10-letter words containing p, r, o, h, i
- hypocretin — Either of the peptide hormones orexin.
- hypocrisie — Obsolete form of hypocrisy.
- hypocrites — Plural form of hypocrite.
- hypocritic — Synonym of hypocritical.
- hypodermic — characterized by the introduction of medicine or drugs under the skin: hypodermic injection.
- hypodermis — Zoology. an underlayer of epithelial cells in arthropods and certain other invertebrates that secretes substances for the overlying cuticle or exoskeleton.
- hypodorian — denoting a plagal mode represented by the ascending diatonic scale from A to A
- hypometria — Dysmetria in which the patient tends to undershoot the intended target.
- hypometric — Smaller than normally measured.
- hypophoria — Physical misalignment of the two eyes so that one eye is set lower in the head than the other.
- hypopraxia — abnormally decreased activity; listlessness.
- iconograph — symbolic representation, especially the conventional meanings attached to an image or images.
- ideographs — an ideogram.
- ideography — the use of ideograms.
- idiography — The study of individuals.
- impoverish — to reduce to poverty: a country impoverished by war.
- 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.
- isographic — (in the study of the geographical distribution of a dialect) a line drawn on a map to indicate areas having common linguistic characteristics.
- isomorphic — Biology. different in ancestry, but having the same form or appearance.
- 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
- lipochrome — any of the naturally occurring pigments that contain a lipid, as carotene.
- lipography — unintentional omission in writing, as of a specific letter or syllable.
- lithograph — a print produced by lithography.
- lithoprint — Now Rare. to lithograph.
- logogriphs — Plural form of logogriph.
- 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).
- microchips — Plural form of microchip.
- micrograph — an instrument for executing extremely minute writing or engraving.
- microphage — a small phagocytic cell in blood or lymph, especially a polymorphonuclear leukocyte.
- microphone — an instrument capable of transforming sound waves into changes in electric currents or voltage, used in recording or transmitting sound.
- microphyll — (botany) A leaf having a single unbranched vein, or a structure that is derived from such a leaf.
- microphyte — a microscopic plant.
- mimeograph — a printing machine with an ink-fed drum, around which a cut waxed stencil is placed and which rotates as successive sheets of paper are fed into it.
- mimography — the representation of sign language in writing
- misworship — a form of worship that is wrong
- morphactin — any of various synthetic compounds, derived from fluorine and carboxylic acid, that regulate the growth and development of plants.
- morphemics — the study of the classification, description, and functions of morphemes; morphology.
- morphinism — Morphine addiction.
- morphodite — (informal, slang) A comic slang version of hermaphrodite.
- morpholine — a colorless, hygroscopic liquid, C 4 H 9 NO, used chiefly as a solvent for dyes, resins, and waxes.
- morpholino — a type of molecule used in altering the development of genes by preventing the access of other molecules
- 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
- 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.