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17-letter words containing t, e, r, a, p, h

  • lower paleolithic — See under Paleolithic.
  • manhattan project — U.S. History. the unofficial designation for the U.S. War Department's secret program, organized in 1942, to explore the isolation of radioactive isotopes and the production of an atomic bomb: initial research was conducted at Columbia University in Manhattan.
  • mass spectrograph — a mass spectroscope for recording a mass spectrum on a photographic plate.
  • massage therapist — sb who gives body rubs
  • merchant shipping — shipping which is involved in commerce (rather than defence, etc)
  • microphanerophyte — any shrub or tree having a height of 2 to 8 metres
  • modern pentathlon — an athletic contest consisting of five different events: horse riding with jumps, fencing with electric épée, freestyle swimming, pistol shooting, and cross-country running
  • neath port talbot — a county borough in S Wales, created from part of West Glamorgan in 1996. Administrative centre: Port Talbot. Pop: 135 300 (2003 est). Area: 439 sq km (169 sq miles)
  • nephelometrically — By means of nephelometry.
  • neuropathological — (medicine) Of, pertaining to, or arising from neuropathology, the pathology of nerve tissue.
  • neuropsychiatrist — A medical doctor specializing in neuropsychiatry; a medical doctor dealing with disorders that have both neurological and psychiatric features.
  • non-thermoplastic — soft and pliable when heated, as some plastics, without any change of the inherent properties.
  • northeast passage — a ship route along the N coast of Europe and Asia, between the North Sea and the Pacific.
  • northern sporades — a group of Greek islands in the Aegean, lying northeast of Euboea
  • northwest passage — a ship route along the Arctic coast of Canada and Alaska, joining the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
  • omphalomesenteric — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the umbilicus and mesentery.
  • operating theatre — An operating theatre is a special room in a hospital where surgeons carry out medical operations.
  • opisthobranchiate — (zoology) Of or pertaining to the Opisthobranchiata.
  • overstep the mark — If someone oversteps the mark, they behave in a way that is considered unacceptable.
  • pacific northwest — the region of North America lying north of the Columbia River and west of the Rockies
  • paleoanthropology — the study of the origins and predecessors of the present human species, using fossils and other remains.
  • paleobiochemistry — the study of biochemical processes that occurred in fossil life forms.
  • parachute payment — a payment made to alleviate hardship resulting from a sudden loss of income
  • parathyroidectomy — the excision of a parathyroid gland.
  • paratyphoid fever — Also called paratyphoid fever. an infectious disease, similar in some of its symptoms to typhoid fever but usually milder, caused by any of several bacilli of the genus Salmonella other than S. typhi.
  • partially sighted — unable to see properly so that even with corrective aids normal activities are prevented or seriously hindered
  • past life therapy — a form of hypnosis or meditation based on the belief that an individual's present problems are rooted in events that occurred before birth in this life
  • pastoral theology — the branch of theology dealing with the responsibilities of members of the clergy to the people under their care.
  • peach bark beetle — a bark beetle, Phloeotribus liminaris, that feeds on and nests in peach and other drupaceous trees.
  • peer of the realm — any of a class of peers in Great Britain and Ireland entitled by heredity to sit in the House of Lords.
  • pentachlorophenol — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 6 Cl 5 OH, used chiefly in fungicides, disinfectants, and wood preservatives.
  • perpetual spinach — a variety of spinach that keeps producing edible leaves
  • personality clash — friction between two people who have different personalities or points of view
  • perth and kinross — a council area of N central Scotland, corresponding mainly to the historical counties of Perthshire and Kinross-shire: part of Tayside Region from 1975 until 1996: chiefly mountainous, with agriculture, tourism, and forestry. Administrative centre: Perth. Pop: 135 990 (2003 est). Area: 5321 sq km (2019 sq miles)
  • petrarchan sonnet — a sonnet form popularized by Petrarch, consisting of an octave with the rhyme scheme abbaabba and of a sestet with one of several rhyme schemes, as cdecde or cdcdcd.
  • phantom pregnancy — the occurrence of signs of pregnancy, such as enlarged abdomen and absence of menstruation, when no embryo is present, due to hormonal imbalance
  • photo-respiration — the oxidation of carbohydrates in many higher plants in which they get oxygen from light and then release carbon dioxide, somewhat different from photosynthesis.
  • photoreactivation — a process that repairs DNA damaged by ultraviolet light using an enzyme that requires visible light.
  • phototherapeutics — the branch of therapeutics that deals with the curative use of light rays.
  • platinic chloride — chloroplatinic acid.
  • plug and feathers — an apparatus for splitting stone, consisting of two tapered bars (feathers) inserted into a hole drilled into the stone, between which a narrow wedge (plug) is hammered to spread them.
  • point of purchase — designating or in use at a retail outlet where an item can be purchased; point-of-sale: point-of-purchase displays to entice the buyer.
  • point-of-purchase — designating or in use at a retail outlet where an item can be purchased; point-of-sale: point-of-purchase displays to entice the buyer.
  • porterhouse steak — large cut of beef loin
  • portmanteau morph — a phonological unit of more than one morpheme, as French au to (him) from a to + le masculine article, which realizes a preposition and the definite article; a single morph that is analyzed as representing two underlying morphemes.
  • potato leafhopper — any of various leafhoppers that are serious pests, damaging a wide variety of cultivated and wild plants, especially potatoes.
  • pre-authorization — the act of authorizing.
  • pre-technological — of or relating to technology; relating to science and industry.
  • preferential shop — a shop in which union members are preferred, usually by agreement of an employer with a union.
  • private ownership — the fact of being owned by a private individual or organization, rather than by the state or a public body
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