14-letter words containing p, h, o, b
- hybristophilia — A paraphilia involving attraction to somebody who has committed a crime or outrage.
- hydrophobicity — (chemistry, uncountable) The condition of being hydrophobic.
- hyperbolically — having the nature of hyperbole; exaggerated.
- hypermetabolic — of, relating to, or affected by metabolism.
- hypometabolism — The physiological state of having an decreased rate of metabolic activity.
- inapproachable — not approachable.
- irreproachable — free from blame; not able to be reproached or censured.
- irreproachably — In an irreproachable manner; blamelessly.
- john q. public — the average or typical U.S. citizen: an entertainment aimed at Mr. and Mrs. John Q. Public.
- keep the books — to keep written records of the finances of a business or other enterprise
- louangphrabang — a city in N Laos, on the Mekong River: former royal capital.
- membranophones — Plural form of membranophone.
- microbarograph — a barograph for recording minute fluctuations of atmospheric pressure.
- micropublisher — a publisher of material in microfilm
- morse alphabet — the set of symbols used to represent letters in Morse code
- nanopublishing — an inexpensive form of online publishing that uses blogging as a model to reach a specific audience
- nephroblastoma — a malignant tumour arising from the embryonic kidney that occurs in young children, esp in the age range 3–8 years
- non perishable — not subject to rapid deterioration or decay: A supply of nonperishable food was kept for emergencies.
- opisthobranchs — Plural form of opisthobranch.
- paddock-basher — a vehicle suited to driving on rough terrain
- phallic symbol — any object, as a cigar or skyscraper, that may broadly resemble or represent the penis, especially such an object that symbolizes power, as an automobile.
- phenobarbitone — a white, crystalline powder, C 1 2 H 1 2 N 2 O 3 , used as a sedative, a hypnotic, and as an antispasmodic in epilepsy.
- phenylbutazone — a potent substance, C 1 9 H 2 0 N 2 O 2 , used to reduce pain and inflammation in rheumatic diseases and gout, and used in veterinary medicine for musculoskeletal disorders.
- phenylcarbinol — benzyl alcohol.
- pocket borough — (before the Reform Bill of 1832) any English borough whose representatives in Parliament were controlled by an individual or family.
- point the bone — to wish bad luck (on)
- port elizabeth — a seaport in the SE Cape of Good Hope province, in the S Republic of South Africa.
- pre-bachelor's — an unmarried man.
- prohibitionist — a person who favors or advocates prohibition.
- public holiday — national day off work
- public housing — housing owned or operated by a government and usually offered at low rent to the needy.
- rhombenporphyr — an intermediate igneous rock embedded with rhombus-shaped crystals
- roman alphabet — Latin alphabet.
- sheepback rock — roche moutonnée.
- spanish burton — any of several tackles employing a runner in addition to the fall.
- subatmospheric — (of a quantity) having a value lower than that of the atmosphere: subatmospheric temperatures.
- sulphur-bottom — blue whale.
- symmetrophobia — an avoidance of symmetry, esp in Japanese art and Egyptian temples
- telegraph buoy — a buoy placed over an underwater telegraph cable.
- 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.
- the upper body — the part of the body above the waist
- thromboplastic — causing or accelerating blood-clot formation.
- thromboplastin — Biochemistry. a lipoprotein in the blood that converts prothrombin to thrombin.
- thrombopoietin — a hormone that induces bone marrow cells to form blood platelets.
- ubv photometry — the photometric measurement of the color index of a star, using ultraviolet, blue, and visual (yellow) filters.
- unapproachable — not capable of being approached; remote; unreachable: an unapproachable spot; an unapproachable person.
- webliographies — Plural form of webliography.
- whirlpool bath — a bath in which the body is immersed in swirling water as therapy or for relaxation.
- xenophobically — relating to or exhibiting fear or hatred of foreigners, people from different cultures, or strangers.