10-letter words containing phi
- ophiomorph — an amphibian of the Gymnophiona order, which has no limbs
- orographic — Of or relating to mountains, especially with regard to their position and form.
- paedophile — an adult who is sexually attracted to young children.
- pansophism — a claim or pretension to pansophy.
- pansophist — someone with universal knowledge
- paraphilia — a type of mental disorder characterized by a preference for or obsession with unusual sexual practices, as pedophilia, sadomasochism, or exhibitionism.
- pedophilia — sexual desire in an adult for a child.
- pedophilic — pedophile.
- pemphigoid — any of several diseases, often fatal, characterized by blisters on the skin and mucous membranes.
- pemphigous — of, relating to, or affected by pemphigus
- phialiform — having a form like that of a saucer
- philatelic — the collecting of stamps and other postal matter as a hobby or an investment.
- philip iii — 1578–1621, king of Spain 1598–1621 (son of Philip II of Spain).
- philippian — a ruined city in NE Greece, in Macedonia: Octavian and Mark Antony defeated Brutus and Cassius here, 42 b.c.; the site of one of the first Christian churches in Europe, founded by St. Paul.
- philippics — any of the orations delivered by Demosthenes, the Athenian orator, in the 4th century b.c., against Philip, king of Macedon.
- philippina — a German custom in which nuts containing two kernels are saved and one of these double kernels (called a philippina) is given to a person of the opposite sex. The next time the two people meet, the first one who calls 'philippina' must be bought a present (also called a philippina) by the other
- philippine — of or relating to the Philippines or their inhabitants; Filipino.
- philistian — an ancient country on the E coast of the Mediterranean.
- philistine — (sometimes initial capital letter) a person who is lacking in or hostile or smugly indifferent to cultural values, intellectual pursuits, aesthetic refinement, etc., or is contentedly commonplace in ideas and tastes.
- philomathy — an enjoyment of and passion for learning new facts and acquiring new knowledge
- philosophe — any of the popular French intellectuals or social philosophers of the 18th century, as Diderot, Rousseau, or Voltaire.
- philosophy — the rational investigation of the truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conduct.
- philoxenia — an act of hospitableness and welcome
- rose aphid — a dark green aphid, Macrosiphum rosae, that feeds on roses and related plants.
- russophile — a person who is friendly to, admires, or prefers Russia or Russian customs, institutions, etc.
- sapphirine — consisting of sapphire; like sapphire, especially in color.
- sarcophile — a flesh-eating animal, especially the Tasmanian devil.
- scyphiform — shaped like a cup or goblet.
- slavophile — a person who greatly admires the Slavs and Slavic ways.
- sphinxlike — like the Sphinx; enigmatic or inscrutable
- strophiole — a small growth on some plants' seeds
- sylphidine — resembling a sylph
- symphilism — a type of sociable symbiosis by which an insect is a nourished guest of an ant or termite colony
- symphilous — of or relating to symphilism
- syphilitic — pertaining to, noting, or affected with syphilis.
- theophilus — a walled plain in the 4th quadrant of the face of the moon: about 65 miles (105 km) in diameter.
- topophilia — the love of or emotional connections with place or physical environment
- trephining — a small circular saw with a center pin mounted on a strong hollow metal shaft to which is attached a transverse handle: used in surgery to remove circular disks of bone from the skull.
- triphibian — skilled in combat equally on land, sea, and in the air.
- turcophile — a person who favors or admires Turkey, Turkish customs, or Turks.
- turkophile — a person who favors or admires Turkey, Turkish customs, or Turks.
- uphillward — in an uphill direction
- urographic — of or relating to urography
- videophile — an enthusiast of television, video recording, video equipment, or the like.
- xenophiles — Plural form of xenophile.
- xenophilia — an attraction to foreign peoples, cultures, or customs.
- xenophilic — an attraction to foreign peoples, cultures, or customs.
- xerophilic — Capable of growing and reproducing in conditions with a low availability of water.
- zoomorphic — of or relating to a deity or other being conceived of as having the form of an animal.
- zoophilism — An affection for non-human animals.