10-letter words containing h, i, p, o, t
- patronship — a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- periphyton — the community of tiny organisms, as protozoans, hydras, insect larvae, and snails, that lives on the surfaces of rooted aquatic plants.
- phagocytic — any cell, as a macrophage, that ingests and destroys foreign particles, bacteria, and cell debris.
- phantomish — resembling or reminiscent of a phantom
- phenotypic — the observable constitution of an organism.
- philomathy — an enjoyment of and passion for learning new facts and acquiring new knowledge
- phlebolite — a small mass or solid deposit of calcium that forms in a vein
- phlebolith — valueless rock or mineral matter occurring in a vein; gangue.
- phlogistic — Pathology. inflammatory.
- phlogiston — a nonexistent chemical that, prior to the discovery of oxygen, was thought to be released during combustion.
- phlogopite — a magnesium-rich mica mineral, usually yellowish-brown, but sometimes reddish-brown.
- phonematic — phonemic.
- phonetical — Also, phonetical. of or relating to speech sounds, their production, or their transcription in written symbols.
- phosgenite — a mineral, lead chlorocarbonate, Pb 2 Cl 2 CO 3 , occurring in crystals.
- phosphatic — of, relating to, or containing phosphates: phosphatic slag.
- photically — in a photic manner, by way of photic processes
- photoaging — damage to the skin, as wrinkles or discoloration, caused by prolonged exposure to sunlight.
- photodiode — a photosensitive semiconductor diode.
- photogenic — forming an attractive subject for photography or having features that look well in a photograph: a photogenic face.
- photolitho — photolithography.
- photolysis — the chemical decomposition of materials under the influence of light.
- photoprint — a photographic print.
- phototaxis — movement of an organism toward or away from a source of light.
- phototoxic — (of cosmetics, skin creams, etc) making the skin hazardously sensitive to sunlight
- phototoxin — Biochemistry. a plant toxin causing an allergic reaction when touched or eaten by a susceptible person or animal subsequently exposed to sunlight.
- phycobiont — the algae component of a lichen.
- physiocrat — one of a school of political economists who followed Quesnay in holding that an inherent natural order properly governed society, regarding land as the basis of wealth and taxation, and advocating a laissez-faire economy.
- physiotype — the set of physical features that make a person or organism different from others.
- phytogenic — of plant origin.
- phytotoxic — of or relating to phytotoxin.
- phytotoxin — any toxin, as ricin or crotin, produced by a plant.
- pictograph — pictogram
- pilot fish — a small, marine fish, Naucrates ductor, often swimming with sharks.
- pilot-fish — a small, marine fish, Naucrates ductor, often swimming with sharks.
- pilothouse — an enclosed structure on the deck of a ship from which it can be navigated.
- pina cloth — a fine, sheer fabric of pineapple-leaf fiber, used especially for lingerie.
- pinchpoint — a traffic-calming measure in which the road narrows to one lane, with a sign indicating which oncoming driver should give way
- piping hot — pipes collectively; a system or network of pipes.
- pitch cone — (in a gear or rack) an imaginary surface forming a plane (pitch plane) a cylinder (pitch cylinder) or a cone or frustrum (pitch cone) that moves tangentially to a similar surface in a meshing gear so that both surfaces travel at the same speed.
- pitch into — to erect or set up (a tent, camp, or the like).
- pitch shot — a shot in which the ball is hit high into the air and with backspin to ensure little roll upon landing, used in approaching the green.
- pitchforks — a large, long-handled fork for manually lifting and pitching hay, stalks of grain, etc.
- pitchstone — a glassy volcanic rock having a resinous luster and resembling hardened pitch.
- pitchwoman — a female pitchman
- polishment — the state of being polished or the action of polishing
- polo shirt — a short-sleeved, pullover sport shirt, usually of cotton or cottonlike knit, with a round neckband or a turnover collar.
- polyethnic — inhabited by or consisting of people of many ethnic backgrounds.
- polyhalite — a type or pink or red mineral
- polyhistor — a person of great and varied learning.
- polymathic — a person of great learning in several fields of study; polyhistor.