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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
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