13-letter words containing h, y, p, a, t, e
- mythographies — Plural form of mythography.
- naphthylamine — (organic compound) Either of two isomeric primary amines derived from naphthalene; they occur in crude oil, and are used in the preparation of dyes and other compounds.
- openheartedly — Alt form open-heartedly.
- organotherapy — the branch of therapeutics that deals with the use of remedies prepared from the organs of animals, as from the thyroid gland, the pancreas, or the suprarenal bodies.
- orthoepically — In terms of correct pronunciation.
- paleethnology — (formerly) the branch of ethnology concerned with the earliest or most primitive human societies.
- parasynthesis — the formation of a word by the addition of a derivational suffix to a phrase or compound, as of greathearted, which is great heart plus -ed.
- parasynthetic — the formation of a word by the addition of a derivational suffix to a phrase or compound, as of greathearted, which is great heart plus -ed.
- parasyntheton — a word formed by parasynthesis; for example, kind-hearted
- parthenocarpy — the production of fruit without fertilization of an egg in the ovary.
- party machine — the internal organization of a political party, which decides its policies and directs its activities
- pathogenicity — the disease-producing capacity of a pathogen.
- pay the check — When a customer pays the check in a restaurant, they pay the amount that they owe for their meal.
- pay the piper — a person who plays on a pipe.
- pearly whites — white and lustrous as a pearl.
- pennyfarthing — a high bicycle of an early type, with one large wheel in front and one small wheel behind.
- perilymphatic — the fluid between the bony and membranous labyrinths of the ear.
- peripherality — the quality of being peripheral
- perishability — subject to decay, ruin, or destruction: perishable fruits and vegetables.
- petrophysical — relating to the analysis of the constitution and characteristics of rocks
- pharyngectomy — excision of part or all of the pharynx.
- phenomenality — highly extraordinary or prodigious; exceptional: phenomenal speed.
- phenylmethane — toluene.
- phosphorylate — to introduce the phosphoryl group into (an organic compound).
- photo gallery — display of collected photographs
- photosynthate — a compound formed by photosynthesis.
- phreatophytic — of, possessing the properties of, or relating to a phreatophyte
- physicalities — the physical attributes of a person, especially when overdeveloped or overemphasized.
- physiotherapy — physical therapy.
- phytochemical — Also called phytonutrient. any of various bioactive chemical compounds found in plants, as antioxidants, considered to be beneficial to human health.
- phytopathogen — an organism that causes disease in plants
- phytoplankter — a minute organism which constitutes part of phytoplankton
- platycephalic — having a head whose cranial vault is broad or flat.
- platyhelminth — any worm of the phylum Platyhelminthes; a flatworm.
- play the fool — behave in a silly way
- play the game — an amusement or pastime: children's games.
- play-the-ball — a method for bringing the ball back into play after a tackle, in which the tackled player is allowed to stand up and kick or heel the ball behind him or her to a team-mate
- plethysmogram — the recording of a plethysmograph.
- pointy-headed — stupid; idiotic.
- polycythaemia — an abnormal condition of the blood characterized by an increase in the number of red blood cells. It can occur as a primary disease of unknown cause (polycythaemia vera or erythraemia) or in association with respiratory or circulatory diseases
- polytechnical — relating to a technical school
- polythene bag — a bag made of polythene, esp one used to store or protect food or household articles
- prophetically — of or relating to a prophet: prophetic inspiration.
- psychasthenia — Psychiatry. (no longer in technical use) a neurosis marked by fear, anxiety, phobias, etc.
- psychasthenic — a person who has psychasthenia
- psychotherapy — the treatment of psychological disorders or maladjustments by a professional technique, as psychoanalysis, group therapy, or behavioral therapy.
- pterylography — the description of the feather arrangement on birds
- pyretotherapy — therapy by raising the body temperature, as by diathermy or by artificially inducing fever.
- pyrimethamine — a potent substance, C 1 2 H 1 3 ClN 4 , used against susceptible plasmodia in the prophylactic treatment of malaria and against Toxoplasma gondi in the treatment of toxoplasmosis.
- pyrophosphate — a salt or ester of pyrophosphoric acid.