatum, of the buckwheat family, native to the western coast of the U.S., having leaves with white, woolly hairs on the underside and golden-yellow flowers.
- sulphuric acid — Sulphuric acid is a colourless, oily, and very powerful acid.
- supply teacher — A supply teacher is a teacher whose job is to take the place of other teachers at different schools when they are unable to be there.
- sycophantishly — in a sycophantish manner
- tachygraphical — characteristic of tachygraphy
- tachyphylactic — Medicine/Medical. immediate, temporary immunization against the effects of injection of a toxic extract owing to previous small injections of the same extract.
- telegraph buoy — a buoy placed over an underwater telegraph cable.
- telegraph pole — A telegraph pole is a tall wooden pole with telephone wires attached to it, connecting several different buildings to the telephone system.
- telegraph wire — a wire that transmits telegraph and telephone signals
- telepathically — communication between minds by some means other than sensory perception.
- telephone bank — an array of telephones used in large-scale telephoning operations, as for a political campaign.
- telephone book — a book, directory, or the like, usually containing an alphabetical list of telephone subscribers in a city or other area, together with their addresses and telephone numbers.
- telephone call — contact by phone
- telephone line — phone connection
- telephone pole — a utility pole for supporting telephone wires.
- telephone wire — a wire that transmits telegraph and telephone signals
- telephonically — of, relating to, or happening by means of a telephone system.
- telephoto lens — a lens constructed so as to produce a relatively large image with a focal length shorter than that required by an ordinary lens producing an image of the same size: used to photograph small or distant objects.
- telephotograph — a photograph taken with a telephoto lens.
- telephotometer — an instrument for measuring the amount of light emanating from a distant object.
- thalassography — oceanography, especially that branch dealing with smaller bodies of water, as bays, sounds, and gulfs.
- the apple isle — Tasmania
- the black caps — the international cricket team of New Zealand
- the capitoline — the most important of the Seven Hills of Rome. The temple of Jupiter was on the southern summit and the ancient citadel on the northern summit
- the last trump — the final trumpet call that according to the belief of some will awaken and raise the dead on the Day of Judgment
- the lower paid — people who do not earn a lot of money
- the maple leaf — the national flag of Canada, consisting of a representation of a maple leaf in red on a white central panel with a vertical red bar on either side
- the palaeocene — the Palaeocene epoch or rock series
- the palaeogene — the Palaeogene period or system
- the palaeozoic — the Palaeozoic era
- the palatinate — either of two territories in SW Germany, once ruled by the counts palatine. Upper Palatinate is now in Bavaria; Lower or Rhine Palatinate is now in Rhineland-Palatinate, Baden-Württemberg, and Hesse
- the paranormal — paranormal happenings generally
- the platteland — (in South Africa) the country districts or rural areas
- the pole vault — a field event in which competitors attempt to clear a high bar with the aid of an extremely flexible long pole
- the public eye — If someone is in the public eye, many people know who they are, because they are famous or because they are often mentioned on television or in the newspapers.
- the slush pile — the unsolicited manuscripts sent by hopeful authors to a publisher, considered as a whole
- the unemployed — people who are out of work
- the-suppliants — a tragedy (c463 b.c.) by Aeschylus.
- theotocopoulos — Domenikos [th aw-men-ee-kaws] /ðɔˈmɛn i kɔs/ (Show IPA), El Greco.
- thermal spring — a spring whose temperature is higher than the mean temperature of ground water in the area.
- thermophyllous — relating to deciduous plants or trees that bear leaves only during the warmer times of the year
- third republic — the republic established in France in 1870 and terminating with the Nazi occupation in 1940.
- thought police — a group of people with totalitarian views on a given subject, who constantly monitor others for any deviation from prescribed thinking