13-letter words containing p, h, o, r
- dactylography — the scientific study of fingerprints for purposes of identification
- demographical — of or relating to demography, the science of vital and social statistics.
- dendrophagous — feeding on the wood of trees, as certain insects.
- dendrophilous — living in or on trees; arboreal.
- depth sounder — an instrument for determining depths under water, especially under a ship.
- dermatography — a treatise or writing concerning the skin
- dermatophytes — Plural form of dermatophyte.
- dermographism — dermatographia.
- devil worship — the worship of Satan or of a demon
- diaphanometer — an instrument used to measure transparency, esp of the atmosphere
- diaphoretical — Alternative form of diaphoretic.
- diaphototropy — the state of being diaphototropic, turning transversely to the light
- dictatorships — Plural form of dictatorship.
- diffeomorphic — (mathematics) Having a diffeomorphism.
- dinitrophenol — any of the six isomers consisting of phenol where two hydrogen atoms are substituted by nitro groups, C 6 H 4 N 2 O 5 , used in dyes and wood preservatives, and in biochemistry to uncouple oxidative phosphorylation.
- directorships — Plural form of directorship.
- discographies — Plural form of discography.
- dolphinariums — Plural form of dolphinarium.
- doppler shift — (often lowercase) the shift in frequency (Doppler shift) of acoustic or electromagnetic radiation emitted by a source moving relative to an observer as perceived by the observer: the shift is to higher frequencies when the source approaches and to lower frequencies when it recedes.
- drop a stitch — to allow a loop of wool to fall off a knitting needle accidentally while knitting
- drop shipment — a shipment of goods made directly from the manufacturer to the retailer or consumer but billed through the wholesaler or distributor.
- drop the ball — a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape; sphere: He rolled the piece of paper into a ball.
- dryopithecine — (sometimes initial capital letter) an extinct ape of the genus Dryopithecus, known from Old World Miocene fossils.
- dysmorphology — The study of genetic defects, especially congenital malformations.
- electrographs — Plural form of electrograph.
- electrophiles — Plural form of electrophile.
- electrophilic — (of a molecule or group) having a tendency to attract or acquire electrons.
- electrophones — Plural form of electrophone.
- electrophonic — Relating to electronic equipment to produce sound (this adjectival sense is not comparable).
- electrophorus — A device for repeatedly generating static electricity by induction.
- enantiomorphs — Plural form of enantiomorph.
- enantiomorphy — the state of being enantiomorphic
- encephalogram — An image, trace, or other record of the structure or electrical activity of the brain.
- enterohepatic — Relating to or denoting the circulation of bile salts and other secretions from the liver to the intestine, where they are reabsorbed into the blood and returned to the liver.
- enteropathies — Plural form of enteropathy.
- epitrachelion — The liturgical vestment worn by priests and bishops of the Orthodox Church as the symbol of their priesthood, corresponding to the Western stole.
- epitrochoidal — Being or relating to an epitrochoid.
- eproctophilia — Sexual arousal from flatulence.
- ergatomorphic — pertaining to an ergatomorph
- erythrophobia — Abnormal and persistent fear of blushing.
- ethnographers — Plural form of ethnographer.
- ethnographica — a collection of ethnographic items
- ethnographies — Plural form of ethnography.
- express coach — a fast coach which goes from one place to another directly or with very few stops
- extremophiles — Plural form of extremophile.
- fighter pilot — sb who pilots a bomber plane
- filmographies — Plural form of filmography.
- fluorographic — of or pertaining to fluorography
- freight depot — (on a rail network) a place where freight is stored while awaiting onward transport
- french polish — French polish is a type of varnish which is painted onto wood so that the wood has a hard shiny surface.