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16-letter words containing p, r, o, t, h, n

  • para-nitrophenol — any compound derived from phenol by the replacement of one or more of its ring hydrogen atoms by the nitro group.
  • parochialization — a parochial character, spirit, or tendency; excessive narrowness of interests or view; provincialism.
  • peano arithmetic — (mathematics)   Giuseppe Peano's system for representing natural numbers inductively using only two symbols, "0" (zero) and "S" (successor). This system could be expressed as a recursive data type with the following Haskell definition: data Peano = Zero | Succ Peano The number three, usually written "SSS0", would be Succ (Succ (Succ Zero)). Addition of Peano numbers can be expressed as a simple syntactic transformation: plus Zero n = n plus (Succ m) n = Succ (plus m n) (1995-03-28)
  • perchloromethane — carbon tetrachloride.
  • phantasmagorical — having a fantastic or deceptive appearance, as something in a dream or created by the imagination.
  • pharmacogenetics — the branch of pharmacology that examines the relation of genetic factors to variations in response to drugs.
  • pharmacokinetics — the branch of pharmacology that studies the fate of pharmacological substances in the body, as their absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination.
  • philanthropistic — a person who practices philanthropy.
  • philoprogenitive — producing offspring, especially abundantly; prolific.
  • photochronograph — a device formerly used for taking a series of instantaneous photographs of a rapidly moving object.
  • photorespiration — the oxidation of carbohydrates in many higher plants in which they get oxygen from light and then release carbon dioxide, somewhat different from photosynthesis.
  • photozincography — a type of photoengraving using a sensitized zinc plate.
  • phytoremediation — a process of decontaminating soil or water by using plants and trees to absorb or break down pollutants.
  • pinot chardonnay — Chardonnay.
  • pithecanthropine — of, belonging to, or resembling a former genus (Pithecanthropus, now classified as Homo erectus) of extinct early humans, who lived in Java, China, Europe, and Africa
  • pithecanthropoid — of, relating to, or resembling the former genus Pithecanthropus or one of its members.
  • pneumatic trough — a trough filled with liquid, especially water, for collecting gases in bell jars or the like by displacement.
  • point de hongrie — flame stitch.
  • poitou-charentes — a region of W central France, on the Bay of Biscay: mainly low-lying
  • pork scratchings — small pieces of crisply cooked pork crackling, eaten cold as an appetizer with drinks
  • poynting theorem — the theorem that the rate of flow of electromagnetic energy through unit area is equal to the Poynting vector, i.e. the cross product of the electric and magnetic field intensities
  • prognostic chart — a chart showing the predicted state of the atmosphere for a given time in the future.
  • projection booth — a soundproof compartment in a theater where a motion-picture projector is housed and from which the picture is projected on the screen.
  • prometheus bound — a tragedy (c457 b.c.) by Aeschylus.
  • protestant ethic — work ethic.
  • rhinopharyngitis — inflammation of the mucous membranes of the nose and pharynx.
  • rising diphthong — a diphthong in which the first of two apparent vocalic elements is of lesser stress or sonority than the second, as the (wä) in guava [gwah-vuh] /ˈgwɑ və/ (Show IPA).
  • roentgenotherapy — treatment of disease by means of x-rays.
  • saint-john perse — (Alexis Saint-Léger Léger) 1887–1975, French diplomat and poet: Nobel Prize in literature 1960.
  • schneider trophy — a trophy for air racing between seaplanes of any nation, first presented by Jacques Schneider (1879–1928) in 1913; won outright by Britain in 1931
  • school inspector — an official whose job is to inspect schools and to report on their quality and conditions
  • 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.
  • shorthand typing — shorthand and typing
  • shorthand typist — A shorthand typist is a person who types and writes shorthand, usually in an office.
  • soft pornography — soft-core pornography.
  • southern baptist — a member of the Southern Baptist Convention, founded in Augusta, Georgia, in 1845, that is strictly Calvinistic and active in religious publishing and education.
  • southern uplands — a hilly region extending across S Scotland: includes the Lowther, Moorfoot, and Lammermuir hills
  • sphygmomanometer — an instrument, often attached to an inflatable air-bladder cuff and used with a stethoscope, for measuring blood pressure in an artery.
  • sphygmomanometry — an instrument, often attached to an inflatable air-bladder cuff and used with a stethoscope, for measuring blood pressure in an artery.
  • spotted redshank — a sandpiper, Tringa erythropus, which is a large wader with red legs
  • stenothermophile — a stenothermophilic bacterium.
  • telephone number — digits dialled to reach sb by phone
  • tephrochronology — a geochronologic technique based on the dating of layers of volcanic ash.
  • the anthropocene — a proposed term for the present geological epoch (from the time of the Industrial Revolution onwards), during which humanity has begun to have a significant impact on the environment
  • the herring-pond — the Atlantic Ocean
  • the moving party — a person who applies to a court or judge with the aim of obtaining a ruling in their favour
  • the preconscious — preconscious mental activity
  • three-point line — Basketball. a field goal worth three points, made from behind a specified line (three-point line)
  • three-point play — a play in which a player sinks the free throw that was awarded when the player was fouled while scoring a basket.
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