15-letter words containing p, l, e, r, o, h
- mother of pearl — a hard, iridescent substance that forms the inner layer of certain mollusk shells, used for making buttons, beads, etc.; nacre.
- mother's helper — a person who is hired to assist in household chores, especially caring for children.
- mother-of-pearl — a hard, iridescent substance that forms the inner layer of certain mollusk shells, used for making buttons, beads, etc.; nacre.
- natal horoscope — the horoscope based on an individual's birth.
- nearly-new shop — a shop that sells secondhand clothes and other objects
- nephrolithiasis — (pathology) presence of calculi in kidneys.
- nephrolithotomy — incision or opening of a kidney pelvis for removal of a calculus.
- nephrosclerosis — (pathology) arteriosclerosis of the renal arteries.
- neuroepithelial — Of or relating to the neuroepithelium.
- neuroepithelium — Embryology. the part of the embryonic ectoderm that gives rise to the nervous system.
- neuropathically — In a neuropathic way.
- neuropathologic — Of or pertaining to neuropathology.
- neurophysiology — the branch of physiology dealing with the functions of the nervous system.
- neuropsychology — The study of the relationship between behavior, emotion, and cognition on the one hand, and brain function on the other.
- nonmetaphorical — not metaphorical; literal
- northern parula — any of several American wood warblers of the genus Parula, especially P. americana (northern parula) having bluish plumage with a yellow throat and breast.
- ornithodelphian — of or relating to mammals of the class Ornithodelphia
- orthopaedically — in an orthopaedic manner
- paedophile ring — a group of people who take part in illegal sexual activity involving children
- palaeoanthropic — relating to palaeoanthropology
- palaeogeography — the study of geographical features of the geological past
- palaeontography — the branch of palaeontology concerned with the description of fossils
- paraheliotropic — (of leaves) turning away from light; sun-avoiding
- passport holder — a person who has a passport
- pavel petrovich — Paul I (def 2).
- pentaerythritol — a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 5 H 1 2 O 4 , used chiefly in the manufacture of alkyd resins, varnishes, plasticizers, and explosives.
- perchloric acid — a colorless, syrupy hygroscopic liquid, HClO 4 , an acid of chlorine containing one more oxygen atom than chloric acid: used chiefly as a reagent in analytical chemistry.
- perchloroethane — hexachloroethane.
- peroxysulphuric — as in peroxysulphuric acid
- personal growth — development as an individual
- petroleum ether — a volatile mixture of the higher alkane hydrocarbons, obtained as a fraction of petroleum and used as a solvent
- phenylene group — any of three bivalent, isomeric groups having the formula –C 6 H 4 –, derived from benzene by the removal of two hydrogen atoms.
- phenylketonuria — an inherited disease due to faulty metabolism of phenylalanine, characterized by phenylketones in the urine and usually first noted by signs of mental retardation in infancy.
- phenylketonuric — an inherited disease due to faulty metabolism of phenylalanine, characterized by phenylketones in the urine and usually first noted by signs of mental retardation in infancy.
- phlebosclerosis — sclerosis, or hardening, of the walls of veins.
- phloem necrosis — a disease of the American elm caused by a mycoplasmalike organism, characterized by yellowing and necrosis of the foliage and yellowish-brown discoloration of the phloem.
- phosphorylative — of or relating to phosphorylation
- photodegradable — (of a substance) capable of being broken down by light.
- photoelectronic — relating to electronic effects or devices affected by light
- photoheliograph — an instrument for photographing the sun, consisting of a camera and a specially adapted telescope.
- photomultiplier — an extremely sensitive detector of light and of other radiation, consisting of a tube in which the electrons released by radiation striking a photocathode are accelerated, greatly amplifying the signal obtainable from small quantities of radiation.
- phototelegraphy — facsimile (def 2a).
- phrenologically — in a manner relating to phrenology
- physical memory — (memory management) The memory hardware (normally RAM) installed in a computer. The term is only used in contrast to virtual memory.
- pleochroic halo — a dark-colored, microscopic ring around a minute radioactive particle in certain mineral crystals, used in estimating the age of the rocks containing these crystals
- plethysmography — the tracking of changes measured in bodily volume
- poikilothermism — the state or quality of being cold-blooded, as fishes and reptiles.
- polychlorinated — having multiple chlorine atoms
- polychloroprene — a chloroprene polymer
- posthole digger — a tool or device for digging a posthole.