10-letter words containing p, h, o, n
- 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.
- pathognomy — the study of the symptoms or characteristics of a disease; diagnosis.
- patronship — a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- 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
- phagomania — a compulsive desire to eat
- phalloidin — a peptide toxin, responsible for the toxicity of the death cap mushroom, Amanita phalloides
- 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).
- phantomish — resembling or reminiscent of a phantom
- 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administered orally in the treatment of diabetes to lower blood concentrations of glucose; it has been largely superseded by metformin.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
- phlogiston — a nonexistent chemical that, prior to the discovery of oxygen, was thought to be released during combustion.
- phnom penh — a republic in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 69,866 sq. mi. (180,953 sq. km). Capital: Phnom Penh.
- phoenician — a native or inhabitant of Phoenicia.
- phoenixism — the process of making a business insolvent in order to evade paying debts and then setting the business up again under a new name
- phomvihane — Kaysone (ˈkaɪsɒn). 1920–92, Laotian Communist statesman; prime minister of Laos (1975–91); president (1991–92)
- phone bill — an account or bill for the charges for a telephone and line and for calls made from it
- phone book — telephone book.
- phone call — telephone call
- phone card — calling card (def 3).
- phone mail — voice mail
- phone-jack — to steal the mobile phone from (a person)
- phonematic — phonemic.
- phonetical — Also, phonetical. of or relating to speech sounds, their production, or their transcription in written symbols.
- phoney war — A phoney war is when two opposing groups are openly hostile towards each other, as if they were at war, but there is no real fighting.
- phonically — of or relating to speech sounds.
- phono plug — a type of coaxial connector, used esp in audio equipment
- phonograph — any sound-reproducing machine using records in the form of cylinders or discs.
- phonometer — a device for measuring the intensity of a sound.