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13-letter words containing o, r, t, h, p, d

  • patent holder — a person or company that holds a patent
  • peppered moth — a European geometrid moth, Biston betularia, occurring in a pale grey speckled form in rural areas and a black form in industrial regions
  • phosphoretted — combined with phosphorus, especially in its lowest valence state.
  • phosphuretted — treated or combined with phosphorus
  • photodetector — photosensor.
  • photorecorder — a device for making photographic records.
  • posix threads — (programming)   (Pthreads) A POSIX standard API that defines a set of C programming language types, functions and constants for creating and manipulating pre-emptive threads. The standard's full name is "POSIX.1c, Threads extensions (IEEE Std 1003.1c-1995)". Implementations are available on many Unix-like POSIX-conformant operating systems such as FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, GNU/Linux, Mac OS X and Solaris as well as DR-DOS and Microsoft Windows. Pthreads was designed and implemented in the PART Project (POSIX / Ada-Runtime Project).
  • poulard wheat — a Mediterranean wheat, Triticum turgidum, grown as a forage crop in the U.S.
  • powder method — a method of x-ray determination of crystal structure using a powdered sample.
  • pre-adulthood — of or relating to the period prior to adulthood: preadult strivings for independence.
  • prosthodontia — the branch of dentistry that deals with the restoration and maintenance of oral function by the replacement of missing teeth and other oral structures by artificial devices.
  • protochordate — any of the nonvertebrate chordates, as the tunicates, cephalochordates, and hemichordates.
  • red-hot poker — tritoma.
  • reupholstered — to provide (chairs, sofas, etc.) with coverings, cushions, stuffing, springs, etc.
  • sachet-powder — a small bag, case, or pad containing perfuming powder or the like, placed among handkerchiefs, lingerie, etc., to impart a pleasant scent.
  • sharp-tongued — characterized by or given to harshness, bitterness, or sarcasm in speech.
  • spheroidicity — a spheroidal state or form.
  • strophiolated — having strophioles, caruncles
  • subeditorship — the position or office of a subeditor
  • the oppressed — people who are subjugated by cruelty, force, etc
  • thoroughpaced — trained to go through all the possible paces, as a horse.
  • trapezohedron — Crystallography. a crystal form having all faces trapeziums.
  • turkish pound — the Turkish lira.
  • typhoid fever — Also called typhoid fever. an infectious, often fatal, febrile disease, usually of the summer months, characterized by intestinal inflammation and ulceration, caused by the typhoid bacillus, which is usually introduced with food or drink.
  • unupholstered — to provide (chairs, sofas, etc.) with coverings, cushions, stuffing, springs, etc.
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