11-letter words containing ph
- catastrophy — Alternative form of catastrophe.
- catchphrase — A catchphrase is a sentence or phrase which becomes popular or well-known, often because it is frequently used by a famous person.
- cebocephaly — A developmental anomaly of the head, characterized by a monkey-like head with a defective small, flattened nose with a single nostril or absent nose and closely set eyes.
- cephalalgia — headache (def 1).
- cephalalgic — relating to or affected by headache
- cephalocele — a protrusion of the brain or cranial matter through an opening in the skull
- cephalogram — An X-ray of the craniofacial area.
- cephalopode — Archaic form of cephalopod.
- cephalopods — Plural form of cephalopod.
- cephalothin — a cephalosporin antibiotic often used in the treatment of bacterial infections
- cephalotomy — the dissection of the head
- chalcophile — (of a chemical element in the earth) having an affinity for sulfur.
- chamaephyte — a plant whose buds are close to the ground
- chao phraya — a river in N Thailand, rising in the N highlands and flowing south to the Gulf of Thailand. Length: (including the headstreams Nan and Ping) 1200 km (750 miles)
- chemigraphy — any technique for making engravings or etchings using chemicals and without the aid of photography.
- chemosphere — an atmospheric zone about 19 to 80 km (11.8 to 49.7 mi) above the earth's surface, in which photochemical reactions take place
- chirography — handwriting; penmanship
- chlorophyll — Chlorophyll is any, or all, of a group of green pigments that are found in plants and other organisms, which enables them to use the energy from sunlight.
- chlorophyte — A lower plant of the division Chlorophyta, which comprises the green algae.
- chlorphenol — chlorophenol.
- chordophone — any musical instrument producing sounds through the vibration of strings, such as the piano, harp, violin, or guitar
- choreograph — When someone choreographs a ballet or other dance, they invent the steps and movements and tell the dancers how to perform them.
- chorography — the technique of mapping regions
- christopher — Saint. 3rd century ad, Christian martyr; patron saint of travellers
- chromograph — (obsolete) chromolithograph.
- chromophile — Also, chromophilic, chromophilous [kroh-mof-uh-luh s] /kroʊˈmɒf ə ləs/ (Show IPA), chromatophilic, chromatophilous. staining readily.
- chromophobe — a cell that does not take a stain easily
- chromophore — a group of atoms in a chemical compound that are responsible for the colour of the compound
- chronograph — an accurate instrument for recording small intervals of time
- chrysograph — a manuscript, especially of the Middle Ages, written in gold or gold and silver ink.
- chrysophyte — any of the golden alga species
- cladophylls — Plural form of cladophyll.
- collagraphy — A printmaking process in which materials are applied to a rigid substrate (such as cardboard or wood).
- colophonian — a native of Colophon.
- colophonies — Plural form of colophony.
- color phase — a variant, atypical coloration of fur, feathers, skin, etc. occurring in an individual or an animal group
- coprophagan — a dung beetle
- coprophagia — feeding on dung, as certain beetles.
- coprophagic — involving the eating of excrement
- coprophilia — an abnormal interest in faeces and their evacuation
- coprophilic — an obsessive interest in feces.
- coprophobia — an abnormal fear of feces.
- coronagraph — an optical instrument used to simulate an eclipse of the sun so that the faint solar corona can be studied
- coronograph — an instrument for observing and photographing the sun's corona, consisting of a telescope fitted with lenses, filters, and diaphragms that simulate an eclipse.
- cosmography — a representation of the world or the universe
- cosmosphere — a device consisting of a glass globe on which the stars are shown, and within which is another globe representing the Earth, that shows the position of the Earth, at any given time, in relation to the stars
- craniograph — an instrument that outlines the skull.
- craniophore — a device that holds a skull in place for measuring.
- creophagous — flesh-eating or carnivorous
- crescograph — an instrument for measuring plant growth