13-letter words containing t, e, r, h
- parthenocarpy — the production of fruit without fertilization of an egg in the ovary.
- parthenopaeus — a son of Hippomenes and Atalanta, and one of the Seven against Thebes.
- parthenospore — a spore developed without fertilization.
- party machine — the internal organization of a political party, which decides its policies and directs its activities
- pass the word — If you pass the word, you tell someone something that another person has told you.
- patent hammer — a hammer for dressing stone, having a head with two faces formed of a number of broad, thin chisels bolted side by side.
- patent holder — a person or company that holds a patent
- path-breaking — very original; ground-breaking
- pay the piper — a person who plays on a pipe.
- pearly whites — white and lustrous as a pearl.
- pebble heater — a heat exchanger utilizing refractory pellets to store and give off heat.
- pennyfarthing — a high bicycle of an early type, with one large wheel in front and one small wheel behind.
- penthemimeral — (of a caesura) occurring after the first penthemimer of a poetic line, i.e. in the middle of the third foot
- peppered moth — a European geometrid moth, Biston betularia, occurring in a pale grey speckled form in rural areas and a black form in industrial regions
- perchlorinate — to combine with the maximum proportion of chlorine.
- perfect pitch — absolute pitch (def 2).
- perfect rhyme — rhyme of two words spelled or pronounced identically but differing in meaning, as rain, reign; rich rhyme.
- perihepatitis — the inflammation of the part of the peritoneum surrounding the liver
- perilymphatic — the fluid between the bony and membranous labyrinths of the ear.
- perinephritis — the inflammation of the perinephrium
- peripherality — the quality of being peripheral
- perishability — subject to decay, ruin, or destruction: perishable fruits and vegetables.
- perityphlitis — the inflammation of the tissue surrounding the caecum
- petrochemical — a chemical substance obtained from petroleum or natural gas, as gasoline, kerosene, or petrolatum.
- petrophysical — relating to the analysis of the constitution and characteristics of rocks
- phalansterian — of or relating to a phalanstery.
- phalansterism — a model of society in which members of a community live in the same space and share common belongings
- phallocentric — a doctrine or belief centered on the phallus, especially a belief in the superiority of the male sex.
- pharmaceutics — a pharmaceutical preparation or product.
- pharyngectomy — excision of part or all of the pharynx.
- phenmetrazine — a compound, C 1 1 H 1 5 NO, used chiefly to control the appetite in the treatment of obesity.
- phenobarbital — a white, crystalline powder, C 1 2 H 1 2 N 2 O 3 , used as a sedative, a hypnotic, and as an antispasmodic in epilepsy.
- phonoreceptor — a receptor stimulated by sound waves.
- phosphoretted — combined with phosphorus, especially in its lowest valence state.
- phosphorylate — to introduce the phosphoryl group into (an organic compound).
- phosphuretted — treated or combined with phosphorus
- photo gallery — display of collected photographs
- photoallergic — photosensitive.
- photocomposer — a machine for setting type photographically.
- photodetector — photosensor.
- photoelectric — pertaining to the electronic or other electric effects produced by light.
- photoelectron — an electron emitted from a system by the photoelectric effect.
- photofinisher — a person whose profession is photofinishing
- photophoresis — the move away from a strong light source by previously suspended particles in a gas
- photoreaction — a chemical reaction that involves or requires light.
- photoreceptor — a receptor stimulated by light.
- photorecorder — a device for making photographic records.
- phototelegram — a telegram that is sent by means of phototelegraphy
- phraseologist — a person who treats of or is concerned with phraseology.
- phreatophytic — of, possessing the properties of, or relating to a phreatophyte