10-letter words containing a, l, p, h, i
- blepharism — spasm of the eyelids, causing rapid involuntary blinking
- caerphilly — a market town in SE Wales, in Caerphilly county borough: site of the largest castle in Wales (13th–14th centuries). Pop: 31 060 (2001)
- calciphile — calcicole.
- calciphobe — calcifuge.
- caligraphy — Alternative form of calligraphy.
- caliphates — Plural form of caliphate.
- calligraph — to produce by means of calligraphy: The love letter was calligraphed in a delicate hand.
- callithump — a noisy band or parade
- canophilia — the love of dogs
- capnophile — (biology) A microorganism that requires or grows best in presence of high concentrations of carbon dioxide.
- cartophile — a cartophilist
- cartophily — the hobby of collecting cigarette cards
- cattleship — a large vessel for the transportation of livestock.
- cephalexin — a cephalosporin antibiotic prescribed for mild infections of the skin, ears, throat, lungs, or urinary tract
- cephalitis — encephalitis.
- cephalonia — a mountainous island in the Ionian Sea, the largest of the Ionian Islands, off the W coast of Greece. Pop: 36 404 (2001). Area: 935 sq km (365 sq miles)
- chainplate — a metal plate on the side of a vessel, to which the shrouds are attached
- chaplaincy — A chaplaincy is the building or office in which a chaplain works.
- chaptalize — to add sugar to (a fermenting wine) to increase the alcohol content
- cheapishly — in a fairly cheap manner
- ciliophora — a phylum of protozoa in the kingdom Protista, comprising the ciliates.
- climograph — A chart that summarizes the climate of a place by superimposing a line graph representing average monthly temperature on a bar chart representing average monthly precipitation.
- clinograph — (in mining, construction, etc.) an instrument that records the deviation of boreholes or the like from the vertical.
- cynophilia — a love of dogs
- dealership — A dealership is a company that sells cars, usually for one car company.
- diaphyseal — the shaft of a long bone.
- didelphian — of or relating to an animal in the Didelphia subclass of mammals
- diplophase — the diploid part of an organism's life cycle.
- disulphate — a salt of pyrosulfuric acid, as sodium disulfate, Na 2 S 2 O 7 .
- dollarship — the fact of being denominated in dollars
- drosophila — a fly of the genus Drosophila, especially D. melanogaster, used in laboratory studies of genetics and development.
- emphatical — Emphatic.
- encephalic — of or relating to the brain
- enkephalin — Either of two compounds that occur naturally in the brain. They are peptides related to the endorphins, with similar physiological effects.
- epiphyseal — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the epiphysis.
- epiphysial — Alternative form of epiphyseal.
- epitaphial — Alternative form of epitaphian.
- epithelial — Of or pertaining to the epithelium.
- epithermal — relating to minerals formed from warm, shallow water
- euphonical — (archaic) euphonious; pleasing to the ear.
- europhilia — The love of Europe, Europeans, or European culture.
- felspathic — feldspathic.
- fishplates — Plural form of fishplate.
- flapperish — in the style of a flapper
- flashpoint — Also, flashing point. Physical Chemistry. the lowest temperature at which a liquid in a specified apparatus will give off sufficient vapor to ignite momentarily on application of a flame.
- flight cap — a wedge-shaped cap of cotton or woolen fabric, worn as part of the service uniform.
- flight pay — a pay supplement allowed by the U.S. Air Force to certain crew members who attain a minimum flight time per month.
- flip chart — a set of sheets, as of cardboard or paper, hinged at the top so that they can be flipped over to show information or illustrations in sequence.
- galumphing — to move along heavily and clumsily.
- gnaphalium — Any of the genus Gnaphalium of flowering plants, the cudweeds.