16-letter words containing s, h, e, p
- caryophyllaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Caryophyllaceae, a family of flowering plants including the pink, carnation, sweet william, and chickweed
- celestial sphere — an imaginary sphere of infinitely large radius enclosing the universe so that all celestial bodies appear to be projected onto its surface
- chattel personal — an item of movable personal property, such as furniture, domestic animals, etc
- checking deposit — a deposit on which cheques may be drawn
- chemical weapons — toxic chemicals used as weapons
- chemolithotrophs — Plural form of chemolithotroph.
- chemoprophylaxis — the prevention of disease using chemical drugs
- chest specialist — a physician who specializes in diseases affecting the organs in the chest
- children's panel — (in Scotland) a group of representatives of relevant agencies, with the power to deal with a child under sixteen who is in criminal or family trouble. Its hearings are private and replace most of the functions of juvenile courts
- chinese fan palm — a fan palm, Livistona chinensis, of southern Japan, having very large, deeply cleft leaves and bluish-green, ovalish fruit.
- chinese pavilion — crescent (def 6).
- chinese primrose — any plant of the genus Primula, as P. vulgaris (English primrose) of Europe, having yellow flowers, or P. sinensis (Chinese primrose) of China, having flowers in a variety of colors. Compare primrose family.
- chinese shar-pei — Shar-Pei.
- chinese whispers — a game in which a message is passed on, in a whisper, by each of a number of people, so that the final version of the message is often radically changed from the original
- chinese-pavilion — a shape resembling a segment of a ring tapering to points at the ends.
- chipped potatoes — chips
- cholecystography — radiography of the gall bladder after administration of a contrast medium
- chopped tomatoes — tomatoes cut into pieces
- christmas hamper — a collection of seasonal delicacies, often housed in a wicker hamper, which people or organizations give as Christmas presents
- chromatographies — Plural form of chromatography.
- chryselephantine — (of ancient Greek statues) made of or overlaid with gold and ivory
- chuvash republic — a constituent republic of W central Russia, in the middle Volga valley: generally low-lying with undulating plains and large areas of forest. Capital: Cheboksary. Pop: 1 313 900 (2002). Area: 18 300 sq km (7064 sq miles)
- chymotrypsinogen — the inactive precursor of chymotrypsin
- commissionership — The role or office of commissioner.
- composite school — a secondary school offering both academic and nonacademic courses
- coping mechanism — something a person does to deal with a difficult situation
- cottage hospital — a small rural hospital
- craftspersonship — The body of activities, skills, techniques, knowledge, and expertise pertinent to (a) particular craft(s).
- creeping thistle — a weedy Eurasian thistle, Cirsium arvense, common as a fast-spreading weed in the US
- crystallographer — A person skilled in crystallography.
- cyclophosphamide — an alkylating agent used in the treatment of leukaemia and lymphomas
- deep in the past — long ago
- deep-sea fishing — the activity of catching fish that live in the deep parts of the sea
- depart this life — to die
- depending on sth — You use depending on when you are saying that something varies according to the circumstances mentioned.
- dephlogisticated — Simple past tense and past participle of dephlogisticate.
- depth psychology — the study of unconscious motives and attitudes
- devonshire split — a kind of yeast bun split open and served with whipped cream or butter and jam
- diphosphorylated — (biochemistry) phosphorylated with two units of phosphoric acid.
- dneprodzerzhinsk — a city in the E central Ukraine, in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Dnieper River.
- do sth in person — If you do something in person, you do it yourself rather than letting someone else do it for you.
- dolichocephalism — (medicine) The quality or condition of being dolichocephalic.
- drop a bombshell — If someone drops a bombshell, they give you a sudden piece of bad or unexpected news.
- dual citizenship — Also called dual nationality. the status of a person who is a legal citizen of two or more countries.
- earthly paradise — Bible: Garden of Eden
- easter sepulcher — sepulcher (def 2).
- easter-sepulcher — a tomb, grave, or burial place.
- eastern whipbird — an Australian whipbird, Psophodes olivaceus
- echocardiographs — Plural form of echocardiograph.
- electromyographs — Plural form of electromyograph.