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13-letter words containing e, u, p, h, o

  • pentadelphous — (of a plant) having its stamens arranged in five groups; (of stamens) being arranged in five groups
  • pentastichous — (of plant leaves) arranged in five vertical rows
  • perichondrium — the membrane of fibrous connective tissue covering the surface of cartilages except at the joints.
  • philo judaeus — c20 b.c.–a.d. c50, Alexandrian Jewish theologian and philosopher.
  • phosphuretted — treated or combined with phosphorus
  • phylloquinone — vitamin K1.
  • phytonutrient — phytochemical.
  • picture phone — a mobile phone that can take, send, and receive photographs
  • pneumatograph — pneumograph.
  • pneumatophore — Botany. a specialized structure developed from the root in certain plants growing in swamps and marshes, serving as a respiratory organ.
  • polyadelphous — (of stamens) united by the filaments into three or more sets or bundles.
  • porcupinefish — any of several fishes of the family Diodontidae, especially Diodon hystrix, of tropical seas, capable of inflating the body with water or air until it resembles a globe, with erection of the long spines covering the skin.
  • poulard wheat — a Mediterranean wheat, Triticum turgidum, grown as a forage crop in the U.S.
  • prague school — a school of linguistics emphasizing structure, active in the 1920s and 1930s.
  • pre-adulthood — of or relating to the period prior to adulthood: preadult strivings for independence.
  • pseudo-heroic — Also, heroical. of, relating to, or characteristic of a hero or heroine.
  • psychosurgeon — a surgeon who specializes in psychosurgery
  • psychosurgery — treatment of mental disorders by means of brain surgery.
  • pull together — to draw or haul toward oneself or itself, in a particular direction, or into a particular position: to pull a sled up a hill.
  • reproachfully — full of or expressing reproach or censure: a reproachful look.
  • reptile house — a house, shed, etc, used to keep reptiles in, as at a zoo, etc
  • reupholstered — to provide (chairs, sofas, etc.) with coverings, cushions, stuffing, springs, etc.
  • rosehip syrup — a syrup made from rosehips, used as a cough remedy
  • rough passage — a stormy sea journey
  • rough sleeper — a homeless person who sleeps rough
  • sharp-tongued — characterized by or given to harshness, bitterness, or sarcasm in speech.
  • she-crab soup — a thick, bisquelike soup made with the meat and eggs of the female crab.
  • shoulder loop — a flap on each shoulder of a service uniform on which metallic insignia of rank are worn by commissioned and warrant officers in the Army, Air Force, and Marines.
  • sleep through — If you sleep through something, it does not wake you up.
  • southern alps — a mountain range in New Zealand, on South Island: the highest range in Australasia. Highest peak: Mount Cook (also known as Aoraki or Aorangi), 3754 m (12 316 ft)
  • souvenir shop — a shop that sells trivial gift items, such as T-shirts, coffee mugs, keyrings etc, esp aimed at tourists
  • stenophyllous — having narrow leaves.
  • step out with — to be a boyfriend or girlfriend of (someone), esp publicly
  • stomach upset — a slight illness affecting your stomach and/or bowels characterized by nausea, vomiting and/or diarrhoea
  • subeditorship — the position or office of a subeditor
  • successorship — the position or state of a successor
  • sulphonylurea — an antidiabetic drug used in treating type II diabetes, which acts by stimulating the production of insulin in the pancreas
  • super-heroine — a woman noted for courageous acts or nobility of character: Esther and other biblical heroines.
  • temporal hour — a unit of time used in the Roman and Ottoman empires that divided the daylight into an equal number of hours, resulting in long summer hours and short winter hours.
  • thoroughpaced — trained to go through all the possible paces, as a horse.
  • to keep house — If you keep house, you do the cleaning and cooking for your household, and do not go out to work.
  • trichopterous — belonging or pertaining to the insect order Trichoptera, comprising the caddisflies.
  • truchet point — (unit, text)   An obsolete variant of the point, equal to 0.188 mm.
  • unreproachful — not deserving reproach or blame
  • unreproaching — not reproaching or blaming
  • unupholstered — to provide (chairs, sofas, etc.) with coverings, cushions, stuffing, springs, etc.
  • up the boohai — thoroughly lost
  • upper chinook — a Chinookan language of the Columbia River valley from the Deschutes River to the estuary.
  • uprighteously — in an upright or moral manner
  • vapourer moth — a tussock moth, Orgyia antiqua, of hedgerows and trees, the female of which is wingless and lays her eggs on her former cocoon
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