13-letter words containing l, h, o, s, p
- nonpunishable — Not punishable; of an act, for which no punishment has been authorized; of a person, beyond the reach of punishment.
- opthalmoscope — Misspelling of ophthalmoscope.
- oscillographs — Plural form of oscillograph.
- oscillography — a device for recording the wave-forms of changing currents, voltages, or any other quantity that can be translated into electric energy, as sound waves.
- outwash plain — Geology. a broad, sloping landform built of coalesced deposits of outwash.
- palos heights — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- pandora shell — any marine bivalve of the genus Pandora, having a scimitar-shaped shell with a pronounced ridge along the hinge.
- pantheologist — a student of, or expert in, pantheology
- parapophysial — of or relating to a parapophysis
- parnell shout — a social occasion where each person in a group pays for his or her own entertainment or meal
- peach blossom — the flower of the peach tree: the state flower of Delaware.
- pelham holles — Thomas, 1st Duke of Newcastle, 1693–1768, British statesman: prime minister 1754–56, 1757–62 (brother of Henry Pelham).
- pelham-holles — Thomas, 1st Duke of Newcastle, 1693–1768, British statesman: prime minister 1754–56, 1757–62 (brother of Henry Pelham).
- pentadelphous — (of a plant) having its stamens arranged in five groups; (of stamens) being arranged in five groups
- petrophysical — relating to the analysis of the constitution and characteristics of rocks
- phelloplastic — an image or a representation that has been fashioned from cork
- phenomenalism — the doctrine that phenomena are the only objects of knowledge or the only form of reality.
- philippopolis — Greek name of Plovdiv.
- philo judaeus — c20 b.c.–a.d. c50, Alexandrian Jewish theologian and philosopher.
- philosophical — of or relating to philosophy: philosophical studies.
- philosophizer — to speculate or theorize, usually in a superficial or imprecise manner.
- phlogisticate — to integrate or blend phlogiston with
- phospholipase — any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the breaking down of phospholipids.
- phosphorylase — any enzyme, occurring widely in animal and plant tissue, that in the presence of an inorganic phosphate catalyzes the conversion of glycogen into sugar phosphate.
- phosphorylate — to introduce the phosphoryl group into (an organic compound).
- photovoltaics — (used with a singular verb) a field of semiconductor technology involving the direct conversion of electromagnetic radiation as sunlight, into electricity.
- phraseologist — a person who treats of or is concerned with phraseology.
- phyllocladous — having phylloclades.
- phyllophagous — (of an organism) feeding on leaves.
- physics model — a variety of software illustrating the movement of objects in reality, used by designers of video games to improve verisimilitude
- physiological — of or relating to physiology.
- physoclistous — having the air bladder closed off from the mouth.
- pick holes in — an opening through something; gap; aperture: a hole in the roof; a hole in my sock.
- pistol shrimp — any common shrimp of the family Alphaeidae, distinguished by the snapping sound made by its enlarged claw.
- plain-clothes — Plain-clothes police officers wear ordinary clothes instead of a police uniform.
- platform shoe — a shoe with a platform.
- plethysmogram — the recording of a plethysmograph.
- pocket chisel — any woodworking chisel having a blade of medium length.
- polished rice — white rice polished or buffed by leather-covered cylinders during processing.
- polyadelphous — (of stamens) united by the filaments into three or more sets or bundles.
- polyarthritis — arthritis occurring in more than one joint.
- polychotomous — divided into multiple parts
- polysynthetic — (of a language) characterized by a prevalence of relatively long words containing a large number of affixes to express syntactic relationships and meanings. Many American Indian languages are polysynthetic. Compare analytic (def 3), synthetic (def 3).
- polythalamous — having multiple chambers
- postholocaust — following a holocaust
- pound-foolish — not handling large sums of money wisely
- prague school — a school of linguistics emphasizing structure, active in the 1920s and 1930s.
- psammophilous — living or growing in sand
- psilanthropic — relating to psilanthropism
- psychoanalyse — to investigate or treat by psychoanalysis.