11-letter words containing a, p, i, s, h
- phoniatrics — the study and treatment of voice disorders.
- phosphatide — phospholipid.
- phosphatize — to treat with phosphates.
- photomosaic — mosaic (def 4).
- photostatic — a camera for making facsimile copies of documents, drawings, etc., in the form of paper negatives on which the positions of lines, objects, etc., in the originals are maintained.
- phthiriasis — crab lice infestation.
- phyllotaxis — phyllotaxy.
- physiatrics — physical medicine.
- physiatrist — a physician specializing in physical medicine.
- physicalise — to express in physical terms; give form or shape to: The dancers physicalized the mood of the music.
- physicalism — a doctrine associated with logical positivism and holding that every meaningful statement, other than the necessary statements of logic and mathematics, must refer directly or indirectly to observable properties of spatiotemporal things or events.
- physicalist — a doctrine associated with logical positivism and holding that every meaningful statement, other than the necessary statements of logic and mathematics, must refer directly or indirectly to observable properties of spatiotemporal things or events.
- physicality — the physical attributes of a person, especially when overdeveloped or overemphasized.
- physicalize — to express in physical terms; give form or shape to: The dancers physicalized the mood of the music.
- physiciancy — the position, job, or office of physician
- physiolater — somebody who worships nature
- physiolatry — the worship of nature
- pillow sham — an ornamental cover laid over a bed pillow.
- pintsch gas — gas with high illuminating power made from shale oil or petroleum, used in buoys, lighthouses, and railroad cars.
- pirate ship — vessel sailed by sea robbers
- pissasphalt — a sticky semi-liquid form of bitumen that is similar to tar
- planisphere — a map of half or more of the celestial sphere with a device for indicating the part of a given location visible at a given time.
- polychasium — a form of cymose inflorescence in which each axis produces more than two lateral axes.
- post chaise — a four-wheeled coach for rapid transportation of passengers and mail, used in the 18th and early 19th centuries.
- postholiday — occurring after a holiday
- praetorship — the office of a praetor.
- pre-spanish — of or relating to Spain, its people, or their language.
- preachiness — the quality of being preachy; a preachy style, esp a tedious one
- preadmonish — to admonish or warn beforehand
- predispatch — to send off or away with speed, as a messenger, telegram, body of troops, etc.
- preemphasis — a process of increasing the amplitude of certain frequencies relative to others in a signal in order to help them override noise, complemented by deemphasis before final reproduction of the signal being received.
- prehispanic — Spanish.
- prelateship — the rank of a prelate
- prickly ash — Also called Northern prickly ash, toothache tree. a citrus shrub or small tree, Zanthoxylum americanum, having aromatic leaves and usually prickly branches.
- primateship — primacy (def 2).
- prognathism — having protrusive jaws; having a gnathic index over 103.
- prophylaxis — Medicine/Medical. the preventing of disease. the prevention of a specific disease, as by studying the biological behavior, transmission, etc., of its causative agent and applying a series of measures against it.
- psaligraphy — the art of cutting out silhouettes
- psammophile — a plant or animal that thrives in sand
- psychedelia — the realm or artifacts of psychedelic drugs, art, writings, or the like.
- psychiatric — the practice or science of diagnosing and treating mental disorders.
- psychically — of or relating to the human soul or mind; mental (opposed to physical).
- psychodelia — the production of, or the culture associated with, psychedelic experiences
- publishable — to issue (printed or otherwise reproduced textual or graphic material, computer software, etc.) for sale or distribution to the public.
- pukka sahib — (in British India) a term of respectful address used to British colonial authorities.
- quasi-happy — delighted, pleased, or glad, as over a particular thing: to be happy to see a person.
- rapid chess — a game of chess played within a fixed amount of time, usually 30 minutes per player for all moves.
- re-emphasis — special stress laid upon, or importance attached to, anything: The president's statement gave emphasis to the budgetary crisis.
- reemphasize — to give emphasis to; lay stress upon; stress: to emphasize a point; to emphasize the eyes with mascara.
- repair shop — garage, body shop: for vehicles