10-letter words containing pho
- gynophores — Plural form of gynophore.
- handphones — Plural form of handphone.
- headphones — Audio. a headset designed for use with a stereo system.
- hemophobia — an abnormal fear of blood.
- hippophobe — someone who hates horses
- holophotal — reflecting and redirecting all or a large amount of the light from a source
- homophobes — Plural form of homophobe.
- homophobia — unreasoning fear of or antipathy toward homosexuals and homosexuality.
- homophobic — unreasoning fear of or antipathy toward homosexuals and homosexuality.
- homophones — Phonetics. a word pronounced the same as another but differing in meaning, whether spelled the same way or not, as heir and air.
- homophonic — having the same sound.
- homophoric — Relating to homophora.
- hoplophobe — (rare) Someone suffering from hoplophobia.
- housephone — a telephone, used for making calls within a hotel or apartment house, that does not have a direct line to an exchange and whose calls are routed through the building's switchboard.
- hydrophobe — a hydrophobic substance.
- hydrophoby — Archaic form of hydrophobia.
- hydrophone — a device for locating sources of sound under water, as for detecting submarines by the noise of their engines.
- hygiaphone — a glass screen through which an employee may speak to members of the public, eg at a ticket office
- hygrophobe — a plant that grows best with little or no moisture
- hyphopodia — (in a fungus) a specialized hyphal branch, composed of one or two usually lobed cells, serving for attachment and for the absorption of food.
- hypophonia — an abnormally weak voice due to lack of coordination of the speech muscles.
- hypophonic — Relating to, or exhibiting, hypophonia.
- hypophoria — Physical misalignment of the two eyes so that one eye is set lower in the head than the other.
- hypsophobe — a person who suffers from hypsophobia
- idiophones — Plural form of idiophone.
- idiophonic — Of, pertaining to, or produced by an idiophone.
- interphone — an intercommunication system using telephones to connect offices, stations, etc., as in a building or ship; intercom.
- ionophores — Plural form of ionophore.
- kenophobia — an abnormal fear of empty spaces
- lagerphone — (Australia) A generally homemade percussion instrument consisting of crown cap beer bottle tops loosely nailed to a pole (often a broom handle) and a board mounted cross-ways on the pole (the head of the broom), and played by striking the pole on the ground or with a stick, by drawing the serrated stick across the pole, or by shaking the instrument. (From 1952.).
- lampholder — a fixture for an electric light bulb
- lithophone — a Chinese stone chime consisting of 16 stone slabs hung in two rows and struck with a hammer.
- logophobia — an obsessive fear of words.
- loopholing — Present participle of loophole.
- lophophore — the ring of ciliated tentacles encircling the mouth of a bryozoan or phoronid.
- lymphocyte — a type of white blood cell having a large, spherical nucleus surrounded by a thin layer of nongranular cytoplasm.
- lymphodema — (pathology) A condition of fluid retention caused by a compromised lymphatic system.
- lymphogram — A diagnostic image produced by lymphography.
- lymphokine — any lymphocyte product, as interferon, that is not an antibody but may participate in the immune response through its effect on the function of other cells, as destroying antigen-coated cells or stimulating macrophages.
- megaphoned — Simple past tense and past participle of megaphone.
- megaphones — Plural form of megaphone.
- megaphonic — Of, or pertaining to, a megaphone.
- mellophone — a marching or military band brass instrument similar in appearance and range to the French horn but slightly smaller and simpler to play.
- metaphoric — 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).
- microphone — an instrument capable of transforming sound waves into changes in electric currents or voltage, used in recording or transmitting sound.
- misophonia — A neurological disorder in which negative experiences, such as anger or disgust, are triggered by specific sounds.
- monophobia — an abnormal fear of being alone.
- monophonic — Music. of or relating to monophony.
- morphodite — (informal, slang) A comic slang version of hermaphrodite.
- morphogene — (genetics) Any gene that is involved in growth or in morphogenesis.