13-letter words containing t, r, o, p, h
- bacteriophagy — the action of a bacteriophage
- balneotherapy — the treatment of disease by bathing, esp to improve limb mobility in arthritic and neuromuscular disorders
- batch-process — to perform batch processing on (files)
- bibliotherapy — the use of reading as therapy
- bio-autograph — an analytical technique in which organic compounds are separated by chromatography and identified by studying their effects on microorganisms.
- bioautography — an analytical technique in which organic compounds are separated by chromatography and identified by studying their effects on microorganisms.
- birthing pool — a large bath in which a woman can give birth
- blepharoplast — a cylindrical cytoplasmic body in protozoa
- bolt up right — a movable bar or rod that when slid into a socket fastens a door, gate, etc.
- boustrophedon — having alternate lines written from right to left and from left to right
- brachypterous — having very short or incompletely developed wings
- butyrophenone — a drug used to treat psychiatric disorders
- cardiopathies — Plural form of cardiopathy.
- cartographers — Plural form of cartographer.
- catastrophise — Alt form catastrophize.
- catastrophism — an old doctrine, now discarded, that the earth was created and has subsequently been shaped by sudden divine acts which have no logical connection with each other rather than by gradual evolutionary processes
- catastrophist — the doctrine that certain vast geological changes in the earth's history were caused by catastrophes rather than gradual evolutionary processes.
- catastrophize — (obsolete) To end a comedy.
- cathodography — the process or practice of taking photographs using cathode rays
- cecropia moth — a large North American saturniid moth, Hyalophora (or Samia) cecropia, with brightly coloured wings and feathery antennae
- cephalometric — Relating to cephalometrics.
- cephalothorax — the anterior part of many crustaceans and some other arthropods consisting of a united head and thorax
- chaetophorous — bearing bristles; setigerous.
- chapter house — A chapter house is the building or set of rooms in the grounds of a cathedral where the members of the clergy hold their meetings.
- chart-topping — very popular; coming top in the charts
- chemautotroph — an organism, such as a bacterium, that obtains its energy from inorganic reactions using simple compounds, such as ammonia or hydrogen sulphide
- chemisorption — an adsorption process in which an adsorbate is held on the surface of an adsorbent by chemical bonds
- chemoreceptor — a sensory receptor in a biological cell membrane to which an external molecule binds to generate a smell or taste sensation
- child support — If a parent pays child support, they legally have to pay money to help provide things such as food and clothing for a child with whom they no longer live.
- chirographist — a person who studies or who is knowledgeable about handwriting styles
- chiropractics — The practice of a chiropractor.
- chiropractors — Plural form of chiropractor.
- chloroplastal — of or like a chloroplast
- chloroplastic — a plastid containing chlorophyll.
- choripetalous — polypetalous
- chromatograph — a piece of equipment that provides the outcome of a chromatographic test
- chromatophile — Also, chromophilic, chromophilous [kroh-mof-uh-luh s] /kroʊˈmɒf ə ləs/ (Show IPA), chromatophilic, chromatophilous. staining readily.
- chromatophore — a cell in the skin of frogs, chameleons, etc, in which pigment is concentrated or dispersed, causing the animal to change colour
- chromoprotein — any of a group of conjugated proteins, such as haemoglobin, in which the protein is joined to a coloured compound, such as a metal-containing porphyrin
- chromotherapy — the use of colour and light as a restorative therapy and to promote mental and physical well-being
- chronotherapy — an endeavour to readjust the body clock to enable a person to waken earlier by going to sleep later and later every day until the required waking hour is achieved
- chrysophilite — a person who loves gold
- chrysotherapy — gold therapy.
- cinematograph — a combined camera, printer, and projector
- claustrophobe — a person who suffers from claustrophobia.
- climatography — an account of a region's climate
- clothes-press — a piece of furniture for storing clothes, usually containing wide drawers and a cabinet
- co-authorship — the state a coauthor
- coadjutorship — the state of being a coadjutor
- collectorship — The rank or office of a collector of customs or other taxes.