14-letter words containing r, h, e, o, m, p
- photochemistry — the branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical action of light.
- photogrammetry — the process of making surveys and maps through the use of photographs, especially aerial photographs.
- photoperiodism — the response, as affecting growth or reproduction, of an organism to the length of exposure to light in a 24-hour period.
- phytochemistry — the branch of biochemistry dealing with plants and plant processes.
- piezochemistry — the study of chemical reactions at high pressures
- pinhole camera — a simple camera in which an aperture provided by a pinhole in an opaque diaphragm is used in place of a lens.
- platform shoes — shoes: thick sole
- plethysmograph — a device for measuring and recording changes in the volume of the body or of a body part or organ.
- pneumothoraces — the presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity.
- poikilothermal — cold-blooded (def 1 .) (opposed to homoiothermal).
- poikilothermia — Medicine/Medical. the inability to regulate core body temperature (as by sweating to cool off or by putting on clothes to warm up), found especially in some spinal cord injury patients and in patients under general anesthesia.
- poikilothermic — cold-blooded (def 1 .) (opposed to homoiothermal).
- postmastership — the office or position of a postmaster
- primary phloem — phloem derived directly from the growth of an apical meristem.
- promethea moth — a silkworm moth, Callosamia promethea, having reddish-brown wings, each with a border of white or yellow, the larvae of which feed on spicebush and other lauraceous plants.
- prominent moth — any moth of the family Notodontidae characterized by tufts of scales on the back edge of the forewing that stand up prominently at rest and give the group its name. It includes the puss moth and buff-tip as well as those with prominent in the name
- pseudomorphism — an irregular or unclassifiable form.
- put the arm on — the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- pyrophotometer — a form of pyrometer that measures temperature by optical or photometric means.
- pythagoreanism — the doctrines of Pythagoras and his followers, especially the belief that the universe is the manifestation of various combinations of mathematical ratios.
- rhombenporphyr — an intermediate igneous rock embedded with rhombus-shaped crystals
- roman alphabet — Latin alphabet.
- scapulohumeral — of, relating to, or involving the scapula and humerus.
- short-tempered — having a quick, hasty temper; irascible.
- spermatorrhoea — abnormally frequent and involuntary nonorgasmic emission of semen.
- spermatothecae — a female reproductive organ in some insects
- sportfisherman — a motorboat fitted out for sportfishing.
- subatmospheric — (of a quantity) having a value lower than that of the atmosphere: subatmospheric temperatures.
- symmetrophobia — an avoidance of symmetry, esp in Japanese art and Egyptian temples
- telephotometer — an instrument for measuring the amount of light emanating from a distant object.
- the paranormal — paranormal happenings generally
- theriomorphism — the identification of animal characteristics with a supernatural being
- thermoperiodic — responding to or affected by periodic differences in temperatures.
- thermophyllous — relating to deciduous plants or trees that bear leaves only during the warmer times of the year
- thermoreceptor — a receptor stimulated by changes in temperature.
- thrombopoietin — a hormone that induces bone marrow cells to form blood platelets.
- trachyspermous — having seeds with a rough coat.
- ubv photometry — the photometric measurement of the color index of a star, using ultraviolet, blue, and visual (yellow) filters.
- uncomprehended — not comprehended or understood
- unmetaphorical — not used, viewed, or intended as a metaphor
- up to the mark — acceptably good
- white mariposa — a Mariposa lily, Calochortus venustus, having white or pale lilac flowers.
- with open arms — the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.