13-letter words containing p, a, r, o
- 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.
- pharmacognosy — materia medica (def 2).
- pharmacologic — the science dealing with the preparation, uses, and especially the effects of drugs.
- pharmacopoeia — a book published usually under the jurisdiction of the government and containing a list of drugs, their formulas, methods for making medicinal preparations, requirements and tests for their strength and purity, and other related information.
- pharyngectomy — excision of part or all of the pharynx.
- pharyngoscope — an instrument for inspecting the pharynx.
- pharyngoscopy — an examination by means of a pharyngoscope.
- phenobarbital — a white, crystalline powder, C 1 2 H 1 2 N 2 O 3 , used as a sedative, a hypnotic, and as an antispasmodic in epilepsy.
- philanthropic — of, pertaining to, engaged in, or characterized by philanthropy; benevolent: a philanthropic foundation.
- phlebographic — relating to phlebography or the X-ray imaging of a vein that has been injected with a dye that is visible on the image taken
- phonautograph — a piece of equipment that records sound visually by detecting the sound waves and indicating them on a graph
- phosphorylase — any enzyme, occurring widely in animal and plant tissue, that in the presence of an inorganic phosphate catalyzes the conversion of glycogen into sugar phosphate.
- phosphorylate — to introduce the phosphoryl group into (an organic compound).
- photo gallery — display of collected photographs
- photo-sharing — the publishing of digital photographs on the internet
- photoallergic — photosensitive.
- photographing — a picture produced by photography.
- photoreaction — a chemical reaction that involves or requires light.
- phototelegram — a telegram that is sent by means of phototelegraphy
- phraseologist — a person who treats of or is concerned with phraseology.
- phreatophytic — of, possessing the properties of, or relating to a phreatophyte
- phrygian mode — an authentic church mode represented on the white keys of a keyboard instrument by an ascending scale from E to E.
- physharmonica — a keyboard musical instrument fitted with free reeds, and which is an early form of harmonium
- physiographic — the science of physical geography.
- physiotherapy — physical therapy.
- phytoplankter — a minute organism which constitutes part of phytoplankton
- phytosanitary — of or relating to the health of plants
- piano quartet — a musical composition scored for piano and three other instruments, typically violin, viola, and cello.
- piano teacher — tutor of piano-playing
- pick-and-roll — an offensive maneuver in which a player interposes himself or herself between a teammate with the ball and a defender, then cuts quickly toward the basket for a pass from the same teammate.
- pictorialness — the state of being pictorial
- picturization — to represent in a picture, especially in a motion picture; make a picture of.
- piers plowman — (The Vision Concerning Piers Plowman) an alliterative poem written in three versions (1360–99), ascribed to William Langland.
- pigeon breast — chicken breast.
- pinar del rio — a city in W Cuba.
- pine grosbeak — a large grosbeak, Pinicola enucleator, of coniferous forests of northern North America and Eurasia, the male of which has rose and gray plumage.
- pipiwharauroa — a Pacific migratory bird with a metallic green-gold plumage
- piroplasmosis — babesiosis.
- piss all over — to be far superior to
- pivot grammar — a loose grammar said to govern two-word utterances by children
- place of arms — an area in a fortress or a fortified town where troops could assemble for defense.
- plagiotropism — plagiotropic tendency or growth.
- plain yoghurt — natural yoghurt, without added flavouring
- plane journey — a journey made by flying in an aeroplane
- plane spotter — a person who observes, photographs, and catalogues aircraft as a hobby
- plant hormone — an organic chemical, as auxin, produced by plant cells and functioning at various sites to regulate growth, turning, metabolic processes, etc.
- plasmodiocarp — a fruiting body of certain myxomycetes.
- platform game — a type of computer game that is played by moving a figure on the screen through a series of obstacles and problems
- platform shoe — a shoe with a platform.
- platiniferous — platinum-bearing