10-letter words containing m, c, p, h
- ectomorphy — having a thin body build, roughly characterized by the relative prominence of structures developed from the embryonic ectoderm (contrasted with endomorphic, mesomorphic).
- empathetic — Showing empathy for others, and recognizing their feelings etc; empathic.
- emphatical — Emphatic.
- emphractic — medication that closes the pores of the skin
- emphysemic — Relating to emphysema.
- encephalum — The brain of an insect.
- epimorphic — (zoology, of an insect larva) That becomes segmented prior to hatching.
- eponychium — (anatomy) cuticle (thickened layer of skin on fingernails and toenails).
- game chips — round thin potato chips served with game
- geomorphic — of or relating to the form of the earth or the forms of its surface.
- graphemics — the study of writing systems and of their relation to speech.
- heat cramp — a cramp or muscular spasm caused by loss of water and salt following prolonged exertion in hot weather.
- hemianopic — having or relating to hemianopia
- hemiplegic — paralysis of one side of the body.
- hemophilic — characteristic of or affected by hemophilia.
- hermatypic — reef-building coral.
- hippocampi — Classical Mythology. a sea horse with two forefeet, and a body ending in the tail of a dolphin or fish.
- home scrap — scrap steel reprocessed in the steel mill in which it was produced.
- homeotypic — of or relating to the second division in meiosis.
- homoleptic — (chemistry) Describing an organometallic compound having a single type of ligand.
- homophilic — (immunology) that reacts only with a specific antigen.
- homophobic — unreasoning fear of or antipathy toward homosexuals and homosexuality.
- homophonic — having the same sound.
- homophoric — Relating to homophora.
- honor camp — a prison work camp operating on an honor system.
- humpbacked — having a hump on the back.
- hypermanic — pertaining to or affected by mania.
- hypernymic — Of or pertaining to hypernyms.
- hyperosmic — Of, pertaining to, or affected by hyperosmia.
- hypocorism — a pet name.
- hypodermic — characterized by the introduction of medicine or drugs under the skin: hypodermic injection.
- hypometric — Smaller than normally measured.
- hyporchema — a lively choral ode sung in ancient Greece in honor of Apollo or Dionysus.
- hypoxaemic — Alternative form of hypoxemic.
- impeaching — Present participle of impeach.
- isomorphic — Biology. different in ancestry, but having the same form or appearance.
- kampuchean — People's Republic of, a former official name of Cambodia.
- lipochrome — any of the naturally occurring pigments that contain a lipid, as carotene.
- lymphatics — Plural form of lymphatic.
- lymphocyte — a type of white blood cell having a large, spherical nucleus surrounded by a thin layer of nongranular cytoplasm.
- 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.