11-letter words containing e, c, h, o
- 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.
- perchlorate — a salt or ester of perchloric acid, as potassium perchlorate, KClO 4 .
- perchloride — the chloride of any particular element or group with the maximum proportion of chlorine.
- perichylous — (of a plant) having water-storing tissue outside the green tissue
- phagocytize — (of a phagocyte) to devour (material).
- phagocytose — phagocytize.
- phanerozoic — the eon comprising the Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic eras.
- philoctetes — Classical Mythology. a noted archer and squire of Hercules. Bitten by a snake and abandoned on an island because of his festering wound, he was at length brought by the Greeks to Troy, where he recovered and later killed Paris.
- phlebectomy — the surgical excision of a vein or part of a vein
- phlebotomic — of or noting phlebotomy.
- phonematics — phonemics.
- phonemicize — to transcribe into phonemic symbols.
- phonetastic — (communications) A CTI product from Callware. Phonetastic employs if-then rules and customer records to tell those receiving calls who is calling (based on ANI and DNIS) and to determine how the call should be routed, e.g. to a certain sales representative or to the general sales department; receive high-priority treatment; receive a fax-back, etc.
- phonetician — a specialist in phonetics or in some aspect of phonetics.
- phoneticism — a phonetic scheme of writing
- phoneticize — to represent (speech) in writing by means of a system in which individual symbols correspond regularly with speech sounds.
- photic zone — the upper layer of a body of water delineated by the depth to which enough sunlight can penetrate to permit photosynthesis.
- photoactive — the activation or control of a chemical, chemical reaction, or organism by light, as the activation of chlorophyll by sunlight during photosynthesis.
- photocopier — any electrically operated machine using a photographic method, as the electrostatic process, for making instant copies of written, drawn, or printed material.
- photometric — the measurement of the intensity of light or of relative illuminating power.
- photoreduce — to undergo or to cause to undergo photoreduction
- phycomycete — any of various fungi that resemble algae, as downy mildew.
- phycophaein — a brownish pigment which is found in seaweed
- phylloclade — a flattened stem or branch having the function of a leaf.
- phytochrome — a plant pigment that is associated with the absorption of light in the photoperiodic response and that may regulate various types of growth and development.
- pinacotheca — a place where works of art are displayed or stored
- pinchbottle — a bottle with concave sides, as for containing liquor.
- pitchometer — an instrument embodying a clinometer, for measuring the pitch of a ship's propeller
- pitchperson — a pitchman or pitchwoman
- placeholder — Mathematics, Logic. a symbol in an expression that may be replaced by the name of any element of the set.
- plectognath — belonging to the Plectognathi, a group or order of fishes having the teeth fused into a beak and thick, often spiny, scaleless skin, and including the filefish, globefish, puffer, and triggerfish.
- pleochroism — the property of certain crystals of exhibiting different colors when viewed from different directions under transmitted light. Compare dichroism (def 1), trichroism.
- pleomorphic — of, relating to, or characterized by pleomorphism; polymorphous.
- poached egg — A poached egg is an egg cooked gently in boiling water, without its shell.
- pocketphone — a mobile phone
- polytechnic — of, relating to, or offering instruction in a variety of industrial arts, applied sciences, or technical subjects: a polytechnic institute.
- pond hockey — ice hockey played on a frozen pond
- 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).
- porkchopper — a labor official put on the union payroll as a reward for past loyalty or services.
- port neches — a town in SE Texas.
- post chaise — a four-wheeled coach for rapid transportation of passengers and mail, used in the 18th and early 19th centuries.
- pouched rat — pocket gopher.
- power chain — an endless chain for transmitting motion and power between sprockets on shafts with parallel axes.
- power lunch — ability to do or act; capability of doing or accomplishing something.
- pre-homeric — of, relating to, or suggestive of Homer or his poetry.
- prehistoric — of or relating to the time or a period prior to recorded history: The dinosaur is a prehistoric beast.
- preluncheon — a light meal before lunch
- prep school — preparatory school.
- preschooler — a child below the official school starting age, usually a child up to age five.