13-letter words containing h, o, c
- orthopaedical — Pertaining to orthopaedics; characteristic of orthopaedia.
- orthosilicate — a silicate mineral
- oscillographs — Plural form of oscillograph.
- oscillography — a device for recording the wave-forms of changing currents, voltages, or any other quantity that can be translated into electric energy, as sound waves.
- outreach work — work (done by welfare workers, volunteers, etc) designed to help and encourage disadvantaged members of the community
- outstretching — Present participle of outstretch.
- over-achiever — to perform, especially academically, above the potential indicated by tests of one's mental ability or aptitude.
- overachievers — Plural form of overachiever.
- overachieving — Present participle of overachieve.
- overstretched — to stretch excessively.
- oystercatcher — any of several long-billed wading birds of the genus Haematopus that have chiefly black-and-white plumage and that feed on oysters, clams, mussels, etc.
- packing house — A packing house is a company that processes and packs food, especially meat, to be sold.
- palm-oil chop — a W African dish made with meat and palm oil
- panharmonicon — a mechanical instrument that imitates orchestral sounds
- parapsychosis — an abnormal psychosis
- parencephalon — a cerebral hemisphere
- parthenocarpy — the production of fruit without fertilization of an egg in the ovary.
- past historic — the simple past
- pathogenicity — the disease-producing capacity of a pathogen.
- pathognomonic — Medicine/Medical. characteristic or diagnostic of a specific disease: a pathognomonic sign of pneumonia.
- peach blossom — the flower of the peach tree: the state flower of Delaware.
- peacock chair — a wicker armchair with a high, circular back.
- peccatophobia — an abnormal fear of sinning.
- pentastichous — (of plant leaves) arranged in five vertical rows
- perchlorinate — to combine with the maximum proportion of chlorine.
- perichondrium — the membrane of fibrous connective tissue covering the surface of cartilages except at the joints.
- petrochemical — a chemical substance obtained from petroleum or natural gas, as gasoline, kerosene, or petrolatum.
- petrophysical — relating to the analysis of the constitution and characteristics of rocks
- phallocentric — a doctrine or belief centered on the phallus, especially a belief in the superiority of the male sex.
- phantom stock — an employee bonus expressed as the cash value of a specified amount of company stock to be received at a future date, meant to create employee interest in raising stock prices without giving any stock away.
- pharmacognosy — materia medica (def 2).
- pharmacologic — the science dealing with the preparation, uses, and especially the effects of drugs.
- pharmacopoeia — a book published usually under the jurisdiction of the government and containing a list of drugs, their formulas, methods for making medicinal preparations, requirements and tests for their strength and purity, and other related information.
- pharyngectomy — excision of part or all of the pharynx.
- pharyngoscope — an instrument for inspecting the pharynx.
- pharyngoscopy — an examination by means of a pharyngoscope.
- phase encoded — (storage) (PE) A recording method used for 1600 BPI magnetic tapes. Compare NRZI, GCR.
- phelloplastic — an image or a representation that has been fashioned from cork
- philanthropic — of, pertaining to, engaged in, or characterized by philanthropy; benevolent: a philanthropic foundation.
- philosophical — of or relating to philosophy: philosophical studies.
- phlebographic — relating to phlebography or the X-ray imaging of a vein that has been injected with a dye that is visible on the image taken
- phlogisticate — to integrate or blend phlogiston with
- phone hacking — an act or instance of gaining access to a phone's voicemail, email, text messages, etc., without authorization from the phone's owner.
- phonendoscope — an instrument that amplifies small sounds, esp within the human body
- phonocamptics — the branch of acoustics dealing with echoes
- phonoreceptor — a receptor stimulated by sound waves.
- photoacoustic — optoacoustic
- photoallergic — photosensitive.
- photochemical — the branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical action of light.
- photochromism — the reversible transformation of something's colour due to exposure to electromagnetic radiation such as sunlight