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11-letter words containing h, o, p, e, l

  • phlebotomic — of or noting phlebotomy.
  • phoenixlike — having a resemblance to a phoenix in the sense of re-emerging and beginning again
  • phonofiddle — an upright, one-stringed musical instrument which also has a horn that acts as an amplifier, played with a bow whilst held between the knees
  • phraseology — manner or style of verbal expression; characteristic language: legal phraseology.
  • phylloclade — a flattened stem or branch having the function of a leaf.
  • phyllophore — the terminal bud of a stem, especially of the stem of a palm.
  • phylloplane — the surface of a leaf considered as a habitat, esp for microorganisms
  • physiolater — somebody who worships nature
  • phytoalexin — any of a class of plant compounds that accumulate at the site of invading microorganisms and confer resistance to disease.
  • phytosterol — Biochemistry. any of various sterols obtained from plants.
  • pigeon-hole — one of a series of small, open compartments, as in a desk, cabinet, or the like, used for filing or sorting papers, letters, etc.
  • pigeonholer — someone who likes to pigeonhole people or things
  • pilot house — an enclosed structure on the deck of a ship from which it can be navigated.
  • pilot whale — a small, common whale, Globicephala sieboldii, of tropical and temperate seas, having a bulbous head.
  • pinchbottle — a bottle with concave sides, as for containing liquor.
  • placeholder — Mathematics, Logic. a symbol in an expression that may be replaced by the name of any element of the set.
  • 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.
  • plectognath — belonging to the Plectognathi, a group or order of fishes having the teeth fused into a beak and thick, often spiny, scaleless skin, and including the filefish, globefish, puffer, and triggerfish.
  • pleochroism — the property of certain crystals of exhibiting different colors when viewed from different directions under transmitted light. Compare dichroism (def 1), trichroism.
  • pleomorphic — of, relating to, or characterized by pleomorphism; polymorphous.
  • plerophoria — full conviction
  • ploughshare — the horizontal pointed cutting blade of a mouldboard plough
  • pole hammer — a shafted weapon having a spiked hammer head.
  • polygrapher — a person who employs a code cipher
  • polytechnic — of, relating to, or offering instruction in a variety of industrial arts, applied sciences, or technical subjects: a polytechnic institute.
  • porto velho — a state in W Brazil. 93,815 sq. mi. (242,980 sq. km). Capital: Pôrto Velho.
  • post-holder — a person who has a particular job or position
  • power lunch — ability to do or act; capability of doing or accomplishing something.
  • pre-holiday — a day fixed by law or custom on which ordinary business is suspended in commemoration of some event or in honor of some person.
  • preluncheon — a light meal before lunch
  • prep school — preparatory school.
  • preschooler — a child below the official school starting age, usually a child up to age five.
  • priest-hole — a secret chamber in certain houses in England, built as a hiding place for Roman Catholic priests when they were proscribed in the 16th and 17th centuries
  • procephalic — of or relating to the head.
  • prochlorite — a dark green member of the chlorite group, usually foliated.
  • prophetical — of or relating to a prophet: prophetic inspiration.
  • protophloem — the part of the primary phloem that develops first, consisting of narrow, thin-walled cells.
  • proud flesh — granulation tissue.
  • psammophile — a plant or animal that thrives in sand
  • psychodelia — the production of, or the culture associated with, psychedelic experiences
  • punchinello — a grotesque or absurd chief character in a puppet show of Italian origin: the prototype of Punch.
  • pyelography — the science or technique of making photographs of the kidneys, renal pelves, and ureters by means of x-rays, after the injection of an opaque solution or of a radiopaque dye.
  • reproachful — full of or expressing reproach or censure: a reproachful look.
  • retail shop — a shop which sells goods to individual customers
  • retrophilia — a strong liking for things from the past
  • reupholster — to provide (chairs, sofas, etc.) with coverings, cushions, stuffing, springs, etc.
  • rhône-alpes — a region of E France: mainly mountainous, rising to the edge of the Massif Central in the west and the French Alps in the east; drained by the Rivers Rhône, Saône, and Isère
  • rope-length — a length of standard climbing rope, normally 50–60m
  • sceuophylax — a keeper of sacred vessels
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