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11-letter words containing t, r, i, p, h

  • parathyroid — situated near the thyroid gland.
  • paratrophic — obtaining nourishment from living organic matter; parasitic.
  • paratyphoid — Also called paratyphoid fever. an infectious disease, similar in some of its symptoms to typhoid fever but usually milder, caused by any of several bacilli of the genus Salmonella other than S. typhi.
  • parenthesis — either or both of a pair of signs () used in writing to mark off an interjected explanatory or qualifying remark, to indicate separate groupings of symbols in mathematics and symbolic logic, etc.
  • parenthetic — of, pertaining to, noting, or of the nature of a parenthesis: several unnecessary parenthetic remarks.
  • paresthesia — an abnormal sensation, as prickling, itching, etc.
  • paresthetic — an abnormal sensation, as prickling, itching, etc.
  • parrot-fish — any of various chiefly tropical marine fishes, especially of the family Scaridae: so called because of their brilliant coloring and the shape of their jaws.
  • partnership — the state or condition of being a partner; participation; association; joint interest.
  • pathoformic — Pathology. pertaining to the beginning of a disease, especially to symptoms that occur in the preliminary stages of mental disease.
  • patriarchal — of or relating to a patriarch, the male head of a family, tribe, community, church, order, etc.: my father's conservative, patriarchal ways.
  • patron-ship — a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
  • patroonship — a person who held an estate in land with certain manorial privileges granted under the old Dutch governments of New York and New Jersey.
  • pear thrips — a minute, slender-bodied insect, Taeniothrips inconsequens, that eats the blossoms of flowering plants and is a common pest of pear, maple, almond, apple, and other trees in the eastern U.S.
  • pentahydric — (especially of alcohols and phenols) pentahydroxy.
  • penthemimer — a unit in poetry consisting of two and a half metrical feet
  • perihepatic — surrounding the liver; located around the liver
  • peristalith — a group of stones encircling a mound, dolmen, or the like.
  • perithecial — of, pertaining to, or having a perithecium
  • perithecium — the fruiting body of ascomycetous fungi, typically a minute, more or less completely closed, globose or flask-shaped body enclosing the asci.
  • perithelium — the connective tissue surrounding certain small vessels, as capillaries.
  • persichetti — Vincent, 1915–87, U.S. composer.
  • petrarchism — the poetic style introduced by Petrarch and characteristic of his work, marked by complex grammatical structure, elaborate conceits, and conventionalized diction.
  • petrarchist — a person who imitates the literary style employed by Petrarch, especially the poets of the English Renaissance who employed the Petrarchan sonnet style.
  • pharyngitic — relating to the medical condition of pharyngitis that is characterized by pain and swelling of the pharynx
  • pharyngitis — inflammation of the mucous membrane of the pharynx; sore throat.
  • phentermine — a white, crystalline powder, phenyl-tertiary-butylamine hydrochloride, soluble in water and alcohol, that stimulates the central nervous system and elevates the systolic blood pressure: used chiefly in the treatment of obesity.
  • phoniatrics — the study and treatment of voice disorders.
  • phosphorite — a sedimentary rock sufficiently rich in phosphate minerals to be used as a source of phosphorus for fertilizers.
  • photocopier — any electrically operated machine using a photographic method, as the electrostatic process, for making instant copies of written, drawn, or printed material.
  • photometric — the measurement of the intensity of light or of relative illuminating power.
  • photoperiod — the interval in a 24-hour period during which a plant or animal is exposed to light.
  • photoresist — Electronics. a photosensitive liquid polymer, used in photolithography to produce integrated circuits.
  • phototropic — growing toward or away from the light.
  • phrenetical — of or relating to phrenitis
  • phthiriasis — crab lice infestation.
  • phylacteric — of or relating to phylacteries
  • physiatrics — physical medicine.
  • physiatrist — a physician specializing in physical medicine.
  • physiolater — somebody who worships nature
  • physiolatry — the worship of nature
  • physiometry — measurement of the physiological functions of the body.
  • pictography — the use of pictographs; picture writing.
  • picture hat — a woman's hat having a very broad, flexible brim, often decorated with feathers, flowers, or the like.
  • pilot chart — any of a number of charts issued to mariners by the U.S. Hydrographic Office and showing meteorological, hydrographic, and navigational conditions prevailing, or likely to prevail, subsequent to the date of issue in some part of the world: issued monthly for most areas.
  • pin-feather — an undeveloped feather before the web portions have expanded.
  • pirate ship — vessel sailed by sea robbers
  • pitchometer — an instrument embodying a clinometer, for measuring the pitch of a ship's propeller
  • pitchperson — a pitchman or pitchwoman
  • platyrrhine — Anthropology. having a broad, flat-bridged nose.
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