10-letter words containing o, n, h, a
- open chain — a series of atoms linked in a chain not joined together at its ends, and so represented in its structural formula.
- open flash — a photographic technique employing a flash fired while the camera shutter is held open.
- openhanded — generous; liberal: openhanded hospitality.
- or another — You use or another in expressions such as one kind or another when you do not want to be precise about which of several alternatives or possibilities you are referring to.
- orcharding — the cultivation of orchards
- orchardman — A man who owns or tends an orchard.
- oropharynx — the part of the pharynx between the soft palate and the upper edge of the epiglottis.
- orphanages — Plural form of orphanage.
- orphanhood — a child who has lost both parents through death, or, less commonly, one parent.
- orpharions — Plural form of orpharion.
- orthocaine — a methyl ester used for local anaesthesia
- orthogonal — Mathematics. Also, orthographic. pertaining to or involving right angles or perpendiculars: an orthogonal projection. (of a system of real functions) defined so that the integral of the product of any two different functions is zero. (of a system of complex functions) defined so that the integral of the product of a function times the complex conjugate of any other function equals zero. (of two vectors) having an inner product equal to zero. (of a linear transformation) defined so that the length of a vector under the transformation equals the length of the original vector. (of a square matrix) defined so that its product with its transpose results in the identity matrix.
- orthopnoea — difficult or painful breathing except in an erect sitting or standing position.
- other than — additional or further: he and one other person.
- ouananiche — A salmon of landlocked populations living in lakes in Labrador and Newfoundland.
- outlandish — freakishly or grotesquely strange or odd, as appearance, dress, objects, ideas, or practices; bizarre: outlandish clothes; outlandish questions.
- overhandle — to handle, or mention, too much
- overlaunch — (in shipbuilding) to overlap planks
- 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.
- pantograph — Also, pantagraph. an instrument for the mechanical copying of plans, diagrams, etc., on any desired scale.
- pantophagy — the consumption of all types of food
- pantothere — any animal of the extinct order Pantotheria that lived during the late Mesozoic Era, believed to be the ancestor of the marsupial and placental mammals.
- paraphonia — a disorder of the voice, usually caused by disease
- paraphonic — of, relating to, or characterized by paraphonia
- parenthood — the state, position, or relation of a parent.
- paronychia — inflammation of the folds of skin bordering a nail of a finger or toe, usually characterized by infection and pus formation; felon.
- parthenope — a siren, who drowned herself when Odysseus evaded the lure of the sirens' singing. Her body was said to have been cast ashore at what became Naples
- pathogenic — Pathology. capable of producing disease: pathogenic bacteria.
- pathognomy — the study of the symptoms or characteristics of a disease; diagnosis.
- patronship — a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- peacherino — peach1 (def 4).
- pentachord — a series of five consecutive notes of a scale
- pentathlon — an athletic contest comprising five different track and field events and won by the contestant gaining the highest total score.
- phaelonion — an item of religious clothing, worn in the Eastern Church, and taking the form of a garment without sleeves for the upper body, rather like a chasuble
- phagomania — a compulsive desire to eat
- phalloidin — a peptide toxin, responsible for the toxicity of the death cap mushroom, Amanita phalloides
- phanerogam — any of the Phanerogamia, a former primary division of plants comprising those having reproductive organs; a flowering plant or seed plant (opposed to cryptogam).
- phantomish — resembling or reminiscent of a phantom
- phenolated — containing phenol; carbolated.
- phenomenal — highly extraordinary or prodigious; exceptional: phenomenal speed.
- phenoplast — phenolic resin.
- pheromonal — relating to or constituting a pheromone
- philoxenia — an act of hospitableness and welcome
- phoenician — a native or inhabitant of Phoenicia.
- phomvihane — Kaysone (ˈkaɪsɒn). 1920–92, Laotian Communist statesman; prime minister of Laos (1975–91); president (1991–92)
- phone call — telephone call
- phone card — calling card (def 3).