10-letter words containing p, h, o, e, n
- nyctophile — (zoology) Any of the Australian bats of the genus Nyctophilus.
- nympholept — a person seized with nympholepsy.
- oenophiles — Plural form of oenophile.
- oenophilia — a person who enjoys wines, usually as a connoisseur.
- oenophilic — a person who enjoys wines, usually as a connoisseur.
- oenophobia — The fear of wine; anxiety related to wine.
- on the hip — at a disadvantage
- on the hop — If you are caught on the hop, you are surprised by someone doing something when you were not expecting them to and so you are not prepared for it.
- on the pad — a cushionlike mass of soft material used for comfort, protection, or stuffing.
- open chain — a series of atoms linked in a chain not joined together at its ends, and so represented in its structural formula.
- open flash — a photographic technique employing a flash fired while the camera shutter is held open.
- open house — a party or reception during which anyone who wishes may visit to share in a celebration, meet a special guest, etc.
- open sight — (on a firearm) a rear sight consisting of a notch across which the gunner aligns the front sight on the target.
- open-shelf — open-stack.
- openhanded — generous; liberal: openhanded hospitality.
- orphanages — Plural form of orphanage.
- orthopneic — difficult or painful breathing except in an erect sitting or standing position.
- orthopnoea — difficult or painful breathing except in an erect sitting or standing 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.
- pantothere — any animal of the extinct order Pantotheria that lived during the late Mesozoic Era, believed to be the ancestor of the marsupial and placental mammals.
- parenthood — the state, position, or relation of a parent.
- parthenope — a siren, who drowned herself when Odysseus evaded the lure of the sirens' singing. Her body was said to have been cast ashore at what became Naples
- pathogenic — Pathology. capable of producing disease: pathogenic bacteria.
- peacherino — peach1 (def 4).
- pennyworth — as much as may be bought for a penny.
- pentachord — a series of five consecutive notes of a scale
- pentathlon — an athletic contest comprising five different track and field events and won by the contestant gaining the highest total score.
- perihelion — the point in the orbit of a planet or comet at which it is nearest to the sun.
- periphonic — (of sound reproduction) involving speakers placed at different heights so as to produce sound from all directions
- periphyton — the community of tiny organisms, as protozoans, hydras, insect larvae, and snails, that lives on the surfaces of rooted aquatic plants.
- persephone — Also, Proserpina, Proserpine. Classical Mythology. a daughter of Zeus and Demeter, abducted by Pluto to be queen of Hades, but allowed to return to the surface of the earth for part of the year.
- personhood — the state or fact of being a person.
- phaelonion — an item of religious clothing, worn in the Eastern Church, and taking the form of a garment without sleeves for the upper body, rather like a chasuble
- phanerogam — any of the Phanerogamia, a former primary division of plants comprising those having reproductive organs; a flowering plant or seed plant (opposed to cryptogam).
- phenformin — a biguanide administered orally in the treatment of diabetes to lower blood concentrations of glucose; it has been largely superseded by metformin. Formula: C10H15N5
- phenocryst — any of the conspicuous crystals in a porphyritic rock.
- phenol red — a bright to dark red crystalline compound, C 1 9 H 1 4 O 5 S, slightly soluble in water, alcohol, and acetone: used as an acid-base indicator and as a diagnostic reagent in medicine.
- phenolated — containing phenol; carbolated.
- phenomenal — highly extraordinary or prodigious; exceptional: phenomenal speed.
- phenomenon — a fact, occurrence, or circumstance observed or observable: to study the phenomena of nature.
- phenoplast — phenolic resin.
- phenotypes — the observable constitution of an organism.
- phenotypic — the observable constitution of an organism.
- pheromonal — relating to or constituting a pheromone
- pheromones — any chemical substance released by an animal that serves to influence the physiology or behavior of other members of the same species.
- philoxenia — an act of hospitableness and welcome
- phlegethon — Also called Pyriphlegethon. Classical Mythology. a river of fire, one of five rivers surrounding Hades.
- phlegmonic — relating to or having the characteristics of a phlegmon
- phnom penh — a republic in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 69,866 sq. mi. (180,953 sq. km). Capital: Phnom Penh.