11-letter words containing p, h, l, s
- meliphagous — feeding on honey
- mellophones — Plural form of mellophone.
- melpomenish — Tragic; relating to tragedy in a literary or theatrical work.
- mesophilous — (of bacteria) growing best at moderate temperatures, between 25°C and 40°C.
- mesophyllic — (botany) Of or pertaining to the mesophyll of a leaf.
- microphylls — Plural form of microphyll.
- mobile shop — a van, truck, etc, which travels from place to place and from which goods are sold
- multiphasic — having many phases, stages, aspects, or the like.
- nail polish — a polish of quick-drying lacquer, either clear or colored, used to paint the fingernails or toenails.
- nemophilist — (rare) One who is fond of forests or forest scenery; a haunter of the woods.
- nephrolepis — any fern of the tropical genus Nephrolepis, some species of which are grown as ornamental greenhouse or house plants for their handsome deeply-cut drooping fronds: family Polypodiaceae
- nephroliths — a renal calculus; kidney stone.
- neutrophils — Plural form of neutrophil.
- nonhospital — not related to, identified with, or taking place in a hospital
- nonphysical — of or relating to the body: physical exercise.
- north slope — the northern coastal area of Alaska, rich in oil and natural gas: so called because it is N of the Brooks Range sloping down to the Arctic Ocean.
- notaphilist — a person who studies or collects paper money
- nympholepsy — an ecstasy supposed by the ancients to be inspired by nymphs.
- nympholepts — Plural form of nympholept.
- oenophilist — a person who enjoys wines, usually as a connoisseur.
- oesophageal — esophageal.
- old spanish — the Spanish language of the 12th to the 16th centuries. Abbreviation: OSp.
- ophicleides — Plural form of ophicleide.
- ophiologist — the branch of herpetology dealing with snakes.
- ophthalmist — an eye expert; an oculist
- oral herpes — a disease caused by herpes simplex virus type 1, characterized primarily by a cluster of small, transient blisters chiefly at the edge of the lip or nostril; herpes labialis.
- oxysulphide — a compound containing an element combined with oxygen and sulphur
- palos hills — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- pancha sila — a standard recitation of Hinayanists, including repetitions of formulas and of vows to abstain from anger, lust, cowardice, malevolence, and to abstain from the desire for possessions and unwholesome pleasures.
- panel house — a brothel having rooms with secret entrances, as sliding panels, for admitting panel thieves.
- parish hall — a room or building associated with a parish church, used by the local community for social or charitable activities (though not necessarily religious activities)
- path pascal — Parallel extension of Pascal. Processes have shared access to data objects. Constraints on their synchronisation are specified in a path expression.
- pathologies — the science or the study of the origin, nature, and course of diseases.
- pathologist — the science or the study of the origin, nature, and course of diseases.
- patty shell — a cup-shaped shell of light, flaky pastry, for serving vegetable, fish, or meat mixtures, usually with a sauce.
- pebble dash — an exterior wall finish composed of mortar against which, while still wet, small pebbles have been thrown and pressed in.
- pele's hair — volcanic glass thread, usually basaltic, caused by the solidification of exploding or ejected lava in the open air.
- perichylous — (of a plant) having water-storing tissue outside the green tissue
- peripherals — pertaining to, situated in, or constituting the periphery: peripheral resistance on the outskirts of the battle area.
- perishables — perishable articles, esp food
- peristalith — a group of stones encircling a mound, dolmen, or the like.
- persulphate — a sulphuric acid salt of a base peroxide
- phalanstery — the buildings occupied by a phalanx. the community itself.
- pharisaical — of or relating to the Pharisees.
- phase angle — any of the major appearances or aspects in which a thing of varying modes or conditions manifests itself to the eye or mind.
- philatelist — the collecting of stamps and other postal matter as a hobby or an investment.
- 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.