10-letter words containing h, a, p, l, o
- cartophily — the hobby of collecting cigarette cards
- cellophane — Cellophane is a thin, transparent material that is used to wrap things.
- 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)
- cephalopod — any marine mollusc of the class Cephalopoda, characterized by well-developed head and eyes and a ring of sucker-bearing tentacles. The group also includes the octopuses, squids, cuttlefish, and pearly nautilus
- channel op — (messaging) /chan'l op/ (Or "op", "chan op", "chop") Someone who is endowed with privileges on a particular IRC channel. These privileges include the right to kick users, to change various status bits and to make others into CHOPs. The full form, "channel operator", is almost never used.
- chopfallen — chapfallen
- ciliophora — a phylum of protozoa in the kingdom Protista, comprising the ciliates.
- cladophyll — a green, flattened branch arising from the axil of a leaf, with the shape and functions of a foliage leaf
- 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.
- cold-patch — to apply a cold patch to.
- collagraph — An artistic print made through the printmaking process of collagraphy.
- collophane — a massive, cryptocrystalline variety of apatite that is the principal component of phosphate rock and fossil bone.
- cyclograph — Arcograph.
- cynophilia — a love of dogs
- diplophase — the diploid part of an organism's life cycle.
- 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.
- echo plate — (in sound recording or broadcasting) an electromechanical device for producing echo and reverberation effects
- edaphology — The ecological relationship of soil with plants, and land cultivation practices.
- encephalo- — indicating the brain
- encephalon — The brain.
- esophageal — Pertaining to the esophagus.
- euphonical — (archaic) euphonious; pleasing to the ear.
- europhilia — The love of Europe, Europeans, or European culture.
- 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.
- fleahopper — either of two varieties of small, jumping insects which feed on crops and garden plants. The two main varieties are the garden fleahopper Halticus bractatus and the cotton fleahopper Pseudatomoscelis seriatus
- glyphosate — a compound, C 3 H 8 NO 5 P, used to kill a wide range of weeds.
- graphalloy — a compound of graphite impregnated with Babbitt metal, bronze, copper, gold, etc., used as a low-friction material.
- grapholect — an established and standardized written language
- graphology — the study of handwriting, especially when regarded as an expression of the writer's character, personality, abilities, etc.
- gypsophila — any plant belonging to the genus Gypsophila, of the pink family, native to Mediterranean regions, having small, panicled, pink or white flowers, as baby's breath.
- haemolymph — the blood-like fluid of invertebrates
- haemophile — a haemophilic bacterium
- half-pound — a unit of weight equal to 8 ounces avoirdupois (0.227 kilogram) or 6 ounces troy or apothecaries' weight (0.187 kilogram).
- halophiles — Plural form of halophile.
- halophilic — any organism, as certain halobacteria and marine bacteria, that requires a salt-rich environment for its growth and survival.
- halophytes — Plural form of halophyte.
- halophytic — Growing well under salty conditions.
- haplobiont — an organism, esp a plant, that exists in either the diploid form or the haploid form (but never alternates between these forms) during its life cycle
- haplogroup — Genetics. a set of similar haplotypes inherited together, or a group who shares a set of similar haplotypes, used to understand genetic lineages.
- haplophase — the haploid portion of an organism's life cycle.
- haplotypes — Plural form of haplotype.
- hartlepool — a seaport city in NE England.
- heliograph — a device for signaling by means of a movable mirror that reflects beams of light, especially sunlight, to a distance.
- heliopause — the boundary of the heliosphere.
- hemitropal — hemitropous
- hemophilia — any of several X-linked genetic disorders, symptomatic chiefly in males, in which excessive bleeding occurs owing to the absence or abnormality of a clotting factor in the blood.
- hepatolith — A gallstone in the biliary duct of the liver.
- hepatology — (medicine) The study or treatment of the liver, gallbladder, and pancreas.