9-letter words containing a, p, h
- polygraph — an instrument for receiving and recording simultaneously tracings of variations in certain body activities.
- polymathy — learning in many fields; encyclopedic knowledge.
- polyphagy — an insatiable appetite
- polyphase — having more than one phase.
- ponograph — an instrument for graphically recording pain or muscular fatigue.
- pool hall — poolroom (def 1).
- poppyhead — a finial or other ornament, often richly carved, as the top of the upright end of a bench or pew.
- porchetta — Italian boneless stuffed pork cut from a whole roast pig
- porphyria — a defect of blood pigment metabolism in which porphyrins are produced in excess, are present in the blood, and are found in the urine.
- postcrash — of, relating to, or occurring in the period after a crash
- posthaste — with the greatest possible speed or promptness: to come to a friend's aid posthaste.
- pothecary — apothecary.
- poyang hu — lake in N Jiangxi province, SE China: c. 1,000 sq mi (2,590 sq km)
- pracharak — (in India) a person appointed to propagate a cause through personal contact, meetings, public lectures, etc
- praiseach — a type of porridge made with oatmeal
- pratchett — Sir Terence (David John), known as Terry. (1948–2015), British writer, noted for his comic fantasy novels in the Discworld series
- pre-chart — a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
- pre-death — the act of dying; the end of life; the total and permanent cessation of all the vital functions of an organism. Compare brain death.
- preachify — to preach in an obtrusive or tedious way.
- preachily — in a preachy fashion
- preaching — the act or practice of a person who preaches.
- precharge — (storage) The phase in the access cycle of DRAM during which the storage capacitors are charged to the appropriate value.
- prehallux — (of some mammals, reptiles, and amphibians) an undeveloped digit growing on the inner side of a hind limb
- prehandle — to handle beforehand
- preharden — to harden beforehand
- preheater — an appliance used to preheat something
- prelaunch — preparatory to launch, as of a spacecraft.
- presearch — to go or look through (a place, area, etc.) carefully in order to find something missing or lost: They searched the woods for the missing child. I searched the desk for the letter.
- preshaped — the quality of a distinct object or body in having an external surface or outline of specific form or figure.
- pretaught — to impart knowledge of or skill in; give instruction in: She teaches mathematics. Synonyms: coach.
- prewashed — being washed before sale, especially to produce a soft texture or a worn look: prewashed blue jeans.
- printhead — the printing element, as a daisy wheel or thimble, on a computer printer.
- prognathy — having protrusive jaws; having a gnathic index over 103.
- promachos — a defender or champion
- prop wash — propeller wash.
- prophasic — relating to the first stage of nuclear division
- proseucha — a place of prayer, esp for Jewish worship
- prosphora — antidoron.
- prothorax — the anterior division of the thorax of an insect, bearing the first pair of legs.
- psychical — of or relating to the human soul or mind; mental (opposed to physical).
- psychogas — a gas with a mind-altering effect
- punchball — a form of playground or street baseball in which a rubber ball is batted with the fist.
- purchased — to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy.
- purchaser — to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy.
- push back — force to retreat
- push-card — punchboard.
- pushchair — A pushchair is a small chair on wheels, in which a baby or small child can sit and be wheeled around.
- put ahead — to reset the hands of (a clock) to a later time
- putonghua — the form of Chinese, based on the Beijing dialect of Mandarin, adopted as the official national language of China.
- pyorrhoea — Pathology. a discharge of pus.