10-letter words containing h, o, p, i, r
- polyhydric — (especially of alcohols and phenols) polyhydroxy.
- poor white — a member of a class of white people, especially of the southern U.S., having low social status and little or no money, property, or education. See also white trash.
- porphyrize — to subject to porphyrization.
- porphyroid — a rock resembling porphyry.
- prehension — the act of seizing or grasping.
- prehistory — human history in the period before recorded events, known mainly through archaeological discoveries, study, research, etc.; history of prehistoric humans.
- preholiday — relating to the period before a holiday
- prehominid — any of the extinct humanlike primates classified in the former family Prehominidae.
- priesthood — the condition or office of a priest.
- princehood — the office or rank of a prince
- print shop — a shop where prints or graphics are sold.
- pro-choice — supporting or advocating legalized abortion.
- prognathic — having protrusive jaws; having a gnathic index over 103.
- prohibited — to forbid (an action, activity, etc.) by authority or law: Smoking is prohibited here.
- prohibitor — to forbid (an action, activity, etc.) by authority or law: Smoking is prohibited here.
- promethium — a rare-earth, metallic, trivalent element. Symbol: Pm; atomic number: 61.
- prophesied — to foretell or predict.
- prosthesis — a device, either external or implanted, that substitutes for or supplements a missing or defective part of the body.
- prosthetic — of or relating to an artificial body part or prosthesis: He was fitted for a prosthetic arm.
- pyrethroid — any of several synthetic compounds that are similar to but more persistent than natural pyrethrins.
- pyrophobia — an abnormal fear of fire.
- pyrophobic — an abnormal fear of fire.
- pyrophoric — capable of igniting spontaneously in air.
- pyrrhonism — the Skeptic doctrines of Pyrrho and his followers.
- pyrrhotite — a common mineral, iron sulfide, approximately FeS but variable because of a partial absence of ferrous ions, occurring in massive and in crystal forms with a bronze color and metallic luster; magnetic pyrites: generally slightly magnetic.
- radiograph — Also called shadowgraph. a photographic image produced by the action of x-rays or nuclear radiation.
- radiophare — a radiotelegraphic station used by vessels to determine their positions; radio beacon.
- radiophone — a radiotelephone.
- radiophoto — an image created by radio waves rather than light
- rhapsodist — a person who rhapsodizes.
- rhapsodize — to talk with extravagant enthusiasm.
- rheopectic — the property exhibited by certain slow-gelling, thixotropic sols of gelling more rapidly when the containing vessel is shaken gently.
- rhinophyma — a red-coloured bump or bumps on the nose which form as a result of enlarged sebaceous glands and rosacea
- rhinoscope — a special instrument used to examine the nasal passages
- rhinoscopy — examination of the nasal passages, esp with a rhinoscope
- rhizomorph — a cordlike fusion of hyphae that leads certain fungi across various substrates like a root through soil.
- rhizophore — a downward-growing stem in moss that forms roots
- rhizoplane — the part of the root of a plant that is near the soil surface
- roach clip — a small tweezerlike clip for holding the butt of a marijuana cigarette.
- rose aphid — a dark green aphid, Macrosiphum rosae, that feeds on roses and related plants.
- rough spin — hard or unfair treatment
- russophile — a person who is friendly to, admires, or prefers Russia or Russian customs, institutions, etc.
- sarcophagi — a stone coffin, especially one bearing sculpture, inscriptions, etc., often displayed as a monument.
- sarcophile — a flesh-eating animal, especially the Tasmanian devil.
- schizocarp — a dry, dehiscent fruit that at maturity splits into two or more one-seeded carpels.
- scyphiform — shaped like a cup or goblet.
- semaphoric — an apparatus for conveying information by means of visual signals, as a light whose position may be changed.
- shop right — the right of an employer to use an employee's invention without compensating the employee for the use, in cases where the invention was made at the place of and during the hours of employment.
- shopfitter — a worker who makes and installs fittings for commercial premises
- shoplifter — a person who steals goods from the shelves or displays of a retail store while posing as a customer.