10-letter words containing pho
- morphogens — Plural form of morphogen.
- morphogeny — a biological term denoting the origin and development of morphological forms
- morpholine — a colorless, hygroscopic liquid, C 4 H 9 NO, used chiefly as a solvent for dyes, resins, and waxes.
- morpholino — a type of molecule used in altering the development of genes by preventing the access of other molecules
- morphology — the branch of biology dealing with the form and structure of organisms.
- musophobia — Fear of mice.
- mysophobia — a dread of dirt or filth.
- mysophobic — a dread of dirt or filth.
- nautophone — an electrically operated horn for giving fog warnings.
- negrophobe — a person who strongly fears or dislikes black people.
- nephograph — an instrument for photographing clouds
- nephometer — an instrument for measuring the amount of cloud cover in the sky.
- nephoscope — an instrument for determining the speed and direction of cloud motion.
- nomophobia — A fear of or disdain for laws.
- nosophobia — an abnormal fear of disease.
- nympholept — a person seized with nympholepsy.
- odoriphore — the group of atoms in an odorous molecule responsible for its odour
- oenophobia — The fear of wine; anxiety related to wine.
- oikophobia — Ecophobia; fear of a home environment.
- ombrophobe — a plant which does not survive in or tolerate rainy conditions
- omophorion — a liturgical stole, resembling a pallium, worn by bishops.
- oophoritis — inflammation of an ovary, usually combined with an inflammation of the Fallopian tubes; ovaritis.
- optophobia — The fear of opening one's eyes.
- orthophoto — An aerial photograph that has been geometrically corrected (orthorectified) such that the scale of the photograph is uniform, meaning that the photo can be considered equivalent to a map.
- panophobia — a fear of everything
- paraphonia — a disorder of the voice, usually caused by disease
- paraphonic — of, relating to, or characterized by paraphonia
- periphonic — (of sound reproduction) involving speakers placed at different heights so as to produce sound from all directions
- persephone — Also, Proserpina, Proserpine. Classical Mythology. a daughter of Zeus and Demeter, abducted by Pluto to be queen of Hades, but allowed to return to the surface of the earth for part of the year.
- phocomelia — a usually congenital deformity of the extremities in which the limbs are abnormally short.
- phoenician — a native or inhabitant of Phoenicia.
- phoenixism — the process of making a business insolvent in order to evade paying debts and then setting the business up again under a new name
- phokomelia — a usually congenital deformity of the extremities in which the limbs are abnormally short.
- pholidosis — the layout or disposition of the scales of reptiles
- phomvihane — Kaysone (ˈkaɪsɒn). 1920–92, Laotian Communist statesman; prime minister of Laos (1975–91); president (1991–92)
- phone bill — an account or bill for the charges for a telephone and line and for calls made from it
- phone book — telephone book.
- phone call — telephone call
- phone card — calling card (def 3).
- phone mail — voice mail
- phone-jack — to steal the mobile phone from (a person)
- phonematic — phonemic.
- phonetical — Also, phonetical. of or relating to speech sounds, their production, or their transcription in written symbols.
- phoney war — A phoney war is when two opposing groups are openly hostile towards each other, as if they were at war, but there is no real fighting.
- phonically — of or relating to speech sounds.
- phono plug — a type of coaxial connector, used esp in audio equipment
- phonograph — any sound-reproducing machine using records in the form of cylinders or discs.
- phonometer — a device for measuring the intensity of a sound.
- phonophore — the small bones of the ear which transmit sound vibrations to the internal ear
- phonoscope — an instrument for making visible the motions or properties of a sounding body.