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10-letter words containing p, r, e, a, h, l

  • lexigraphy — (uncountable) The representation of words in writing.
  • 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.
  • nephralgia — kidney pain.
  • nephridial — Of or pertaining to a nephridium.
  • oleographs — Plural form of oleograph.
  • ophiolater — a person who worships snakes
  • pale horse — a representation of Death, as in literature or the Bible.
  • panhandler — to accost passers-by on the street and beg from them.
  • perihelial — the point in the orbit of a planet or comet at which it is nearest to the sun.
  • peripheral — pertaining to, situated in, or constituting the periphery: peripheral resistance on the outskirts of the battle area.
  • perishable — subject to decay, ruin, or destruction: perishable fruits and vegetables.
  • petrolhead — a person who is excessively interested in or is devoted to travelling by car
  • pharyngeal — of, relating to, or situated near the pharynx.
  • phase rule — a law that the number of degrees of freedom in a system in equilibrium is equal to two plus the number of components less the number of phases. Thus, a system of ice, melted ice, and water vapor, being one component and three phases, has no degrees of freedom. Compare variance (def 4).
  • pheromonal — relating to or constituting a pheromone
  • phlebogram — venogram.
  • phloem ray — a vascular ray extending into or located entirely within the secondary phloem.
  • phraseless — lacking in a phrase or phrases
  • phrensical — frenzical; frenzied
  • phylactery — Judaism. either of two small, black, leather cubes containing a piece of parchment inscribed with verses 4–9 of Deut. 6, 13–21 of Deut. 11, and 1–16 of Ex. 13: one is attached with straps to the left arm and the other to the forehead during weekday morning prayers by Orthodox and Conservative Jewish men.
  • phylloxera — any of several plant lice of the genus Phylloxera, especially P. vitifoliae (grape phylloxera) which attacks the leaves and roots of grapevines.
  • pileorhiza — a calyptra
  • polyhedral — of, relating to, or having the shape of a polyhedron.
  • pre-launch — preparatory to launch, as of a spacecraft.
  • preholiday — relating to the period before a holiday
  • rhizoplane — the part of the root of a plant that is near the soil surface
  • sarcophile — a flesh-eating animal, especially the Tasmanian devil.
  • sepulchral — of, relating to, or serving as a tomb.
  • shopwalker — a floorwalker.
  • sphalerite — a very common mineral, zinc sulfide, ZnS, usually containing some iron and a little cadmium, occurring in yellow, brown, or black crystals or cleavable masses with resinous luster: the principal ore of zinc and cadmium; blackjack.
  • spheroidal — pertaining to a spheroid or spheroids.
  • sulphurate — to combine or treat with sulphur or a sulphur compound
  • telegraphy — the art or practice of constructing or operating telegraphs.
  • telpherage — a transportation system in which cars or other carriers are suspended from or run on wire cables or the like, especially one operated by electricity.
  • telpherman — someone who operates or works on a telpher
  • trophesial — involving or relating to trophesy
  • welsh harp — a type of harp in which the strings are arranged in three rows, used esp for the accompaniment of singing, improvisation on folk tunes, etc
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