13-letter words containing o, p, h, t
- copy the mail — letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system: Storms delayed delivery of the mail.
- copyrightable — the exclusive right to make copies, license, and otherwise exploit a literary, musical, or artistic work, whether printed, audio, video, etc.: works granted such right by law on or after January 1, 1978, are protected for the lifetime of the author or creator and for a period of 70 years after his or her death.
- cornish pasty — A Cornish pasty is a small pie with meat and vegetables inside.
- counterphobic — seeking out a situation that one fears in an attempt to overcome the fear.
- crow-pheasant — a large coucal, Centropus sinensis, of Asia, having black and brown plumage and a long tail.
- cryotherapies — Plural form of cryotherapy.
- cryptographer — the science or study of the techniques of secret writing, especially code and cipher systems, methods, and the like. Compare cryptanalysis (def 2).
- cryptographic — Relating to cryptography.
- cryptoxanthin — a carotenoid pigment, C40H56O, in butter, eggs, and various plants, that can be converted into vitamin A in the body
- cushion plant — a type of low-growing plant having many closely spaced short upright shoots, typical of alpine and arctic habitats
- custodianship — the condition of being a custodian
- cyclostrophic — pertaining to atmospheric motion in which the centripetal acceleration exactly balances the horizontal pressure force.
- cytopathology — a branch of pathology that examines individual cells in order to diagnose disease
- cytopharynges — Plural form of cytopharynx.
- dactylography — the scientific study of fingerprints for purposes of identification
- deipnosophist — a person who is a master of dinner-table conversation
- depathologize — (transitive) To cease to treat as a medical disorder.
- dephlegmation — the act of dephlegmating
- depth sounder — an instrument for determining depths under water, especially under a ship.
- dermatography — a treatise or writing concerning the skin
- dermatophytes — Plural form of dermatophyte.
- diaphanometer — an instrument used to measure transparency, esp of the atmosphere
- diaphoretical — Alternative form of diaphoretic.
- diaphototropy — the state of being diaphototropic, turning transversely to the light
- dictatorships — Plural form of dictatorship.
- dinitrophenol — any of the six isomers consisting of phenol where two hydrogen atoms are substituted by nitro groups, C 6 H 4 N 2 O 5 , used in dyes and wood preservatives, and in biochemistry to uncouple oxidative phosphorylation.
- diphenoxylate — a substance, C 30 H 32 N 2 O 2 , used in the form of its hydrochloride in the treatment of diarrhea.
- diphthongally — in a diphthongal manner
- diphthongized — Simple past tense and past participle of diphthongize.
- directorships — Plural form of directorship.
- dispatch boat — a small, fast boat used for delivering dispatches.
- dodecaphonist — a user of the twelve-tone system of serial music
- doppler shift — (often lowercase) the shift in frequency (Doppler shift) of acoustic or electromagnetic radiation emitted by a source moving relative to an observer as perceived by the observer: the shift is to higher frequencies when the source approaches and to lower frequencies when it recedes.
- drop a stitch — to allow a loop of wool to fall off a knitting needle accidentally while knitting
- drop shipment — a shipment of goods made directly from the manufacturer to the retailer or consumer but billed through the wholesaler or distributor.
- drop the ball — a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape; sphere: He rolled the piece of paper into a ball.
- dryopithecine — (sometimes initial capital letter) an extinct ape of the genus Dryopithecus, known from Old World Miocene fossils.
- electrographs — Plural form of electrograph.
- electrophiles — Plural form of electrophile.
- electrophilic — (of a molecule or group) having a tendency to attract or acquire electrons.
- electrophones — Plural form of electrophone.
- electrophonic — Relating to electronic equipment to produce sound (this adjectival sense is not comparable).
- electrophorus — A device for repeatedly generating static electricity by induction.
- emphysematous — (medicine) Related, similar to or involving emphysema; swollen, bloated.
- enantiomorphs — Plural form of enantiomorph.
- enantiomorphy — the state of being enantiomorphic
- encephalotomy — The dissection of the brain.
- endolymphatic — (anatomy) Pertaining to, or containing, endolymph.
- endophenotype — (medicine) any hereditary characteristic that is normally associated with some condition but is not a direct symptom of that condition.
- enhypostatize — to come together in one person or hypostasis