10-letter words containing a, l, p, h, i
- logophilia — The love of words and word games.
- logophobia — an obsessive fear of words.
- lunch-pail — lunchbox.
- lunchpails — Plural form of lunchpail.
- lygophilia — The love of darkness.
- lymphatics — Plural form of lymphatic.
- malpighian — Marcello [mahr-chel-law] /mɑrˈtʃɛl lɔ/ (Show IPA), 1628–94, Italian anatomist.
- mephitical — Alternative form of mephitic.
- multiphase — having many phases, stages, aspects, or the like.
- mysophilia — a pathological attraction to dirt or filth.
- nalbuphine — a potent synthetic narcotic, C 2 1 H 2 7 NO 4 , used as an analgesic for moderate to severe pain.
- nalorphine — a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 1 9 H 2 1 NO 3 , used to nullify respiratory depression due to narcotics and for the diagnosis of addiction to narcotics.
- naphtalite — a member of the tribe of Naphtali.
- nephralgia — kidney pain.
- nephridial — Of or pertaining to a nephridium.
- notaphilic — of or pertaining to notaphily
- oenophilia — a person who enjoys wines, usually as a connoisseur.
- oligophagy — the condition of feeding on a limited range of foodstuffs, esp plants
- ophiolater — a person who worships snakes
- ophiolatry — the worship of snakes.
- ophthalmia — inflammation of the eye, especially of its membranes or external structures.
- ophthalmic — of or relating to the eye; ocular.
- paddlefish — a large ganoid fish, Polyodon spathula, of the Mississippi River and its larger tributaries, having a long, flat, paddlelike snout.
- paedophile — an adult who is sexually attracted to young children.
- palaeolith — a stone tool dating to the Palaeolithic
- paraphilia — a type of mental disorder characterized by a preference for or obsession with unusual sexual practices, as pedophilia, sadomasochism, or exhibitionism.
- parchingly — to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do.
- paschal ii — (Ranieri) died 1118, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1099–1118.
- pathetical — causing or evoking pity, sympathetic sadness, sorrow, etc.; pitiful; pitiable: a pathetic letter; a pathetic sight.
- pathologic — of or relating to pathology.
- pedophilia — sexual desire in an adult for a child.
- perihelial — the point in the orbit of a planet or comet at which it is nearest to the sun.
- peripheral — pertaining to, situated in, or constituting the periphery: peripheral resistance on the outskirts of the battle area.
- perishable — subject to decay, ruin, or destruction: perishable fruits and vegetables.
- phaelonion — an item of religious clothing, worn in the Eastern Church, and taking the form of a garment without sleeves for the upper body, rather like a chasuble
- phalangist — a member of a Lebanese Christian paramilitary organization founded in 1936 and originally based on similar ideas to the fascist Falange in Spain
- phallicism — worship of the phallus, especially as symbolic of power or of the generative principle of nature.
- phalloidin — a peptide toxin, responsible for the toxicity of the death cap mushroom, Amanita phalloides
- phatically — in a phatic manner
- phialiform — having a form like that of a saucer
- philatelic — the collecting of stamps and other postal matter as a hobby or an investment.
- philippian — a ruined city in NE Greece, in Macedonia: Octavian and Mark Antony defeated Brutus and Cassius here, 42 b.c.; the site of one of the first Christian churches in Europe, founded by St. Paul.
- philippina — a German custom in which nuts containing two kernels are saved and one of these double kernels (called a philippina) is given to a person of the opposite sex. The next time the two people meet, the first one who calls 'philippina' must be bought a present (also called a philippina) by the other
- philistian — an ancient country on the E coast of the Mediterranean.
- philomathy — an enjoyment of and passion for learning new facts and acquiring new knowledge
- philoxenia — an act of hospitableness and welcome
- phlegmasia — a condition characterized by swelling, pain, and redness
- phlegmatic — not easily excited to action or display of emotion; apathetic; sluggish.
- phocomelia — a usually congenital deformity of the extremities in which the limbs are abnormally short.
- phokomelia — a usually congenital deformity of the extremities in which the limbs are abnormally short.