13-letter words containing h, o, p, s, c, t
- onychophagist — the practice of biting one's nails, especially when done habitually and as a symptom of emotional disturbance.
- opisthobranch — any gastropod mollusk of the order Opisthobranchia, as the sea slugs, sea butterflies, and sea hares, characterized by a vestigial or absent mantle and shell and two pairs of tentacles.
- opthalmoscope — Misspelling of ophthalmoscope.
- optic chiasma — a site at the base of the forebrain where the inner half of the fibers of the left and right optic nerves cross to the opposite side of the brain.
- orchestra pit — musicians' seating in front of stage
- orchestra-pit — a group of performers on various musical instruments, including especially stringed instruments of the viol class, clarinets and flutes, cornets and trombones, drums, and cymbals, for playing music, as symphonies, operas, popular music, or other compositions.
- past historic — the simple past
- pentastichous — (of plant leaves) arranged in five vertical rows
- petrophysical — relating to the analysis of the constitution and characteristics of rocks
- 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.
- phelloplastic — an image or a representation that has been fashioned from cork
- phlogisticate — to integrate or blend phlogiston with
- phonocamptics — the branch of acoustics dealing with echoes
- photoacoustic — optoacoustic
- photochromism — the reversible transformation of something's colour due to exposure to electromagnetic radiation such as sunlight
- photocomposer — a machine for setting type photographically.
- photodynamics — the science dealing with light and its effects on living organisms.
- photovoltaics — (used with a singular verb) a field of semiconductor technology involving the direct conversion of electromagnetic radiation as sunlight, into electricity.
- physoclistous — having the air bladder closed off from the mouth.
- phytocoenosis — the plants of a given area considered as a whole.
- piece of shit — despicable person
- plain-clothes — Plain-clothes police officers wear ordinary clothes instead of a police uniform.
- pocket chisel — any woodworking chisel having a blade of medium length.
- polychotomous — divided into multiple parts
- polysynthetic — (of a language) characterized by a prevalence of relatively long words containing a large number of affixes to express syntactic relationships and meanings. Many American Indian languages are polysynthetic. Compare analytic (def 3), synthetic (def 3).
- post exchange — a retail store on an army installation that sells goods and services to military personnel and their dependents and to certain authorized civilian personnel. Abbreviation: PX.
- postholocaust — following a holocaust
- preceptorship — an instructor; teacher; tutor.
- presto chango — change at once (usually used imperatively, as in a magician's command).
- promonarchist — the principles of monarchy.
- prosectorship — the position or responsibility of a prosector
- protectorship — a person or thing that protects; defender; guardian.
- protest march — public demonstration
- psilanthropic — relating to psilanthropism
- psychoanalyst — a person trained to practice psychoanalysis.
- psychogenetic — genesis of the psyche.
- psychohistory — history or the writing of history employing the techniques of psychoanalysis to explore motivations, explain actions, etc.
- psychometrics — the measurement of mental traits, abilities, and processes.
- psychomimetic — psychotomimetic.
- psychosomatic — of or relating to a physical disorder that is caused by or notably influenced by emotional factors.
- psychotherapy — the treatment of psychological disorders or maladjustments by a professional technique, as psychoanalysis, group therapy, or behavioral therapy.
- psychotically — Psychiatry. characterized by or afflicted with psychosis. Synonyms: (in nontechnical usage) insane, psychopathic, lunatic, mentally ill; mad, disturbed, deranged, demented, non compos mentis. Antonyms: sane; compos mentis, clearheaded, lucid.
- psychotogenic — a substance that causes a psychotic reaction.
- psychrometric — relating to psychrometry
- rheoreceptors — a receptor of fishes and aquatic amphibians stimulated by water currents.
- sachet-powder — a small bag, case, or pad containing perfuming powder or the like, placed among handkerchiefs, lingerie, etc., to impart a pleasant scent.
- saratoga chip — potato chip.
- school report — written assessment of school pupil
- sclerotherapy — Medicine/Medical. a treatment for varicose veins in which blood flow is diverted and the veins collapsed by injection of a hardening solution, also used cosmetically in spider veins to eliminate discoloration.
- scotch plains — a township in NE New Jersey.