11-letter words containing p, h, y, t, o, r
- oligotrophy — the state of being oligotrophic, or deficient in nutrients but high in oxygen.
- orthography — the art of writing words with the proper letters, according to accepted usage; correct spelling.
- orthophyric — of or relating to a texture in which the groundmass is characterized by closely packed, short, quadrilateral crystals of feldspar larger than those in a trachytic groundmass.
- osteography — The scientific description of bones; osteology.
- ostreophagy — the consumption of oysters
- paedotrophy — the art of raising children
- parathyroid — situated near the thyroid gland.
- paratyphoid — Also called paratyphoid fever. an infectious disease, similar in some of its symptoms to typhoid fever but usually milder, caused by any of several bacilli of the genus Salmonella other than S. typhi.
- pathography — a biography that focuses on the negative elements of its subject.
- pelotherapy — the application of mud to the body for therapeutic purposes
- perth amboy — a seaport in E New Jersey.
- petroglyphy — the skill or procedure of making rock carvings
- petrography — the branch of petrology dealing with the description and classification of rocks, especially by microscopic examination.
- photo story — photo essay.
- photochromy — a former technique of color photography.
- photography — the process or art of producing images of objects on sensitized surfaces by the chemical action of light or of other forms of radiant energy, as x-rays, gamma rays, or cosmic rays.
- physiolater — somebody who worships nature
- physiolatry — the worship of nature
- physiometry — measurement of the physiological functions of the body.
- phytochrome — a plant pigment that is associated with the absorption of light in the photoperiodic response and that may regulate various types of growth and development.
- phytography — the branch of botany dealing with the description of plants.
- phytosterol — Biochemistry. any of various sterols obtained from plants.
- pictography — the use of pictographs; picture writing.
- polyhistory — the quality of a polyhistor
- polytrophic — (of certain bacteria) deriving nourishment from many organic substances.
- porphyratin — any of various complex compounds formed of metals and porphyrins
- porphyritic — of, pertaining to, containing, or resembling porphyry, its texture, or its structure.
- potty-chair — a small chair with an open seat over a removable pot, for use by a child during toilet training.
- prizeworthy — deserving or qualified for a prize: a prizeworthy performance.
- prohibitory — prohibitive.
- protophytic — pertaining to the class Protophyta
- prototrophy — the state of being a prototroph
- proxy fight — a contest between factions of stockholders in a company, in which each group attempts to gain control by soliciting signed proxy statements for sufficient votes.
- psychometer — a device for measuring mental or psychological activity
- psychometry — Psychology. psychometrics.
- psychomotor — of or relating to a response involving both motor and psychological components.
- ptochocracy — government by the poor
- pyrotechnic — of or relating to pyrotechnics.
- pythagorean — of or relating to Pythagoras, to his school, or to his doctrines.
- rehypnotize — to hypnotize again
- retinopathy — any diseased condition of the retina, especially one that is noninflammatory.
- rhinoplasty — plastic surgery of the nose.
- saprophytic — any organism that lives on dead organic matter, as certain fungi and bacteria.
- serotherapy — therapy by means of injections of a serum obtained especially from an immune animal.
- spermophyte — spermatophyte.
- stasimorphy — structural modification by arrested development
- stenography — the art of writing in shorthand.
- stereophony — the state or condition of being stereophonic.
- stylography — the art of writing, tracing, drawing, etc., with a style.
- tenorrhaphy — suture of a tendon.