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19-letter words containing p, h, o, r

  • a drop in the ocean — If you say that something is a drop in the ocean, you mean that it is a very small amount which is unimportant compared to the cost of other things or is so small that it has very little effect on something.
  • a slap on the wrist — A slap on the wrist is a warning or a punishment that is not very severe.
  • abnormal psychology — the study of behaviour patterns that diverge widely from generally accepted norms, esp those of a pathological nature
  • acoustic gramophone — a device for reproducing the sounds stored on a record: now usually applied to the nearly obsolete type that uses a clockwork motor and acoustic horn
  • ad-hoc polymorphism — overloading
  • alpha canis majoris — Sirius
  • alpha canis minoris — Procyon
  • alpha ursae minoris — Polaris
  • answerphone message — a pre-recorded message that is left on an answering machine, usually inviting callers to leave a message
  • anthropic principle — the cosmological theory that the presence of life in the universe limits the ways in which the very early universe could have evolved
  • anthropocentrically — regarding the human being as the central fact of the universe.
  • anthropomorphically — ascribing human form or attributes to a being or thing not human, especially to a deity.
  • anti-prohibitionist — a person who favors or advocates prohibition.
  • anticipatory breach — a declaration by one party to a contract that it does not intend to fulfil its obligations to the second party, who can then accept this declaration and choose not to be bound by the contract
  • appetitive behavior — activity that increases the likelihood of satisfying a specific need, as restless searching for food by a hungry predator (distinguished from consummatory behavior).
  • army of the potomac — Union forces, trained and organized by Gen. George B. McClellan, that guarded Washington, D.C., against a Confederate invasion across the Potomac and fought battles in the eastern sector during the Civil War.
  • atmospheric braking — a technique of reentry in which the vehicle is maneuvered in the upper atmosphere so as to lose velocity by utilizing drag without overheating.
  • autoerotic asphyxia — asphyxia caused by intentionally strangling oneself while masturbating in order to intensify the orgasm through reduced oxygen flow to the brain.
  • bacteriochlorophyll — a pale blue-gray form of chlorophyll that is unique to the photosynthetic but anaerobic purple bacteria.
  • ballistocardiograph — an instrument that records the slight recoil of the body, while on a special bed, caused by the contractions of the heart: used to measure cardiac pumping power and the elasticity of the aorta
  • beta-naphthyl group — See under naphthyl.
  • blast from the past — You can use a blast from the past as a light-hearted way of referring to something such as an old song or fashion that you hear or notice again, and which reminds you of an earlier time.
  • breach of the peace — A breach of the peace is noisy or violent behaviour in a public place which is illegal because it disturbs other people.
  • bring into the open — to make evident or public
  • brush-tailed possum — any of several widely-distributed Australian possums of the genus Trichosurus
  • cathodic protection — a technique for protecting metal structures, such as steel ships and pipelines, from electrolytic corrosion by making the structure the cathode in a cell, either by applying an electromotive force directly or by putting it into contact with a more electropositive metal
  • chamber of deputies — the lower house of the legislature of certain countries, as Italy.
  • champagne corks pop — If you say that champagne corks are popping, you mean that people are celebrating something.
  • chemical processing — Chemical processing is a way of making changes to chemical compounds.
  • chemolithoautotroph — (biology) A chemoautotroph or lithoautotroph.
  • chief petty officer — the senior naval rank for personnel without commissioned or warrant rank
  • chlorobromide paper — a relatively fast printing paper coated with an emulsion of silver chloride and silver bromide.
  • chloroplatinic acid — a red-brown, crystalline, water-soluble solid, H 2 PtCl 6 ⋅6H 2 O, used chiefly in platinizing glass, metals, and ceramic ware.
  • christmas pantomime — pantomime (def 5).
  • chromatographically — With regard to, or by by using chromatography.
  • cinematographically — a motion-picture projector.
  • co-respondent shoes — men's two-coloured shoes, usually black and white or brown and white
  • coherent parallel c — (language)   A data parallel version of C.
  • columnar epithelium — epithelium consisting of one or more layers of elongated cells of cylindrical or prismatic shape.
  • combination therapy — a therapy that combines two or more drugs, or two or more treatments
  • comparison shopping — Comparison shopping is comparing similar products from different stores or suppliers. Comparison shopping services are popular on the Internet.
  • compulsory purchase — purchase of a house or other property by a local authority or government department for public use or to make way for development, regardless of whether or not the owner wishes to sell
  • computed tomography — computerized axial tomography. Abbreviation: CT.
  • computer peripheral — a device that is attached to and controlled by a computer, such as a scanner, printer, or external hard drive
  • confectioner's shop — a sweet shop
  • corporal punishment — Corporal punishment is the punishment of people by hitting them.
  • counterpoint-rhythm — Music. the art of combining melodies.
  • covered-dish supper — a meal to which guests contribute food, as casseroles.
  • criminal psychology — study of criminals' minds
  • dendrogeomorphology — (geology) the science that uses dendrochronology to study changes to the Earth's surface over time.

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