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Words containing phos

6 letter words containing phos

  • paphos — an ancient city in SW Cyprus.
  • xiphos — A double-edged, single-handed sword used by the Ancient Greeks as a secondary weapon after the spear or javelin.

7 letter words containing phos

  • morphos — Plural form of morpho.
  • nymphos — Plural form of nympho.
  • phosph- — phospho-
  • skyphos — a cup characterized by a deep bowl, two handles projecting horizontally near the rim, and either a flat base or a foot.
  • typhose — of or relating to typhoid

8 letter words containing phos

  • alphosis — absence of skin pigmentation, as in albinism
  • kyphosis — an abnormal, convex curvature of the spine, with a resultant bulge at the upper back.
  • phosgene — a poisonous, colorless, very volatile liquid or suffocating gas, COCl 2 , a chemical-warfare compound: used chiefly in organic synthesis.
  • phospho- — containing phosphorus
  • phosphor — the morning star, especially Venus.

9 letter words containing phos

  • gomphoses — an immovable articulation in which one bone or part is received in a cavity in another, as a tooth in its socket.
  • gomphosis — an immovable articulation in which one bone or part is received in a cavity in another, as a tooth in its socket.
  • leptophos — a solid compound, C 13 H 10 BrCl 2 O 2 PS, used as a nonsystemic insecticide for food crops and lawn grass.
  • morphoses — Plural form of morphosis.
  • morphosis — the sequence or manner of development or change in an organism or any of its parts.

10 letter words containing phos

  • diphosgene — a colorless liquid, C 2 Cl 4 O 2 , usually derived from methyl formate or methyl chloroformate by chlorination: a World War I poison gas now used chiefly in organic synthesis.
  • glyphosate — a compound, C 3 H 8 NO 5 P, used to kill a wide range of weeds.
  • nephoscope — an instrument for determining the speed and direction of cloud motion.
  • phosgenite — a mineral, lead chlorocarbonate, Pb 2 Cl 2 CO 3 , occurring in crystals.
  • phosphagen — a high-energy phosphoric ester that serves as a reservoir of phosphate-bond energy, as phosphocreatine in vertebrates and phosphoarginine in invertebrates.

11 letter words containing phos

  • diphosphate — a pyrophosphate.
  • nephoscopes — Plural form of nephoscope.
  • phosphatase — any of several classes of esterases of varying specificity that catalyze the hydrolysis of phosphoric esters.
  • phosphatide — phospholipid.
  • phosphatize — to treat with phosphates.

12 letter words containing phos

  • anamorphoses — Plural form of anamorphosis.
  • anamorphosis — an image or drawing distorted in such a way that it becomes recognizable only when viewed in a specified manner or through a special device
  • diphosphates — a pyrophosphate.
  • diphosphorus — (chemistry, in combination) two atoms of phosphorus in a compound.
  • edaphosaurus — Any of several dinosaurs of the family Edaphosauridae, from the Carboniferous and Permian periods, that had a distinctive dorsal sail or crest.

13 letter words containing phos

  • fluophosphate — fluorophosphate.
  • homomorphosis — the regrowth by a plant or animal of an organ, tissue or another part that has been lost or destroyed
  • hypophosphate — a salt or ester of hypophosphoric acid.
  • hypophosphite — a salt of hypophosphorous acid, as sodium hypophosphite, NaH 2 PO 2 .
  • lymphosarcoma — a malignant tumor in lymphatic tissue, caused by the growth of abnormal lymphocytes.

14 letter words containing phos

  • alloiostrophos — irregularly divided, not in a regular pattern of strophe and antistrophe
  • anaglyphoscope — a pair of spectacles for viewing an anaglyph.
  • anamorphoscope — an optical device, such as a cylindrical lens, for correcting an image that has been distorted by anamorphosis
  • bisphosphonate — any drug of a class that inhibits the resorption of bone; used in treating certain bone disorders, esp osteoporosis
  • hypophosphoric — of or derived from hypophosphoric acid.

15 letter words containing phos

16 letter words containing phos

  • antiphospholipid — (medicine) Counteracting phospholipids; applied to Hughes syndrome.
  • cyclophosphamide — an alkylating agent used in the treatment of leukaemia and lymphomas
  • diphosphorylated — (biochemistry) phosphorylated with two units of phosphoric acid.
  • gerontomorphosis — Biology. evolutionary specialization of a species to a degree that decreases its capability for further adaptation and eventually leads to its extinction.
  • hypophosphatemia — (medicine) An electrolyte disturbance in which there is an abnormally low level of phosphate in the blood, most commonly seen when malnourished patients are given large amounts of carbohydrates, creating a high phosphorus demand in the cells of the body.

17 letter words containing phos

18 letter words containing phos

  • diphosphoglycerate — an ester of phosphoric acid and glyceric acid that occurs in the blood and that promotes the release of hemoglobin-bound oxygen.
  • hexaphosphorylated — (biochemistry) phosphorylated with six units of phosphoric acid.
  • hyperphosphorylate — To phosphorylate fully.
  • hypophosphorylated — (biochemistry) phosphorylated to a less than normal extent, or less than fully.
  • monophosphorylated — (biochemistry) phosphorylated with a single unit of phosphoric acid.

19 letter words containing phos

20 letter words containing phos

  • photophosphorylation — phosphorylation that utilizes light as a source of energy, as in the formation of ATP from ADP and phosphorus during photosynthesis.

21 letter words containing phos

  • thermophosphorescence — thermoluminescence.
  • triple-superphosphate — Also called acid phosphate. a mixture of calcium acid phosphate and calcium sulfate prepared by treating phosphate rock with sulfuric acid: used chiefly as a fertilizer.

24 letter words containing phos

  • dibasic-sodium-phosphate — Also called monobasic sodium phosphate. a white, crystalline, slightly hygroscopic, water-soluble powder, NaH 2 PO 4 , used chiefly in dyeing and in electroplating.

26 letter words containing phos

  • organophosphorus-compounds — Biochemistry. any of a variety of organic compounds that contain phosphorus and often have intense neurotoxic activity: originally developed as nerve gases, now widely used as insecticides and fire retardants.

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