10-letter words containing d, p, h, i
- hypodermis — Zoology. an underlayer of epithelial cells in arthropods and certain other invertebrates that secretes substances for the overlying cuticle or exoskeleton.
- hypodorian — denoting a plagal mode represented by the ascending diatonic scale from A to A
- hypolydian — denoting a plagal mode represented by the diatonic scale from D to D
- ideographs — an ideogram.
- ideography — the use of ideograms.
- idiography — The study of individuals.
- idiopathic — of unknown cause, as a disease.
- idiophones — Plural form of idiophone.
- idiophonic — Of, pertaining to, or produced by an idiophone.
- inch-pound — one-twelfth of a foot-pound. Abbreviation: in-lb.
- indophenol — a quinonimine derivative that is the parent substance of the blue and green indophenol dyes.
- island-hop — to travel from island to island, especially to visit a series of islands in the same chain or area.
- judgeships — Plural form of judgeship.
- leadership — the position or function of a leader, a person who guides or directs a group: He managed to maintain his leadership of the party despite heavy opposition. Synonyms: administration, management, directorship, control, governorship, stewardship, hegemony.
- lightspeed — The speed of light.
- media hype — intensive or exaggerated publicity in the mass media
- mediumship — The state of being a medium (psychic conduit).
- midshipman — a student, as at the U.S. Naval Academy, in training for commission as ensign in the Navy or second lieutenant in the Marine Corps. Compare cadet (def 2).
- midshipmen — Plural form of midshipman.
- mis-shaped — to shape badly or wrongly; deform.
- misshipped — a vessel, especially a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines.
- morphodite — (informal, slang) A comic slang version of hermaphrodite.
- nephridial — Of or pertaining to a nephridium.
- nephridium — the excretory organ of many invertebrates, consisting of a tubule with one end opening into the body cavity and the other opening into a pore at the body surface.
- odoriphore — the group of atoms in an odorous molecule responsible for its odour
- ophicleide — a musical wind instrument, a development of the old wooden serpent, consisting of a conical metal tube bent double.
- ornithopod — any herbivorous dinosaur of the suborder Ornithopoda whose members usually walked erect on their hind legs.
- orthopedic — of or relating to orthopedics.
- paddlefish — a large ganoid fish, Polyodon spathula, of the Mississippi River and its larger tributaries, having a long, flat, paddlelike snout.
- padma shri — (in India) an award for distinguished service in any field
- paedophile — an adult who is sexually attracted to young children.
- pathfinder — a historical novel (1840) by James Fenimore Cooper.
- pedophilia — sexual desire in an adult for a child.
- pedophilic — pedophile.
- pemphigoid — any of several diseases, often fatal, characterized by blisters on the skin and mucous membranes.
- petri dish — a shallow, circular, glass or plastic dish with a loose-fitting cover over the top and sides, used for culturing bacteria and other microorganisms.
- phagedenic — a severe, destructive, eroding ulcer.
- phalloidin — a peptide toxin, responsible for the toxicity of the death cap mushroom, Amanita phalloides
- phd thesis — a research thesis written and submitted by a student wishing to be awarded a PhD
- pholidosis — the layout or disposition of the scales of reptiles
- photodiode — a photosensitive semiconductor diode.
- phyllodium — phyllode.
- pig-headed — stupidly obstinate; stubborn: pigheaded resistance.
- pitch-dark — dark or black as pitch: a pitch-dark night.
- pixie hood — a hood that comes to a point
- polyhedric — resembling a polyhedron
- polyhybrid — a heterozygous hybrid
- polyhydric — (especially of alcohols and phenols) polyhydroxy.
- porphyroid — a rock resembling porphyry.
- pranidhana — (in Mahayana Buddhism) the resolution not to enter nirvana until all beings are ready to enter.