10-letter words containing h, o, p, l
- capnophile — (biology) A microorganism that requires or grows best in presence of high concentrations of carbon dioxide.
- carphology — the action of grasping at imaginary objects or plucking at one's bed linen, a characteristic of people affected by delirium
- cartophile — a cartophilist
- cartophily — the hobby of collecting cigarette cards
- cell phone — a mobile phone
- 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.
- childproof — Something that is childproof is designed in a way which ensures that children cannot harm it or be harmed by it.
- chlorophyl — Alternative form of chlorophyll.
- chop block — butcher-block.
- chop logic — to use excessively subtle or involved logic or argument
- chopfallen — chapfallen
- choropleth — a symbol or marked and bounded area on a map denoting the distribution of some property
- chromophil — a cell that takes a stain easily
- 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.
- clodhopper — a clumsy person; lout
- clomiphene — a drug that stimulates the production of egg cells in the ovary: used to treat infertility in women
- clothespin — A clothespin is the same as a clothes peg.
- co-publish — to publish (something) with another person or company
- 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.
- collophore — a ventral tubelike structure on the abdomen of a springtail.
- compelleth — (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of compel.
- consulship — an official appointed by the government of one country to look after its commercial interests and the welfare of its citizens in another country.
- copyholder — one who reads aloud from the copy as the proof corrector follows the reading in the proof
- cryophilic — able to thrive at low temperatures
- cup-holder — a device for holding a cup upright, esp in a motor vehicle
- cyclograph — Arcograph.
- cymophenol — (organic compound) synonym of carvacrol.
- cynophilia — a love of dogs
- cytophilic — (of antibodies, etc) having an attraction or affinity to cells
- delphinoid — a member of the genus Delphinoidea, of which dolphins and porpoises are members
- dienophile — (organic chemistry) A compound that readily reacts with a diene; especially an alkene in the Diels-Alder reaction.
- diphyllous — having two leaves.
- diplophase — the diploid part of an organism's life cycle.
- discophile — a person who studies and collects phonograph records, especially those of a rare or specialized nature.
- dollarship — the fact of being denominated in dollars
- dolly-posh — left-handed
- drop cloth — a sheet of cloth, paper, plastic, or the like laid over furniture and floors for protection while a room is being painted or laid over shrubbery while the exterior of a house is being painted.
- dropcloths — Plural form of dropcloth.
- 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