14-letter words containing p, o, c, h
- oceanographers — Plural form of oceanographer.
- oesophagectomy — (surgery) the surgical procedure for the removal of all, or part of the oesophagus.
- oesophagoscope — Alternative form of esophagoscope.
- omphalocentric — Overly introspective and inclined to navel-gazing.
- omphaloskeptic — One who contemplates or meditates upon one's navel; one who engages in omphaloscopy.
- oophorectomies — Plural form of oophorectomy.
- oophorectomize — to surgically remove (one or both ovaries)
- opechancanough — c1545–1644, Algonquian leader, brother of Powhatan: led Jamestown massacre 1622.
- operating cash — the amount of cash or money that a business generates
- ophthalmologic — the branch of medical science dealing with the anatomy, functions, and diseases of the eye.
- ophthalmoscope — an instrument for viewing the interior of the eye or examining the retina.
- ophthalmoscopy — the use of or technique of using an ophthalmoscope.
- opisthobranchs — Plural form of opisthobranch.
- opisthocoelous — relating to vertebrae in which the centrum is convex and the posterior is concave
- opisthographic — written on the front and back of a parchment or papyrus
- ornithomorphic — relating to an ornithomorph
- orphan process — (operating system) A Unix process whose original parent has terminated and which has become a child of "init(1)". Compare zombie.
- orphans' court — a probate court in certain U.S. states.
- orthographical — Of, or relating to orthography; spelled correctly.
- oscillographic — Of or pertaining to an oscillograph.
- pachydermatous — of, relating to, or characteristic of pachyderms.
- paddock-basher — a vehicle suited to driving on rough terrain
- palaeanthropic — relating to or denoting the earliest variety of man
- paleencephalon — (no longer in technical use) the more primitive part of the brain in the evolutionary development of animals, including all parts except the cerebral cortex and its related structures.
- paleoanthropic — pertaining to prehistoric humans.
- panidiomorphic — (of igneous rocks) having well-developed crystals
- parapsychology — the branch of psychology that deals with the investigation of purportedly psychic phenomena, as clairvoyance, extrasensory perception, telepathy, and the like.
- parchment worm — any of several polychaete worms of the genus Chaetopterus that secrete and live in a U -shaped, parchmentlike tube.
- parenchymatous — Botany. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin-walled cells able to divide.
- parish council — local administrative body
- parish records — historical documents of a district
- part of speech — any of the classes into which words in some languages, as Latin and English, have traditionally been divided on the basis of their meaning, form, or syntactic function, as, in English, noun, pronoun, verb, adverb, adjective, preposition, conjunction, and interjection.
- patch together — assemble roughly
- pathologically — of or relating to pathology.
- pension scheme — savings fund for retirement
- peritrichously — in a peritrichous manner; in a fashion characteristic of a peritrichous organism
- permanent echo — a radar signal reflected to a radar station on the ground by a building or other fixed object.
- personal chair — a professorship awarded in recognition of academic achievement
- petrochemicals — substances, such as acetone or ethanol, obtained from petroleum or natural gas
- petrochemistry — the branch of chemistry dealing with petroleum or its products.
- petrophysicist — a person who studies, or is an expert in, petrophysics
- 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.
- phallocentrism — a doctrine or belief centered on the phallus, especially a belief in the superiority of the male sex.
- phantasmagoric — having a fantastic or deceptive appearance, as something in a dream or created by the imagination.
- pharmacologist — the science dealing with the preparation, uses, and especially the effects of drugs.
- pharmacopoeial — a book published usually under the jurisdiction of the government and containing a list of drugs, their formulas, methods for making medicinal preparations, requirements and tests for their strength and purity, and other related information.
- pharmacopoeian — an individual who has expert knowledge of a pharmacopoeia
- pharmacopolist — a person who sells pharmaceutical products
- phase velocity — the velocity with which a simple harmonic wave is propagated, equal to the wavelength divided by the period of vibration.
- phenolic resin — any of the class of thermosetting resins formed by the condensation of phenol, or of a phenol derivative, with an aldehyde, especially formaldehyde: used chiefly in the manufacture of paints and plastics and as adhesives for sandpaper and plywood.