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8-letter words containing pho

  • -phorous — bearing, producing
  • agraphon — saying of Jesus not in Gospels
  • alphonse — a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “noble” and “ready.”.
  • alphonso — a masculine name
  • alphorns — Plural form of alphorn.
  • alphosis — absence of skin pigmentation, as in albinism
  • amphorae — a large two-handled storage jar having an oval body, usually tapering to a point at the base, with a pair of handles extending from immediately below the lip to the shoulder: used chiefly for oil, wine, etc., and, set on a foot, as a commemorative vase awarded the victors in contests such as the Panathenaic games.
  • amphoral — relating to or resembling an amphora
  • amphoric — resembling the sound produced by blowing into a bottle. Amphoric breath sounds are heard through a stethoscope placed over a cavity in the lung
  • anaphora — the use of a word such as a pronoun that has the same reference as a word previously used in the same discourse. In the sentence John wrote the essay in the library but Peter did it at home, both did and it are examples of anaphora
  • antiphon — a short passage, usually from the Bible, recited or sung as a response after certain parts of a liturgical service
  • apholate — a chemical used in pesticides which inhibits an organism's reproduction
  • aphonous — without voice; voiceless
  • aphorise — To create an aphorism.
  • aphorism — An aphorism is a short witty sentence which expresses a general truth or comment.
  • aphorist — a person who makes or uses aphorisms.
  • aphorize — to write or speak in aphorisms
  • apophony — a change in the quality of a vowel sound to indicate grammatical change
  • asphodel — any of various S European liliaceous plants of the genera Asphodelus and Asphodeline, having clusters of white or yellow flowers
  • camphone — a combined mobile phone and digital camera
  • canephor — a sculpted figure carrying a basket on his or her head
  • carphone — a telephone that operates by cellular radio for use in a car
  • cataphor — a word that refers to or stands for another word used later
  • colophon — a publisher's emblem on a book
  • diaphone — the set of all realizations of a given phoneme in a language
  • diaphony — a style of two-part polyphonic singing; organum or a freer form resembling it
  • diphonia — diplophonia.
  • earphone — a sound receiver that fits in or over the ear, as of a radio or telephone.
  • ephorate — The office of an ephor; ephors collectively.
  • epiphora — Excessive watering of the eye.
  • ethephon — a synthetic plant-growth regulator
  • euphobia — Fear of hearing good news.
  • euphonic — Characterized by euphony; harmonious.
  • euphoria — A feeling or state of intense excitement and happiness.
  • euphoric — Characterized by or feeling intense excitement and happiness.
  • euphotic — Describing that part of the near-surface ocean in which photosynthesis is possible.
  • exophora — Reference in a text or utterance to something external to it, which is only fully intelligible in terms of information about the extralinguistic situation.
  • geophone — a device that is placed on or in the ground and used to detect seismic waves.
  • gryphons — Plural form of gryphon.
  • haiphong — a seaport in N Vietnam, near the Gulf of Tonkin.
  • iodophor — a complex of iodine and a surfactant that releases free iodine in solution, used as an antiseptic and disinfectant.
  • isophone — an isogloss marking off an area in which a particular feature of pronunciation is found
  • isophote — a line on a diagram or image of a galaxy, nebula, or other celestial object joining points of equal surface brightness
  • kyphosis — an abnormal, convex curvature of the spine, with a resultant bulge at the upper back.
  • kyphotic — Relating to, or exhibiting, kyphosis.
  • loophole — a small or narrow opening, as in a wall, for looking through, for admitting light and air, or, particularly in a fortification, for the discharge of missiles against an enemy outside.
  • lymphoid — of, relating to, or resembling lymph.
  • lymphoma — a tumor arising from any of the cellular elements of lymph nodes.
  • malaphor — (rare neologism) An idiom blend: an error in which two similar figures of speech are merged, producing a nonsensical result.
  • metaphor — 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).

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