11-letter words containing o, r, p, h, a
- 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.
- orthopraxia — the correction of deformities; orthopedics.
- orthopteran — orthopterous.
- osteography — The scientific description of bones; osteology.
- ostreophage — someone who loves or eats oysters
- ostreophagy — the consumption of oysters
- paedotrophy — the art of raising children
- paint horse — paint (def 6).
- paleography — ancient forms of writing, as in documents and inscriptions.
- 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.
- 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.
- parishioner — one of the community or inhabitants of a parish.
- parochially — of, relating to, or financially supported by one or more church parishes: parochial churches in Great Britain.
- paronychial — of or relating to paronychia
- parrot-fish — any of various chiefly tropical marine fishes, especially of the family Scaridae: so called because of their brilliant coloring and the shape of their jaws.
- passthrough — a windowlike opening, as one for passing food or dishes between a kitchen and a dining area.
- pathoformic — Pathology. pertaining to the beginning of a disease, especially to symptoms that occur in the preliminary stages of mental disease.
- pathography — a biography that focuses on the negative elements of its subject.
- patron-ship — a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- patroonship — a person who held an estate in land with certain manorial privileges granted under the old Dutch governments of New York and New Jersey.
- pea-shooter — a tube through which dried peas, beans, or small pellets are blown, used as a toy.
- pechora sea — the SE part of the Barents Sea, northwest of Russia
- pelotherapy — the application of mud to the body for therapeutic purposes
- pentahedron — a solid figure having five faces.
- perchlorate — a salt or ester of perchloric acid, as potassium perchlorate, KClO 4 .
- perth amboy — a seaport in E New Jersey.
- petrography — the branch of petrology dealing with the description and classification of rocks, especially by microscopic examination.
- phanerogams — any of the Phanerogamia, a former primary division of plants comprising those having reproductive organs; a flowering plant or seed plant (opposed to cryptogam).
- phanerozoic — the eon comprising the Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic eras.
- pharaoh ant — a red or yellow ant, Monomorium pharaonis, introduced from Europe into North America: a common household pest.
- philography — the collecting of autographs, especially those of famous persons.
- phlebograph — an instrument for recording the venous pulse.
- phoniatrics — the study and treatment of voice disorders.
- phonography — phonetic spelling, writing, or shorthand.
- phosphorate — Also, phosphorize. Chemistry. to combine or impregnate with phosphorus.
- photography — the process or art of producing images of objects on sensitized surfaces by the chemical action of light or of other forms of radiant energy, as x-rays, gamma rays, or cosmic rays.
- phrase book — a small book containing everyday phrases and sentences and their equivalents in a foreign language, written especially for travelers.
- phraseogram — a written symbol or combination of symbols, as in shorthand, used to represent a phrase.
- phraseology — manner or style of verbal expression; characteristic language: legal phraseology.
- physiolater — somebody who worships nature
- physiolatry — the worship of nature
- phytography — the branch of botany dealing with the description of plants.
- pictography — the use of pictographs; picture writing.
- pilot chart — any of a number of charts issued to mariners by the U.S. Hydrographic Office and showing meteorological, hydrographic, and navigational conditions prevailing, or likely to prevail, subsequent to the date of issue in some part of the world: issued monthly for most areas.
- placeholder — Mathematics, Logic. a symbol in an expression that may be replaced by the name of any element of the set.