10-letter words containing c, a, m, p, h
- hypoxaemic — Alternative form of hypoxemic.
- impeaching — Present participle of impeach.
- kampuchean — People's Republic of, a former official name of Cambodia.
- lymphatics — Plural form of lymphatic.
- machoflops — /mach'oh-flops/ A pun on "megaflops" referring to the inflated performance figures often quoted by computer manufacturers. Real application programs are lucky to get half the quoted speed. See Your mileage may vary, benchmark.
- macpherson — James, 1736–96, Scottish author and translator.
- macrograph — a representation of an object that is of the same size as or larger than the object.
- macrophage — a large white blood cell, occurring principally in connective tissue and in the bloodstream, that ingests foreign particles and infectious microorganisms by phagocytosis.
- macrophyte — a plant, especially a marine plant, large enough to be visible to the naked eye.
- march past — a parade or procession, especially of troops past a reviewing stand.
- march-past — a parade or procession, especially of troops past a reviewing stand.
- match play — play in which the score is reckoned by counting the holes won by each side.
- megaphonic — Of, or pertaining to, a megaphone.
- mephitical — Alternative form of mephitic.
- mesoscaphe — a mid-20th century vessel lowered into the sea to a moderate depth for the purpose of underwater exploration
- metaphasic — Relating to metaphase.
- metaphoric — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
- metaphysic — metaphysics.
- micrograph — an instrument for executing extremely minute writing or engraving.
- microphage — a small phagocytic cell in blood or lymph, especially a polymorphonuclear leukocyte.
- monophasic — having one phase.
- morphactin — any of various synthetic compounds, derived from fluorine and carboxylic acid, that regulate the growth and development of plants.
- ophthalmic — of or relating to the eye; ocular.
- pachymeter — an instrument for measuring thickness
- palm beach — a town in SE Florida: seaside winter resort.
- parenchyma — Botany. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin-walled cells able to divide.
- pas marche — a marching step.
- peach palm — a palm, Bactris gasipaes, having very spiny, tall stems, widely cultivated in the New World tropics for its edible fruit and palm hearts.
- phallicism — worship of the phallus, especially as symbolic of power or of the generative principle of nature.
- phantasmic — pertaining to or of the nature of a phantasm; unreal; illusory; spectral: phantasmal creatures of nightmare.
- pharmacist — a person licensed to prepare and dispense drugs and medicines; druggist; apothecary; pharmaceutical chemist.
- pharmacol. — pharmacology
- 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.
- phonematic — phonemic.
- picnic ham — a section of boned and smoked pork shoulder
- pitchwoman — a female pitchman
- polymathic — a person of great learning in several fields of study; polyhistor.
- preachment — the act of preaching.
- prechamber — A prechamber in an engine is a small area, usually in the cylinder head, in which combustion is started before fuel enters into the main combustion chamber.
- psychogram — a message believed to be written by a spirit or authored by psychical means
- ralph cram — Ralph Adams, 1863–1942, U.S. architect and writer.
- sachemship — the office of a sachem
- scampishly — in a scampish manner
- semaphoric — an apparatus for conveying information by means of visual signals, as a light whose position may be changed.
- sketch map — a rough map of the principal features of a locale, as one drawn from memory.
- small chop — cocktail snacks
- supermacho — extremely macho
- unemphatic — uttered, or to be uttered, with emphasis; strongly expressive.