11-letter words containing p, o, t, h, l, e
- hyperbolist — One who uses hyperbole; an exaggerator.
- hypermotile — Abnormally or excessively motile.
- hypocentral — (geology) Of or pertaining to the hypocentre of an earthquake.
- hypohalites — Plural form of hypohalite.
- hyposulfite — Also called hydrosulfite. a salt of hyposulfurous acid.
- hypothermal — lukewarm; tepid.
- in the loop — a portion of a cord, ribbon, etc., folded or doubled upon itself so as to leave an opening between the parts.
- lappet moth — a large purple-brown hairy eggar moth, Gastropacha quercifolia, whose grey furry caterpillars have lappets on each flank
- light opera — operetta.
- lithopedion — (medical) A calcium-encased foetus that occurs in ectopic abdominal pregnancies when the foetus dies and is not reabsorbed by the maternal body, whereby the maternal system encases the foreign body (foetus) in calcium to isolate it.
- lithophytes — Plural form of lithophyte.
- lithosphere — the solid portion of the earth (distinguished from atmosphere, hydrosphere).
- logotherapy — (psychotherapy) A therapy that involves finding the meaning of one's life.
- low-pitched — pitched in a low register or key: a low-pitched aria for the basso.
- lycanthrope — a person affected with lycanthropy.
- lymphocytes — Plural form of lymphocyte.
- myelopathic — any disorder of the spinal cord or of bone marrow.
- nemophilist — (rare) One who is fond of forests or forest scenery; a haunter of the woods.
- nephroliths — a renal calculus; kidney stone.
- neutrophile — (biology) Any organism that thrives in a relatively neutral pH.
- neutrophils — Plural form of neutrophil.
- nitrophenol — any compound derived from phenol by the replacement of one or more of its ring hydrogen atoms by the nitro group.
- north slope — the northern coastal area of Alaska, rich in oil and natural gas: so called because it is N of the Brooks Range sloping down to the Arctic Ocean.
- nympholepts — Plural form of nympholept.
- oenophilist — a person who enjoys wines, usually as a connoisseur.
- ophicalcite — a type of marble containing serpentine and calcite
- paleolithic — (sometimes lowercase) Anthropology. of, relating to, or characteristic of the cultures of the late Pliocene and the Pleistocene epochs, or early phase of the Stone Age, which appeared first in Africa and are marked by the steady development of stone tools and later antler and bone artifacts, engravings on bone and stone, sculpted figures, and paintings and engravings on the walls of caves and rock-shelters: usually divided into three periods (Lower Paleolithic, c2,000,000–c200,000 b.c., Middle Paleolithic, c150,000–c40,000 b.c., Upper Paleolithic, c40,000–c10,000 b.c.)
- pantheology — a branch of theology embracing all gods and all religions
- pathologies — the science or the study of the origin, nature, and course of diseases.
- pathologize — to represent (something) as a disease
- pelotherapy — the application of mud to the body for therapeutic purposes
- perchlorate — a salt or ester of perchloric acid, as potassium perchlorate, KClO 4 .
- petroglyphy — the skill or procedure of making rock carvings
- phantomlike — an apparition or specter.
- philoctetes — Classical Mythology. a noted archer and squire of Hercules. Bitten by a snake and abandoned on an island because of his festering wound, he was at length brought by the Greeks to Troy, where he recovered and later killed Paris.
- phlebectomy — the surgical excision of a vein or part of a vein
- phlebotomic — of or noting phlebotomy.
- physiolater — somebody who worships nature
- phytoalexin — any of a class of plant compounds that accumulate at the site of invading microorganisms and confer resistance to disease.
- phytosterol — Biochemistry. any of various sterols obtained from plants.
- pilot house — an enclosed structure on the deck of a ship from which it can be navigated.
- pilot whale — a small, common whale, Globicephala sieboldii, of tropical and temperate seas, having a bulbous head.
- pinchbottle — a bottle with concave sides, as for containing liquor.
- planthopper — any member of a large and varied group of homopterous insects that are related to the leafhoppers and the spittlebugs but rarely damage cultivated plants.
- plateholder — a lightproof container for a photographic plate, loaded into the camera with the plate and having a slide that is removed before exposing.
- plectognath — belonging to the Plectognathi, a group or order of fishes having the teeth fused into a beak and thick, often spiny, scaleless skin, and including the filefish, globefish, puffer, and triggerfish.
- polytechnic — of, relating to, or offering instruction in a variety of industrial arts, applied sciences, or technical subjects: a polytechnic institute.
- porto velho — a state in W Brazil. 93,815 sq. mi. (242,980 sq. km). Capital: Pôrto Velho.
- post-holder — a person who has a particular job or position
- priest-hole — a secret chamber in certain houses in England, built as a hiding place for Roman Catholic priests when they were proscribed in the 16th and 17th centuries