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14-letter words containing p, r, i, n, t, h

  • metamorphizing — Present participle of metamorphize.
  • metamorphosing — to change the form or nature of; transform.
  • metanephridium — (anatomy) A vasiform excretory gland observed in invertebrates, such as annelids, arthropods and molluscs.
  • minor prophets — a subdivision of the books constituting the second main part of the Hebrew Bible which in Christian tradition are alone called the Prophets
  • misanthropical — of, relating to, or characteristic of a misanthrope.
  • misanthropists — Plural form of misanthropist.
  • morphotonemics — the morphophonemics of tonal phenomena.
  • mother shipton — a day-flying noctuid moth, Callistege mi, mottled brown in colour and named from a fancied resemblance between its darker marking and a haggish profile
  • nature worship — a system of religion based on the deification and worship of natural forces and phenomena.
  • nephrectomized — to perform a nephrectomy upon.
  • nephrotoxicity — The state or condition of being nephrotoxic.
  • nonpsychiatric — not psychiatric
  • nontherapeutic — of or relating to the treating or curing of disease; curative.
  • omphalocentric — Overly introspective and inclined to navel-gazing.
  • on the improve — improving
  • operating cash — the amount of cash or money that a business generates
  • opisthobranchs — Plural form of opisthobranch.
  • ornithomorphic — relating to an ornithomorph
  • ownership flat — a flat owned by the occupier
  • palaeanthropic — relating to or denoting the earliest variety of man
  • paleoanthropic — pertaining to prehistoric humans.
  • pamphleteering — the occupation of a pamphleteer
  • para-synthesis — the formation of a word by the addition of a derivational suffix to a phrase or compound, as of greathearted, which is great heart plus -ed.
  • parking lights — the parking lights on a vehicle are the small lights at the front that help other drivers to notice the vehicle and to judge its width
  • parrot-fashion — If you learn or repeat something parrot-fashion, you do it accurately but without really understanding what it means.
  • penny-farthing — a high bicycle of an early type, with one large wheel in front and one small wheel behind.
  • pentland firth — a strait between N Scotland and the Orkney Islands, linking the North Sea to the Atlantic Ocean: noted for its rough sea conditions. 14 miles (23 km) long.
  • phallocentrism — a doctrine or belief centered on the phallus, especially a belief in the superiority of the male sex.
  • phantasmagoria — a shifting series of phantasms, illusions, or deceptive appearances, as in a dream or as created by the imagination.
  • phantasmagoric — having a fantastic or deceptive appearance, as something in a dream or created by the imagination.
  • 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.
  • phenylthiourea — a crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 6 H 5 NHCSNH 2 , that is either tasteless or bitter, depending upon the heredity of the taster, and is used in medical genetics and as a diagnostic.
  • philanthropist — a person who practices philanthropy.
  • philanthropize — to treat (persons) in a philanthropic manner.
  • philanthropoid — an individual who does work for a charitable body
  • phonochemistry — the branch of chemistry concerned with the chemical effects of sound and ultrasonic waves
  • phonoreception — the physiological perception of sound.
  • phosphoprotein — a protein, as casein or ovalbumin, in which one or more hydroxyl groups of serine, threonine, or tyrosine are hydroxylated.
  • photoengraving — a photographic process of preparing printing plates for letterpress printing.
  • photoreception — the physiological perception of light.
  • photorecording — the act of making photographic records, especially of documents.
  • photoreduction — a reduction reaction induced by light.
  • pigeon-hearted — timid; meek.
  • pitch cylinder — (in a gear or rack) an imaginary surface forming a plane (pitch plane) a cylinder (pitch cylinder) or a cone or frustrum (pitch cone) that moves tangentially to a similar surface in a meshing gear so that both surfaces travel at the same speed.
  • pithecanthrope — (sometimes initial capital letter) a member of the former genus Pithecanthropus.
  • point of honor — an issue that affects one's honor, reputation, etc.: It was a point of honor with him to avenge any insult to his family.
  • polar zenithal — a type of map projection in which part of the earth's surface is projected onto a plane tangential to it at one of the poles
  • popcorn stitch — a crochet stitch made with a number of loose stitches fastened in a common base so that the yarn puffs up, looking much like a piece of popcorn
  • porphyrization — reduction to a powder, formerly done on a slab of porphyry.
  • porphyrogenite — a prince born after his father has succeeded to the throne
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