11-letter words containing d, h, i
- old spanish — the Spanish language of the 12th to the 16th centuries. Abbreviation: OSp.
- old swedish — the language of Sweden as spoken and written from about 1225 to 1500.
- old-maidish — characteristic of or resembling an old maid.
- olethreutid — any of numerous brown or gray moths of the family Olethreutidae having mottled or banded wings and forewings, each with a truncated tip, including many crop pests, as the codling moth or oriental fruit moth.
- on the side — one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- on the wind — as near as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing
- ophicleides — Plural form of ophicleide.
- ophidiarium — an enclosure for snakes, adapted to their normal living conditions
- orchardists — Plural form of orchardist.
- orchid tree — a tree, Bauhinia variegata, of the legume family, native to southeastern Asia, having lavender or purple flowers clustered in the leaf axils, cultivated in warm regions.
- orchidology — the branch of botany or horticulture dealing with orchids.
- orchidotomy — incision of a testis.
- ornithopods — Plural form of ornithopod.
- orthodontia — orthodontics.
- orthodontic — Of, or relating to the dental speciality of orthodontics.
- orthodoxies — Plural form of orthodoxy.
- orthodromic — relating to orthodromy
- orthopaedic — of or relating to orthopedics.
- orthopedics — (used with a singular verb) the medical specialty concerned with correction of deformities or functional impairments of the skeletal system, especially the extremities and the spine, and associated structures, as muscles and ligaments.
- orthopedist — (used with a singular verb) the medical specialty concerned with correction of deformities or functional impairments of the skeletal system, especially the extremities and the spine, and associated structures, as muscles and ligaments.
- overnighted — for or during the night: to stay overnight.
- oxfordshire — a county in S England. 1008 sq. mi. (2610 sq. km).
- oxychloride — a compound having oxygen and chlorine atoms bonded to another element, as bismuth oxychloride, BiOCl.
- oxysulphide — a compound containing an element combined with oxygen and sulphur
- pachydermia — an abnormal thickening of the skin
- pachydermic — any of the thick-skinned, nonruminant ungulates, as the elephant, hippopotamus, and rhinoceros.
- paedophilia — Paedophilia is sexual activity with children or the condition of being sexually attracted to children.
- panhandling — to accost passers-by on the street and beg from them.
- parathyroid — situated near the thyroid gland.
- paratyphoid — Also called paratyphoid fever. an infectious disease, similar in some of its symptoms to typhoid fever but usually milder, caused by any of several bacilli of the genus Salmonella other than S. typhi.
- pathfinding — a person who finds or makes a path, way, route, etc., especially through a previously unexplored or untraveled wilderness.
- pedagoguish — resembling or reminiscent of a pedagogue
- pedomorphic — a speeding up of the rate of development, resulting in an adult form that has the appearance of its larval or juvenile ancestor.
- pedophiliac — pedophile.
- peng dehuai — 1898–1974, Chinese Communist military leader: defense minister 1954–59.
- pentahydric — (especially of alcohols and phenols) pentahydroxy.
- perchloride — the chloride of any particular element or group with the maximum proportion of chlorine.
- phagedaenic — relating to or having the characteristics of phagedaena
- phenetidine — a colorless organic liquid, C 8 H 1 1 NO, used chiefly in its para form (para-phenetidine) in the synthesis of phenacetin, dyes, and other compounds.
- phidippides — the Athenian runner who secured aid from Sparta in the struggle between the Athenians and the Persians 490 b.c.
- philanderer — (of a man) to make love with a woman one cannot or will not marry; carry on flirtations.
- phonofiddle — an upright, one-stringed musical instrument which also has a horn that acts as an amplifier, played with a bow whilst held between the knees
- phosphatide — phospholipid.
- photoperiod — the interval in a 24-hour period during which a plant or animal is exposed to light.
- phytic acid — a white to pale-yellow, water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 1 8 O 2 4 P 6 , found in cereal grains: used chiefly to chelate heavy metals during the manufacture of animal fats and vegetable oils and as a water-softening agent.
- pitch-faced — (of a stone) having all arrises in the same plane and the faces roughly dressed with a pick.
- pitchblende — a massive variety of uraninite, occurring in black pitchlike masses: a major ore of uranium and radium.
- podophyllin — a resin, occurring as a light brown to greenish amorphous powder, obtained from podophyllum, and used in medicine chiefly as a cathartic and, locally, in the treatment of genital warts.
- pointy-head — stupid; idiotic.
- pondicherry — a union territory of India, on the Coromandel Coast: formerly the chief settlement of French India; territory includes Mahé (on the Malabar Coast), Karikal, and Yanaon. 181 sq. mi. (469 sq. km).