13-letter words containing p, h, o, n, e, m
- kinematograph — cinematograph.
- lamellaphones — Plural form of lamellaphone.
- lymphopoietin — (protein) A cytokine protein that has a function in T cell maturation.
- magnetographs — Plural form of magnetograph.
- magnetosphere — the outer region of the earth's ionosphere, where the earth's magnetic field controls the motion of charged particles, as in the Van Allen belts. Compare magnetopause.
- medicine shop — (in Malaysia) a Chinese chemist's shop where traditional herbs are sold as well as modern drugs. It is not, however, a dispensary for prescribed medicines
- membranophone — any musical instrument, as a drum, in which the sound is produced by striking, rubbing, or blowing against a membrane stretched over a frame.
- mesencephalon — Anatomy. the midbrain.
- metallophones — Plural form of metallophone.
- metencephalon — the anterior section of the hindbrain, comprising the cerebellum and pons.
- methylpropane — (organic compound) isobutane.
- methylpropene — (organic compound) IUPAC name for isobutylene.
- mimeographing — Present participle of mimeograph.
- minor prophet — any of a group of Old Testament prophets, including Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi.
- miscomprehend — Misunderstand.
- monomorphemic — containing only one morpheme, as the words wait and gorilla.
- monophosphate — a salt containing only one phosphate group.
- monotelephone — a telephone that communicates a specific frequency of sound
- monotherapies — Plural form of monotherapy.
- morphogenesis — the development of structural features of an organism or part.
- morphogenetic — the development of structural features of an organism or part.
- morphophoneme — an abstract phonological unit representing corresponding phonemes in different allomorphs of one morpheme. In English the symbol F may be used to represent a morphophoneme occurring in two related allomorphs, as f in leaf, but v in the plural leaves.
- nephelometers — Plural form of nephelometer.
- nephelometric — Bacteriology. an apparatus containing a series of barium chloride standards used to determine the number of bacteria in a suspension.
- nephrectomies — Plural form of nephrectomy.
- nephrectomize — to perform a nephrectomy upon.
- non-ephemeral — lasting a very short time; short-lived; transitory: the ephemeral joys of childhood.
- nonmembership — the fact or condition of being a nonmember
- normocephalic — Having a normal sized head; neither macrocephalic nor microcephalic; mesocephalic.
- nymphaeaceous — belonging to the Nymphaeaceae, the water lily family of plants.
- 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.
- openmouthedly — in a manner filled with amazement and wonder
- over-shipment — an act or instance of shipping freight or cargo.
- parental home — a school for problem children.
- perichondrium — the membrane of fibrous connective tissue covering the surface of cartilages except at the joints.
- pharyngectomy — excision of part or all of the pharynx.
- phenomenalism — the doctrine that phenomena are the only objects of knowledge or the only form of reality.
- phenomenality — highly extraordinary or prodigious; exceptional: phenomenal speed.
- phenomenalize — to regard or interpret as a phenomenon.
- phenomenology — the study of phenomena.
- photoemission — photoelectric effect.
- phrygian mode — an authentic church mode represented on the white keys of a keyboard instrument by an ascending scale from E to E.
- physiognomies — the face or countenance, especially when considered as an index to the character: a fierce physiognomy.
- physostigmine — an alkaloid, C 1 5 H 2 1 N 3 O 2 , used in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease to raise the level of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine and also as a miotic in glaucoma.
- plant hormone — an organic chemical, as auxin, produced by plant cells and functioning at various sites to regulate growth, turning, metabolic processes, etc.
- pneumatograph — pneumograph.
- pneumatophore — Botany. a specialized structure developed from the root in certain plants growing in swamps and marshes, serving as a respiratory organ.
- poker machine — a fruit machine
- pomme blanche — breadroot.
- pompano beach — a city in SE Florida.