15-letter words containing s, t, h, r, i
- pepin the short — ("Pepin the Short") died a.d. 768, king of the Franks 751–768 (father of Charlemagne).
- phosphocreatine — a compound, C 4 H 1 0 O 5 N 3 P, found chiefly in muscle, formed by the enzymatic interaction of an organic phosphate and creatine, the breakdown of which provides energy for muscle contraction.
- 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.
- physiotherapist — physical therapy.
- pilgrim fathers — the Pilgrims (of Plymouth Colony)
- 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.
- poikilothermism — the state or quality of being cold-blooded, as fishes and reptiles.
- 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
- pre-established — to establish beforehand.
- 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.
- protospatharius — (of the Byzantine empire) a high-ranking official in the imperial guard
- pseudoarthrosis — a joint formed by fibrous tissue bridging the gap between the two fragments of bone of an old fracture that have not united
- 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.
- psychiatrically — the practice or science of diagnosing and treating mental disorders.
- psychochemistry — the treatment of mental illnesses by drugs
- psychogeriatric — the psychology of old age.
- 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.
- quasihistorical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
- raise one's hat — to take one's hat briefly off one's head as a greeting or mark of respect
- raise the devil — Theology. (sometimes initial capital letter) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan. a subordinate evil spirit at enmity with God, and having power to afflict humans both with bodily disease and with spiritual corruption.
- ramrod straight — having a very straight figure
- raster graphics — (graphics) Computer graphics in which an image is composed of an array of pixels arranged in rows and columns. Opposite: vector graphics.
- relative to sth — Relative to something means with reference to it or in comparison with it.
- religious right — US right-wing Christian movement
- reorchestration — a renewed or second orchestration of a piece of music, the act of reorchestrating
- 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.
- reversing light — Reversing lights are the white lights on the back of a motor vehicle which shine when the vehicle is in reverse gear.
- rhesus negative — relating to blood not containing Rhesus antigen D
- rhesus positive — relating to blood containing Rhesus antigen D
- rheumatism-root — spotted wintergreen.
- rhodesian front — the governing party in Zimbabwe (then called Rhodesia) 1962–78
- right ascension — the arc of the celestial equator measured eastward from the vernal equinox to the foot of the great circle passing through the celestial poles and a given point on the celestial sphere, expressed in degrees or hours.
- right of asylum — the right of alien fugitives to protection or nonextradition in a country or its embassy.
- right of search — the privilege of a nation at war to search neutral ships on the high seas for contraband or other matter, carried in violation of neutrality, that may subject the ship to seizure.