11-letter words containing o, p, h, i, d
- diplophonic — a condition in which the voice simultaneously produces two sounds of different pitch.
- disc plough — a plough that cuts by means of revolving steel discs
- discography — a selective or complete list of phonograph recordings, typically of one composer, performer, or conductor.
- discophoran — a member of the Discophora group
- diskography — discography.
- dittography — reduplication of letters or syllables in writing, printing, etc., usually through error.
- do a perish — to die or come near to dying of thirst or starvation
- do up right — to do carefully or thoroughly
- dolphinfish — dolphin (def 2).
- double whip — an instrument for striking, as in driving animals or in punishing, typically consisting of a lash or other flexible part with a more rigid handle.
- dromophobia — an irrational fear of crossing roads
- drop a hint — If you drop a hint, you give a hint or say something in a casual way.
- drop behind — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- drosophilas — Plural form of drosophila.
- dystrophies — Plural form of dystrophy.
- edrophonium — a substance, C 10 H 16 BrNO, used to reverse certain muscle-relaxing agents, such as tubocurarine, in surgical procedures: also used in the diagnosis of myasthenia gravis.
- encephaloid — resembling the brain or brain matter
- endomorphic — Of or pertaining to an endomorph.
- endotrophic — obtaining nourishment from within another plant
- epithelioid — Of, pertaining to, or resembling epithelium.
- epitrochoid — A geometric curve traced by a fixed point on one circle which rotates around the perimeter of another circle. Examples include the shape of the Wankel engine.
- foundership — The condition of having founded something.
- goddessship — a female god or deity.
- haloperidol — a major antipsychotic agent, C 21 H 23 ClFNO 2 , used in the management of schizophrenia, severe anxiety, and other behavioral disorders.
- harpsichord — a keyboard instrument, precursor of the piano, in which the strings are plucked by leather or quill points connected with the keys, in common use from the 16th to the 18th century, and revived in the 20th.
- heteroploid — (biology) Having a chromosome number that is neither the haploid nor the diploid number normal in the species.
- hipped roof — a roof having sloping ends and sides
- hippodamist — a horse-tamer
- hippodamous — horse-taming
- hippodromed — Simple past tense and past participle of hippodrome.
- hippodromes — Plural form of hippodrome.
- hippodromic — of or relating to a hippodrome
- hispidulous — covered with stiff, short hairs.
- holding-pen — a tank for the temporary storage of a substance.
- holiday pay — the salary a worker receives for days taken off work
- holiday rep — A holiday rep is someone employed by a holiday company to help look after people when they are on holiday.
- hopping mad — working energetically; busily engaged: He kept the staff hopping in order to get the report finished.
- hydnocarpic — of or relating to hydnocarpic acid
- hydropathic — Relating to hydropathy.
- hydrophilic — having a strong affinity for water.
- hydrophobia — rabies.
- hydrophobic — of or relating to hydrophobia.
- hydroponics — the cultivation of plants by placing the roots in liquid nutrient solutions rather than in soil; soilless growth of plants. Compare aeroculture, geoponics (def 2).
- hydroscopic — an optical device for viewing objects below the surface of water.
- hydrotropic — Biology. turning or tending in a particular direction with reference to moisture.
- hyperboloid — a quadric surface having a finite center and some of its plane sections hyperbolas. Equation: x 2 / a 2 + y 2 / b 2 − z 2 / c 2 = 1.
- hyperdorian — of or related to the mode above the Dorian mode in ancient Greek music
- hyphopodium — (in a fungus) a specialized hyphal branch, composed of one or two usually lobed cells, serving for attachment and for the absorption of food.
- hypnopaedia — Teaching (or learning) by subconscious means.
- hypoacidity — acidity in a lesser degree than is usual or normal, as of the gastric juice.