10-letter words containing o, p, h, t
- hypostasis — Metaphysics. something that stands under and supports; foundation. the underlying or essential part of anything as distinguished from attributes; substance, essence, or essential principle.
- hypostatic — of or relating to a hypostasis; fundamental.
- hypostress — the stress which is caused by boredom or lack of motivation
- hypotactic — dependent relation or construction, as of clauses; syntactic subordination.
- hypotenuse — the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.
- hypothecal — (microbiology, planktology) Of or pertaining to the hypotheca, the lower half of the shell of certain types of plankton.
- hypothenar — the fleshly prominence on the palm at the base of the little finger.
- hypotheses — a proposition, or set of propositions, set forth as an explanation for the occurrence of some specified group of phenomena, either asserted merely as a provisional conjecture to guide investigation (working hypothesis) or accepted as highly probable in the light of established facts.
- hypothesis — a proposition, or set of propositions, set forth as an explanation for the occurrence of some specified group of phenomena, either asserted merely as a provisional conjecture to guide investigation (working hypothesis) or accepted as highly probable in the light of established facts.
- hypothetic — assumed by hypothesis; supposed: a hypothetical case.
- hypothymia — a state of depression
- hypotrophy — A degeneration in the functioning of an organ due to the loss of cells.
- hypsometer — thermobarometer (def 1).
- hypsometry — vertical control in mapping; the establishment of elevations or altitudes.
- idiopathic — of unknown cause, as a disease.
- imposthume — (obsolete) an abscess.
- interphone — an intercommunication system using telephones to connect offices, stations, etc., as in a building or ship; intercom.
- isoplethic — Relating to isopleths.
- italophile — a person who admires Italian customs, traditions, etc.
- l'hospital — Guillaume François Antoine de [gee-yohm frahn-swa ahn-twan duh] /giˈyoʊm frɑ̃ˈswa ɑ̃ˈtwan də/ (Show IPA), 1661–1704, French mathematician.
- lectorship — a lecturer in a college or university.
- leucopathy — (dated) albinism.
- leukopathy — (pathology) depigmentation of the skin.
- lightproof — impervious to light: a lightproof film cartridge.
- limitrophe — (of a country or region) on or near a frontier
- lithoglyph — an incision or engraving on a gem or stone
- lithograph — a print produced by lithography.
- lithophane — a transparency made of thin porcelain or bone china having an intaglio design.
- lithophile — (of a chemical element) concentrated in the earth's crust, rather than in the core or mantle.
- lithophone — a Chinese stone chime consisting of 16 stone slabs hung in two rows and struck with a hammer.
- lithophysa — a cavity or hollow found in volcanic rocks, caused by expanding gas
- lithophyte — Zoology. a polyp with a hard or stony structure, as a coral.
- lithoprint — Now Rare. to lithograph.
- lymphocyte — a type of white blood cell having a large, spherical nucleus surrounded by a thin layer of nongranular cytoplasm.
- macrophyte — a plant, especially a marine plant, large enough to be visible to the naked eye.
- mastopathy — any disease of the breast.
- mazopathia — any disease of the placenta.
- mentorship — a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
- mesophytes — Plural form of mesophyte.
- mesophytic — Relating to a mesophyte.
- metaphoric — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
- methoprene — a synthetic insect juvenile hormone, C 1 9 H 3 4 O 3 , used as a biological pesticide primarily on mosquito and fly larvae to prevent maturing to the adult state.
- methyldopa — a white powder, C 1 0 H 1 3 NO 4 , used in the treatment of hypertension.
- microphyte — a microscopic plant.
- monopthong — Misspelling of monophthong.
- morphactin — any of various synthetic compounds, derived from fluorine and carboxylic acid, that regulate the growth and development of plants.
- morphodite — (informal, slang) A comic slang version of hermaphrodite.
- mothership — a vessel or craft that services others operating far from a home port or center.
- mothproofs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mothproof.
- motor ship — a ship propelled by an internal-combustion engine or engines