13-letter words containing p, h, o, r, u, s
- lophotrichous — (biology, of bacteria) Having multiple flagella located at the same point, so that they can act in concert to drive the bacterium in a single direction.
- lycanthropous — Lycanthropic.
- macrocephalus — Alternative spelling of macrocephalous.
- microcephalus — An abnormally small head.
- microphyllous — having microphylls
- musicotherapy — the treatment of mental disorders with music
- neurosyphilis — Syphilis that involves the central nervous system.
- opening hours — Opening hours are the times during which a shop, bank, library, or bar is open for business.
- ostreophagous — oyster-eating
- parnell shout — a social occasion where each person in a group pays for his or her own entertainment or meal
- parthenopaeus — a son of Hippomenes and Atalanta, and one of the Seven against Thebes.
- phosphorus 32 — a radioactive isotope of phosphorus, used as a chemotherapeutic agent.
- phosphorus-32 — a radioactive isotope of phosphorus, used as a chemotherapeutic agent.
- phosphuretted — treated or combined with phosphorus
- porcupinefish — any of several fishes of the family Diodontidae, especially Diodon hystrix, of tropical seas, capable of inflating the body with water or air until it resembles a globe, with erection of the long spines covering the skin.
- prague school — a school of linguistics emphasizing structure, active in the 1920s and 1930s.
- pseudo-heroic — Also, heroical. of, relating to, or characteristic of a hero or heroine.
- psychosurgeon — a surgeon who specializes in psychosurgery
- psychosurgery — treatment of mental disorders by means of brain surgery.
- quadraphonics — high-fidelity sound reproduction involving signals transmitted through four different channels.
- quadriphonics — quadraphony.
- reptile house — a house, shed, etc, used to keep reptiles in, as at a zoo, etc
- reupholstered — to provide (chairs, sofas, etc.) with coverings, cushions, stuffing, springs, etc.
- rhizomorphous — rootlike in form.
- rosehip syrup — a syrup made from rosehips, used as a cough remedy
- rough passage — a stormy sea journey
- rough sleeper — a homeless person who sleeps rough
- sharp-tongued — characterized by or given to harshness, bitterness, or sarcasm in speech.
- she-crab soup — a thick, bisquelike soup made with the meat and eggs of the female crab.
- shoulder loop — a flap on each shoulder of a service uniform on which metallic insignia of rank are worn by commissioned and warrant officers in the Army, Air Force, and Marines.
- sleep through — If you sleep through something, it does not wake you up.
- soupfin shark — a requiem shark, Galeorhinus zyopterus, inhabiting the Pacific Ocean, valued for its fins, which are used by the Chinese in the preparation of a soup, and for its liver, which is rich in vitamin A.
- southern alps — a mountain range in New Zealand, on South Island: the highest range in Australasia. Highest peak: Mount Cook (also known as Aoraki or Aorangi), 3754 m (12 316 ft)
- souvenir shop — a shop that sells trivial gift items, such as T-shirts, coffee mugs, keyrings etc, esp aimed at tourists
- subeditorship — the position or office of a subeditor
- successorship — the position or state of a successor
- sulphonylurea — an antidiabetic drug used in treating type II diabetes, which acts by stimulating the production of insulin in the pancreas
- super-heroine — a woman noted for courageous acts or nobility of character: Esther and other biblical heroines.
- tauromorphous — having the form of a bull
- thiosulphuric — of or relating to thiosulphuric acid or anything derived from it
- trachycarpous — having rough-skinned fruit.
- trichopterous — belonging or pertaining to the insect order Trichoptera, comprising the caddisflies.
- turkish pound — the Turkish lira.
- unupholstered — to provide (chairs, sofas, etc.) with coverings, cushions, stuffing, springs, etc.
- up to scratch — to break, mar, or mark the surface of by rubbing, scraping, or tearing with something sharp or rough: to scratch one's hand on a nail.
- uprighteously — in an upright or moral manner
- vapourishness — the quality or state of being vapourish
- zinjanthropus — the genus to which Australopithecus boisei was formerly assigned.