11-letter words containing o, h, p
- ophiologist — the branch of herpetology dealing with snakes.
- ophiophobia — A morbid fear of snakes.
- ophthalmist — an eye expert; an oculist
- ophthalmol. — ophthalmology
- opisthokont — (biology) Any of very many eukaryotes whose flagellate cells propel themselves with a single posterior flagellum.
- opisthosoma — the abdomen of a spider or other arachnid
- oppenheimer — J(ulius) Robert, 1904–67, U.S. nuclear physicist.
- opthamology — Misspelling of ophthalmology.
- oral herpes — a disease caused by herpes simplex virus type 1, characterized primarily by a cluster of small, transient blisters chiefly at the edge of the lip or nostril; herpes labialis.
- ornithopods — Plural form of ornithopod.
- ornithopter — a heavier-than-air craft designed to be propelled through the air by flapping wings.
- orphan drug — Pharmacology. a drug that remains undeveloped or untested or is otherwise neglected because of limited potential for commercial gain.
- orthography — the art of writing words with the proper letters, according to accepted usage; correct spelling.
- orthopaedic — of or relating to orthopedics.
- orthopedics — (used with a singular verb) the medical specialty concerned with correction of deformities or functional impairments of the skeletal system, especially the extremities and the spine, and associated structures, as muscles and ligaments.
- orthopedist — (used with a singular verb) the medical specialty concerned with correction of deformities or functional impairments of the skeletal system, especially the extremities and the spine, and associated structures, as muscles and ligaments.
- orthophyric — of or relating to a texture in which the groundmass is characterized by closely packed, short, quadrilateral crystals of feldspar larger than those in a trachytic groundmass.
- orthopnoeic — difficult or painful breathing except in an erect sitting or standing position.
- orthopraxia — the correction of deformities; orthopedics.
- orthopteran — orthopterous.
- orthopteron — an orthopterous insect.
- orthoscopic — pertaining to, characterized by, or produced by normal vision.
- orthotropic — Botany. noting, pertaining to, or exhibiting a mode of vertical growth.
- osteography — The scientific description of bones; osteology.
- osteopathic — Of or pertaining to osteopathy or osteopathic medicine.
- osteophytes — Plural form of osteophyte.
- osteophytic — a small osseous excrescence or outgrowth on bone.
- ostreophage — someone who loves or eats oysters
- ostreophagy — the consumption of oysters
- outpouching — (pathology) evagination.
- oxymorphone — a potent semisynthetic morphine-derived narcotic analgesic, C 1 7 H 1 9 NO 4 , used as a substitute for morphine.
- oxysulphide — a compound containing an element combined with oxygen and sulphur
- ozonosphere — Meteorology. the layer of the upper atmosphere where most atmospheric ozone is concentrated, from about 8 to 30 miles (12 to 48 km) above the earth, with the maximum ozone concentration occurring at an altitude of about 12 miles (19 km).
- paedophilia — Paedophilia is sexual activity with children or the condition of being sexually attracted to children.
- paedotrophy — the art of raising children
- paint horse — paint (def 6).
- paleography — ancient forms of writing, as in documents and inscriptions.
- paleolithic — (sometimes lowercase) Anthropology. of, relating to, or characteristic of the cultures of the late Pliocene and the Pleistocene epochs, or early phase of the Stone Age, which appeared first in Africa and are marked by the steady development of stone tools and later antler and bone artifacts, engravings on bone and stone, sculpted figures, and paintings and engravings on the walls of caves and rock-shelters: usually divided into three periods (Lower Paleolithic, c2,000,000–c200,000 b.c., Middle Paleolithic, c150,000–c40,000 b.c., Upper Paleolithic, c40,000–c10,000 b.c.)
- palos hills — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- panchreston — a proposed explanation intended to address a complex problem by trying to account for all possible contingencies but typically proving to be too broadly conceived and therefore oversimplified to be of any practical use.
- panel house — a brothel having rooms with secret entrances, as sliding panels, for admitting panel thieves.
- panomphaean — understood universally
- pantheology — a branch of theology embracing all gods and all religions
- pantheonize — to place, especially to bury, in a pantheon: The author will be pantheonized following the funeral mass.
- pantothenic — denoting an acid which is a growth-promoting vitamin of vitamin B complex
- paphlagonia — an ancient country and Roman province in N Asia Minor, on the S coast of the Black Sea.
- paranephros — the adrenal gland
- parathyroid — situated near the thyroid gland.
- paratrophic — obtaining nourishment from living organic matter; parasitic.
- paratyphoid — Also called paratyphoid fever. an infectious disease, similar in some of its symptoms to typhoid fever but usually milder, caused by any of several bacilli of the genus Salmonella other than S. typhi.