10-letter words containing p, h, a
- amphibolic — equivocal; uncertain; changing; ambiguous.
- amphibrach — a metrical foot consisting of a long syllable between two short syllables (◡ – ◡)
- amphictyon — a delegate to an amphictyonic council
- amphidamas — a son of Aleus who, with his brother Cepheus, joined the Argonauts.
- amphigoric — a meaningless or nonsensical piece of writing, especially one intended as a parody.
- amphigouri — amphigory.
- amphimacer — a metrical foot consisting, in Greek and Latin verse, of one short syllable between two long ones, or, in English verse, of one unaccented syllable between two accented ones (Ex.: | hésĭtáte |)
- amphimarus — a son of Poseidon, sometimes believed to be the father, by Urania, of the poet Linus.
- amphimixes — Plural form of amphimixis.
- amphimixis — true sexual reproduction by the fusion of gametes from two organisms
- amphinomus — Penelope's favorite suitor.
- amphiphile — any of many organic compounds such as detergents combining both hydrophilic and hydrophobic properties
- amphiploid — a hybrid organism having a diploid set of chromosomes from each parental species.
- amphipodan — (zoology) Relating to the amphipods.
- amphiscian — an inhabitant of the tropics
- amphithyra — Also, amphithyron, amphithura [am-fuh-thoo r-uh] /ˌæm fəˈθʊər ə/ (Show IPA), amphithuron. Greek Orthodox Church. a divided curtain in front of the door of the iconostasis.
- amphitrite — a sea goddess, wife of Poseidon and mother of Triton
- amphitryon — the grandson of Perseus and husband of Alcmene
- amphogenic — producing both male and female offspring.
- ampholytic — capable of ionizing into both anions and cations; amphoteric.
- amphoteric — able to function as either a base or an acid
- amyotrophy — wasting of muscles, caused by disease of the nerves supplying them
- anaglyphic — Relating to anaglyphs.
- anal phase — Psychoanalysis. the second stage of psychosexual development during which the child, usually at two years of age, becomes preoccupied with defecation.
- analphabet — an illiterate person unfamiliar with the letters of the alphabet
- anamorphic — of, relating to, or caused by anamorphosis or anamorphism
- anastrophe — reversal of the usual order of the parts of a sentence; inversion (Ex.: “Came the dawn”)
- androphore — an extension of the receptacle carrying the androecium and the gynoecium, typical of the caper family (Capparidaceae)
- anemograph — a self-recording anemometer
- anemophily — fertilized by wind-borne pollen or spores.
- angiograph — The film or image of the blood vessels produced by angiography.
- angiopathy — (pathology) Any disease of the blood vessels.
- anglophile — If you describe a non-British person as Anglophile, you mean that they admire Britain and British culture.
- anglophobe — a person who hates or fears England or its people
- anglophone — Anglophone communities are English-speaking communities in areas where more than one language is commonly spoken.
- anopheline — (of mosquitoes) belonging to the genus Anopheles, which carries malaria
- antechapel — the outer part of a chapel at the west end
- anthophore — an elongation of the receptacle of a flower between the calyx and corolla
- anthropoid — resembling man
- antiherpes — acting against the herpes simplex virus
- antipathic — characterized by antipathy
- antiphonal — sung or recited in alternation
- antiphonar — Alternative form of antiphonary.
- antiphoner — An antiphonal.
- antiphonic — relating to or resembling an antiphon
- aparthotel — a hotel in which self-catering service apartments are available for rent
- aphaeresis — apheresis.
- aphaeretic — (rare) Of the nature of aphaeresis.
- aphelandra — any shrub of the evergreen genus Aphelandra, originally from tropical America, widely grown as a house plant for its variegated shiny leaves and brightly coloured flowers: family Acanthaceae
- aphid lion — the larva of a lacewing, usually predaceous on aphids.