10-letter words containing r, h, i, n
- ornithosis — psittacosis, especially of birds other than those of the parrot family.
- orpharions — Plural form of orpharion.
- orthocaine — a methyl ester used for local anaesthesia
- orthogenic — Psychology. of, concerned with, or providing corrective treatment for mentally retarded or seriously disturbed children: orthogenic class.
- orthopneic — difficult or painful breathing except in an erect sitting or standing position.
- orthotonic — characterized by muscular rigidity
- paintbrush — a brush for applying paint, as one used in painting houses or one used in painting pictures.
- pantherine — resembling a panther in manner or appearance
- paper-thin — extremely thin: a paper-thin razor blade.
- paraphonia — a disorder of the voice, usually caused by disease
- paraphonic — of, relating to, or characterized by paraphonia
- parchingly — to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do.
- parischane — a parish
- paronychia — inflammation of the folds of skin bordering a nail of a finger or toe, usually characterized by infection and pus formation; felon.
- pathfinder — a historical novel (1840) by James Fenimore Cooper.
- patronship — a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- peacherino — peach1 (def 4).
- perihelion — the point in the orbit of a planet or comet at which it is nearest to the sun.
- periphonic — (of sound reproduction) involving speakers placed at different heights so as to produce sound from all directions
- periphyton — the community of tiny organisms, as protozoans, hydras, insect larvae, and snails, that lives on the surfaces of rooted aquatic plants.
- perishment — to die or be destroyed through violence, privation, etc.: to perish in an earthquake.
- permethrin — a synthetic chemical compound with formula C21H20Cl2O3, effective as an insecticide and against various parasites
- phaneritic — (of a rock) having the principal constituents in the form of crystals visible to the naked eye.
- phenformin — a biguanide administered orally in the treatment of diabetes to lower blood concentrations of glucose; it has been largely superseded by metformin. Formula: C10H15N5
- photoprint — a photographic print.
- phrenesiac — hypochondriacal
- phrensical — frenzical; frenzied
- pin cherry — any of several species of cherry, especially Prunus padus (European bird cherry) of Europe and Asia, and P. pensylvanica (pin cherry) of the U.S.
- pin wrench — a wrench having a pin for insertion into the heads of certain bolts to drive them. Compare spanner (def 2).
- pinfeather — an undeveloped feather before the web portions have expanded.
- planigraph — an x-ray photograph in which a given plane of the body is well defined and those above and below it purposely out of focus.
- pranidhana — (in Mahayana Buddhism) the resolution not to enter nirvana until all beings are ready to enter.
- prankishly — in a prankish manner, mischievously
- preachings — the act or practice of a person who preaches.
- prehensile — adapted for seizing, grasping, or taking hold of something: a prehensile tail.
- prehension — the act of seizing or grasping.
- prehominid — any of the extinct humanlike primates classified in the former family Prehominidae.
- princehood — the office or rank of a prince
- princeship — a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- print shop — a shop where prints or graphics are sold.
- printwheel — daisy wheel.
- prognathic — having protrusive jaws; having a gnathic index over 103.
- purchasing — buying
- pyrrhonism — the Skeptic doctrines of Pyrrho and his followers.
- quickthorn — hawthorn, esp when planted as a hedge
- rachmanism — extortion or exploitation by a landlord of tenants of dilapidated or slum property, esp when involving intimidation or use of racial fears to drive out sitting tenants whose rent is fixed at a low rate
- radiophone — a radiotelephone.
- rain check — a ticket for future use given to spectators at an outdoor event, as a baseball game or concert, that has been postponed or interrupted by rain.
- rajasthani — an Indic language, the vernacular of Rajasthan.
- ranch mink — a semiaquatic mink, Mustela vision, raised commercially for its fur.