10-letter words containing h, p, i
- ophiomorph — an amphibian of the Gymnophiona order, which has no limbs
- ophthalmia — inflammation of the eye, especially of its membranes or external structures.
- ophthalmic — of or relating to the eye; ocular.
- optophobia — The fear of opening one's eyes.
- orchiopexy — (surgery) The procedure to move an undescended testicle into the scrotum.
- ornithopod — any herbivorous dinosaur of the suborder Ornithopoda whose members usually walked erect on their hind legs.
- orographic — Of or relating to mountains, especially with regard to their position and form.
- orpharions — Plural form of orpharion.
- orthoepist — the study of correct pronunciation.
- orthopedic — of or relating to orthopedics.
- orthopneic — difficult or painful breathing except in an erect sitting or standing position.
- orthoprism — a prism which has faces parallel to its vertical axis
- orthoptics — a method of exercising the eye and its muscles in order to cure strabismus or improve vision.
- orthoptist — One who practices orthoptics.
- orthotopic — (anatomy) in the normal position.
- oven chips — chips or fries that can be cooked in the oven
- paddlefish — a large ganoid fish, Polyodon spathula, of the Mississippi River and its larger tributaries, having a long, flat, paddlelike snout.
- padma shri — (in India) an award for distinguished service in any field
- paedophile — an adult who is sexually attracted to young children.
- page chair — a chair of the 18th century having deep wings continued to form an arch over the seat.
- paintbrush — a brush for applying paint, as one used in painting houses or one used in painting pictures.
- palaeolith — a stone tool dating to the Palaeolithic
- panatheism — the belief that because there is no God, nothing can properly be termed sacred or holy.
- panophobia — a fear of everything
- pansophism — a claim or pretension to pansophy.
- pansophist — someone with universal knowledge
- pantheonic — a domed circular temple at Rome, erected a.d. 120–124 by Hadrian, used as a church since a.d.
- pantherine — resembling a panther in manner or appearance
- paper-thin — extremely thin: a paper-thin razor blade.
- paperwhite — polyanthus (sense 2)
- parachutic — involving a parachute
- paraphasia — a defect of speech in which the normal flow of words is interrupted by inappropriate words and phrases
- paraphasic — of, resembling, or exhibiting paraphasia
- paraphilia — a type of mental disorder characterized by a preference for or obsession with unusual sexual practices, as pedophilia, sadomasochism, or exhibitionism.
- paraphonia — a disorder of the voice, usually caused by disease
- paraphonic — of, relating to, or characterized by paraphonia
- paraphysis — one of the erect, sterile filaments often growing among the reproductive organs in many fungi, mosses, and ferns.
- pararthria — incoherence or disorder of speech
- parastichy — one of a number of seemingly secondary spirals or oblique ranks winding around the stem or axis to the right and left in a spiral arrangement of leaves, scales, etc., where the internodes are short and the members closely crowded, as in the houseleek and the pine cone.
- parathesis — the placing of grammatically parallel words or phrases together; apposition
- parchingly — to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do.
- parischane — a parish
- paronychia — inflammation of the folds of skin bordering a nail of a finger or toe, usually characterized by infection and pus formation; felon.
- parrotfish — any of various chiefly tropical marine fishes, especially of the family Scaridae: so called because of their brilliant coloring and the shape of their jaws.
- party whip — whip (def 21).
- paschal ii — (Ranieri) died 1118, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1099–1118.
- pasigraphy — a system of writing intelligible to persons of all languages; a universal language
- pasticheur — a person who makes, composes, or concocts a pastiche.
- pastorship — the position, authority, or office of a pastor.
- patchiness — characterized by or made up of patches.