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16-letter words containing p, h, o, s, r, l

  • morphophysiology — The (study of the) biological interrelationship between form and physiological function.
  • nephrocalcinosis — (medicine) The deposition of calcium salts in the renal parenchyma due to hyperparathyroidism.
  • neurohypophyseal — Relating to the neurohypophysis.
  • neurohypophysial — Relating to the neurohypophysis.
  • neuropathologies — the pathology of the nervous system.
  • neuropathologist — A specialist who practices neuropathology.
  • open scholarship — a scholarship which anyone can apply for
  • ophthalmoparesis — (medicine) A partial or complete paralysis of the extraocular muscles which are responsible for eye movements.
  • padded shoulders — (on a garment) shoulders lined, stuffed, or filled out with soft material, esp in order to give them a higher or wider shape
  • palmerston north — a city in New Zealand, in the S North Island on the Manawatu River. Pop: 78 100 (2004 est)
  • parasol mushroom — a common edible field mushroom, Macrolepiota (Lepiota) procera, having a light-brown, scaly cap.
  • parkerhouse roll — a yeast roll shaped by folding over a flat, round piece of buttered dough
  • parochial school — a primary or secondary private school supervised by a religious organization, especially a Roman Catholic day school affiliated with a parish or a holy order.
  • pascal's theorem — the theorem that the lines joining adjacent vertices of a hexagon intersect the same straight line if alternate vertices lie on two intersecting straight lines.
  • pearly razorfish — See under razorfish.
  • people's charter — the principles or movement of a party of political reformers, chiefly workingmen, in England from 1838 to 1848: so called from the document (People's Charter or National Charter) that contained a statement of their principles and demands.
  • personal hygiene — bodily cleanliness
  • personal shopper — a person, often a store employee, whose job is to assist shoppers in selecting clothing or other merchandise.
  • phantasmagorical — having a fantastic or deceptive appearance, as something in a dream or created by the imagination.
  • philanthropistic — a person who practices philanthropy.
  • philosopher king — the Platonic ideal of a ruler, philosophically trained and enlightened.
  • philosopher-king — the Platonic ideal of a ruler, philosophically trained and enlightened.
  • phlebothrombosis — the presence of a thrombus in a vein.
  • phosphoryl group — the trivalent group ≡P≡O.
  • place of worship — religious house: church, temple
  • polyphonic prose — prose characterized by the use of poetic devices, as alliteration, assonance, rhyme, etc., and especially by an emphasis on rhythm not strictly metered.
  • process theology — a form of theology that emphasizes the close relation of human beings, nature, and God.
  • pseudohistorical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
  • public ownership — ownership by the state; nationalization
  • pusher propeller — a propeller located on the trailing edge of an aircraft wing.
  • rochelle powders — (not in technical use) Seidlitz powders.
  • school inspector — an official whose job is to inspect schools and to report on their quality and conditions
  • scrovegni chapel — Arena Chapel.
  • secondary phloem — phloem derived from the cambium during secondary growth.
  • selenomorphology — the study of the lunar surface and landscape
  • sharia-compliant — (of a product or service) produced or offered in accordance with the doctrines of the sharia
  • shopping trolley — A shopping trolley is a large metal basket on wheels which is provided by shops such as supermarkets for customers to use while they are in the shop.
  • showy crab apple — a large Japanese bush or tree, Malus floribunda, of the rose family, having red fruit and rose-colored flowers that fade to white.
  • southern uplands — a hilly region extending across S Scotland: includes the Lowther, Moorfoot, and Lammermuir hills
  • spectroheliogram — a photograph of the sun made with a spectroheliograph.
  • splanchnopleural — the double layer formed by the association of the lower layer of the lateral plate of mesoderm with the underlying entoderm, which develops into the embryonic viscera.
  • stenothermophile — a stenothermophilic bacterium.
  • still photograph — a photograph taken from a cinema film which is used for publicity purposes
  • subtropical high — one of several highs, as the Azores and Pacific highs, that prevail over the oceans at latitudes of about 30 degrees N and S. Also called subtropical anticyclone. Compare high (def 37).
  • sulphur trioxide — a white corrosive substance existing in three crystalline forms of which the stable (alpha-) form is usually obtained as silky needles. It is produced by the oxidation of sulphur dioxide, and is used in the sulphonation of organic compounds. Formula: SO3
  • sulu archipelago — an island group in the SW Philippines, separating the Sulawesi Sea from the Sulu Sea. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Jolo.
  • the first couple — the US president and their spouse
  • the gospel truth — the unquestionable truth
  • the yellow press — (formerly) popular newspapers publishing sensational stories
  • thermoplasticity — soft and pliable when heated, as some plastics, without any change of the inherent properties.
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