13-letter words containing p, h, o, s, r
- heterosporous — having more than one kind of spore.
- heterostrophy — the condition of being heterostrophic
- hieracosphinx — (in ancient Egyptian art) a hawk-headed sphinx
- hieroglyphics — Also, hieroglyphical. designating or pertaining to a pictographic script, particularly that of the ancient Egyptians, in which many of the symbols are conventionalized, recognizable pictures of the things represented.
- hieroglyphist — a person who studies hieroglyphics; hieroglyphologist.
- hippo zarytus — ancient name of Bizerte.
- histiophoroid — of or relating to the sailfish
- homeomorphism — similarity in crystalline form but not necessarily in chemical composition.
- homeomorphous — similarity in crystalline form but not necessarily in chemical composition.
- homeownership — a person who owns a home.
- homomorphosis — the regrowth by a plant or animal of an organ, tissue or another part that has been lost or destroyed
- honeycreepers — Plural form of honeycreeper.
- horsewhipping — Present participle of horsewhip.
- hospital care — medical treatment provided in a hospital
- host computer — the main computer in a network: controls or performs certain functions for other computers.
- hot gospeller — a person who preaches in a fervent and vocal way, esp in evangelical churches
- house painter — a person whose occupation is painting houses.
- house slipper — a slipper worn in the house or indoors, often distinguished from a bedroom slipper by having a back and heel.
- house sparrow — a small, hardy, buffy-brown and gray bird, Passer domesticus, of Europe, introduced into America, Australia, etc.
- housepainters — Plural form of housepainter.
- hydrocephalus — an accumulation of serous fluid within the cranium, especially in infancy, due to obstruction of the movement of cerebrospinal fluid, often causing great enlargement of the head; water on the brain.
- hydrosulphate — a salt formed by the direct union of sulfuric acid with an organic base, especially an alkaloid, and usually more soluble than the base.
- hydrosulphide — a compound containing the univalent group –HS.
- hydrosulphite — hyposulfite (def 1).
- hymenopterans — Plural form of hymenopteran.
- hymenopterous — belonging or pertaining to the Hymenoptera, an order of insects having, when winged, four membranous wings, and comprising the wasps, bees, ants, ichneumon flies, and sawflies.
- hyperadenosis — abnormal enlargement of the glands, especially of the lymph nodes.
- hyperbolising — to use hyperbole; exaggerate.
- hypercautious — Especially or unreasonably cautious.
- hyperhidrosis — abnormally excessive sweating.
- hyperlordosis — Particularly severe lordosis.
- hypermegasoma — gigantism.
- hyperpersonal — Very highly personal.
- hyperprosexia — a condition in which the whole attention is occupied by one object or idea to the exclusion of others
- hypersarcosis — a fleshy outgrowth
- hypertrophies — Plural form of hypertrophy.
- hypertrophous — relating to hypertrophy
- hypochlorites — Plural form of hypochlorite.
- hypoperfusion — (medicine) Decreased perfusion of blood through an organ.
- hyposecretion — a diminished secretion.
- hyposulfurous — of or derived from hyposulfurous acid.
- hyposulphuric — relating to sulphur which is in a lower state of oxidation than it is in sulphuric compounds
- hypsometrical — Of or pertaining to hypsometry.
- hypsophyllary — relating to a hypsophyll
- hystricomorph — any rodent of the suborder Hystricomorpha, which includes porcupines, cavies, agoutis, and chinchillas
- iconographies — Plural form of iconography.
- impoverishing — Present participle of impoverish.
- inspectorship — The condition of being an inspector; the office of an inspector.
- iontophoresis — a painless alternative to drug injection in which a weak electrical current is used to stimulate drug-carrying ions to pass through intact skin.
- isodimorphism — isomorphism between the forms of two dimorphous substances.