10-letter words containing e, t, h, i
- ophiolater — a person who worships snakes
- orchestics — the art of dancing
- orchestric — relating to dancing
- orthocaine — a methyl ester used for local anaesthesia
- orthoepist — the study of correct pronunciation.
- orthogenic — Psychology. of, concerned with, or providing corrective treatment for mentally retarded or seriously disturbed children: orthogenic class.
- orthopedic — of or relating to orthopedics.
- orthopneic — difficult or painful breathing except in an erect sitting or standing position.
- orthorexia — (psychology) A fixation with healthy or righteous eating.
- orthorexic — Having a fixation with healthy or righteous eating.
- osterreich — German name of Austria.
- otherwhile — at another time or other times.
- outachieve — (transitive) To surpass in achievement; to achieve more than.
- outweighed — Simple past tense and past participle of outweigh.
- overbright — radiating or reflecting light; luminous; shining: The bright coins shone in the gloom.
- overflight — an air flight that passes over a specific area, country, or territory: Overflights of foreign aircraft are closely monitored.
- overmighty — too forceful
- overstitch — a stitch made with a sewing machine, for binding or finishing a raw edge or hem.
- overweight — weighing too much or more than is considered normal, proper, etc.: overweight luggage; an overweight patient; two letters that may be overweight.
- oysterfish — the oyster toadfish. See under toadfish (def 1).
- palaeolith — a stone tool dating to the Palaeolithic
- panatheism — the belief that because there is no God, nothing can properly be termed sacred or holy.
- pantheonic — a domed circular temple at Rome, erected a.d. 120–124 by Hadrian, used as a church since a.d.
- pantherine — resembling a panther in manner or appearance
- paper-thin — extremely thin: a paper-thin razor blade.
- paperwhite — polyanthus (sense 2)
- parathesis — the placing of grammatically parallel words or phrases together; apposition
- pasticheur — a person who makes, composes, or concocts a pastiche.
- patchiness — characterized by or made up of patches.
- pathetical — causing or evoking pity, sympathetic sadness, sorrow, etc.; pitiful; pitiable: a pathetic letter; a pathetic sight.
- pathfinder — a historical novel (1840) by James Fenimore Cooper.
- pathogenic — Pathology. capable of producing disease: pathogenic bacteria.
- peep sight — a plate containing a small hole through which a gunner peeps in sighting.
- pentastich — a strophe, stanza, or poem consisting of five lines or verses.
- periphytic — the community of tiny organisms, as protozoans, hydras, insect larvae, and snails, that lives on the surfaces of rooted aquatic plants.
- periphyton — the community of tiny organisms, as protozoans, hydras, insect larvae, and snails, that lives on the surfaces of rooted aquatic plants.
- perishment — to die or be destroyed through violence, privation, etc.: to perish in an earthquake.
- perithecia — the fruiting body of ascomycetous fungi, typically a minute, more or less completely closed, globose or flask-shaped body enclosing the asci.
- peritricha — ciliate protozoans, of the order Peritrichida, in which the cilia are restricted to a spiral around the mouth
- permethrin — a synthetic chemical compound with formula C21H20Cl2O3, effective as an insecticide and against various parasites
- perthshire — Perth (def 1).
- petechiate — having or marked with petechiae.
- 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.
- pettichaps — any of the warblers that belongs to the family Sylviinae
- phaneritic — (of a rock) having the principal constituents in the form of crystals visible to the naked eye.
- phantasime — a person who is extremely imaginative and fanciful
- phantasize — to conceive fanciful or extravagant notions, ideas, suppositions, or the like (often followed by about): to fantasize about the ideal job.
- phd thesis — a research thesis written and submitted by a student wishing to be awarded a PhD
- phenacetin — a white, slightly water-soluble, crystalline solid, C 1 0 H 1 3 NO 2 , used in medicine chiefly as an agent for checking or preventing fever or for relieving pain: withdrawn because of unfavorable side effects.
- phenotypic — the observable constitution of an organism.