10-letter words containing p, h, i, c, o
- necrophile — (sexuality) One who is subject to necrophilia.
- necrophily — Necrophilia.
- nightscope — An optical instrument that provides night vision.
- notaphilic — of or pertaining to notaphily
- noviceship — The state or position of being a novice.
- nyctophile — (zoology) Any of the Australian bats of the genus Nyctophilus.
- oenophilic — a person who enjoys wines, usually as a connoisseur.
- oleophilic — of or relating to a substance that has an affinity for oils and not for water. Compare hydrophobic (def 2).
- open chain — a series of atoms linked in a chain not joined together at its ends, and so represented in its structural formula.
- ophicleide — a musical wind instrument, a development of the old wooden serpent, consisting of a conical metal tube bent double.
- ophiolitic — composed of, or relating to ophiolite
- ophthalmic — of or relating to the eye; ocular.
- orchiopexy — (surgery) The procedure to move an undescended testicle into the scrotum.
- orographic — Of or relating to mountains, especially with regard to their position and form.
- orthopedic — of or relating to orthopedics.
- orthopneic — difficult or painful breathing except in an erect sitting or standing position.
- orthoptics — a method of exercising the eye and its muscles in order to cure strabismus or improve vision.
- orthotopic — (anatomy) in the normal position.
- oven chips — chips or fries that can be cooked in the oven
- pantheonic — a domed circular temple at Rome, erected a.d. 120–124 by Hadrian, used as a church since a.d.
- paraphonic — of, relating to, or characterized by paraphonia
- paronychia — inflammation of the folds of skin bordering a nail of a finger or toe, usually characterized by infection and pus formation; felon.
- pathogenic — Pathology. capable of producing disease: pathogenic bacteria.
- pathologic — of or relating to pathology.
- peacherino — peach1 (def 4).
- peacockish — the male of the peafowl distinguished by its long, erectile, greenish, iridescent tail coverts that are brilliantly marked with ocellated spots and that can be spread in a fan.
- pedophilic — pedophile.
- perchloric — of or derived from perchloric acid.
- periphonic — (of sound reproduction) involving speakers placed at different heights so as to produce sound from all directions
- phagocytic — any cell, as a macrophage, that ingests and destroys foreign particles, bacteria, and cell debris.
- phenotypic — the observable constitution of an organism.
- phlegmonic — relating to or having the characteristics of a phlegmon
- phlogistic — Pathology. inflammatory.
- phocomelia — a usually congenital deformity of the extremities in which the limbs are abnormally short.
- phoenician — a native or inhabitant of Phoenicia.
- phonematic — phonemic.
- phonetical — Also, phonetical. of or relating to speech sounds, their production, or their transcription in written symbols.
- phonically — of or relating to speech sounds.
- phosphatic — of, relating to, or containing phosphates: phosphatic slag.
- phosphonic — of or relating to phosponic acid or anything derived from it
- phosphoric — of or containing phosphorus, especially in the pentavalent state.
- photically — in a photic manner, by way of photic processes
- photogenic — forming an attractive subject for photography or having features that look well in a photograph: a photogenic face.
- phototoxic — (of cosmetics, skin creams, etc) making the skin hazardously sensitive to sunlight
- 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.
- 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.