11-letter words containing p, h, o, e
- ophicalcite — a type of marble containing serpentine and calcite
- ophicleides — Plural form of ophicleide.
- oppenheimer — J(ulius) Robert, 1904–67, U.S. nuclear physicist.
- 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.
- ornithopter — a heavier-than-air craft designed to be propelled through the air by flapping wings.
- orthopaedic — of or relating to orthopedics.
- orthopedics — (used with a singular verb) the medical specialty concerned with correction of deformities or functional impairments of the skeletal system, especially the extremities and the spine, and associated structures, as muscles and ligaments.
- orthopedist — (used with a singular verb) the medical specialty concerned with correction of deformities or functional impairments of the skeletal system, especially the extremities and the spine, and associated structures, as muscles and ligaments.
- orthopnoeic — difficult or painful breathing except in an erect sitting or standing position.
- orthopteran — orthopterous.
- orthopteron — an orthopterous insect.
- osteography — The scientific description of bones; osteology.
- osteopathic — Of or pertaining to osteopathy or osteopathic medicine.
- osteophytes — Plural form of osteophyte.
- osteophytic — a small osseous excrescence or outgrowth on bone.
- ostreophage — someone who loves or eats oysters
- ostreophagy — the consumption of oysters
- oxymorphone — a potent semisynthetic morphine-derived narcotic analgesic, C 1 7 H 1 9 NO 4 , used as a substitute for morphine.
- oxysulphide — a compound containing an element combined with oxygen and sulphur
- ozonosphere — Meteorology. the layer of the upper atmosphere where most atmospheric ozone is concentrated, from about 8 to 30 miles (12 to 48 km) above the earth, with the maximum ozone concentration occurring at an altitude of about 12 miles (19 km).
- paedophilia — Paedophilia is sexual activity with children or the condition of being sexually attracted to children.
- paedotrophy — the art of raising children
- paint horse — paint (def 6).
- paleography — ancient forms of writing, as in documents and inscriptions.
- paleolithic — (sometimes lowercase) Anthropology. of, relating to, or characteristic of the cultures of the late Pliocene and the Pleistocene epochs, or early phase of the Stone Age, which appeared first in Africa and are marked by the steady development of stone tools and later antler and bone artifacts, engravings on bone and stone, sculpted figures, and paintings and engravings on the walls of caves and rock-shelters: usually divided into three periods (Lower Paleolithic, c2,000,000–c200,000 b.c., Middle Paleolithic, c150,000–c40,000 b.c., Upper Paleolithic, c40,000–c10,000 b.c.)
- panchreston — a proposed explanation intended to address a complex problem by trying to account for all possible contingencies but typically proving to be too broadly conceived and therefore oversimplified to be of any practical use.
- panel house — a brothel having rooms with secret entrances, as sliding panels, for admitting panel thieves.
- panomphaean — understood universally
- pantheology — a branch of theology embracing all gods and all religions
- pantheonize — to place, especially to bury, in a pantheon: The author will be pantheonized following the funeral mass.
- pantothenic — denoting an acid which is a growth-promoting vitamin of vitamin B complex
- paranephros — the adrenal gland
- parishioner — one of the community or inhabitants of a parish.
- pate a chou — French Cookery. cream puff paste.
- pathologies — the science or the study of the origin, nature, and course of diseases.
- pathologize — to represent (something) as a disease
- pct theorem — the proposition that all the laws of physics are unchanged by the combined operations of charge conjugation (C), space inversion (P), and time reversal (T).
- pea-shooter — a tube through which dried peas, beans, or small pellets are blown, used as a toy.
- peach stone — the stone in the centre of the fruit the peach
- pechora sea — the SE part of the Barents Sea, northwest of Russia
- pedagoguish — resembling or reminiscent of a pedagogue
- pedomorphic — a speeding up of the rate of development, resulting in an adult form that has the appearance of its larval or juvenile ancestor.
- pedophiliac — pedophile.
- pelotherapy — the application of mud to the body for therapeutic purposes
- pentahedron — a solid figure having five faces.
- perchlorate — a salt or ester of perchloric acid, as potassium perchlorate, KClO 4 .
- perchloride — the chloride of any particular element or group with the maximum proportion of chlorine.
- perichylous — (of a plant) having water-storing tissue outside the green tissue
- perth amboy — a seaport in E New Jersey.
- petroglyphy — the skill or procedure of making rock carvings