10-letter words containing e, t, h, i
- philatelic — the collecting of stamps and other postal matter as a hobby or an investment.
- philistine — (sometimes initial capital letter) a person who is lacking in or hostile or smugly indifferent to cultural values, intellectual pursuits, aesthetic refinement, etc., or is contentedly commonplace in ideas and tastes.
- phlebolite — a small mass or solid deposit of calcium that forms in a vein
- phlebolith — valueless rock or mineral matter occurring in a vein; gangue.
- phlegmatic — not easily excited to action or display of emotion; apathetic; sluggish.
- phlogopite — a magnesium-rich mica mineral, usually yellowish-brown, but sometimes reddish-brown.
- phonematic — phonemic.
- phonetical — Also, phonetical. of or relating to speech sounds, their production, or their transcription in written symbols.
- phosgenite — a mineral, lead chlorocarbonate, Pb 2 Cl 2 CO 3 , occurring in crystals.
- photodiode — a photosensitive semiconductor diode.
- photogenic — forming an attractive subject for photography or having features that look well in a photograph: a photogenic face.
- phragmites — any of several tall grasses of the genus Phragmites, having plumed heads, growing in marshy areas, especially the common reed P. australis (or P. communis).
- physiotype — the set of physical features that make a person or organism different from others.
- phytogenic — of plant origin.
- pilothouse — an enclosed structure on the deck of a ship from which it can be navigated.
- pinfeather — an undeveloped feather before the web portions have expanded.
- pitch cone — (in a gear or rack) an imaginary surface forming a plane (pitch plane) a cylinder (pitch cylinder) or a cone or frustrum (pitch cone) that moves tangentially to a similar surface in a meshing gear so that both surfaces travel at the same speed.
- pitch lake — a deposit of natural asphalt in SW Trinidad, West Indies. 114 acres (47 hectares).
- pitch line — pitch circle.
- pitch pine — any of several pines from which pitch or turpentine is obtained.
- pitch pipe — a small flute or reed pipe producing one or more pitches when blown into, used chiefly for establishing the proper pitch in singing or in tuning a musical instrument.
- pitch-pipe — a small flute or reed pipe producing one or more pitches when blown into, used chiefly for establishing the proper pitch in singing or in tuning a musical instrument.
- pitcherful — the amount held by a pitcher.
- pitchstone — a glassy volcanic rock having a resinous luster and resembling hardened pitch.
- polishment — the state of being polished or the action of polishing
- polyethnic — inhabited by or consisting of people of many ethnic backgrounds.
- polyhalite — a type or pink or red mineral
- polytheism — the doctrine of or belief in more than one god or in many gods.
- polytheist — the doctrine of or belief in more than one god or in many gods.
- poor white — a member of a class of white people, especially of the southern U.S., having low social status and little or no money, property, or education. See also white trash.
- prehistory — human history in the period before recorded events, known mainly through archaeological discoveries, study, research, etc.; history of prehistoric humans.
- priestfish — blue rockfish.
- priesthood — the condition or office of a priest.
- printwheel — daisy wheel.
- prizefight — a contest between boxers for a prize, a sum of money, etc.; a professional boxing match.
- prohibited — to forbid (an action, activity, etc.) by authority or law: Smoking is prohibited here.
- promethium — a rare-earth, metallic, trivalent element. Symbol: Pm; atomic number: 61.
- prosthesis — a device, either external or implanted, that substitutes for or supplements a missing or defective part of the body.
- prosthetic — of or relating to an artificial body part or prosthesis: He was fitted for a prosthetic arm.
- psilophyte — any plant that is adapted to grow well in the dry savannah
- punishment — the act of punishing.
- pyrethroid — any of several synthetic compounds that are similar to but more persistent than natural pyrethrins.
- pyrrhotite — a common mineral, iron sulfide, approximately FeS but variable because of a partial absence of ferrous ions, occurring in massive and in crystal forms with a bronze color and metallic luster; magnetic pyrites: generally slightly magnetic.
- pythogenic — originating from filth or putrescence.
- ratcheting — a toothed bar with which a pawl engages.
- ravishment — rapture or ecstasy.
- re-exhibit — to exhibit again
- rear light — vehicle's tail or back light
- rear sight — the sight nearest the breech of a firearm.
- rebirthing — a form of psychotherapy in which the subject supposedly "relives" the experience of being born, in order to confront and overcome traumas and anxieties stemming from birth