10-letter words containing h, y, p, o, c
- leucopathy — (dated) albinism.
- lymphocyte — a type of white blood cell having a large, spherical nucleus surrounded by a thin layer of nongranular cytoplasm.
- macrophyte — a plant, especially a marine plant, large enough to be visible to the naked eye.
- mesophytic — Relating to a mesophyte.
- microphyll — (botany) A leaf having a single unbranched vein, or a structure that is derived from such a leaf.
- microphyte — a microscopic plant.
- mycotrophy — the symbiotic relationship between a fungus and a living plant.
- mysophobic — a dread of dirt or filth.
- mythopoeic — of or relating to the making of myths; causing, producing, or giving rise to myths.
- necrophagy — The eating of dead or decaying animal flesh.
- necrophily — Necrophilia.
- nyctophile — (zoology) Any of the Australian bats of the genus Nyctophilus.
- orchiopexy — (surgery) The procedure to move an undescended testicle into the scrotum.
- oxycephaly — a malformation in which the head is somewhat pointed, caused by premature closure of the skull sutures.
- paronychia — inflammation of the folds of skin bordering a nail of a finger or toe, usually characterized by infection and pus formation; felon.
- phagocytic — any cell, as a macrophage, that ingests and destroys foreign particles, bacteria, and cell debris.
- phenocryst — any of the conspicuous crystals in a porphyritic rock.
- phenotypic — the observable constitution of an organism.
- phonically — of or relating to speech sounds.
- photically — in a photic manner, by way of photic processes
- phycobilin — any of a class of red or blue-green pigments found in the red algae and cyanobacteria
- phycobiont — the algae component of a lichen.
- phylloclad — cladophyll
- phylogenic — the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
- 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.
- phytogenic — of plant origin.
- phytotoxic — of or relating to phytotoxin.
- play havoc — to cause a great deal of damage, distress, or confusion (to)
- playschool — preschool, nursery school
- polyarchic — a form of government in which power is vested in three or more persons.
- polychaete — any annelid of the class Polychaeta, having unsegmented swimming appendages with many setae or bristles.
- polychrest — a thing which has adapted to multiple uses
- polychroic — having many colours
- polychrome — being of many or various colors.
- polychromy — the art of employing many colors in decoration, as in painting or architecture.
- polyethnic — inhabited by or consisting of people of many ethnic backgrounds.
- polyhedric — resembling a polyhedron
- polyhydric — (especially of alcohols and phenols) polyhydroxy.
- polymathic — a person of great learning in several fields of study; polyhistor.
- polyphagic — Pathology. excessive desire to eat.
- polyphasic — having more than two phases.
- polyphonic — consisting of many voices or sounds.
- psychogony — the development or origin of the soul or mind
- psychogram — a message believed to be written by a spirit or authored by psychical means
- psychology — the science of the mind or of mental states and processes.
- psychopath — a person with a psychopathic personality, which manifests as amoral and antisocial behavior, lack of ability to love or establish meaningful personal relationships, extreme egocentricity, failure to learn from experience, etc.
- psychopomp — a person who conducts spirits or souls to the other world, as Hermes or Charon.
- pyrochlore — a mineral, chiefly composed of niobates of the cerium metals, occurring in syenites in the form of brown crystals.
- pyrophobic — an abnormal fear of fire.
- pyrophoric — capable of igniting spontaneously in air.