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14-letter words containing t, e, m, p, h

  • put the moz on — to jinx
  • 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.
  • radium therapy — treatment of disease by means of radium.
  • roman alphabet — Latin alphabet.
  • rumbledethumps — a Scottish dish of butter and mashed potatoes, sometimes mixed with cabbage or turnips
  • scrap merchant — dealer in discarded materials
  • sharp-tempered — with a tendency to become suddenly angry
  • shirley temple — Shirley (Shirley Temple Black) 1928–2014, U.S. film actress, famous for child roles during the 1930s, and diplomat.
  • short-tempered — having a quick, hasty temper; irascible.
  • simple-hearted — free of deceit; artless; sincere.
  • simplex method — a numerical method for solving problems in linear programming.
  • something's up — something is amiss
  • spanish omelet — an omelet served with a sauce of tomatoes, onions, and green peppers.
  • speed merchant — a person who habitually drives too fast in a motor vehicle
  • spermatorrhoea — abnormally frequent and involuntary nonorgasmic emission of semen.
  • spermatothecae — a female reproductive organ in some insects
  • sphaeristerium — an ancient Roman handball court.
  • sportfisherman — a motorboat fitted out for sportfishing.
  • subatmospheric — (of a quantity) having a value lower than that of the atmosphere: subatmospheric temperatures.
  • sulphacetamide — a topical antibiotic of the sulphonamide group, used to treat eye infections, as well as skin infections including acne
  • sulphonmethane — a colourless crystalline compound used medicinally as a hypnotic. Formula: C7H16O4S2
  • 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 game is up — If you say the game is up, you mean that someone's secret plans or activities have been revealed and therefore must stop because they cannot succeed.
  • the last trump — the final trumpet call that according to the belief of some will awaken and raise the dead on the Day of Judgment
  • the maple leaf — the national flag of Canada, consisting of a representation of a maple leaf in red on a white central panel with a vertical red bar on either side
  • the omnipotent — an epithet for God
  • the paranormal — paranormal happenings generally
  • the unemployed — people who are out of work
  • the-peacemaker — (Albert Edward"the Peacemaker") 1841–1910, king of Great Britain and Ireland 1901–10 (son of Queen Victoria).
  • theriomorphism — the identification of animal characteristics with a supernatural being
  • thermal spring — a spring whose temperature is higher than the mean temperature of ground water in the area.
  • 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.
  • tomato ketchup — sauce made from tomatoes
  • top-hat scheme — a pension scheme for the senior executives of an organization
  • trachyspermous — having seeds with a rough coat.
  • triphenylamine — a molecule consisting of a nitrogen atom with three phenyl groups attached to it
  • turkish empire — Ottoman Empire
  • ubv photometry — the photometric measurement of the color index of a star, using ultraviolet, blue, and visual (yellow) filters.
  • unemphatically — uttered, or to be uttered, with emphasis; strongly expressive.
  • unmetaphorical — not used, viewed, or intended as a metaphor
  • unmetaphysical — (of a statement or theory) not metaphysical or abstract
  • up to the mark — acceptably good
  • west hempstead — a city on W Long Island, in SE New York.
  • 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.
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