14-letter words containing s, p, h, r
- cryptaesthetic — of or relating to cryptaesthesia
- cryptographers — Plural form of cryptographer.
- cryptographist — the science or study of the techniques of secret writing, especially code and cipher systems, methods, and the like. Compare cryptanalysis (def 2).
- cryptorchidism — a congenital condition in which one or both testicles fail to descend into the scrotum
- cuproscheelite — (mineral) A mineral (CuWO4) having the same structure as scheelite but with calcium replaced by copper.
- curiosity shop — a shop selling unusual items and curios
- curtain speech — a talk given in front of the curtain after a stage performance, often by the author or an actor
- deputy sheriff — a person that is authorized to act as sheriff in certain circumstances
- desulphuration — the removal of sulphur; desulphurization
- diffeomorphism — a differentiable homeomorphism.
- discharge lamp — a lamp in which light is produced by an electric discharge in a gas-filled glass enclosure.
- discographical — Of or pertaining to discography.
- dispatch rider — a horseman or motorcyclist who carries dispatches
- dowager's hump — a type of kyphosis, common in older women, in which the shoulders become rounded and the upper back develops a hump: caused by osteoporosis resulting in skeletal deformity.
- draughtsperson — Alternative spelling of draftsperson.
- dual ownership — the state of owning something jointly with someone else
- duty-free shop — airport: untaxed goods store
- east northport — a town on NW Long Island, in SE New York.
- ecocatastrophe — a disaster caused by changes in the environment.
- electrophorese — (biochemistry) To carry out electrophoresis on something.
- elephant grass — any of various stout tropical grasses or grasslike plants, esp Pennisetum purpureum, and Typha elephantina, a type of reed mace
- elephant shrew — any small active African mammal of the family Macroscelididae and order Macroscelidea, having an elongated nose, large ears, and long hind legs
- elephant's-ear — any aroid plant of the genus Colocasia, of tropical Asia and Polynesia, having very large heart-shaped leaves: grown for ornament and for their edible tubers
- emprosthotonos — Alternative form of emprosthotonus.
- emprosthotonus — (medicine) A condition in which the body is bent sharply forward.
- encephalograms — Plural form of encephalogram.
- ephemeris time — time that is based on the orbit of the earth around the sun rather than the axial rotation of the earth, one ephemeris second being 1⁄31 556 925.9747 of the tropical year 1900. It was used from 1960 to 1983 as an astronomical timescale but has been replaced by terrestrial dynamical time and barycentric dynamic time
- epistolography — the art, or practice, of letter-writing
- epitrachelions — Plural form of epitrachelion.
- erythropoiesis — The production of red blood cells.
- euphorbiaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Euphorbiaceae, a family of plants typically having capsular fruits: includes the spurges, the castor oil and cassava plants, cascarilla, and poinsettia
- exoatmospheric — Pertaining to, or occurring in the nearby region of space outside the Earth's atmosphere.
- fashion parade — a parade of models displaying clothes to prospective buyers
- fireproof dish — a dish that can withstand heat
- fishing permit — an official document which allows you to fish in a particular area of water
- flagship store — A flagship store is the most important store in a chain, often with the largest volume of sales, or the most up-to-date formats or layouts
- flash spectrum — the emission spectrum of the chromosphere of the sun, which dominates the solar spectrum in the seconds just before and after a total solar eclipse.
- floor polisher — an electrical appliance used for polishing floors
- frasch process — a method of mining sulfur by pumping superheated water down into the deposit, thereby melting it so that it can be pumped to the surface.
- g-strophanthin — ouabain.
- galactophorous — bearing milk; lactiferous.
- genital herpes — a sexually transmitted disease caused by herpes simplex virus type 2, characterized primarily by transient blisters on and around the genitals.
- ghost prisoner — a prisoner, esp one held in US military captivity, whose detention is not publicly acknowledged
- go pear-shaped — If a situation goes pear-shaped, bad things start happening.
- graphic artist — sb who draws, paints, prints, etc.
- graphic design — the art or profession of visual communication that combines images, words, and ideas to convey information to an audience, especially to produce a specific effect.
- gymslip mother — a girl of school age who has become a mother
- gynandromorphs — Plural form of gynandromorph.
- gynecomorphous — having the form, appearance, or attributes of a female.
- hair-splitting — the making of unnecessarily fine distinctions.