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

  • parthian shot — a sharp, telling remark, act, gesture, etc., made in departing.
  • pass the word — If you pass the word, you tell someone something that another person has told you.
  • past historic — the simple past
  • pathomorphism — abnormal morphology.
  • petrophysical — relating to the analysis of the constitution and characteristics of rocks
  • phantasmagory — phantasmagoria.
  • phosphoretted — combined with phosphorus, especially in its lowest valence state.
  • phosphorylate — to introduce the phosphoryl group into (an organic compound).
  • phosphuretted — treated or combined with phosphorus
  • photo-sharing — the publishing of digital photographs on the internet
  • photochromism — the reversible transformation of something's colour due to exposure to electromagnetic radiation such as sunlight
  • photocomposer — a machine for setting type photographically.
  • photofinisher — a person whose profession is photofinishing
  • photophoresis — the move away from a strong light source by previously suspended particles in a gas
  • phraseologist — a person who treats of or is concerned with phraseology.
  • physiotherapy — physical therapy.
  • phytoestrogen — an estrogen-like compound occurring naturally in plants of the legume family and in grains, vegetables, and fruits.
  • phytosanitary — of or relating to the health of plants
  • pistol shrimp — any common shrimp of the family Alphaeidae, distinguished by the snapping sound made by its enlarged claw.
  • platform shoe — a shoe with a platform.
  • plethysmogram — the recording of a plethysmograph.
  • polyarthritis — arthritis occurring in more than one joint.
  • 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).
  • potato-masher — a kitchen implement used to crush or mash potatoes
  • preceptorship — an instructor; teacher; tutor.
  • premonishment — a forewarning
  • presto chango — change at once (usually used imperatively, as in a magician's command).
  • primrose path — a way of life devoted to irresponsible hedonism, often of a sensual nature: The evangelist exhorted us to avoid the primrose path and stick to the straight and narrow.
  • promonarchist — the principles of monarchy.
  • prosectorship — the position or responsibility of a prosector
  • 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.
  • protectorship — a person or thing that protects; defender; guardian.
  • protest march — public demonstration
  • psilanthropic — relating to psilanthropism
  • psychohistory — history or the writing of history employing the techniques of psychoanalysis to explore motivations, explain actions, etc.
  • psychometrics — the measurement of mental traits, abilities, and processes.
  • psychotherapy — the treatment of psychological disorders or maladjustments by a professional technique, as psychoanalysis, group therapy, or behavioral therapy.
  • psychrometric — relating to psychrometry
  • pyrophosphate — a salt or ester of pyrophosphoric acid.
  • rehospitalize — to place in hospital again
  • reptile house — a house, shed, etc, used to keep reptiles in, as at a zoo, etc
  • reupholstered — to provide (chairs, sofas, etc.) with coverings, cushions, stuffing, springs, etc.
  • rheoreceptors — a receptor of fishes and aquatic amphibians stimulated by water currents.
  • sachet-powder — a small bag, case, or pad containing perfuming powder or the like, placed among handkerchiefs, lingerie, etc., to impart a pleasant scent.
  • saratoga chip — potato chip.
  • school report — written assessment of school pupil
  • sclerotherapy — Medicine/Medical. a treatment for varicose veins in which blood flow is diverted and the veins collapsed by injection of a hardening solution, also used cosmetically in spider veins to eliminate discoloration.
  • sharp-tongued — characterized by or given to harshness, bitterness, or sarcasm in speech.
  • ship's stores — a retail store aboard a navy ship that sells toiletries, cigarettes, etc., to the ship's personnel.
  • ship-to-shore — operating between a ship and the shore: a ship-to-shore radio.
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