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10-letter words containing p, o, r, t, h, i

  • hypertonia — increased rigidity, tension, and spasticity of the muscles.
  • hypertonic — Physiology. of or relating to hypertonia.
  • hypertoxic — of, pertaining to, affected with, or caused by a toxin or poison: a toxic condition.
  • hypnotizer — One who, or that which, hypnotizes.
  • hypocretin — Either of the peptide hormones orexin.
  • hypocrites — Plural form of hypocrite.
  • hypocritic — Synonym of hypocritical.
  • hypometria — Dysmetria in which the patient tends to undershoot the intended target.
  • hypometric — Smaller than normally measured.
  • interphone — an intercommunication system using telephones to connect offices, stations, etc., as in a building or ship; intercom.
  • lectorship — a lecturer in a college or university.
  • lightproof — impervious to light: a lightproof film cartridge.
  • limitrophe — (of a country or region) on or near a frontier
  • lithograph — a print produced by lithography.
  • lithoprint — Now Rare. to lithograph.
  • mentorship — a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
  • metaphoric — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
  • microphyte — a microscopic plant.
  • morphactin — any of various synthetic compounds, derived from fluorine and carboxylic acid, that regulate the growth and development of plants.
  • morphodite — (informal, slang) A comic slang version of hermaphrodite.
  • mothership — a vessel or craft that services others operating far from a home port or center.
  • motor ship — a ship propelled by an internal-combustion engine or engines
  • nephrolith — a renal calculus; kidney stone.
  • neutrophil — (of a cell or cell part) having an affinity for neutral dyes.
  • oophoritis — inflammation of an ovary, usually combined with an inflammation of the Fallopian tubes; ovaritis.
  • ophiolater — a person who worships snakes
  • ophiolatry — the worship of snakes.
  • ornithopod — any herbivorous dinosaur of the suborder Ornithopoda whose members usually walked erect on their hind legs.
  • orthoepist — the study of correct pronunciation.
  • orthopedic — of or relating to orthopedics.
  • orthopneic — difficult or painful breathing except in an erect sitting or standing position.
  • orthoprism — a prism which has faces parallel to its vertical axis
  • orthoptics — a method of exercising the eye and its muscles in order to cure strabismus or improve vision.
  • orthoptist — One who practices orthoptics.
  • orthotopic — (anatomy) in the normal position.
  • parrotfish — any of various chiefly tropical marine fishes, especially of the family Scaridae: so called because of their brilliant coloring and the shape of their jaws.
  • pastorship — the position, authority, or office of a pastor.
  • patronship — a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
  • periphyton — the community of tiny organisms, as protozoans, hydras, insect larvae, and snails, that lives on the surfaces of rooted aquatic plants.
  • photoprint — a photographic print.
  • physiocrat — one of a school of political economists who followed Quesnay in holding that an inherent natural order properly governed society, regarding land as the basis of wealth and taxation, and advocating a laissez-faire economy.
  • pictograph — pictogram
  • pitchforks — a large, long-handled fork for manually lifting and pitching hay, stalks of grain, etc.
  • polo shirt — a short-sleeved, pullover sport shirt, usually of cotton or cottonlike knit, with a round neckband or a turnover collar.
  • polyhistor — a person of great and varied learning.
  • poor white — a member of a class of white people, especially of the southern U.S., having low social status and little or no money, property, or education. See also white trash.
  • prehistory — human history in the period before recorded events, known mainly through archaeological discoveries, study, research, etc.; history of prehistoric humans.
  • priesthood — the condition or office of a priest.
  • print shop — a shop where prints or graphics are sold.
  • prognathic — having protrusive jaws; having a gnathic index over 103.
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