13-letter words containing p, a, h, o, u
- half coupling — a flange fixed at the end of each of the two shafts that are connected in a flange coupling
- harry hotspur — the nickname of Sir Henry Percy
- haruspication — the use of animal entrails for divination
- hematophagous — feeding on blood, as the vampire bat.
- hepatojugular — (medicine) Relating to the liver and the jugular vein.
- heterocarpous — (of a plant) producing more than one type of fruit
- hippo zarytus — ancient name of Bizerte.
- house painter — a person whose occupation is painting houses.
- house sparrow — a small, hardy, buffy-brown and gray bird, Passer domesticus, of Europe, introduced into America, Australia, etc.
- housepainters — Plural form of housepainter.
- hub-and-spoke — of or designating a system of air transportation by which local flights carry passengers to one major regional airport where they can board long-distance or other local flights for their final destinations.
- humboldt peak — a mountain in S Colorado, in the Sangre de Cristo range. 14,064 feet (4290 meters).
- hydrocephalus — an accumulation of serous fluid within the cranium, especially in infancy, due to obstruction of the movement of cerebrospinal fluid, often causing great enlargement of the head; water on the brain.
- hydrosulphate — a salt formed by the direct union of sulfuric acid with an organic base, especially an alkaloid, and usually more soluble than the base.
- hypercautious — Especially or unreasonably cautious.
- hypermutation — (uncountable) Frequent mutation.
- hyposexuality — A significantly low level of sexuality.
- immunotherapy — treatment designed to produce immunity to a disease or enhance the resistance of the immune system to an active disease process, as cancer.
- jodhpuri coat — a coat worn by men in India, similar to but shorter than a sherwani
- judeo-spanish — Ladino (def 1).
- lace-up shoes — shoes which are fastened with laces
- lap of honour — If the winner of a race or game does a lap of honour, they run or drive slowly around a race track or sports field in order to receive the applause of the crowd.
- leptocephalus — a colorless, transparent, flattened larva, especially of certain eels and ocean fishes.
- lycanthropous — Lycanthropic.
- macrocephalus — Alternative spelling of macrocephalous.
- mesocephalous — Alternative form of mesocephalic.
- microcephalus — An abnormally small head.
- moustache cup — mustache cup.
- multihospital — comprising or relating to several hospitals
- musicotherapy — the treatment of mental disorders with music
- mycetophagous — That feeds on fungi.
- nonpunishable — Not punishable; of an act, for which no punishment has been authorized; of a person, beyond the reach of punishment.
- nymphaeaceous — belonging to the Nymphaeaceae, the water lily family of plants.
- ombudsmanship — The position or office of an ombudsman.
- one-punch law — a law prescribing punitive sentences for assault, including assault comprising a single blow
- one-upmanship — the art or practice of achieving, demonstrating, or assuming superiority in one's rivalry with a friend or opponent by obtaining privilege, status, status symbols, etc.: the one-upmanship of getting into the president's car pool.
- open and shut — immediately obvious upon consideration; easily decided: an open-and-shut case of murder.
- open-and-shut — immediately obvious upon consideration; easily decided: an open-and-shut case of murder.
- ostreophagous — oyster-eating
- outwash plain — Geology. a broad, sloping landform built of coalesced deposits of outwash.
- packing house — A packing house is a company that processes and packs food, especially meat, to be sold.
- parnell shout — a social occasion where each person in a group pays for his or her own entertainment or meal
- parthenopaeus — a son of Hippomenes and Atalanta, and one of the Seven against Thebes.
- pentadelphous — (of a plant) having its stamens arranged in five groups; (of stamens) being arranged in five groups
- pentastichous — (of plant leaves) arranged in five vertical rows
- pharaoh hound — one of a breed of medium-sized gazehounds with a smooth coat, red to tan in color with white markings, and erect ears.
- philo judaeus — c20 b.c.–a.d. c50, Alexandrian Jewish theologian and philosopher.
- phonautograph — a piece of equipment that records sound visually by detecting the sound waves and indicating them on a graph
- photoacoustic — optoacoustic
- phyllocladous — having phylloclades.