10-letter words containing t, h, e, o, p
- hypothenar — the fleshly prominence on the palm at the base of the little finger.
- hypotheses — a proposition, or set of propositions, set forth as an explanation for the occurrence of some specified group of phenomena, either asserted merely as a provisional conjecture to guide investigation (working hypothesis) or accepted as highly probable in the light of established facts.
- hypothesis — a proposition, or set of propositions, set forth as an explanation for the occurrence of some specified group of phenomena, either asserted merely as a provisional conjecture to guide investigation (working hypothesis) or accepted as highly probable in the light of established facts.
- hypothetic — assumed by hypothesis; supposed: a hypothetical case.
- hypsometer — thermobarometer (def 1).
- hypsometry — vertical control in mapping; the establishment of elevations or altitudes.
- imposthume — (obsolete) an abscess.
- interphone — an intercommunication system using telephones to connect offices, stations, etc., as in a building or ship; intercom.
- isoplethic — Relating to isopleths.
- italophile — a person who admires Italian customs, traditions, etc.
- lectorship — a lecturer in a college or university.
- leucopathy — (dated) albinism.
- leukopathy — (pathology) depigmentation of the skin.
- limitrophe — (of a country or region) on or near a frontier
- lithophane — a transparency made of thin porcelain or bone china having an intaglio design.
- lithophile — (of a chemical element) concentrated in the earth's crust, rather than in the core or mantle.
- lithophone — a Chinese stone chime consisting of 16 stone slabs hung in two rows and struck with a hammer.
- lithophyte — Zoology. a polyp with a hard or stony structure, as a coral.
- lymphocyte — a type of white blood cell having a large, spherical nucleus surrounded by a thin layer of nongranular cytoplasm.
- macrophyte — a plant, especially a marine plant, large enough to be visible to the naked eye.
- mentorship — a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
- mesophytes — Plural form of mesophyte.
- mesophytic — Relating to a mesophyte.
- 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).
- methoprene — a synthetic insect juvenile hormone, C 1 9 H 3 4 O 3 , used as a biological pesticide primarily on mosquito and fly larvae to prevent maturing to the adult state.
- methyldopa — a white powder, C 1 0 H 1 3 NO 4 , used in the treatment of hypertension.
- microphyte — a microscopic plant.
- morphodite — (informal, slang) A comic slang version of hermaphrodite.
- mothership — a vessel or craft that services others operating far from a home port or center.
- mouthpiece — a piece placed at or forming the mouth, as of a receptacle or tube.
- myelopathy — any disorder of the spinal cord or of bone marrow.
- myopathies — Plural form of myopathy.
- myotherapy — A form of manual medicine focusing on the diagnosis, treatment and management of musculoskeletal pain.
- mythopoeia — a mythopoeic act, circumstance, characteristic, etc.
- mythopoeic — of or relating to the making of myths; causing, producing, or giving rise to myths.
- nautophone — an electrically operated horn for giving fog warnings.
- necrotroph — a parasitic organism that kills the living cells of its host and then feeds on the dead matter
- nephometer — an instrument for measuring the amount of cloud cover in the sky.
- nephrolith — a renal calculus; kidney stone.
- nephrotomy — incision into the kidney, as for the removal of a calculus.
- neuropathy — any diseased condition of the nervous system.
- neutrophil — (of a cell or cell part) having an affinity for neutral dyes.
- nightscope — An optical instrument that provides night vision.
- north cape — a point of land on an island at the N tip of Norway: the northernmost point of Europe.
- north pole — the region of a magnet toward which the lines of magnetic induction converge (south pole) or from which the lines of induction diverge (north pole)
- not a hope — used ironically to express little confidence that expectations will be fulfilled
- nyctophile — (zoology) Any of the Australian bats of the genus Nyctophilus.
- nympholept — a person seized with nympholepsy.
- octopusher — a person who plays octopush
- octothorpe — hash character