11-letter words containing p, h, i
- perishables — perishable articles, esp food
- peristalith — a group of stones encircling a mound, dolmen, or the like.
- perithecial — of, pertaining to, or having a perithecium
- perithecium — the fruiting body of ascomycetous fungi, typically a minute, more or less completely closed, globose or flask-shaped body enclosing the asci.
- perithelium — the connective tissue surrounding certain small vessels, as capillaries.
- pershing ii — a 38-foot (12 meters) U.S. Army surface-to-surface nuclear missile with a single warhead and range of more than 1000 miles (1609 km).
- persichetti — Vincent, 1915–87, U.S. composer.
- petah tiqwa — city in WC Israel: pop. 153,000
- petrarchism — the poetic style introduced by Petrarch and characteristic of his work, marked by complex grammatical structure, elaborate conceits, and conventionalized diction.
- petrarchist — a person who imitates the literary style employed by Petrarch, especially the poets of the English Renaissance who employed the Petrarchan sonnet style.
- phagedaenic — relating to or having the characteristics of phagedaena
- phagocytize — (of a phagocyte) to devour (material).
- phagophobia — an abnormal dread or terror of swallowing or eating
- phainopepla — a crested passerine bird, Phainopepla nitens, of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- phallically — in a phallic manner or in a manner that is suggestive of a phallus
- phallotoxin — any of a group of potent mycotoxins produced by certain mushroom species of the genus Amanita.
- phanerozoic — the eon comprising the Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic eras.
- phantasiast — a person who adhered to the religious doctrine that Christ had no substantial reality
- phantomlike — an apparition or specter.
- pharisaical — of or relating to the Pharisees.
- phariseeism — the principles and practices of the Pharisees.
- pharyngitic — relating to the medical condition of pharyngitis that is characterized by pain and swelling of the pharynx
- pharyngitis — inflammation of the mucous membrane of the pharynx; sore throat.
- pheneticist — a person who makes classifications in the field of biology according to phenetic criteria
- phenetidine — a colorless organic liquid, C 8 H 1 1 NO, used chiefly in its para form (para-phenetidine) in the synthesis of phenacetin, dyes, and other compounds.
- phenix city — a city in E Alabama, on the Chattahoochee River.
- phentermine — a white, crystalline powder, phenyl-tertiary-butylamine hydrochloride, soluble in water and alcohol, that stimulates the central nervous system and elevates the systolic blood pressure: used chiefly in the treatment of obesity.
- phenylamine — aniline.
- phidippides — the Athenian runner who secured aid from Sparta in the struggle between the Athenians and the Persians 490 b.c.
- philanderer — (of a man) to make love with a woman one cannot or will not marry; carry on flirtations.
- philatelist — the collecting of stamps and other postal matter as a hobby or an investment.
- philhellene — a friend or supporter of the Greeks.
- philippians — an Epistle written by Paul to the Christian community in Philippi. Abbreviation: Phil.
- philippines — an archipelago of 7083 islands in the Pacific, SE of China: formerly (1898–1946) under the guardianship of the U.S.; now an independent republic. 114,830 sq. mi. (297,410 sq. km). Capital: Manila.
- philistines — (sometimes initial capital letter) a person who is lacking in or hostile or smugly indifferent to cultural values, intellectual pursuits, aesthetic refinement, etc., or is contentedly commonplace in ideas and tastes.
- phillipsite — a zeolite mineral, similar to stilbite but with potassium replacing some of the calcium.
- philoctetes — Classical Mythology. a noted archer and squire of Hercules. Bitten by a snake and abandoned on an island because of his festering wound, he was at length brought by the Greeks to Troy, where he recovered and later killed Paris.
- philography — the collecting of autographs, especially those of famous persons.
- philologian — a philologist.
- philologist — the study of literary texts and of written records, the establishment of their authenticity and their original form, and the determination of their meaning.
- philomathic — relating to or enjoying the process of learning new facts and acquiring new knowledge
- philosopher — a person who offers views or theories on profound questions in ethics, metaphysics, logic, and other related fields.
- philosophes — any of the popular French intellectuals or social philosophers of the 18th century, as Diderot, Rousseau, or Voltaire.
- philosophic — of or relating to philosophy: philosophical studies.
- phitsanulok — a city in central Thailand.
- phlebotomic — of or noting phlebotomy.
- phobophobia — an abnormal fear of developing a phobia; anxiety about showing symptoms of a phobia.
- phoenixlike — having a resemblance to a phoenix in the sense of re-emerging and beginning again
- phonematics — phonemics.
- phonemicize — to transcribe into phonemic symbols.