10-letter words containing p, h, y, c, e
- pentaptych — a work of art consisting of five panels or sections.
- periphytic — the community of tiny organisms, as protozoans, hydras, insect larvae, and snails, that lives on the surfaces of rooted aquatic plants.
- petty cash — funds kept for minor expenses
- phenocryst — any of the conspicuous crystals in a porphyritic rock.
- phenotypic — the observable constitution of an organism.
- phylactery — Judaism. either of two small, black, leather cubes containing a piece of parchment inscribed with verses 4–9 of Deut. 6, 13–21 of Deut. 11, and 1–16 of Ex. 13: one is attached with straps to the left arm and the other to the forehead during weekday morning prayers by Orthodox and Conservative Jewish men.
- phylogenic — the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
- phytogenic — of plant origin.
- pin cherry — any of several species of cherry, especially Prunus padus (European bird cherry) of Europe and Asia, and P. pensylvanica (pin cherry) of the U.S.
- pinchpenny — a miser or niggard.
- polychaete — any annelid of the class Polychaeta, having unsegmented swimming appendages with many setae or bristles.
- polychrest — a thing which has adapted to multiple uses
- polychrome — being of many or various colors.
- polyethnic — inhabited by or consisting of people of many ethnic backgrounds.
- polyhedric — resembling a polyhedron
- psyched up — psychologically prepared
- puducherry — a union territory of India, on the Coromandel Coast: formerly the chief settlement of French India; territory includes Mahé (on the Malabar Coast), Karikal, and Yanaon. 181 sq. mi. (469 sq. km).
- pyrochlore — a mineral, chiefly composed of niobates of the cerium metals, occurring in syenites in the form of brown crystals.
- pyrotechny — the art of making fireworks
- pythogenic — originating from filth or putrescence.
- speech day — In some British schools, speech day is a day, usually at the end of the school year, when prizes are presented to pupils and speeches are made by guest speakers and the head teacher.
- sphericity — a spherical state or form.
- spherocyte — an abnormal blood cell
- spycatcher — a person who works in counterintelligence to detect enemy espionage activities
- tachypneic — excessively rapid respiration.
- tachypnoea — excessively rapid respiration.
- touch-type — to type by means of the touch system.
- typhaceous — belonging to the family of flowering plants Typhaceae
- typhogenic — producing typhus or typhoid fever.
- xerophytic — (botany) Of, pertaining to, or being a xerophyte.