11-letter words containing h, a, r, p, e
- ostreophagy — the consumption of oysters
- pachydermal — having the characteristics of a pachyderm
- pachydermia — an abnormal thickening of the skin
- pachydermic — any of the thick-skinned, nonruminant ungulates, as the elephant, hippopotamus, and rhinoceros.
- paedotrophy — the art of raising children
- paint horse — paint (def 6).
- paleography — ancient forms of writing, as in documents and inscriptions.
- pamphleteer — a writer or publisher of pamphlets, especially on controversial issues.
- pan crusher — A pan crusher is a crusher in which solids are broken by a wheel which is turning in a pan.
- 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.
- paper birch — a North American birch, Betula papyrifera, having a tough bark and yielding a valuable wood: the state tree of New Hampshire.
- paper chain — a decorative chain of loops of coloured paper
- paper chase — the effort to earn a diploma or college degree, especially in law, or a professional certificate or license.
- paper match — book match.
- paperhanger — a person whose job is covering walls with wallpaper.
- paperweight — a small, heavy object of glass, metal, etc., placed on papers to keep them from scattering.
- para-phrase — a restatement of a text or passage giving the meaning in another form, as for clearness; rewording.
- paragrapher — a person who writes very short pieces or fillers for a newspaper.
- paraldehyde — a colorless, liquid, cyclic compound, C 6 H 1 2 O 3 , having a disagreeable taste but an agreeable odor, produced by the polymerization of acetaldehyde with sulfuric acid: used chiefly in the manufacture of organic chemicals and in medicine as a sedative and hypnotic.
- paranephric — located near the kidney
- paranephros — the adrenal gland
- paraphernal — (sometimes used with a singular verb) equipment, apparatus, or furnishing used in or necessary for a particular activity: a skier's paraphernalia.
- paraphraser — a restatement of a text or passage giving the meaning in another form, as for clearness; rewording.
- paraphrenia — a type of severe paranoid schizophrenia
- parchedness — the state or characteristic of being parched
- parenchymal — Botany. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin-walled cells able to divide.
- parentheses — either or both of a pair of signs () used in writing to mark off an interjected explanatory or qualifying remark, to indicate separate groupings of symbols in mathematics and symbolic logic, etc.
- parenthesis — either or both of a pair of signs () used in writing to mark off an interjected explanatory or qualifying remark, to indicate separate groupings of symbols in mathematics and symbolic logic, etc.
- parenthetic — of, pertaining to, noting, or of the nature of a parenthesis: several unnecessary parenthetic remarks.
- paresthesia — an abnormal sensation, as prickling, itching, etc.
- paresthetic — an abnormal sensation, as prickling, itching, etc.
- parishioner — one of the community or inhabitants of a parish.
- partnership — the state or condition of being a partner; participation; association; joint interest.
- pastry chef — cook who specializes in patisserie
- pathbreaker — a person who blazes a trail or path; pathfinder.
- pea-shooter — a tube through which dried peas, beans, or small pellets are blown, used as a toy.
- pear thrips — a minute, slender-bodied insect, Taeniothrips inconsequens, that eats the blossoms of flowering plants and is a common pest of pear, maple, almond, apple, and other trees in the eastern U.S.
- pear-shaped — having the shape of a pear; tapering near the top and bulging toward the base or bottom: a pear-shaped vase.
- pearl perch — an edible marine fish, Glaucosoma scapulare, of eastern Australian coastal waters.
- pechora sea — the SE part of the Barents Sea, northwest of Russia
- pele's hair — volcanic glass thread, usually basaltic, caused by the solidification of exploding or ejected lava in the open air.
- pelotherapy — the application of mud to the body for therapeutic purposes
- pelvic arch — (in vertebrates) a bony or cartilaginous arch supporting the hind limbs or analogous parts.
- pentahedron — a solid figure having five faces.
- pentahydric — (especially of alcohols and phenols) pentahydroxy.
- perchlorate — a salt or ester of perchloric acid, as potassium perchlorate, KClO 4 .
- perihepatic — surrounding the liver; located around the liver
- peripherals — pertaining to, situated in, or constituting the periphery: peripheral resistance on the outskirts of the battle area.
- periphrasis — the use of an unnecessarily long or roundabout form of expression; circumlocution.
- perishables — perishable articles, esp food