13-letter words containing p, h, o, r, e
- lump together — If a number of different people or things are lumped together, they are considered as a group rather than separately.
- macrocephalic — Cephalometry. being or having a head with a large cranial capacity.
- macrocephalus — Alternative spelling of macrocephalous.
- 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.
- major prophet — any of a group of Old Testament prophets, including Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel.
- 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.
- mephobarbital — The drug methylphenobarbital.
- metallography — the study of the structure of metals and alloys by means of microscopy.
- metamorphosed — to change the form or nature of; transform.
- metamorphoses — a series of mythological tales or legends in verse (a.d. 7–8) by Ovid.
- metamorphosis — Biology. a profound change in form from one stage to the next in the life history of an organism, as from the caterpillar to the pupa and from the pupa to the adult butterfly. Compare complete metamorphosis.
- metamorphotic — Of or relating to metamorphosis.
- metaphoricity — The power of a metaphor.
- methoxy group — the univalent group CH 3 O−.
- methylpropane — (organic compound) isobutane.
- methylpropene — (organic compound) IUPAC name for isobutylene.
- microcephalia — Microcephaly.
- microcephalic — having a head with a small braincase.
- microcephalus — An abnormally small head.
- 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.
- moderatorship — The position or office of a moderator.
- molly pitcher — Molly (Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley) 1754–1832, American Revolutionary heroine.
- monomorphemic — containing only one morpheme, as the words wait and gorilla.
- monotherapies — Plural form of monotherapy.
- morphemically — By means of, or in terms, of morphemes.
- morphogenesis — the development of structural features of an organism or part.
- morphogenetic — the development of structural features of an organism or part.
- morphographer — a person who scientifically describes form
- morphometrics — a technique of taxonomic analysis using measurements of the form of organisms
- 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.
- mother's help — a woman employed to help look after children and help the mother in other ways
- musicotherapy — the treatment of mental disorders with music
- myrmecophiles — Plural form of myrmecophile.
- mythographies — Plural form of mythography.
- nasopharynges — Plural form of nasopharynx.
- necrophiliacs — Plural form of necrophiliac.
- 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.
- nephridiopore — The external opening of a nephridium.
- nephrological — of or relating to nephrology
- nephropathies — Plural form of nephropathy.
- neurosyphilis — Syphilis that involves the central nervous system.
- newport beach — a city in SW California, SE of Los Angeles.
- niche product — sth of specific or limited consumer interest
- non-ephemeral — lasting a very short time; short-lived; transitory: the ephemeral joys of childhood.