11-letter words containing c, o, p, r, h
- diaphoretic — relating to or causing sweat
- diastrophic — Also called tectonism. the action of the forces that cause the earth's crust to be deformed, producing continents, mountains, changes of level, etc.
- dichroscope — an instrument for investigating the dichroism of solutions or crystals
- discography — a selective or complete list of phonograph recordings, typically of one composer, performer, or conductor.
- discophoran — a member of the Discophora group
- drop anchor — secure a ship in place
- ectomorphic — having a thin body build, roughly characterized by the relative prominence of structures developed from the embryonic ectoderm (contrasted with endomorphic, mesomorphic).
- ectotrophic — (of a mycorrhiza) growing outside the root or between the cells.
- endomorphic — Of or pertaining to an endomorph.
- endotrophic — obtaining nourishment from within another plant
- epitrochoid — A geometric curve traced by a fixed point on one circle which rotates around the perimeter of another circle. Examples include the shape of the Wankel engine.
- francophile — friendly to or having a strong liking for France or the French.
- francophobe — Also, Francophobic. fearing or hating France, the French people, and French culture, products, etc.
- francophone — Also, Francophonic [frang-kuh-fon-ik] /ˌfræŋ kəˈfɒn ɪk/ (Show IPA). speaking French, especially as a member of a French-speaking population.
- french chop — a rib chop, usually of lamb, with the meat trimmed from the end of the bone.
- geostrophic — of or relating to the balance between the Coriolis force and the horizontal pressure force in the atmosphere.
- germaphobic — Alternative form of germophobic.
- germophobic — Morbidly afraid of germs.
- ghostscript — (graphics, tool) The GNU interpreter for PostScript and PDF, with previewers for serval systems and many fonts. Ghostscript was originally written by L. Peter Deutsch <[email protected]> of Aladdin Enterprises. The first public release was v1.0 on 1988-08-11.
- gopherspace — (networking) The sum of all files that can be reached using gopher.
- halomorphic — containing or resulting from the presence of neutral salts or alkaline salts or the presence of both
- haptotropic — relating to haptotropism
- harpsichord — a keyboard instrument, precursor of the piano, in which the strings are plucked by leather or quill points connected with the keys, in common use from the 16th to the 18th century, and revived in the 20th.
- helicograph — an instrument for drawing helices.
- helicopters — Plural form of helicopter.
- helicospore — a coiled cylindrical fungal spore.
- heliotropic — turning or growing toward the light.
- hemeralopic — (medicine) Unable to see clearly in bright light; day-blind; suffering from hemeralopia.
- hemimorphic — (of a crystal) having the two ends of an axis unlike in their planes or modifications; lacking a center of symmetry.
- hemotrophic — the material from the maternal bloodstream and placenta that nourishes a mammalian embryo.
- henchperson — a loyal supporter, follower, or subordinate
- heroic poem — a poem written in an epic style using lines of iambic pentameter.
- heterocarpy — the production of more than one kind of fruit in one plant.
- heteroptics — incorrect or perverted perception of what is seen; hallucinatory vision.
- heterotypic — of or relating to the first or reductional division in meiosis.
- hierophobic — a person who suffers from hierophobia
- hippocrates — ("Father of Medicine") c460–c377 b.c, Greek physician.
- hippocratic — ("Father of Medicine") c460–c377 b.c, Greek physician.
- hippodromic — of or relating to a hippodrome
- holographic — Also, holographic [hol-uh-graf-ik, hoh-luh-] /ˌhɒl əˈgræf ɪk, ˌhoʊ lə-/ (Show IPA), holographical. wholly written by the person in whose name it appears: a holograph letter.
- holomorphic — analytic (def 5).
- homographic — a word of the same written form as another but of different meaning and usually origin, whether pronounced the same way or not, as bear 1 “to carry; support” and bear 2 “animal” or lead 1 “to conduct” and lead 2 “metal.”.
- homomorphic — pertaining to two sets that are related by a homomorphism.
- horoscopist — One versed in horoscopy; an astrologer.
- horse-coper — coper.
- hydnocarpic — of or relating to hydnocarpic acid
- hydropathic — Relating to hydropathy.
- hydrophilic — having a strong affinity for water.
- hydrophobic — of or relating to hydrophobia.
- hydroponics — the cultivation of plants by placing the roots in liquid nutrient solutions rather than in soil; soilless growth of plants. Compare aeroculture, geoponics (def 2).