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15-letter words containing t, h, e, p, r, i

  • more's the pity — If you add more's the pity to a comment, you are expressing your disappointment or regret about something.
  • morphine addict — a person who is addicted to the drug morphine
  • mother superior — the head of a Christian religious community for women.
  • napier-hastings — a seaport on E North Island, in New Zealand.
  • nephrolithiasis — (pathology) presence of calculi in kidneys.
  • nephrolithotomy — incision or opening of a kidney pelvis for removal of a calculus.
  • neuroepithelial — Of or relating to the neuroepithelium.
  • neuroepithelium — Embryology. the part of the embryonic ectoderm that gives rise to the nervous system.
  • neuropathically — In a neuropathic way.
  • neuropathologic — Of or pertaining to neuropathology.
  • neuroprosthesis — A prosthesis used to improve the function of an impaired nervous system.
  • neuropsychiatry — the branch of medicine dealing with diseases involving the mind and nervous system.
  • new hampshirite — of New Hampshire
  • new port richey — a town in central Florida.
  • nonmetaphorical — not metaphorical; literal
  • northern paiute — a member of an American Indian people of Nevada, Oregon, and California, allied to the Paiute.
  • ornithodelphian — of or relating to mammals of the class Ornithodelphia
  • orthopaedic bed — a specially firm bed designed to help correct or ameliorate the discomfort of disorders of the spine and joints
  • orthopaedically — in an orthopaedic manner
  • palaeoanthropic — relating to palaeoanthropology
  • paraffin heater — a heater which is fuelled by paraffin
  • paraheliotropic — (of leaves) turning away from light; sun-avoiding
  • parasympathetic — pertaining to that part of the autonomic nervous system consisting of nerves and ganglia that arise from the cranial and sacral regions and function in opposition to the sympathetic system, as in inhibiting heartbeat or contracting the pupil of the eye.
  • parenthetically — of, pertaining to, noting, or of the nature of a parenthesis: several unnecessary parenthetic remarks.
  • parish register — the register of the christenings, marriages, and burials in a parish.
  • parthenogenesis — development of an egg without fertilization.
  • parthenogenetic — development of an egg without fertilization.
  • patagonian hare — a burrowing, gray, long-eared and long-legged cavy of the genus Dolichotis, native to South America.
  • pavel petrovich — Paul I (def 2).
  • pentaerythritol — a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 5 H 1 2 O 4 , used chiefly in the manufacture of alkyd resins, varnishes, plasticizers, and explosives.
  • pepin the short — ("Pepin the Short") died a.d. 768, king of the Franks 751–768 (father of Charlemagne).
  • phenylketonuria — an inherited disease due to faulty metabolism of phenylalanine, characterized by phenylketones in the urine and usually first noted by signs of mental retardation in infancy.
  • phenylketonuric — an inherited disease due to faulty metabolism of phenylalanine, characterized by phenylketones in the urine and usually first noted by signs of mental retardation in infancy.
  • 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.
  • phosphorylative — of or relating to phosphorylation
  • photoelectronic — relating to electronic effects or devices affected by light
  • photoheliograph — an instrument for photographing the sun, consisting of a camera and a specially adapted telescope.
  • photomicroscope — a microscope having an illuminator and a camera mechanism for producing a photomicrograph.
  • photomultiplier — an extremely sensitive detector of light and of other radiation, consisting of a tube in which the electrons released by radiation striking a photocathode are accelerated, greatly amplifying the signal obtainable from small quantities of radiation.
  • photorefractive — of or relating to a change in the index of refraction by spatial variations of the light intensity, as in a laser.
  • photosensitizer — a drug, food, or other chemical that increases sensitivity to light and other visible photons
  • physiotherapist — physical therapy.
  • pied flycatcher — a small black and white migratory bird of Europe and western Asia, Ficedula hypoleuca
  • pilgrim fathers — the Pilgrims (of Plymouth Colony)
  • pinochet ugarte — Augusto [ou-goos-taw] /aʊˈgus tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1915–2006, Chilean army general and political leader: president 1973–90.
  • 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.
  • plant-hire firm — a company that hires out mobile mechanical equipment for construction, road-making, etc
  • poikilothermism — the state or quality of being cold-blooded, as fishes and reptiles.
  • polychlorinated — having multiple chlorine atoms
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