13-letter words containing a, n, p, h, r
- openheartedly — Alt form open-heartedly.
- opisthobranch — any gastropod mollusk of the order Opisthobranchia, as the sea slugs, sea butterflies, and sea hares, characterized by a vestigial or absent mantle and shell and two pairs of tentacles.
- oprahfication — the perceived increase in people’s desire to discuss their emotions or personal problems, attributed to the influence of confessional television programmes
- organotherapy — the branch of therapeutics that deals with the use of remedies prepared from the organs of animals, as from the thyroid gland, the pancreas, or the suprarenal bodies.
- ornithophobia — Fear of birds.
- oropharyngeal — the part of the pharynx between the soft palate and the upper edge of the epiglottis.
- orthopinakoid — a crystalline plane
- painted horse — paint (def 6).
- pandora shell — any marine bivalve of the genus Pandora, having a scimitar-shaped shell with a pronounced ridge along the hinge.
- panharmonicon — a mechanical instrument that imitates orchestral sounds
- paper-pushing — a person who has a routine desk job.
- paraphernalia — (sometimes used with a singular verb) equipment, apparatus, or furnishing used in or necessary for a particular activity: a skier's paraphernalia.
- parasynthesis — the formation of a word by the addition of a derivational suffix to a phrase or compound, as of greathearted, which is great heart plus -ed.
- parasynthetic — the formation of a word by the addition of a derivational suffix to a phrase or compound, as of greathearted, which is great heart plus -ed.
- parasyntheton — a word formed by parasynthesis; for example, kind-hearted
- parencephalon — a cerebral hemisphere
- parental home — a school for problem children.
- parenthesized — to insert (a word, phrase, etc.) as a parenthesis.
- parenthetical — of, pertaining to, noting, or of the nature of a parenthesis: several unnecessary parenthetic remarks.
- paring chisel — a woodworking chisel moved by steady hand pressure to make long, light cuts.
- parking light — The parking lights on a vehicle are the small lights at the front that help other drivers to notice the vehicle and to judge its width.
- parnell shout — a social occasion where each person in a group pays for his or her own entertainment or meal
- parry channel — a water channel in N Canada running between Baffin Bay on the E and the Arctic Ocean on the W: separates the Queen Elizabeth Islands (N) from the rest of the Arctic Archipelago.
- part exchange — If you give an old item in part exchange for something you are buying, the seller accepts the old item as part of the payment, so you do not have to give them as much money.
- parthenocarpy — the production of fruit without fertilization of an egg in the ovary.
- parthenopaeus — a son of Hippomenes and Atalanta, and one of the Seven against Thebes.
- parthenospore — a spore developed without fertilization.
- parthian shot — a sharp, telling remark, act, gesture, etc., made in departing.
- party machine — the internal organization of a political party, which decides its policies and directs its activities
- patent hammer — a hammer for dressing stone, having a head with two faces formed of a number of broad, thin chisels bolted side by side.
- patent holder — a person or company that holds a patent
- path-breaking — very original; ground-breaking
- pearl-handled — having a handle made of pearl or mother-of-pearl
- pennyfarthing — a high bicycle of an early type, with one large wheel in front and one small wheel behind.
- penthemimeral — (of a caesura) occurring after the first penthemimer of a poetic line, i.e. in the middle of the third foot
- perchlorinate — to combine with the maximum proportion of chlorine.
- perennibranch — any amphibian that retains its gills throughout its life
- phalansterian — of or relating to a phalanstery.
- phalansterism — a model of society in which members of a community live in the same space and share common belongings
- phallocentric — a doctrine or belief centered on the phallus, especially a belief in the superiority of the male sex.
- phantasmagory — phantasmagoria.
- pharaoh hound — one of a breed of medium-sized gazehounds with a smooth coat, red to tan in color with white markings, and erect ears.
- pharmacognosy — materia medica (def 2).
- pharyngealize — to pronounce with pharyngeal coarticulation.
- pharyngectomy — excision of part or all of the pharynx.
- pharyngoscope — an instrument for inspecting the pharynx.
- pharyngoscopy — an examination by means of a pharyngoscope.
- phenmetrazine — a compound, C 1 1 H 1 5 NO, used chiefly to control the appetite in the treatment of obesity.
- phenobarbital — a white, crystalline powder, C 1 2 H 1 2 N 2 O 3 , used as a sedative, a hypnotic, and as an antispasmodic in epilepsy.
- philanthropic — of, pertaining to, engaged in, or characterized by philanthropy; benevolent: a philanthropic foundation.