10-letter words containing p, h, o, r
- ctenophore — any marine invertebrate of the phylum Ctenophora, including the sea gooseberry and Venus's-girdle, whose body bears eight rows of fused cilia, for locomotion
- cup-holder — a device for holding a cup upright, esp in a motor vehicle
- cyclograph — Arcograph.
- deepthroat — To perform fellatio or irrumation on a man so that his entire penis is inside the mouth.
- demography — Demography is the study of the changes in numbers of births, deaths, marriages, and cases of disease in a community over a period of time.
- dendrophis — a genus of harmless tree-dwelling snake, of which varieties can be found in South America, India, Australia, Africa, and North America
- dermopathy — Disease of the skin.
- diaphorase — a flavoprotein enzyme operating in mitochondria, acting as a catalyst in the process of dye reduction or oxidation
- dictograph — a telephonic instrument for secretly monitoring or recording conversations by means of a small, sensitive, and often concealed microphone
- dimorphism — Zoology. the occurrence of two forms distinct in structure, coloration, etc., among animals of the same species. Compare sexual dimorphism.
- dimorphite — a mineral, arsenic sulfide, As 4 S 3 , yellow-orange in color and similar in its properties to orpiment.
- dimorphous — having two forms.
- disworship — to refuse to revere or worship
- dittograph — an instance of dittography; a passage containing reduplicated syllables, letters, etc.
- doctorship — a person licensed to practice medicine, as a physician, surgeon, dentist, or veterinarian.
- dollarship — the fact of being denominated in dollars
- drop cloth — a sheet of cloth, paper, plastic, or the like laid over furniture and floors for protection while a room is being painted or laid over shrubbery while the exterior of a house is being painted.
- dropcloths — Plural form of dropcloth.
- drosophila — a fly of the genus Drosophila, especially D. melanogaster, used in laboratory studies of genetics and development.
- dysmorphia — Deformity or abnormality in the shape or size of a specified part of the body.
- dysmorphic — relating to or resulting in misshapenness of parts of the body
- dystrophia — Medicine/Medical. faulty or inadequate nutrition or development.
- dystrophic — Medicine/Medical. pertaining to or caused by dystrophy.
- dystrophin — a protein, the absence of which is believed to cause muscular dystrophy
- echography — a device that records oceanic depths by means of sonic waves.
- echopraxia — the abnormal repetition of the actions of another person.
- ectomorphs — Plural form of ectomorph.
- ectomorphy — having a thin body build, roughly characterized by the relative prominence of structures developed from the embryonic ectoderm (contrasted with endomorphic, mesomorphic).
- editorship — the office or function of an editor.
- endomorphs — Plural form of endomorph.
- endorphins — Plural form of endorphin.
- endosphere — (biology) All the endophytes of a plant.
- entryphone — an intercom system at the entrance to a building through which visitors identify themselves so that someone inside can let them in by a device which unlocks the door remotely
- ephemerous — relating to an ephemeron
- epimorphic — (zoology, of an insect larva) That becomes segmented prior to hatching.
- epistrophe — (rhetoric) The repetition of the same word or words at the end of successive phrases, clauses or sentences.
- ergophobia — An irrational fear of work.
- eriophorum — cotton grass
- euphorbias — Plural form of euphorbia.
- euphorbium — an acrid resin obtained from several species of Euphorbia, formerly used in medicine as a purgative and emetic
- euphoriant — A drug which produces feelings of euphoria.
- euphrosyne — one of the three Graces
- europhilia — The love of Europe, Europeans, or European culture.
- europhobia — dislike for or hostility to Europe, Europeans, or the European Union
- europhobic — hostile to Europe, Europeans, or the European Union
- exospheric — Of or pertaining to an exosphere.
- factorship — The business of a factor.
- fleahopper — either of two varieties of small, jumping insects which feed on crops and garden plants. The two main varieties are the garden fleahopper Halticus bractatus and the cotton fleahopper Pseudatomoscelis seriatus
- fluorophor — Alternative form of fluorophore.
- french pox — (in historical use) syphilis.