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13-letter words containing a, p, h, i

  • past historic — the simple past
  • patch pumpkin — pumpkin
  • path-breaking — very original; ground-breaking
  • pathogenicity — the disease-producing capacity of a pathogen.
  • pathognomonic — Medicine/Medical. characteristic or diagnostic of a specific disease: a pathognomonic sign of pneumonia.
  • pathomorphism — abnormal morphology.
  • patriarchally — of or relating to a patriarch, the male head of a family, tribe, community, church, order, etc.: my father's conservative, patriarchal ways.
  • pay the piper — a person who plays on a pipe.
  • peacock chair — a wicker armchair with a high, circular back.
  • pearly whites — white and lustrous as a pearl.
  • peccatophobia — an abnormal fear of sinning.
  • pennine chain — a range of hills in N England, extending from the S Midlands to the Cheviot Hills.
  • pennyfarthing — a high bicycle of an early type, with one large wheel in front and one small wheel behind.
  • pentastichous — (of plant leaves) arranged in five vertical rows
  • 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
  • perihepatitis — the inflammation of the part of the peritoneum surrounding the liver
  • perilymphatic — the fluid between the bony and membranous labyrinths of the ear.
  • peripheralism — the explanation of psychological events emphasizing peripheral human functions, as those of skeletal muscles or the sex organs, rather than cognition or other processes of the central nervous system.
  • peripherality — the quality of being peripheral
  • perishability — subject to decay, ruin, or destruction: perishable fruits and vegetables.
  • periwig chair — a chair of c1700 having a high, caned back with an elaborately carved cresting.
  • petrochemical — a chemical substance obtained from petroleum or natural gas, as gasoline, kerosene, or petrolatum.
  • petrophysical — relating to the analysis of the constitution and characteristics of rocks
  • 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
  • phallic phase — the time from about age three to five when the genitals become the focus of a child's sensual pleasure.
  • phallocentric — a doctrine or belief centered on the phallus, especially a belief in the superiority of the male sex.
  • phantasmality — the condition or character of being incorporeal and illusory
  • pharmaceutics — a pharmaceutical preparation or product.
  • pharmacologic — the science dealing with the preparation, uses, and especially the effects of drugs.
  • pharmacopoeia — a book published usually under the jurisdiction of the government and containing a list of drugs, their formulas, methods for making medicinal preparations, requirements and tests for their strength and purity, and other related information.
  • pharyngealize — to pronounce with pharyngeal coarticulation.
  • phase diagram — a graph, usually using temperature, pressure, and composition as coordinates, indicating the regions of stability of the various phases of a system.
  • phelloplastic — an image or a representation that has been fashioned from cork
  • 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.
  • phenomenalism — the doctrine that phenomena are the only objects of knowledge or the only form of reality.
  • phenomenality — highly extraordinary or prodigious; exceptional: phenomenal speed.
  • phenomenalize — to regard or interpret as a phenomenon.
  • phenothiazine — Chemistry. a grayish-green to greenish-yellow, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 1 2 H 9 NS, used chiefly as an insecticide and vermifuge, and in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals.
  • phenylalanine — a crystalline, water-soluble, essential amino acid, C 6 H 5 CH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, necessary to the nutrition of humans and most animals, obtained chiefly from egg white or skim milk. Symbol: F. Abbreviation: Phe;
  • phenylic acid — phenol (def 1).
  • philanthropic — of, pertaining to, engaged in, or characterized by philanthropy; benevolent: a philanthropic foundation.
  • phillips head — a screw head having two partial slots crossed at right angles, driven by a special screwdriver (Phillips screwdriver)
  • philo judaeus — c20 b.c.–a.d. c50, Alexandrian Jewish theologian and philosopher.
  • philosophical — of or relating to philosophy: philosophical studies.
  • phlebographic — relating to phlebography or the X-ray imaging of a vein that has been injected with a dye that is visible on the image taken
  • phlogisticate — to integrate or blend phlogiston with
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