10-letter words containing a, l, p, h
- flapperish — in the style of a flapper
- flare path — an airstrip illuminated for use at night or in bad weather
- flash lamp — a lamp for providing momentary illumination of the subject of a photograph.
- flashpoint — Also, flashing point. Physical Chemistry. the lowest temperature at which a liquid in a specified apparatus will give off sufficient vapor to ignite momentarily on application of a flame.
- fleahopper — either of two varieties of small, jumping insects which feed on crops and garden plants. The two main varieties are the garden fleahopper Halticus bractatus and the cotton fleahopper Pseudatomoscelis seriatus
- flight cap — a wedge-shaped cap of cotton or woolen fabric, worn as part of the service uniform.
- flight pay — a pay supplement allowed by the U.S. Air Force to certain crew members who attain a minimum flight time per month.
- flip chart — a set of sheets, as of cardboard or paper, hinged at the top so that they can be flipped over to show information or illustrations in sequence.
- galumphing — to move along heavily and clumsily.
- glyphosate — a compound, C 3 H 8 NO 5 P, used to kill a wide range of weeds.
- gnaphalium — Any of the genus Gnaphalium of flowering plants, the cudweeds.
- graphalloy — a compound of graphite impregnated with Babbitt metal, bronze, copper, gold, etc., used as a low-friction material.
- grapholect — an established and standardized written language
- graphology — the study of handwriting, especially when regarded as an expression of the writer's character, personality, abilities, etc.
- gypsophila — any plant belonging to the genus Gypsophila, of the pink family, native to Mediterranean regions, having small, panicled, pink or white flowers, as baby's breath.
- haemolymph — the blood-like fluid of invertebrates
- haemophile — a haemophilic bacterium
- half snipe — jacksnipe (def 1).
- half-empty — (of a vessel, place, etc) holding or containing half its capacity
- half-plane — the part of the plane on one side of a straight line of infinite length in the plane.
- half-plate — a size of plate measuring 61⁄2 × 41⁄4 inches
- half-pound — a unit of weight equal to 8 ounces avoirdupois (0.227 kilogram) or 6 ounces troy or apothecaries' weight (0.187 kilogram).
- half-price — at a 50% reduction in cost
- halophiles — Plural form of halophile.
- halophilic — any organism, as certain halobacteria and marine bacteria, that requires a salt-rich environment for its growth and survival.
- halophytes — Plural form of halophyte.
- halophytic — Growing well under salty conditions.
- handclasps — Plural form of handclasp.
- haplobiont — an organism, esp a plant, that exists in either the diploid form or the haploid form (but never alternates between these forms) during its life cycle
- haplogroup — Genetics. a set of similar haplotypes inherited together, or a group who shares a set of similar haplotypes, used to understand genetic lineages.
- haplophase — the haploid portion of an organism's life cycle.
- haplotypes — Plural form of haplotype.
- happy talk — a style of news presentation characterized by cheerful commentary and informal conversation among anchors during newscasts
- haptically — By means of touch.
- hard maple — the sugar maple, Acer saccharum.
- harelipped — Usually Offensive. cleft lip.
- hartlepool — a seaport city in NE England.
- hazel park — a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- health spa — a resort or a special building or room where a person may exercise, swim, or otherwise condition the body.
- hedgeapple — Alternate name for the fruit of the osage orange tree, also known as the hedge tree.
- heliograph — a device for signaling by means of a movable mirror that reflects beams of light, especially sunlight, to a distance.
- heliopause — the boundary of the heliosphere.
- hemiplegia — paralysis of one side of the body.
- hemipteral — of or relating to a hemipterous insect
- hemitropal — hemitropous
- hemophilia — any of several X-linked genetic disorders, symptomatic chiefly in males, in which excessive bleeding occurs owing to the absence or abnormality of a clotting factor in the blood.
- hepatolith — A gallstone in the biliary duct of the liver.
- hepatology — (medicine) The study or treatment of the liver, gallbladder, and pancreas.
- heptachlor — a highly toxic, light-tan, waxy solid, C 10 H 5 Cl 7 , used as an insecticide: its manufacture and use are restricted in the U.S.
- heptagonal — having seven sides or angles.