10-letter words containing p, h, r, e, n, o
- hypertonic — Physiology. of or relating to hypertonia.
- hyphenator — One who, or that which, hyphenates.
- hypnotizer — One who, or that which, hypnotizes.
- hypocenter — focus (def 5).
- hypocentre — (geology) The focus of an earthquake, directly under the epicentre.
- hypocretin — Either of the peptide hormones orexin.
- hypothenar — the fleshly prominence on the palm at the base of the little finger.
- infosphere — electronic communication and networking as a whole
- interphone — an intercommunication system using telephones to connect offices, stations, etc., as in a building or ship; intercom.
- ionophores — Plural form of ionophore.
- ionosphere — the region of the earth's atmosphere between the stratosphere and the exosphere, consisting of several ionized layers and extending from about 50 to 250 miles (80 to 400 km) above the surface of the earth.
- john neper — John, Napier, John.
- lagerphone — (Australia) A generally homemade percussion instrument consisting of crown cap beer bottle tops loosely nailed to a pole (often a broom handle) and a board mounted cross-ways on the pole (the head of the broom), and played by striking the pole on the ground or with a stick, by drawing the serrated stick across the pole, or by shaking the instrument. (From 1952.).
- macpherson — James, 1736–96, Scottish author and translator.
- mentorship — a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
- methoprene — a synthetic insect juvenile hormone, C 1 9 H 3 4 O 3 , used as a biological pesticide primarily on mosquito and fly larvae to prevent maturing to the adult state.
- microphone — an instrument capable of transforming sound waves into changes in electric currents or voltage, used in recording or transmitting sound.
- morphogene — (genetics) Any gene that is involved in growth or in morphogenesis.
- morphogens — Plural form of morphogen.
- morphogeny — a biological term denoting the origin and development of morphological forms
- morpholine — a colorless, hygroscopic liquid, C 4 H 9 NO, used chiefly as a solvent for dyes, resins, and waxes.
- nalorphine — a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 1 9 H 2 1 NO 3 , used to nullify respiratory depression due to narcotics and for the diagnosis of addiction to narcotics.
- nanosphere — A nanoscale sphere.
- necrophage — An organism that eats dead or decaying flesh.
- necrophagy — The eating of dead or decaying animal flesh.
- necrophile — (sexuality) One who is subject to necrophilia.
- necrophily — Necrophilia.
- necrotroph — a parasitic organism that kills the living cells of its host and then feeds on the dead matter
- negrophile — a white or other nonblack person who is especially sympathetic to or supportive of black people.
- negrophobe — a person who strongly fears or dislikes black people.
- nephograph — an instrument for photographing clouds
- nephometer — an instrument for measuring the amount of cloud cover in the sky.
- nephrolith — a renal calculus; kidney stone.
- nephrology — the branch of medical science that deals with the kidney.
- nephropexy — (surgery) suspension or fixation of the kidney.
- nephrotomy — incision into the kidney, as for the removal of a calculus.
- neuropathy — any diseased condition of the nervous system.
- neutrophil — (of a cell or cell part) having an affinity for neutral dyes.
- north cape — a point of land on an island at the N tip of Norway: the northernmost point of Europe.
- north pole — the region of a magnet toward which the lines of magnetic induction converge (south pole) or from which the lines of induction diverge (north pole)
- orphanages — Plural form of orphanage.
- orthopneic — difficult or painful breathing except in an erect sitting or standing position.
- orthopnoea — difficult or painful breathing except in an erect sitting or standing position.
- pantothere — any animal of the extinct order Pantotheria that lived during the late Mesozoic Era, believed to be the ancestor of the marsupial and placental mammals.
- parenthood — the state, position, or relation of a parent.
- parthenope — a siren, who drowned herself when Odysseus evaded the lure of the sirens' singing. Her body was said to have been cast ashore at what became Naples
- peacherino — peach1 (def 4).
- pennyworth — as much as may be bought for a penny.
- pentachord — a series of five consecutive notes of a scale
- perihelion — the point in the orbit of a planet or comet at which it is nearest to the sun.