10-letter words containing p, h, o, c, m
- 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.
- isomorphic — Biology. different in ancestry, but having the same form or appearance.
- lipochrome — any of the naturally occurring pigments that contain a lipid, as carotene.
- 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.
- megaphonic — Of, or pertaining to, a megaphone.
- mesophilic — (of bacteria) growing best at moderate temperatures, between 25°C and 40°C.
- mesophytic — Relating to a mesophyte.
- mesoscaphe — a mid-20th century vessel lowered into the sea to a moderate depth for the purpose of underwater exploration
- metaphoric — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
- microchips — Plural form of microchip.
- micrograph — an instrument for executing extremely minute writing or engraving.
- microphage — a small phagocytic cell in blood or lymph, especially a polymorphonuclear leukocyte.
- microphone — an instrument capable of transforming sound waves into changes in electric currents or voltage, used in recording or transmitting sound.
- microphyll — (botany) A leaf having a single unbranched vein, or a structure that is derived from such a leaf.
- microphyte — a microscopic plant.
- monophasic — having one phase.
- monophonic — Music. of or relating to monophony.
- morphactin — any of various synthetic compounds, derived from fluorine and carboxylic acid, that regulate the growth and development of plants.
- morphemics — the study of the classification, description, and functions of morphemes; morphology.
- mouthpiece — a piece placed at or forming the mouth, as of a receptacle or tube.
- muttonchop — A cut of sheep's meat, often containing a section of a rib.
- 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.
- ophthalmic — of or relating to the eye; ocular.
- pharmacol. — pharmacology
- phlegmonic — relating to or having the characteristics of a phlegmon
- phocomelia — a usually congenital deformity of the extremities in which the limbs are abnormally short.
- phonematic — phonemic.
- pitchwoman — a female pitchman
- polychrome — being of many or various colors.
- polychromy — the art of employing many colors in decoration, as in painting or architecture.
- polymathic — a person of great learning in several fields of study; polyhistor.
- psychogram — a message believed to be written by a spirit or authored by psychical means
- psychopomp — a person who conducts spirits or souls to the other world, as Hermes or Charon.
- scyphiform — shaped like a cup or goblet.
- semaphoric — an apparatus for conveying information by means of visual signals, as a light whose position may be changed.
- small chop — cocktail snacks
- sophomoric — of or relating to a sophomore or sophomores.
- supermacho — extremely macho
- zoomorphic — of or relating to a deity or other being conceived of as having the form of an animal.