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16-letter words containing h, a, o, r, i

  • personal hygiene — bodily cleanliness
  • phantasmagorical — having a fantastic or deceptive appearance, as something in a dream or created by the imagination.
  • pharmacodynamics — the branch of pharmacology dealing with the course of action, effect, and breakdown of drugs within the body.
  • pharmacogenetics — the branch of pharmacology that examines the relation of genetic factors to variations in response to drugs.
  • pharmacogenomics — the study of human genetic variability in relation to drug action and its application to medical treatment
  • pharmacokinetics — the branch of pharmacology that studies the fate of pharmacological substances in the body, as their absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination.
  • phase microscope — a microscope that utilizes the phase differences of light rays transmitted by different portions of an object to create an image in which the details of the object are distinct despite their near-uniformity of refractive index.
  • philanthropistic — a person who practices philanthropy.
  • phonocardiograph — an instrument for graphically recording the sound of the heartbeat.
  • phosphor fatigue — screen saver
  • phosphorous acid — a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble acid of phosphorus, H 3 PO 3 , from which phosphites are derived.
  • photoautotrophic — any organism that derives its energy for food synthesis from light and is capable of using carbon dioxide as its principal source of carbon.
  • photolithography — the technique or art of making photolithographs.
  • photopolarimeter — a polarimeter that uses a photocell.
  • photorespiration — the oxidation of carbohydrates in many higher plants in which they get oxygen from light and then release carbon dioxide, somewhat different from photosynthesis.
  • photozincography — a type of photoengraving using a sensitized zinc plate.
  • phytoremediation — a process of decontaminating soil or water by using plants and trees to absorb or break down pollutants.
  • pinot chardonnay — Chardonnay.
  • pithecanthropine — of, belonging to, or resembling a former genus (Pithecanthropus, now classified as Homo erectus) of extinct early humans, who lived in Java, China, Europe, and Africa
  • pithecanthropoid — of, relating to, or resembling the former genus Pithecanthropus or one of its members.
  • place of worship — religious house: church, temple
  • pneumatic trough — a trough filled with liquid, especially water, for collecting gases in bell jars or the like by displacement.
  • poitou-charentes — a region of W central France, on the Bay of Biscay: mainly low-lying
  • poor white trash — white trash.
  • pork scratchings — small pieces of crisply cooked pork crackling, eaten cold as an appetizer with drinks
  • port authorities — the body with overall responsibility for a port
  • port phillip bay — a bay in SE Australia: the harbor of Melbourne. 31 miles (50 km) long; 25 miles (40 km) wide.
  • pragmatic theory — the theory of truth that the truth of a statement consists in its practical consequences, especially in its agreement with subsequent experience.
  • prairie schooner — a type of covered wagon, similar to but smaller than the Conestoga wagon, used by pioneers in crossing the prairies and plains of North America.
  • prognostic chart — a chart showing the predicted state of the atmosphere for a given time in the future.
  • prophylactically — defending or protecting from disease or infection, as a drug.
  • propylthiouracil — a white crystalline compound, C 7 H 1 0 N 2 OS, that interferes with the synthesis of thyroid hormone by the thyroid gland: used in the treatment of hyperthyroidism.
  • protestant ethic — work ethic.
  • pseudohistorical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
  • psychogeriatrics — the psychology of old age.
  • purchasing power — Also called buying power. the ability to purchase goods and services.
  • pyramidal orchid — a chalk-loving orchid, Anacamptis pyramidalis, bearing a dense cone-shaped spike of purplish-pink flowers with a long curved spur
  • quasi-historical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
  • radio microphone — a microphone incorporating a radio transmitter so that the user can move around freely
  • radio-phonograph — a radio and phonograph combined in one unit and sharing some components, as the amplifier and speaker(s)
  • radiographically — the production of radiographs.
  • rainbow seaperch — an embiotocid fish, Hypsurus caryi, living off the Pacific coast of North America, having red, orange, and blue stripes on the body.
  • rational horizon — the line or circle that forms the apparent boundary between earth and sky.
  • reaction chamber — the chamber in a rocket engine in which the reaction or combustion of fuel occurs
  • redbank whiteoak — a city in S Tennessee.
  • residential home — a home with social-work supervision for people who need more than just housing accommodation, such as esp the elderly, and also children in care or mentally handicapped adults
  • rhinolaryngology — the branch of medicine dealing with diseases of the nose and larynx
  • rhinopharyngitis — inflammation of the mucous membranes of the nose and pharynx.
  • rhode island red — one of an American breed of chickens having dark reddish-brown feathers and producing brown eggs.
  • rhynchocephalian — belonging or pertaining to the Rhynchocephalia, an order of lizardlike reptiles that are extinct except for the tuatara.
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