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11-letter words containing h, a, p, o, r, t

  • nematophore — (within the coenosarc of certain colonial hydrozoans) a small specialized tentacle-like polyp having nematocysts
  • nephropathy — any disease of the kidney.
  • neuropathic — any diseased condition of the nervous system.
  • northampton — a city in Northamptonshire, in central England.
  • odontograph — an instrument for laying out the forms of gear teeth or ratchets.
  • ommatophore — a tentacle or movable stalk bearing an eye, as in certain snails.
  • open-hearth — noting, pertaining to, or produced by the open-hearth process.
  • openhearted — Frank and candid.
  • orthography — the art of writing words with the proper letters, according to accepted usage; correct spelling.
  • orthopaedic — of or relating to orthopedics.
  • orthopraxia — the correction of deformities; orthopedics.
  • orthopteran — orthopterous.
  • osteography — The scientific description of bones; osteology.
  • ostreophage — someone who loves or eats oysters
  • ostreophagy — the consumption of oysters
  • paedotrophy — the art of raising children
  • paint horse — paint (def 6).
  • panchreston — a proposed explanation intended to address a complex problem by trying to account for all possible contingencies but typically proving to be too broadly conceived and therefore oversimplified to be of any practical use.
  • parathyroid — situated near the thyroid gland.
  • paratrophic — obtaining nourishment from living organic matter; parasitic.
  • paratyphoid — Also called paratyphoid fever. an infectious disease, similar in some of its symptoms to typhoid fever but usually milder, caused by any of several bacilli of the genus Salmonella other than S. typhi.
  • parrot-fish — any of various chiefly tropical marine fishes, especially of the family Scaridae: so called because of their brilliant coloring and the shape of their jaws.
  • passthrough — a windowlike opening, as one for passing food or dishes between a kitchen and a dining area.
  • pathoformic — Pathology. pertaining to the beginning of a disease, especially to symptoms that occur in the preliminary stages of mental disease.
  • pathography — a biography that focuses on the negative elements of its subject.
  • patron-ship — a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
  • patroonship — a person who held an estate in land with certain manorial privileges granted under the old Dutch governments of New York and New Jersey.
  • pea-shooter — a tube through which dried peas, beans, or small pellets are blown, used as a toy.
  • pelotherapy — the application of mud to the body for therapeutic purposes
  • pentahedron — a solid figure having five faces.
  • perchlorate — a salt or ester of perchloric acid, as potassium perchlorate, KClO 4 .
  • perth amboy — a seaport in E New Jersey.
  • petrography — the branch of petrology dealing with the description and classification of rocks, especially by microscopic examination.
  • pharaoh ant — a red or yellow ant, Monomorium pharaonis, introduced from Europe into North America: a common household pest.
  • phoniatrics — the study and treatment of voice disorders.
  • phosphorate — Also, phosphorize. Chemistry. to combine or impregnate with phosphorus.
  • photography — the process or art of producing images of objects on sensitized surfaces by the chemical action of light or of other forms of radiant energy, as x-rays, gamma rays, or cosmic rays.
  • physiolater — somebody who worships nature
  • physiolatry — the worship of nature
  • phytography — the branch of botany dealing with the description of plants.
  • pictography — the use of pictographs; picture writing.
  • pilot chart — any of a number of charts issued to mariners by the U.S. Hydrographic Office and showing meteorological, hydrographic, and navigational conditions prevailing, or likely to prevail, subsequent to the date of issue in some part of the world: issued monthly for most areas.
  • planthopper — any member of a large and varied group of homopterous insects that are related to the leafhoppers and the spittlebugs but rarely damage cultivated plants.
  • plateholder — a lightproof container for a photographic plate, loaded into the camera with the plate and having a slide that is removed before exposing.
  • porkpie hat — a hat with a round flat crown and a brim that can be turned up or down
  • porphyratin — any of various complex compounds formed of metals and porphyrins
  • port arthur — a port in W Ontario, in S Canada, on Lake Superior: created in 1970 by the merger of twin cities (Fort William and Port Arthur) and two adjoining townships.
  • postharvest — Also, harvesting. the gathering of crops.
  • potty-chair — a small chair with an open seat over a removable pot, for use by a child during toilet training.
  • pouched rat — pocket gopher.
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