16-letter words containing p, u, t, c, h, e
- primitive church — the early Christian church, especially in reference to its earliest form and organization.
- prosthetic group — the nonprotein acid constituent of a conjugate protein, as the heme group of hemoglobin.
- pseudohistorical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
- purchase request — A purchase request is a document detailing required items, the number required and when they will be required. Once approved it becomes a purchase order.
- purchasing agent — a person who buys materials, supplies, equipment, etc., for a company.
- put to the torch — to set fire to; burn down
- spanish chestnut — Castanea sativa
- speech community — the aggregate of all the people who use a given language or dialect.
- stannic sulphide — an insoluble solid compound of tin usually existing as golden crystals or as a yellowish-brown powder: used as a pigment. Formula: SnS2
- the first couple — the US president and their spouse
- the preconscious — preconscious mental activity
- the public purse — money from or controlled by the government
- three-piece suit — men's formal outfit
- through-composed — having different music for each verse: a through-composed song. Compare strophic (def 2).
- to pass the buck — If you pass the buck, you refuse to accept responsibility for something, and say that someone else is responsible.
- twofold purchase — a purchase using a double standing block and a double running block so as to give a mechanical advantage of four or five, neglecting friction, depending on whether the hauling is on the standing block or the running block.
- underpitch vault — a construction having a central vault intersected by vaults of lower pitch.
- ventriculography — radiography of the ventricles of the heart after injection of a contrast medium
- water chinquapin — an American lotus, Nelumbo lutea, having pale-yellow flowers and an edible seed.
- whited sepulcher — an evil person who feigns goodness; hypocrite. Matt. 23:27.
- whited sepulchre — hypocrite
- with due respect — with deserved esteem