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15-letter words containing r, h, p, o, s, i

  • phosphorylation — to introduce the phosphoryl group into (an organic compound).
  • phosphorylative — of or relating to phosphorylation
  • photojournalism — journalism in which photography dominates written copy, as in certain magazines.
  • photomicroscope — a microscope having an illuminator and a camera mechanism for producing a photomicrograph.
  • photosensitizer — a drug, food, or other chemical that increases sensitivity to light and other visible photons
  • phototransistor — a transistor that amplifies current induced by photoconductivity.
  • phrasemongering — the act of coining memorable phrases
  • physical memory — (memory management)   The memory hardware (normally RAM) installed in a computer. The term is only used in contrast to virtual memory.
  • physiotherapist — physical therapy.
  • pink-shirt book — (publication)   "The Peter Norton Programmer's Guide to the IBM PC". The original cover featured a picture of Peter Norton with a silly smirk on his face, wearing a pink shirt. Perhaps in recognition of this usage, the current edition has a different picture of Norton wearing a pink shirt. See also book titles.
  • pistachio green — a light or medium shade of yellow green.
  • pithecanthropus — a former genus of extinct hominids whose members have now been assigned to the proposed species Homo erectus.
  • plain of sharon — a plain in W Israel, between the Mediterranean and the hills of Samaria, extending from Haifa to Tel Aviv
  • poikilothermism — the state or quality of being cold-blooded, as fishes and reptiles.
  • polish corridor — a strip of land near the mouth of the Vistula River: formerly separated Germany from East Prussia; given to Poland in the Treaty of Versailles 1919 to provide it with access to the Baltic.
  • pontine marshes — an area of W Italy, southeast of Rome: formerly malarial swamps, drained in 1932–34 after numerous attempts since 160 bc had failed
  • port washington — a town on NW Long Island, in SE New York.
  • posthemorrhagic — occurring after a haemorrhage
  • posthole digger — a tool or device for digging a posthole.
  • postsynchronize — to add sound, such as dubbing, to a film or video after shooting is completed
  • power macintosh — Power Mac
  • probationership — the position of a probationer
  • process heating — Process heating is heating, usually from steam, which is used to increase the temperature in a process vessel.
  • property rights — a legal right to or in a particular property.
  • proscenium arch — the arch separating the stage from the auditorium
  • protospatharius — (of the Byzantine empire) a high-ranking official in the imperial guard
  • pseudepigraphon — any book of the Pseudepigrapha
  • pseudoarthrosis — a joint formed by fibrous tissue bridging the gap between the two fragments of bone of an old fracture that have not united
  • pseudoephedrine — a dextrorotatory, isomeric compound, C 1 0 H 1 5 NO, used as a nasal decongestant.
  • pseudonephritis — a condition, thought to be benign, in which microscopic amounts of blood and protein are present in the urine, occurring commonly among athletes after strenuous exercise.
  • psychobiography — a biographical study focusing on psychological factors, as childhood traumas and unconscious motives.
  • psychochemistry — the treatment of mental illnesses by drugs
  • psychogeriatric — the psychology of old age.
  • psychographical — relating to psychographics
  • psychohistorian — a person who writes psychohistory
  • psychotherapist — the treatment of psychological disorders or maladjustments by a professional technique, as psychoanalysis, group therapy, or behavioral therapy.
  • pulchritudinous — physically beautiful; comely.
  • radiophosphorus — phosphorus 32.
  • reservoir patch — A reservoir patch is an adhesive patch enclosing an amount of medicine. The patch is applied to the skin, and the medicine in it is delivered through a membrane into the skin and into the bloodstream.
  • rhesus positive — relating to blood containing Rhesus antigen D
  • saprophytically — any organism that lives on dead organic matter, as certain fungi and bacteria.
  • schopenhauerian — Arthur [ahr-too r] /ˈɑr tʊər/ (Show IPA), 1788–1860, German philosopher.
  • schopenhauerism — the philosophy of Schopenhauer, who taught that only the cessation of desire can solve the problems arising from the universal impulse of the will to live.
  • scratching post — a block or post of wood, usually covered with carpeting, on which a cat can use its claws.
  • self-censorship — the act or practice of censoring.
  • semipornography — partial pornography; material that is almost pornographic
  • share ownership — the owning of shares in a company
  • shock probation — the release on probation of a criminal after brief imprisonment
  • shooting script — a motion-picture scenario having the scenes arranged in the order in which they are to be photographed.
  • shopping arcade — a place where a number of shops are connected together under one roof
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